Continuation of tree (1st child of Romain Delafosse Pitre/Emma Josephine Williams); all known surname descendants:
8 Leo Bradley Pitre b: 22 December 1902 Pawnee, Allen, LA; d: 4 December 1964 Liberty, Liberty, TX
+Ina Mae DeBlanc b: 31 December 1905 Texas; m: 7 January 1941 Liberty, Liberty, TX [Patrick/Virginia Gillard]; d: 27 April 1969 Liberty, Liberty, TX
Notes for Leo Bradley Pitre:
Census
- 1940 Raywood, Liberty, Texas: R.D. Pitre 64 filling station/filling station owner, wife Ida 44, Leo 37 driller/water well, Ray 19 laborer/drilling water wells, Merle Jean 14.
- 1950 Raywood, Liberty, TX: Leo B. Pitre 47 owner & manager/water well drilling & supply co., wife Ina Mae 44 owner & manager/water well drilling & supply co.
WWII Records: Leo Bradley Pitre, res. Raywood, Liberty, TX; b. 22 Dec 1902 Pawnee, LA; contact R. D. Pitre; 6' 1", 242 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair, ruddy complexion; 16 Feb 1942 Liberty, TX.
Obituary: The Liberty Vindicator (Liberty, TX), Thursday, 10 December 1964: Raywood - Funeral services were held in Immaculate Conception Church at 10 a.m. Saturday for Leo Bradley Pitre, 61, of Raywood, with Rev. Anthony J. Nicholson officiating. Burial was in Fairlawn Memorial Cemetery with Allison Funeral Service in charge of arrangements. Rosary had been said Friday evening in Allison Memorial Chapel. Mr. Pitre died Friday at 8 a.m. in Kersting Hospital. Born in Pawnee, La., he had been a resident of Raywood for and operator of the Pitre Water Well Drilling Company and a member of Immaculate Conception Church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ina Mae Pitre of Raywood; his mother, Mrs. R.D. Pitre Sr. of Rosenberg; one brother, R.D. Pitre Jr of Morgan City, La., and two sisters, Mrs. D.F. Shell of Rosenberg and Mrs. M.M. Flournoy of Huntington. Pallbearers were Tad LaFour, Appo LaFour, Warren Finklea, T.D. Hines, C.W. Kinnear, O.F. Schauble, Sylvis Long, and Johnny Coleman.
Notes for Ina Mae DeBlanc:
Obituary: The Liberty Vindicator (Liberty, TX), Thursday, 1 May 1969: Funeral services for Mrs. Ina Mae Pitre, 63, of Raywood were held at 10 a.m. Monday in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Liberty with the Rev. A. J. Nicholson and the Rev. Richard DeStephano officiating. Burial was in Fairlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. A Rosary was recited at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the Allison Funeral Service Chapel. Pallbearers were T. D. Hines, Appo and Tad LaFour, Jack Loftis, Silvis Long, Merle Gillard, Jimmy and Rommie Davis. She died at 1:15 a.m. Sunday in Kersting Memorial Hospital in Liberty. She lived in Raywood for the past 19 years and was owner of Pitre Water Well Drilling Co. She was a Catholic and member of the Altar Society of Liberty. Survivors are two brothers, Sim Deblanc of Liberty and Archie Deblanc of Angleton and two sisters, Mrs. Emma Creel and Miss Edaline Deblanc, both of Liberty.
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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/Texas deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the Louisiana/Texas Deaths collection (which includes spouses/parents).
Last updated: 4 October 2022.