Continuation of tree (5th child of Jasper Leandre Pitre/Marie Denise Langley); all known surname descendants:
8 John Major Pitre b: 30 June 1887 Welsh, Calcasieu, LA; d: 29 March 1952 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
+Sedonia Marcantel b: 9 September 1888; m: Abt. 1906 [Marion/Cecelia Hebert]; d: 23 December 1945 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA
9 Hazel Helen Pitre b: 16 May 1908; d: 13 December 1984 Eunice, St. Landry, LA
+Dovic Fruge b: 16 September 1907; m: Abt. 1925; d: 21 November 1985 Eunice, St. Landry, LA
9 Robert Wilmer Pitre b: 4 November 1910 Kinder, Allen, LA; d: 25 October 1960 Pasadena, Harris, TX
+Cora Mae Pelquin m: Aft. 1930; d: Aft. October 1960
9 Cecelia Lucille Pitre b: 13 July 1913 Kinder, Allen, LA; d: 29 March 1996 Moss Bluff, Calcasieu, LA
+Dave Janice b: 20 May 1915; m: Abt. 1939; d: 30 April 1977 Moss Bluff, Calcasieu, LA
9 Neva Marie Pitre b: 4 March 1917 Kinder, Allen, LA; d: 27 May 2014 Moss Bluff, Calcasieu, LA
+Gladue Dartez b: 11 October 1911; m: Abt. 1934; d: 29 November 1988 Moss Bluff, Calcasieu, LA
*2nd Wife of John Major Pitre:
+Mary Elizabeth Guillory (Ortego) b: 22 March 1899 Easton, St. Landry, LA m: Abt. 1935 [Jean Baptiste/Elda Ardoin]; d: 14 March 1941 Mamou, Evangeline, LA
9 John M. Pitre b: Abt. 1936; d: Aft. May 2014
+Peggy Blanchard b: 8 July 1940 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA; m: July 1963 [E. Ray/---]; d: 30 April 1986 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
*3rd Wife of John Major Pitre:
+ Amy Deballion b: Abt. 1901; m: Bef. April 1942; d: Aft. 1950
Notes for John Major Pitre:
Census
- 1910
- 1920 Jefferson Davis, Louisiana: John Pitre 32 (general farmer), wife Sidonie 31, Hazel 12, Wilmer 9, Lucile 7, Neva 2 years 10 months.
- 1930 Robert W. Pitre 19 is in Lake Charles; as is Sedonia Marcantel 40 now remarried to Adley Miller 23.
- 1940 Evangeline, LA: John M. Pitre 51 [$1000 house value] farmer/farm, wife Mary E. 41, John Jr. 3, stepsons O.L. Ortego 18 & Floyd Ortego 12.
- 1950 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA: John M. Pitre 61, wife Amy D. 48, John M. Jr. 13.
WWI registration records: John Major Pitre; Fenton, Jefferson Davis, LA; born 30 Jun 1887 (Welsh, LA); wife & 4 children; short height, stout build; grey eyes & brown hair.
WWII Records: John Mager Pitre, res. Mamou, LA;
b. 30 Jun 1888 Welsh, LA; contact Amy D. Pitre; 5'5", 194 lbs., blue eyes & gray
hair, light brown complexion; 27 April 1942 Ville Platte, LA.
Obituary: The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, LA), Sunday, 30 March 1952: Rites for J. M. Pitre, 64, held in Mamou - Ville Platte, March 29 - Funeral services were held at the Mamou Catholic church, for John M. Pitre, Sr., 64, of Ville Platte. Mr. Pitre, formerly of Welch, has been making his home in Ville Platte for many years. He was a prominent farmer. Father LeBlanc of the Mamou Catholic church officiated at the funeral services, and interment was in the Mamou Catholic cemetery. He is survived by his wife, of Ville Platte; two sons, R.W. Pitre of Baton Rouge, and John M. Pitre, Jr. of Ville Platte; three daughters, Mrs. Devic Fruge of Eunice, Mrs. Gladue Dertez of Lake Charles, and Mrs. Dave Janice of Lake Charles; one brother, Leen Pitre of Forth Worth, Texas; and two sisters, Mrs. Levenia Marcentel of Kinder, and Mrs. Ozenac Langley of Elton, and four grandchildren. Ardoin's Funeral Home of Ville Platte was in charge of the funeral arrangements.
Misc., from The Rice Belt Journal (Welsh, LA):
- 30 July 1915: John M. Pitre of Fenton, candidate for police juror from ward 5, was in Welsh last Saturday on business.
- 31 December 1915: FOR POLICE JUROR-WARD 5. To the voters of Ward 5, Jefferson Davis parish: Believing in the principles of Democracy, I hereby announce myself as a candidate for police juror of ward 5, subject to the action of the Democratic party. Your support is respectfully solicited. JOHN M. PITRE.
- 16 March 1917: Born, to Mr. and Mrs. John M. Pitre, a girl, on March 4th. Both mother and daughter are getting along fine.
- 31 May 1918: John M. Pitre on list of jurors.
Notes for Sedonia Marcantel:
- Sedonia's 2nd husband was Adley Miller c1925. - 1930 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA census: Adley Miller 23 owner & manager/filling station, wife Sidonia 40 saleslady/lunchroom.
Tombstone Inscription, Orange Grove Cemetery, Lake Charles: Mother / Sedonia Miller / born Marcantel / Sept. 9, 1988 / Dec. 23, 1945 / gone but not forgotten // Adley Miller / Louisiana / PVT 3027 Base Unit AAF / World War II / Oct. 18, 1907 - Sept. 21, 1964
Notes for Mary Elizabeth Guillory:
Obituary: The Town Talk (Alexandria, LA), Monday, 17 March 1941: Eunice, La., March 17 - Funeral services for Mrs. John Pitre, nee Mary Guillory, 42, who died at her home in Mamou Friday afternoon, were conducted at the Mamou Catholic church, Saturday at 3:30 p.m., the Rev. F. Chalsson, pastor officiating. Interment was in the Mamou Catholic cemetery under direction of the Ardoin funeral home of Eunice. Surviving are her husband John Pitre and three children, Quil and Floyd Ortego, and John Pitre, Jr., Father J. B. Guillory; also four brothers: Lee, Gill, Harvey and Philip Guillory.
Obituaries for the children:
Hazel Helen Pitre: Lake Charles American Press (LA), 14 December 1984: Eunice - Funeral services for Mrs. Dovic (Helen Pitre) Fruge, 77, will be at 2 p.m. today, Dec. 14, from Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in St. Paul Cemetery. Mrs. Fruge died at 1 a.m. Thursday in a Eunice nursing home. Survivors include her husband; two sisters, Mrs. Dave (Lucille) Janice and Mrs. Gladue (Neva) Dartez, both of Moss Bluff, and a half-brother, Floyd Pitre of Franklin.
Robert Wilmer Pitre: Lake Charles American Press (LA), Wednesday, 26 October 1960: Robert William Pitre, a native of Kinder, died in Pasadena, Tex., late Tuesday afternoon. He was 49. The body will be brought to Hixson Funeral Home in Lake Charles, where date and time of services are to be announced. Burial will be in Graceland cemetery. Mr. Pitre, a barber, had lived in Pasadena for six years. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Cora Mae Pitre of Pasadena; two sons, R.W. Pitre Jr. of the U.S. Army in Germany and Donald Pitre of Pasadena; one daughter, Miss Romain Pitre of Pasadena; three sisters, Mrs. David Fruge of Eunice, Mrs. Gladue Dartez of Moss Bluff and Mrs. Dave Janice of Lake Charles; one brother, John M. Pitre of Ville Platte and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Marion Marcantel of Iowa.
Tombstone Inscription, Orange Grove Cemetery, Lake Charles: "Pee Wee" / R.W. Pitre / Nov. 4, 1910 / Oct. 25, 1960 / gone but not forgotten
Cecelia Lucille Pitre: Tombstone Inscription: Ritchie Cemetery, Moss Bluff: Mother / Cecelia Lucille / Pitre Janice / July 13, 1913 - Mar. 29, 1996 / forever with the Lord // Dave Janice / SSGT US Army / World War II / May 20, 1915 - Apr. 30, 1977
Neva Marie Pitre: American Press (Lake Charles, LA), Wednesday, 28 May 2014: Neva Marie Dartez, 97, passed away Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at her residence. She was a founding member of St. Theodore Catholic Church and a member of the Catholic Daughters and the Altar Society. She loved to visit with family and friends. She is survived by her son, Duane Dartez of Moss Bluff; brothers, Larry Miller and wife Gail of Moss Bluff; John Pitre of Beaumont; one grandson, seven great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Gladue Dartez, her parents, one brother and two sisters. Her service will be 10:00am, Thursday, May 29, 2014 at St. Theodore Catholic Church. Msgr. Dubois will officiate. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00pm until 8:00pm with a rosary at 6:30pm and resume Thursday from 8:00am until time of service at Hixson Funeral Home of Moss Bluff. Burial will be at Old Ritchie Cemetery.
Tombstone Inscription, Ritchie Cemetery, Moss Bluff:
Neva Pitre Dartez / Mar. 4, 1917 / May 27, 2014 / Mother // Gladue
Dartez / Oct. 10, 1911 / Nov. 29, 1988 / Father
Back one generation to parents of John Major Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- Southwest Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Parishes of Acadia, Allen Beauregard, Cameron, Calcasieu,
Evangeline, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, St Landry, St Martin, St Mary and Vermillion.
- Some Louisiana deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the Louisiana Deaths collection (which includes spouses/parents).
- Some Texas deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the Texas Deaths collection (which includes spouses/parents).
- Some birthdates in RED taken from Social Security records based on obituary/tombstone inscription deathdate.
Last updated: 3 August 2022.