Continuation of tree (9th child of Magnus Hilaire Pitre/Marie Amelie Soileau); all known surname descendants:
9 Jean Pierre (Gene or John) Pitre b: 26 July 1912 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: April 1969 New Orleans, LA
+Vena Gary b: 3 January 1912 Hathaway, Jefferson Davis, LA; m: Abt. 1939 (divorced 1946) [Alexis/Josephine Landry]; d: 9 July 2001 Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
10 Vena Jean Pitre b: 29 August 1942 New Orleans, Orleans, LA; d: 8 February 2024 Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
+Louis T. Meyer b: 26 November 1937; m: 29 December 1962 Jennings, Jefferson Davis, LA [Matthew Joseph/Mary Schreufens]; d: 4 September 2018 Broussard, Lafayette, LA
*2nd Wife of Jean Pierre Pitre:
+Mildred Magdaline Warren (Wood) b: 6 February 1916 Franklinton, Washington, LA; m: 31 October 1946 St. Bernard, LA [William E./Mary M. Smith] (divorced 28 July 1954); d: 27 January 2000 Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, LA
10 William Pierre Pitre b: 26 September 1951; d: Aft. January 2000
+Catherine Lynn McMurray m: July 1971 Harahan, Jefferson, LA [Francis Antony/Ettie Lee King]
*3rd Wife of Jean Pierre Pitre:
+Ann M. Waldorf m: 9 November 1957 St. Bernard, LA
Notes for Jean Pierre Pitre:
Census
- 1940 Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana: Widow Corinne Milsted 73, lodgers Jean Pierre Pitre 27 automobile salesman/automobile dealer, wife Vena 28; lodgers Carl Jeansonne 25 insurance/life insurance, wife Anna 24, Juanita 3; lodger Michael Lashute 24 truck driver/wholesale drug company, wife Catherine 29; lodgers Stanley Lawrence Kirby 33 rotary driller/oil well drillery & Jerome Winsborne 35. [248 N. Mesina]
- 1950 New Orleans, Orleans, LA: Jean Pitre 37 manager/used car lot, wife Mildred 34 saleslady/department store, daughter Anne Woods 13, son James Woods 11.
- 1950 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA: V. L. Pierrotti 57 proprietor/used car sales co., wife Vena 38, stepdaughter Vena Jean Pitre 7.
WWII Records: Jean Pierre Pitre, res. 222 Weeks, New Iberia, LA; b. 26 Jul 1912 Ville Platte, LA; wife Mrs. Jean Pierre Pitre; 5'11", 165 lbs., brown eyes & black hair, dark complexion; 16 Oct 1940 New Iberia, LA.
Misc.: Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), Friday, 25 January 1946: Jean P. Pitre vs Vena Gary, judgment of divorce
- State Times Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), Saturday, 8 April 1950: New Orleans, April 8 - Two ex-convicts, just released from a Texas prison yesterday, were arrested by police the same day here as they tried to sell a stolen automobile to a used car dealer......Jean Pitre, 37, manager of a used car lot, became suspicious of them when they tried to sell him the car and called police.....
- Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), Saturday, 5 December 1953: Court Decisions - Mrs. Mildred W. Pitre vs. Jean Pitre, rule absolute
- Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), Wednesday, 28 July 1954: Court Decisions - Mrs. Mildred Magdaline Warren Pitre vs. Jean Pierre Pitre, judgment favor of plaintiff.
- Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), Thursday, 3 February 1955: Salesman in Hospital after shooting self: Jean Pitre, 43, 507 S. Telemachus, was under treatment at Charity hospital Wednesday night for what police described as a self-inflicted gunshot wound of the forehead. His condition was undetermined. Third District police said Pitre, an automobile salesman, shot himself while at his apartment about 1:05 p.m. He was reported despondent because of ill health.
Notes for Vena Gary:
Obituary: The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, LA), Wednesday, 11 July 2001: Hathaway - Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, 2001, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church for Vena Gary Pitre, 89, of Broussard, who died at 11:10 p.m. Monday, July 9, in Maison de Lafayette nursing home. The Rev. Eappen Joseph will officiate. Burial will be in Doucet Cemetery. Mrs. Pitre was born Jan. 3, 1912, in Hathaway. She was a licensed practical nurse for 45 years and practiced nursing in Jennings and Lafayette. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Louis (Jean) Meyer of Broussard; one sister, Lois Benoit, of Hathaway; two grandchildren, Rachael and Ted Meyer; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alex and Josephine Gary; two brothers, Adam Gary and Polite Pete Gary; and five sisters, Ava LeBlanc, Avelie LeJeune, Josephine Chaisson, Pauline Landry and Louise Gary. A wake service was held at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Visitation was from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday and continues from 8 a.m. to service time today. Matthews & Son Funeral Home of Jennings is in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, Doucet Cemetery, Jefferson Davis, LA: "Mamom" / Vena Gary Pitre / Jan. 3, 1912 / July 9, 2001
Notes for Mildred Magdaline Warren:
Obituary: The Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), Saturday, 29 January 2000: Mildred Warren Scobel, age 83, a longtime resident of Gretna and now a resident of Baton Rouge died at 5 p.m. Thursday at her residence. She was a retired secretary for Lykes Brothers Steamship. Survived by: 2 sons: Buddy Wood of Franklinton, William P. Pitre of Baton Rouge; 1 daughter: Delores Ann Gill of Long Beach, CA; 1 sister, Marie Kleisch of Orange, TX; 12 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be at Crain Funeral Home after 9:00 a.m. Saturday until time of funeral service at 11:00 a.m. in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Karl Tingle officiating. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Westlawn Mausoleum in New Orleans.
Tombstone Inscription, Westlawn Memorial Park, Gretna, LA: SCOBEL / Leon Scobel / Apr. 15, 1904 - Dec. 20, 1986 / Mildred W. Scobel / Feb. 6, 1916 - Jan. 27, 2000
Obituaries for the children:
Vena Jean Pitre: Vena Jean Meyer, August 29, 1942 - February 8, 2024: It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Vena Jean Meyer of Lafayette, Louisiana, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, who passed away at the age of 81, on February 8, 2024. She was predeceased by: her husband Louis T. Meyer; and her parents, Jean-Pierre Pitre (Vena Pitre) and Vena Pitre. She is survived by: her children, Rachael (Erik Tobias) of Austin, TX and Louis Meyer Jr. (Angelique) of Lafayette, LA.; her grandchildren, Rebecca (Chris Bachelor), Bailey Benoit Sr., Spencer, Elizabeth, Nathaniel, Anthony Tobias, Sebastien, Elias, Samuel, Eden, Hannah and Eva Meyer; her great-grandchildren, Courtni (Clark Drake), Kaci, Camryn Bachelor, Bailey Jr., Kataleya and Davian Benoit; and her great-great-grandchild Ella Clark.
Back one generation to parents of Jean Pierre Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records
- 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).
Last updated: 2 February 2026.