Continuation of tree (7th child of Francois Pouponne Pitre/Azelie Pitre); all known surname descendants:
8 Jules Pitre b: 19 October 1861 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 19 March 1926 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+ Gabrielle Pitre b: 26 January 1867 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 26 April 1883 Washington, St. Landry, LA [Francois/Felicia Adelaide Pitre]; d: 26 October 1945 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
9 Paul Dallas Pitre b: 9 April 1884 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 4 December 1937 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+ Alice Bertrand b: June 1886 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 23 January 1908 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Theogene/Marie ---]; d: 5 April 1977 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
9 Felicia 'Tia' Pitre b: 17 January 1886 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 1 January 1941 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+ Charles 'Charley' Joubert b: May 1879 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 20 January 1904 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 15 March 1954 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
9 Emile Albert Pitre b: 8 December 1887 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 28 November 1947 Prairie Ronde, St. Landry, LA
+Clara Ledoux b: 17 September 1903 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: Abt. 1923; d: 6 May 1979 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
9 Francois Ernest Paul Pitre b: 29 January 1890 Washington, St. Landry, LA; d: Bef. 1900
9 Marie Francoise Pitre b: 11 February 1892 Washington, St. Landry, LA; d: 26 August 1943 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+ Amos Boudreaux b: 6 July 1891 Lawtell, St. Landry, LA; m: Abt. 1911 St. Landry, LA [Willie/Euphrosine Ballard]; d: 13 May 1939 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
9 Helena 'Lola' Pitre b: 1 April 1894 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 4 October 1941 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+Alvin Joseph Fontenot b: 18 November 1895 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 3 October 1918 Lawtell, St. Landry, LA [Thomas E./Marie Louise Ledoux]; d: 31 March 1965 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
9 Mary Ella Pitre b: 15 September 1897 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 21 July 1983 Lawtell, St. Landry, LA
+Edgar Prudhomme b: 24 April 1894 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: Abt. 1915 [Cleophas Edgar/Therese Aimee Dupre]; d: 3 October 1948 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [shot by Eurbian Lavergne, argument over a card game in a saloon]
9 Jules Pitre b: 24 September 1899 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 18 August 1979 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+ Pearl Helen Fontenot b: 10 November 1902 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: Abt. 1921 St. Landry, LA [Thomas Edmond/Marie Eliza Ledoux]; d: 14 August 2000 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
9 Leo Robert Pitre b: 26 October 1901 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 17 October 1967 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+Volina Manuel b: 6 November 1906 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 17 October 1936 Baton Rouge, E. Baton Rouge, LA [Cepherie/Julie Pommier]; d: 28 November 2005 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
9 Gabrielle Lillian Pitre b: 10 August 1904 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 28 April 1905 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
9 James Walter Pitre b: 2 August 1909 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 5 March 1987 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+Elta Briscoe (Dupre) b: 20 April 1918; m: unknown; d: 16 October 1992 Church Point, Acadia, LA
Notes for Jules Pitre:
Census
- 1900 St. Landry, Louisiana: Jules Pitre 38 (farmer),
wife of 18 years Gabrielle 34; 7 of 8 children still living, Dallas 16 (farm
laborer), Felicia 14, Albert 12, Frances 8, Lola 6, Ella 2, Jules Jr. 8 months;
boarder Charles Joubert 21 (farm laborer).
- 1910 St. Landry, LA: Jules Pitre 46 (general farmer), wife of 27 years
Gabriel 43; 9 of 11 children still living, Albert 20, Francis 18, Lola 16, Ella
12, Jules Jr. 10, Leo 8, Walter 7 months.
- 1920 St. Landry, LA: Jules P. Pitre 56 (general farmer), wife Gabriel
54, Albert 31 (home farm laborer), Jules Jr. 20, Leo 15, Walter 10;
granddaughter Alice Joubert 12.
- 1930 St. Landry, LA: Widow Mrs. Jules Pitre 64, Walter 20, granddaughter Alise Joubert 22.
- 1940 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA: Alvin Fontenot 45 mechanic/auto garage, wife Lola 45, 4 children, widowed mother-in-law Gabriel(le) Pitre 73. [148 N. Walnut Street] *Widow Gabriel Pitre 72, also listed with son Jules at Route 2, Prairie Ronde Road.*
Family photo (online): About 1896 - Jules 35, Gabrielle 29, Paul 12, Felicia 10, Emile 8, Francois 4, Helena 2. http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/3551979/person/-1696713677/media/29315a8b-57f2-470a-8a28-27a38d52c9af?pg=32768&pgpl=pid
Photo of Felicia Pitre (online): http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/3551979/person/-180711741/media/e15b398a-ae53-4216-b75e-d160fd3f5e9e?pg=32768&pgpl=pid
Photo of Helene 'Lola' Pitre (online): http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/3551979/person/-180624311/media/6755127f-b1b5-4725-b806-4d613a05b492?pg=32768&pgpl=pid
Obituary: State Times Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), Tuesday, 23 March 1926: Opelousas, Mar. 23 - Jules P. Pitre died at his home near Lawtell, La., and was buried in the family cemetery in Lawtell. He is survived by a son, Dallas Pitre, of Opelousas.
Tombstone Inscription, Pitre Cemetery, St. Landry Parish, LA: Jules P. Pitre / 1861 - 1926 / Gabrielle Pitre / 1866 - 1945
WWI registration records (sons):
Paul Dallas Pitre: Dallas Paul Pitre; St.
Landry, LA; born 9 Apr 1884; Alice Bertrand (wife); medium height, medium build;
grey eyes & light brown hair.
Emile Albert Pitre: Albert P. Pitre; St. Landry, LA; born 8 Dec
1887 (Opelousas); Jules Pitre; tall height, slender build; light blue eyes &
brown hair.
Jules Pitre: Jules P. Pitre Jr.; St. Landry, LA;
born 24 Sep 1899; Jules P. Pitre Sr.; tall height, slender build; blue eyes &
brown hair.
Obituaries for the children:
Paul Dallas Pitre: The Eunice News (Eunice, LA), Tuesday, 7 December 1937: 2nd Stroke Fatal to Dallas P. Pitre; Funeral Held Sunday - Prominent St. Landrian is Mourned by many - was in Cotton Bus.: Dallas P. Pitre. 53 years of age, resident of Opelousas, and prominent farmer and cotton buyer of St. Landry parish, passed away at his home on West Vine street early Saturday morning. Funeral services Sunday morning were at the Opelousas Catholic church and interment in the Catholic cemetery, Rev. Father A. B. Colliard officiating. Lafond and Son, undertakers were in charge. Mr. Pitre suffered a severe stroke of apoplexy last Tuesday afternoon which entirely paralyzed the left side of his body, from which he was rallying well Thursday night when he suffered another stroke which resulted in his death early Saturday morning. In spite of the second and fatal stroke, the doctors held hope for his life until death was announced. By his death the community lost one of its substantial citizens and his wife a good husband. Survivors besides his wife, nee Alice Bertrand, are his mother Mrs Jules Pitre of Opelousas, and four brothers: Albert, Jules, Leo and Walter, all of Opelousas; three sisters Mrs Charles Joubert, Prairie Ronde, Mrs. Alvin Fontenot, Opelousas, and Mrs. Edgar Prudhomme of Lawtell.
Felicia 'Tia' Pitre: State Times Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), Friday, 3 January 1941 - Mrs. Charley Joubert dies in Opelousas - Opelousas, La., Jan. 2 - Funeral services will be held Friday morning at 10 o'clock at the St. Bridget Catholic church for Mrs. Charles Joubert, 55 years, nee Feliciana Pitre, who died at her home near Opelousas Wednesday night following an illness of eight weeks. Interment will be made in the Pitre private cemetery under the direction of Lafond & Son. Surviving the deceased are her husband; a son, Robert, of the CCC at Hackberry; five daughters, Mrs. Print O'Neal of Yorbo, Ala., Mrs. Maurice Boudreau of Lawtell, Mrs. George Tamasie and Mrs. Wallen Wedlock, both of Prairie Ronde, and Mrs. Eddie Bertrand of Eunice; four brothers and three sisters, Albert and Leo Pitre of Opelousas, Walter Pitre of Lawtell and Jules Pitre of Prairie Ronde, and Mrs. Amas Boudreau of Prairie Ronde, Mrs. Alvin Fontenot of Opelousas and Mrs. Edgar Prudhomme of Lawtell.
Tombstone Inscription, Pitre Cemetery, St. Landry, LA: Felicia Pitre / Joubert / Jan. 17, 1886 / Jan. 1, 1941
Emile Albert Pitre: State Times Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), Monday, 1 December 1947 - Opelousas, Dec. 1 - Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon for Albert Pitre, 59, who died suddenly at his home in Prairie Ronde Friday. Father Clifford Gaudin officiated at services at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic church in Opelousas and burial was in the Opelousas Catholic cemetery with Laford and Son in charge. Mr. Pitre was a veteran of the first war. Members of the Opelousas American Legion and VFW posts, with which he was affiliated, read their rituals at the grave. The deceased was a native of Prairie Ronde and operated a store in that St. Landry community. Surviving are his wife, Clara Ledoux of Prairie Ronde: three brothers and one sister, Jules and Leo Pitre of Opelousas; Walter Pitre and Mrs. Edgar Prudhomme of Lawtell.
Tombstone Inscriptions, St. Landry Cemetery, Opelousas: Albert P. Pitre / Louisiana / PVT 164 INF 41 DIV / World War I / Dec. 8, 1887 - Nov. 28, 1947 / P / Clara Ledoux Pitre / Sept. 17, 1903 / May 6, 1979
Marie Francoise Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Sunday, 29 August 1943: Mrs. Frances P. Boudreaux, wife of the late Amas Boudreaux was buried Friday at five o'clock in Lawtell with the Rev, D. Senneville officiating. Pall bearers were Isaac Venable, Warren Fontenot, Joe Pitre, Leo Pitre, Norwood Boudreaux, O. C. Joubert. Survivors are Norwood Boudreaux, Wilford Boudreaux, A. J. Boudreaux - all sons. Daughters surviving are Mrs. O. C. Joubert, Mrs. Isaac Venable, Mrs. Winton Lafleur, Miss Mildred Boudreaux, Miss Rosalie Boudreaux. She is also survived by four grandchildren.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Bridget Cemetery, Lawtell: Mother - Dad / Amos Boudreaux / July 27, 1891 / May 12, 1939 / Francis P. Boudreaux / Feb. 11, 1893 / Aug. 26, 1943
Helena 'Lola' Pitre: State Times Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), Monday, 6 October 1941 - Mrs. Alvin Fontenot - Opelousas, La., Oct. 6 - Final rites were conducted Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock for Mrs. Alvin Fontenot, 46, the former Lola Pitre, who died Saturday at her home here. The funeral was held from Lafond & Son and services were read at the Opelousas Catholic church. Interment was in Cedar Hill cemetery in Washington. Surviving Mrs. Fontenot are her husband, local business man: two sons, Warren and Alvin Fontenot, Jr., and three daughters, Mrs. Bonnie Richard, Marguerite and Patricia Fontenot, all of this city: her mother, Mrs. Jules Pitre: four brothers and two sisters: Albert and Leo Pitre, Opelousas; Walter Pitre, Lawtell, Jules Pitre, Prairie Ronde; Mrs. Edgar Prudhomme, Lawtell; Mrs. Amos Boudreaux, Prairie Ronde, and one grandchild, Bonnie Marie Richard.
Tombstone Inscriptions, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Washington: Lola Pitre / Fontenot / 1894 - 1941
Tombstone Inscriptions, St. Landry Cemetery, Opelousas: Alvin J. Fontenot / Nov. 18, 1895 / Mar. 31, 1965
Mary Ella Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA)), Friday, 22 July 1983: Lawtell - Funeral services for Mrs. Edgar Prudhomme, 85, will be held at 12 noon Saturday in St. Bridget's Catholic Church here with burial in the church cemetery (time of services pending). Mrs. Prudhomme died Thursday at 10 p.m. at her residence. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Lou Ira Arceneaux of Grand Coteau, Mrs. Romaine Venable and Mrs. Nelma Fontenot, both of Lawtell; three sons, Herbert and Gene Prudhomme, both of Lawtell and Terry Prudhomme of Lafayette; one brother, Walter Pitre of Lawtell; 23 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home on the old Sunset Hwy. is in charge of arrangements.
Jules Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Sunday, 19 August 1979: Last rites will be held at 3 p.m. today in the Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Opelousas for Jules P. Pitre, 79, of Prairie Rhonde, who died suddenly at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Opelousas General Hospital. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Mausoleum in Prairie Rhonde directed by the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home on the old Sunset Highway in Opelousas. Survivors include his wife, the former Helen Pearl Fontenot of Prairie Rhonde; three sons, Gerald Pitre of Opelousas, Earl Pitre of Metairie and Kenneth Pitre of Chalmette; two daughters, Mrs. Walter (Myra) Gass of Baton Rouge and Mrs. Francis (Beverly) Doucet of Grand Prairie; one brother, Walter Pitre of Lawtell; one sister, Mrs. Edgar (Ella) Prudhomme of Lawtell; 13 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He was a member of the Elks Club of Opelousas.
Tombstone Inscription, Sacred Heart Prairie Ronde Cemetery: PITRE / Jules P. / 1899 - 1979 / Pearl F. / 1902 - 2000
Leo Robert Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Wednesday, 18 October 1967: Leo Robert Pitre, 65, of Myrtle St., Opelousas, died at 9:45 p.m. Tuesday at a local nursing home. He had been ill for three months. Pitre, a retired truck driver, was a member of Our Lady of Mercy, Knights of Columbus Council 3409. His body is at Lafond and Son Funeral Home, where the rosary will be recited at 7 tonight. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church. Burial will be in the St. Landry Catholic Church cemetery. Pitre is survived by his widow, the former Volina Manuel of Opelousas; one son, Sidney Pitre of Opelousas; two brothers, Walter Pitre of Lawtell and Jules Pitre of Prairie Ronde; and one sister, Mrs. Edgar Prudhomme of Lawtell.
Tombstone Inscriptions, St. Landry Cemetery, Opelousas: PITRE / Volina M. / Nov. 6, 1906 / Nov. 28, 2005 / Leo R. / Oct. 26, 1901 / Oct. 17, 1967
James Walter Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Friday, 6 March 1987: Lawtell - Funeral services for Walter 'T-Nok' Pitre, 77, were to be held at 2 p.m. today in St. Bridget Roman Catholic Church here with burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Pitre, a retired worker with the Louisiana Department of Highways, was a native of Lawtell and a resident of Opelousas for the past two years. He died Thursday at 8:45 a.m. in Opelousas General Hospital after a lengthy illness. Survivors include his wife, the former Elta Brisco of Opelousas; a step-son, Austin Ray Dupre Jr., of Opelousas; a daughter, Mrs. Lourey Soileau of Lawtell; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home on North Main Street in Opelousas is directing.
Back one generation to parents of Jules 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 birthdates in RED taken from Social Security records based on obituary/tombstone inscription deathdate.
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