Continuation of tree (1st child of Leon Charles Pitre/Alzina Jeansonne); all known surname descendants:
7 Leon Augustin Pitre b: 22 January 1861 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 13 July 1919 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+ Marie Leonise Richard b: 8 November 1862 Grand Coteau, St. Landry, LA; m: 29 December 1884 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Joseph/Marie Felonise Eliza Savoie]; d: 22 June 1917 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
8 Marie Felonise Pitre b: 15 December 1885 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 31 December 1965 Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX
+ Lither Richard b: November 1883; m: 3 May 1905 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Joseph Alcide/Marie Edmonia Savoie]; d: Aft. 1912
*2nd Husband of Marie Felonise Pitre:
+ Ulysse Paul Himel b: 22 October 1858 Labadieville, Assumption, LA; m: 9 December 1916 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Lovincy Francois/Josephine Antoinette Boudreaux]; d: 19 January 1918 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
*3rd Husband of Marie Felonise Pitre:
+ Joseph E. Johnson b: 23 September 1889 Church Point, Acadia, LA; m: 13 November 1919 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 22 March 1981 Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX
8 Joseph Pitre b: 10 June 1887 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 5 November 1952 Port Arthur, 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
*2nd Wife of Joseph Pitre:
+ Clara --- b: Abt. 1909 Louisiana; m: Abt. 1931; d: Aft. 1940
8 Marie Alzina Pitre b: 11 April 1889 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 11 November 1968 Baton Rouge, E. Baton Rouge, LA
+ Jackson Veillon b: 20 January 1883 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; m: 22 October 1908 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Jean Pierre/Augustine Ledoux]; d: 19 January 1914 Eunice, St. Landry, LA
*2nd Husband of Marie Alzina Pitre:
+ Steven Himel b: 8 March 1902 Franklin, St. Mary, LA; m: Aft. 1913 [Ulysse P./Elda Thibodeaux]; d: 25 June 1973 Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX
8 Ulysse Pitre b: 29 June 1891 Prairie Ronde, St. Landry, LA; d: 25 August 1938 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+ Regina Richard b: 18 October 1891 Grand Coteau, St. Landry, LA; m: 19 March 1914 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Philogene/Estelle Savoie]; d: 8 November 1992 Lafayette, LA
8 Elisa 'Lizzie' Pitre b: 19 March 1893 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 12 January 1981 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+ Don Louis Augustus Savoie b: 20 January 1890 Grand Coteau, St. Landry, LA; m: Abt. 1911 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Albert/Frances Elisabeth Burleigh]; d: 29 September 1951 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
8 Adras Leo Pitre b: 30 November 1894 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 14 October 1918 Camp Sevier, NC
8 Charles Pitre b: 21 November 1896 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 8 August 1952 Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX
+ Rena Richard b: 13 December 1907 St. Landry, LA; m: July 1938 Eunice, St. Landry, LA [Joseph Thelismar/Marie Lea Breaux]; d: 13 April 1996 Groves, Jefferson, TX
8 Leon Pitre b: 5 December 1897 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 4 January 1898 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
8 Ardus Joseph 'Artist' Pitre b: 20 February 1899 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 3 August 1914 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
8 Hilda Pitre b: 7 November 1901 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 3 January 1936 Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
+ Francis Gordon Bardin b: 12 April 1903 Oakland, Union, AR; m: 26 December 1925 Oberlin, Allen, LA [Francis Marion/Amelda Toler]; d: 24 April 1939 New Orleans, Orleans, LA
8 Ignace Pitre b: 1 February 1905 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 28 May 1905 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
8 Joseph Claude Pitre b: 29 March 1906 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 13 August 1906 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
8 Anna Mae Pitre b: 24 December 1908 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 13 February 1958 Bentonville, Benton, AR
+ Harry Hollingsworth
*2nd Husband of Anna Mae Pitre:
+ --- Boyd
Notes for Leon Augustin Pitre:
Census
- 1880 St. Landry, Louisiana: Leonce Pitre 19 (farm
laborer), living with his widowed aunt's family of Milina Carriere 36.
- 1900 St. Landry, LA: Leon Pitre 39 (farmer), wife of 15 years Leonise
38 (8 of 9 children still living), Phelonise 14, Joseph 12, Alvena 9, Eirlise 7,
Eliza 5, Adrast 4, Charles 2, Aldisse 1; uncle Jerome Johnson 72. Daughter
Felonise Pitre 14 is also listed as a pupil at the Catholic school.
- 1910 St. Landry, LA: Leon Pitre 50 (keeper/meat market), wife of 27
years Leonies 40; 10 of 13 children still living, Eulesse 18, Lizzie 17, Leo 14,
Charles 13, Ardus 11, Hildre 8, Anna May 16 months.
Obituary: St. Landry Clarion, 19 July 1919: Mr. Leon Pitre, an aged and respected resident of Opelousas, died at his home in this city last Sunday morning. He leaves a large family of sons and daughters and relatives to mourn his loss. Mr. Pitre's wife, who was Miss Leonise Richard, preceded him to the grave. A son, Leo, died last year while in the service of his country.
Family memories: Leon Pitre left home
to be on his own when he was about 20 years old. His uncle, Terrance
Jeansonne, had taken over the family business, and Leon felt his
uncle had cheated him of his inheritance when Leon received only 40 acres
of land and his uncle kept the rest for himself. This land was in Lawtell,
just a few miles west of Opelousas. Each year after the crops were
harvested, Leon would hitch his oxen to a wagon and go to the "piney
woods" of Kinder for 2-3 months. Here he would cut and finish pine, bring
it home, and add to his house. Leon and his wife, Leonize
Richard, are remembered by their granddaughter, Bernice Veillon Evans,
as being very tall people. Leon was 6' tall, and Leonize
had large hands. Even though she gave birth to 14 children, Leonize
had a history of female trouble, and died undergoing abdominal surgery.
Leon had a history of high blood pressure, and died of a stroke.
Estates:
- 6 Feb 1919 - Estate of Leon Pitre and wife Leonise Richard,
Probate Court, St. Landry #7019. Their son, Ulysse Pitre, was the
administrator, and Peyton R. Landry, attorney.
- 7 Feb 1919: St. Landry - An appraisal of the
property belonging to the Estate of Leonise Richard, deceased, wife of
Leon Pitre. Total appraised value - $17,370.10. Item #1: The
last residence of the deceased in Opelousas, $100. Item #2: Item #3: A lot
with buildings in Port Barre, St. Landry Parish, having about 70' running back
to Bayou Courtableau, sold to Everard Pitre for $100. Item #4:
property in Opelousas, corner of Landry and Railroad Avs., known as the Branch
Saloon - $3000. Item #5: Three old cabins on the land of Leon Pitre,
near Plaquemine Point, St. Landry Parish - $600. Item #6: one lot of
liquors, tobacco, and cigars in Branch Saloon - $2500. Item #7: one lot of
bar fixtures in the Branch Saloon - $25. Item #8: one cash register in
saloon - $52. Item #9: one roller top desk - $10. Other items: ?
- 31 July 1919, Ulysse Pitre was appointed principal administrator of his
parents' estate.
- 1 Nov 1919 - auction held at 11 a.m, from the last residence of Leon
Pitre on Landry Street, Opelousas - total $29,517.20. (newspaper article
from the St. Landry Clarion). Item #25 - 4 mortgage notes dated 8 July
1914, drawn to the order of Leon Pitre, signed by Ulysse Pitre,
payable on or before 8 July 1921, 1922, 1923, & 1924, bearing 8% interest from
date until paid. Appraised at $755.60. Item #26 - 18 1/2 bales of
cotton (9250 lbs - 23 cents/lb.) - $2,127.50. Item #27 - 250 bushels of
corn ($1.50 per bushel) - $2,127.50. Item #28 - one old ? - $25.
Item #29 - one rice harvester - $10. Item #30 - one old corn planter - $8.
Item #31 - one hay mover - $40. Item #32 - one hay rake - $18. Item
#33 - 2 old harnesses - $5. Item #34 - 2 old plows - $6. Item #35 -
12 chickens - $6. Item #36 - amount received by Leon Pitre from the
estate of Achille Savoie #4039 and estate of Felonize Savoie
#4041, being amount due his wife Leonise Richard, deceased - $169.50.
Item #148 - ...sold and adjucated to Heirs of Leon Pitre and Leonise
Richard, deceased, for $2500. Item #149 - the Branch Saloon, situated
in the city of Opelousas at the corner of Landry St. & Railroad Ave.
Bounded on the north by property of J. L. Cahanin, south by Landry St.,
east by formerly Joseph Bordelon, now Camille ___, and west by
Railroad Ave. Being same property acquired by the deceased Leon Pitre,
from Leonise Ledoix, on 3 February 1906. (Mortgage Book #45, page
118, and in Conveyance Book "G" #4, page 523) and from Willie Ardoin in 5
Feb 1906 (Mortgage Book #41 A, page 344, and in Conveyance book B, #4/2, page
125) of the files of the Recorder's Office of St. Landry Parish. Sold and
adjucated to the heirs of Leon Pitre and Leonise Richard, both deceased,
for $2000. Item #150 - a certain tract of land with the fencing thereon
situated near Coteau Plaquemine in St. Landry Parish, containing 68 acres more
or less, bounded on the north by the Union Irrigation Canal, south by S. J.
Gossilin, east by S. J. Gossilin and John Hidalgo, and west by other
property of deceased. Being same property purchased by Leon Pitre,
deceased, from Eugenie Babin (?), wife of Theobert Thibodeaux, on 24
December 1889. Sold and adjucated to Heirs of Leon Pitre and Leonise
Richard, deceased, for $6000. Item #151 - a certain tract of land with
buildings and improvements therein, including the three cabins Inventoried in
Item #5,... situated near Coteau Plaquemine in St. Landry Parish....78 acres
more or less. Sold to Heirs for $7500. Item #152 - three lots (1, 2,
& 3 of block 8) of ground situated in the village of Lawtell, St. Landry Parish,
sold to Martin Bertrand for $130. Item #153 - two lots with
buildings (Lots 4 & 5 of Block 8) in the village of Lawtell, sold to Martin
Bertrand for $2500. Item #154 - a lot with buildings in Port Barre,
St. Landry Parish, having about 70' running back to Bayou Courtableau, sold to
Everard Pitre for $100. Item #155 - Lot #2 of a plot of subdivision
of the property of Louis Bihim (?), near Lawtell, sold to Douglas
Fontenot for $5125. Not sold - one lot of tobacco and liquors, one ?
and car. Four notes of Ulysses Pitre - amount received by Leon
Pitre from the estates of Achille Savoie and Felonise Savoie; noted
Leonard Gallop collected by administrator before the sale, one (ditu)
which had been given for the purchase price of a pair of mules and which mules
now returned to the Estate and sold at this sale-one ? open accounts; one note
Ulysse Pitre_25.
- 21 November 1919: District Court, St. Landry Parish, LA, No. 7019,
Probate Docket: the Estate of Leon Pitre and Wife. Final Tableau of
classification of debts and distribution of funds, filed by Ulysse Pitre,
Administrator.
ACTIVE MASS: To total proceeds sale, .....$29,517.20
Less sales to estate,.................19,008.00..... $10,509.20
To proceeds of crop......................................... 1,326.97
To cash left by deceased ......... ....................... 1,077.80
To collections.............................................. ...... 444.20
To individual purchases of heir.......................... 741.75
To sales by Administrator.................................. 479.01
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Total Active Mass .......................................$14,580.93
PASSIVE MASS:
Amount paid out by Administrator.....$1,487.02
Amount due St. Landry Clarion............... 76.00
Amount due Administrator.............. ...... 755.07
Amount due Attorney............................. 906.16
Amount due Notary & Auctioneer ......... 576.66
Amount due Charity Hospital.................. 52.25
Amount due Revenue stamps....... ......... 26.00
Amount due Clerk's Costs.............. ........ 10.77
Amount due future Costs................ ........ 25.00
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Total Passive Mass.......$3914.93 $14,580.93
-3,914.93
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Net Balance for distribution - $10,666.
Joseph Pitre - $1333.25 less amt. due 284.95 = $1048.30
Azelina Pitre - $1,333,25 less amt. due 100.35 = $1,232.90
Lizzie Pitre - $1,333,25 less amt. due 472.70 = $860.55
Felonize Pitre - $1,333.25 less amt. due 315.75 = $1,017.50
Ulysse Pitre - $1,333,25 less amt. due 396.40 = $936.85
Charles Pitre - $1,333.25 less amt. due 320.90 = $1,012.35
Hilda Pitre - $1,333.25 less amt. due 398.48 = $934.77
Anna May Pitre - $1,333.25 less amt. due 149.00 = $1,184.25
___ $8,227.47 $10,666.00 Plus individual deductions 2,438.53 = $10,666.00
Recapitulation: Total net assets.....$14,580.93
By total debts paid........................... 3,914.93
By total amount paid heirs................. 8,227.47
Plus individual deductions................ 2,438.53
$14,580.93 - filed 21 November 1919, M.D. Lastraps, Clerk
- 28 August 1920, St. Landry Clarion – For Sale – The farm of the estate of Leon Pitre, 170 arpents, between Opelousas and Lawtell, on public road, also the residence of the estate, in Opelousas, on Landry St., also the corner property on Landry & Railroad Avenue known as the ‘Branch’. Apply to Ulysse Pitre, Opelousas
- 5 April 1922 - Ulysse Pitre, dative tutor of minors Hilda and
Anny May Pitre, filed a petition with the court, that said on April 4, 1922,
he, together with the other major heirs of Leon Pitre, had a family
meeting, and unanimously recommended that inherited property be sold at a
private sale, 1/8 interest belonging to each minor. Judge B. H. Pavy,
directed that a Family Meeting consisting of Francois Pitre, Theogene Pitre,
Allen T. Sandoz, Frank Delarue, and John Cannon, relatives and friends,
along together with Charles Pitre, the under tutor of said minors, be
convened to make the decision on the above matter. The property under
consideration: (1) a farm, with all the buildings and improvements in St. Landry
Parish, near Lawtell, and containing 146 acres - $8760. (2) a certain lot
of ground, with all the buildings and improvements in Opelousas at the corner of
Landry St and Railroad Av. - $2000. (3) the land and buildings in
Opelousas, fronting Landry St. - $2000.
Online photo: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/391596/person/-2087594368
WWI registration records (sons):
Joseph Pitre: Joseph E. Pitre; Oakdale, LA; born 10 Jun 1887 (Opelousas, LA); wife & 2 children; medium height, medium build; brown eyes & dark hair.
Ulysse Pitre: Ulysse Pitre; St. Landry, LA; born 29 Jun 1891 (Opelousas); wife; medium height, slender build; brown eyes & brown hair.
Charles Pitre: Charley Pitre; St. Landry, LA;
born 21 Nov 1896 (near Opelousas); Leon Pitre; short height, medium build; brown
eyes & brown hair.
Obituaries for the children:
Marie Felonise Pitre: Beaumont Journal, (Beaumont, TX), Friday, 31 December 1965: Port Arthur - Mrs. Joe E. Johnson, 80, of 3524 41st St., died about 9:20 a.m. Friday in St. Mary's Hospital after a sudden illness. Grammier-Oberle Funeral Home will announce services. A native of Opelousas, La., she had lived in Port Arthur since 1930. She was a member of St. Catherine's Catholic Church. Surviving are her husband; one son, Wilbur Richard of Port Arthur; three daughters, Mrs. Agnes Frazee of Westwego, La., Mrs. Hazel Sorrell of Nederland and Mrs. Leona Placette of Bridge City; two sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Savoy of Opelousas and Mrs. Alzina Himel of Baton Rouge, La.; 22 grandchildren and 40 great-grandchildren.
Tombstone Inscription, Calvary Cemetery, Port Arthur, TX: JOHNSON / Felonise / 1885 - 1965 / J.E. / 1889 - 1981
Joseph Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas), 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: June 10 / 1887 / J.E. / PITRE / Nov. 5 / 1952 / Daddy man we will meet again
Marie Alzina Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Tuesday, 12 November 1968: Funeral services for Mrs. Alzima Pitre Himel of Opelousas were to be held at 4 p.m. today at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church. Burial will be in the St. Landry Catholic Church cemetery under direction of the First National Funeral Home. Mrs. Himel died at 11 a.m. Monday at the home of a daughter in Baton Rouge. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. N.K. Farr and Mrs. C.H. Ragan, both of Baton Rouge; one sister; Mrs. D.L. Savoie of Opelousas; and one grandchild.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Landry Church Cemetery, Opelousas: Apr. 11 / 1889 / Nov. 11 / 1968 / Marie Alzina Pitre Himel
Ulysse Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, St. Landry Church Cemetery, Opelousas: PITRE / Ulysse L. / June 29, 1891 / Aug. 25, 1938 / Regina R. / Oct. 18, 1891 / Nov. 8, 1992 / Uval Leonard / Pitre / Jan. 12, 1915 / June 14, 1915
Elisa 'Lizzie' Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Tuesday, 13 January 1981: Last rites will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in St. Landry Catholic Church of Opelousas for Aliza "Lizzy" Savoie, 87, who died Monday at Senior Village Nursing Home following a long illness. Burial will follow in the church cemetery under the direction of the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home on N. Main Street in Opelousas. Survivors include three granddaughters, Gwen Dejean of Opelousas, Gloria Clark of South Carolina and Linda Farrell of Mount Dora, Fla.; one grandson, John Deblieux Jr. of Alabama; one son-in-law, John Deblieux Sr. of Jacksonville, Fla. She was preceded in death by her husband, Don Louis Savoie and two daughters, Thelma Deblieux and Billie Joubert. The funeral home will remain open until 10 p.m. today. The body may be viewed from 1-5 p.m. A rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. in the funeral home.
Adras Leo Pitre: St. Landry Clarion (LA), 19 October 1918: Leo Pitre - Death stalks abroad during these times and the work of the Grim Reaper never ceases. His visits to a community some times are far between and when he does arrive he leaves often his mark at many doors. Just a few months ago Leo Pitre, son of Mr. Leon Pitre of this city, left here for Camp Martin, New Orleans, where he was to engage in special training for the military service. Healthy and vigorous, he looked forward to doing his bit for the government, but his dream of what he would do has passed under the cold and impartial hand of death. The young soldier, who had reached the age of twenty-five years, passed away on the 14th instant at Camp Sevier, North Carolina, another of the many victims of influenza. His remains were brought to Opelousas on last Thursday in charge of a corporal and quietly interred in the Catholic cemetery. His passing leaves a vacant place in the large family of Mr. Leon Pitre, and while he did not die on the field of glory, he has nevertheless given his life in the service of his country. Man can do no more, and to the bereaved father and family this newspaper extends its sympathies in the untimely loss of their soldier boy.
Charles Pitre: Beaumont Journal (TX), Friday, 8 August 1952: Port Arthur, Aug. 8 - Charles Pitre, 54, of 2220 Thirteenth street, died at 5:30 a.m. Friday in the home of a daughter, Mrs. J. E. Johnson, 3524 Forty-First street, after an illness of about two years. A resident of Port Arthur since 1939, he was a clerk for Fred Miller Hardware store and Western Auto supply. He was a native of Opelousas, La., a Legionnaire and a World War I veteran. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday in St. Mary's Catholic church, with burial at Calvary cemetery. Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Friday in Grammier-Oberie chapel. Surviving are his wife of Port Arthur; brother, Joe Pitre of Port Neches; daughters, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Alzina Himel and Mrs. D.L. Savoy of Opelousas, and Mrs. Anna Mae Boyd of New Orleans.
[Note: In his obituary his 'daughters' are his sisters.]
Tombstone Inscription, Calvary Cemetery, Port Arthur (TX): Charles Pitre / Louisiana / PVT 1 Development BN / World War I / Nov. 21, 1897 - Aug. 8, 1952
Ardus Joseph Pitre: St. Landry Clarion (LA), 8 August 1914: Joseph Ardus Pitre, fifteen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Pitre, died at the family residence on the west end of this city, on last Monday evening, after an illness of several days. The remains were interred in the Catholic cemetery, which a large concourse of friends and relatives of the Pitre family gathered to pay their last tribute of respect to the young man, who had all the promises of making a vigorous man. Young Pitre was well known among the school children of Opelousas, where he was attending school. Death came as a great shock to the many friends of the family, as the boy was generally considered very healthy. He was an energetic young man full of life and always willing to lend a helping hand to his fathers interests.
Hilda Pitre: The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, LA), Monday, 6 January 1936: Opelousas, Jan. 6 - Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon for Hilda Pitre, 34-year-old wife of Gordon Bardin, who died here. The funeral took place from the residence of her sister, Mrs. Steven Himel, with services and interment in the Opelousas Catholic church and cemetery. The Reverand A. B. Colliard officiating.
Tombstone Inscription, Good Hope Primitive Cemetery, Strong, Union, AR: Francis Gorden Bardin / 1903 - 1939 / one worthy of remembrance
Anna Mae Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, St. Landry Cemetery, Opelousas:
Back one generation to parents of Leon Augustin 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: 20 December 2020.