Continuation of tree (2nd child of Leon Augustin Pitre/Marie Leonise Richard); all known surname descendants:
8 Joseph E. Pitre b: 10 June 1887 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 5 November 1952 Port Neches, Jefferson, TX
+ Mary Eva Vidrine b: 1 February 1889 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 22 April 1907 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA [Aurelie/Zoe Fuselier]; d: 8 August 1966 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA
9 Anita Pitre b: 15 November 1910 St. Landry, LA; d: 16 March 1992 Rosenberg, Fort Bend, TX
+Louis James Landry b: 1 March 1909; m: 5 December 1933 New Orleans, LA; d: 25 August 1995 Rosenberg, Fort Bend, TX
9 Wilda Pitre b: 12 August 1916 St. Landry, LA; d: 23 December 1999 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA
+Alfred Jacque Porter b: 10 March 1909 Lafayette, Lafayette, LA; m: 23 December 1933 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Thomas/---]; d: 24 June 1966 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA
*2nd Husband of Wilda Pitre:
+---- Hudson
*2nd Wife of Joseph Pitre:
+ Clara J. --- b: 21 November 1910 Louisiana; m: Abt. 1931; d: 30 March 1990 Texas
9 Maxine Pitre b: Abt. 1932 Louisiana; d: Aft. 1940
Notes for Joseph E. Pitre:
Census
- 1910 St. Landry, Louisiana: Joseph E. Pitre 23 (salesman/dry goods), wife of 3 years Eva M. 21 (only child has died).
- 1920 Oakdale, Allen, LA: Joseph E. Pitre 32 (merchant), wife Eva 31, Anita 9, Wilda 3; brother Charley 22 (barber).
- 1930 Oakdale, Allen, LA: Joseph Pitre 42 (café proprietor), wife Eva 41, Anita 18, Wilda 13.
- 1940 Nederland, Jefferson, TX: Joseph E. Pitre 52, proprietor/cafe, wife Clara 30 operator/own beauty shop, Maxine 8.
- 1950 Port Neches, Jefferson, TX: J. E. Pitre 62 owner of ready to wear store/clothing, wife Clara 37 owner of ready to wear store/clothing.
- 1950 Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, LA: Eva Vidrine Pitre 61 (div), & 9 female roomers mostly working as secretaries & typists/clerks.
WWI registration records: Joseph E. Pitre; Oakdale, LA; born 10 Jun 1887 (Opelousas, LA); wife & 2 children; medium height, medium build; brown eyes & dark hair.
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Friday, 14 November 1952: Funeral services were held last Friday in Port Neches, Tex., for Joe E. Pitre, 64, native of Opelousas, who died at Nero clinic. Services were read at the St. Elizabeth Catholic church and burial was in Calvary cemetery in Port Arthur. Mr. Pitre moved from Opelousas 40 years ago. At the time of his death he was owner and operator of a clothing store in Port Neches. He was a member of that city's Chamber of Commerce and the St. Elizabeth Catholic church. Surviving the deceased are his wife; two daughters, Mrs. L. J. Landry of Houston, Tex., and Mrs. Alfred Porter of Lake Charles; a step-daughter, Mrs. James McClendon of Port Neches; four sisters, Mrs. Alzina Himel and Mrs. Lizzie Savoy of Opelousas, Mrs. Joe Johnson of Port Arthur and Mrs. Annie Boyd of Arkansas.
Tombstone Inscriptions: Calvary Cemetery, Port Arthur, TX: June 10 / 1887 / J.E. / PITRE / Nov. 5 / 1952 / Daddy man we will meet again
Notes for Mary Eva Vidrine:
Obituary: Lake Charles American Press (LA), Tuesday, 9 August 1966: Funeral services for Mrs. Eva Pitre, 77, of 908 11th St. will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday from the Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception. Burial will be in the Prien Memorial Park Cemetery under direction of Hixson Funeral Home. Mrs. Pitre died at 8 p.m. Monday in a local hospital. A rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel. Mrs. Pitre was a native of Ville Platte and moved to Lake Charles from Baton Rouge 13 years ago. She was a retired house mother at McNeese State College. She was a member of the Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Alfred Porter of Lake Charles and Mrs. Anita Landry of Houston, Tex.; two brothers, Octave Vidrine of Oakdale and Kirby L. Vidrine of Ozark, Mo.; one sister, Mrs. Joyce Alley of Los Angeles, Calif.; three grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
Tombstone Inscription, Prien Memorial Park Cemetery (Lake Charles): Eva V. Pitre / 1889 - 1966
Obituaries for the children:
Anita Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Davis-Greenlawn Cemetery, Rosenberg, Ft. Bend, TX: LANDRY / Anita P. / Nov. 15, 1910 / Mar. 16, 1992 / together forever / L. James / Mar. 1, 1909 / Aug. 25, 1995
Wilda Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Prien Memorial Parl Cemetery, Lake Charles: Aug. 12, / 1916 / Dec. 23, / 1999 / Wilda Porter / Hudson / "Big"
Back one generation to parents of Joseph E. 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).
Last updated: 3 August 2022.