Continuation of tree (2nd child of Arthur Francois Pitre/2nd Wife Aurelia Durio); all known surname descendants:
9 Jacques Pitre b: 25 July 1883 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 23 February 1959 Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX
+ Mary Ament Vige b: 12 December 1893; m: Abt. 1914 St. Landry, LA; d: 12 January 1985 Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX
10 Ena Mary Pitre b: 20 November 1915 Burns, St. Mary, LA; d: 24 April 2007 Baytown, Harris, TX
+Guy Blake Edwards b: 3 May 1916 Asbury Park, Monmouth, NJ; m: Bef. 1940; d: 25 February 1989 Groves, Jefferson, TX
10 Maricia 'Mae Reaser' Pitre b: Abt. October 1923 St. Landry, LA; d: Aft. April 2007 Florida
+R. E. Haney
10 Rodney Pitre b: 6 September 1926 Lafayette, Lafayette, LA; d: 13 April 2001 Groves, Jefferson, TX
+ Ruby --- b: Abt. 1922 Texas; m: Abt. 1949; d: Aft. 1950
Notes for Jacques Pitre:
Census
- 1920 St. Landry, Louisiana: Jock P. Pitre 35 (general farmer), wife Armance 35, Eyaia 3.
- 1930 Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas: Jack Pitre 45, wife Amet 35, Ena 15, Maricia 6 years 5 months, Rodney 3 years 6 months.
- 1940 Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX: Jack Pitre 55 janitor/school building, wife Vigie 45, Maresa 16, Rodney 13. [737-10th Street]
- 1950 Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX: Jack Pitre 65 janitor/public school, wife Mary 55.
WWI registration records: Jack Pitre; St. Landry, LA; born 25 Jul 1884; Amant Pitre; medium height, slender build; blue eyes & light brown hair.
WWII Records: Jack P. Pitre, res. 737-10th St.,
Port Arthur, TX; b. 25 Jul 1884 St. Landry, LA; wife Mrs. Amant Pitre; 5'10",
164 lbs., blue eyes & brown hair, light complexion, no little finger on right
hand; 27 Apr 1942 Port Arthur, TX.
Obituary: Beaumont Journal (TX), Tuesday, 24 February 1959:
Port Arthur - Jack C. Pitre, 74, retired Port Arthur school board
employee, died Monday night at St. Mary's Hospital. A native of Opelousas,
La., Mr. Pitre lived in Port Arthur 32 years. He belonged to St. Mary's
Catholic Church. Surviving are: His wife; daughters, Mrs. Guy Edwards
of Port Arthur and Mrs. R.E. Haney of Gainesville, Fla.; son,
Rodney Pitre of Port Arthur; brothers Simon and Damon Pitre of
Opelousas; one sister and six grandchildren.
Tombstone Inscriptions, Calvary Cemetery, Port Arthur, TX: In God's care / PITRE / Jacque Pierre (Jack) / July 25, 1884 - Feb. 23, 1959 / Mary Ament / Dec. 12, 1893 - Jan. 12, 1985
Obituaries for the children:
Ena Mary Pitre: Port Arthur News (TX), Wednesday, 25 April 2007: Baytown - Ena Mary Edwards, 91, of Baytown, departed this life Tuesday, April 24, 2007 in a local hospital. Born in Burns, Louisiana on November 20, 1915, she was the daughter of Jacque Pierre and Mary Ament (Vigie) Pitre. She spent her early years in Port Arthur and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School. Following graduation, she earned a cosmology degree and practiced in West Texas. She married noted architect Guy Blake Edwards and moved to Kansas City, Kansas. There she began a career in retail and held several positions including store model. Upon returning to Port Arthur, she worked at Dryden's Clothing Store in Groves until the store closed. She continued her work in retail at the White House in Beaumont until her retirement in 1994. She loved to travel and took many trips to Europe and the Orient. She also enjoyed taking cruises with her family. Gardening was among her many passions, and she delighted in her beautiful plants. Ena took much joy in being with her family, whether it was shopping or enjoying a meal out with them. Her dogs were always a big part of her life and brought much happiness to her, especially in her declining years. She was a parishioner of St. John the Evangelist Church and a member of the St. John Keenagers. Preceded in death by her husband, Guy Edwards, and brother, Rodney Pitre, Ena is survived by her daughter, Tracey Webb of Atlanta, GA.; her son, Quentin Edwards and wife, Cathy of Baytown; sister, Mae Reaser Haney of Ormond Beach, FL; grandchildren, Tiffany and Blake Edwards of Baytown, and Tracey Nicole Webb of Atlanta, GA; and her caregiver, Barbara Scott. Visitation will Friday from 4 to 6 p.m., at Crespo & Jirrels, with vigil service at 6 p.m., Rev. Msgr. Fred O'Connor, officiating. Entombment and committal service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 28, 2007, at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. For those desiring memorials can be made may be made in Ena's memory to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or Odyssey Hospice. Arrangements entrusted to Crespo & Jirrels Funeral and Cremation Services.
Tombstone Inscription, Greenlawn Memorial Park, Groves, TX: Guy Blake Edwards / 1916 - 1989 / Ena Edwards / 1916 - 2007
Rodney Pitre: The Beaumont Enterprise (TX), Sunday, 15 April 2001: Rodney Pitre, 74, of Groves died April 13, 2001, at his residence. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Groves with cremation under the direction of Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. A vigil service will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. A native of Lafayette, La., he lived in Groves most of his life and was a retired Groves Car Care mechanic. He was also a World War II U.S. Navy veteran. Survivors include his son, Richard "Rickey'' Pitre of Groves; stepdaughter, Connie Brunson Duke of Cleveland; sisters, Ena Edwards of Baytown and Kitt Haney of Ormond Beach, Fla.; and three grandchildren.
Back one generation to parents of Jacques 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 Texas deaths in RED taken from death certificates.
Last updated: 21 December 2022.