Continuation of tree (3rd child of Joseph Alidor Pitre/Amelia Babin); all known surname descendants:
9 Joseph Murphy Pitre b: 29 August 1899 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 7 November 1995 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Edna A. Flood m: 21 December 1921 New Orleans, LA
*2nd Wife of Joseph Murphy Pitre:
+Annie Marie Wallace b: 9 August 1900; m: Abt. 1928 [Emile Joseph/Emma Lirette]; d: 27 April 1970 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
10 Donald Pitre b: 2 October 1929 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: Aft. March 2016
+Grace Cecile Abadie b: 30 January 1930 Edgard, St. John the Baptist, LA; m: unknown [Simeon Raymond/Aurore Cecile Waguespack]; d: 22 May 2009 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
10 Emma Ann Pitre b: 11 November 1941 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: Aft. June 2014
+Lynn Joseph Theriot b: 3 May 1936; m: unknown [Clarence Gregory/Mary Ann ---]; d: 29 June 2014 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
Notes for Joseph Murphy Pitre:
Census
- 1920 Orleans, Louisiana: Murphy Pitre 20 (blacksmith), lodger.
- 1930 Terrebonne, LA: Murphy Pitre 30, wife Annie 29, Donald 6 months.
- 1940 Houma, Terrebonne, LA: Murphy J. Pitre 40 driver/transfer line [$2500 house value], wife Annie M. 39 bookkeeper/transfer line, Donald J. 10.
- 1950 Houma, Terrebonne, LA: Murphy J. Pitre 50 trucking/trucking, wife Annie 49, Emma Ann 8.
WWI registration records: Murphy Joseph Pitre; Orleans, LA; born 29 Aug 1899; Mrs. Edmirelia Pitre (mother); tall height, slender build; brown eyes & brown hair.
WWII Records: Murphy Joseph Pitre, res. 245 Wright St., Houma, LA; b. 29 Aug 1899 Terrebonne, LA; contact wife Mrs. Annie Pitre; 5' 11", 150 lbs., brown eyes & black hair, dark brown complexion; 15 Feb 1942 Houma, LA
Tombstone Inscriptions, St. Francis de Sales Cemetery #2, Houma, LA: Annie Marie Wallace Pitre / Aug. 9, 1900 - Apr. 27, 1970 / Murphy J. Pitre / Aug. 29, 1899 - Nov. 7, 1995
Obituaries for the children:
Donald Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, St. Francis de Sales Cemetery #2, Houma, LA: PITRE / Grace A. Pitre / Jan. 30, 1930 - May 22, 2009 / Donald J. Pitre / Oct. 2, 1929 - (blank)
Emma Ann Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, St. Francis de Sales Cemetery #2, Houma, LA: In loving memory of / Lynn Joseph Theriot / May 3, 1936 - June 29, 2014 / loving husband, father and grandfather / Emma Ann P. Theriot / Nov. 11, 1941 - (blank)
Back one generation to parents of Joseph Murphy Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- South Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Lafourche-Terrebonne Parishes (Rev. Hebert)
- Some Louisiana deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the Louisiana Deaths collection (which includes spouses/parents).
- Some birthdates in RED taken from Social Security records based on obituary/tombstone inscription deathdate.
Last updated: 1 September 2022.