Continuation of tree (6th child of Louis Prospere Pitre/2nd wife Emelie Lirette); all known surname descendants:
8 Louis Charles Pitre b: 26 March 1883 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 3 December 1937 Assumption, LA
+Cecilia Emelie Roger b: 25 December 1885 Lafourche, LA; m: 30 December 1903 Lockport, Lafourche, LA [Louis Vileor/Aureline Eschete]; d: 21 October 1931 Lafourche, LA
9 Eve Movelia Pitre b: 6 October 1904 Larose, Lafourche, LA; d: 28 October 1981 Galliano, Lafourche, LA
+Harry Fayette b: 11 June 1900; m: 18 April 1929 St. Joseph's, Grosse Tete, Iberville, LA; d: 11 January 1950 New Orleans, LA
*2nd Husband of Eve Movelia Pitre:
+Eddie Antoine Cantrelle b: 5 October 1905 Lafourche, LA; m: Aft. January 1950 [Louis/Bernadette Marie Adams]; d: 7 August 1976 Cut Off, Lafourche, LA
Notes for Louis Charles Pitre:
Census
- 1910 Lafourche, Louisiana: Charles Pete 32, wife of 6 years Cecilia 25, Movelea 5.
- 1920 Lafourche, LA: Charles Pitre 37 (farmer), wife Cecille 34, Ovela 15; brother Urbin Pitre 35 (farm laborer).
- 1930 Iberville, LA: Charlie Pitre 48, wife Montrova 45, Gladys 18 niece.
WWI registration cards: Charley Pitre; res. Lockport, LA; b. 26 Mar 1883; farm labor; contact Cecile Rogers; medium height, medium build; 12 Sep 1918 Thibodaux, LA.
Tombstone Inscription, Holy Rosary Cemetery, Larose, LA: (Ce)cile Roger (Pitre) Dec. 2(5), 1885 / died Oct. (illegible)
Obituaries for the children:
Eve Movelia Pitre: Houma Courier (LA), Thursday, 29 October 1981: Religious services have been scheduled for 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Cut Off, for Novelia Eva (Maud) Cantrelle, 77, who died Wednesday at 6 p.m. in Galliano. She was the wife of the late Eddie Cantrelle by second marriage and the late Harry Fayette by first marriage; stepmother of Jerome Cantrelle, Mrs. Ethel Eymard, Mrs. Rowena Marcel; and daughter of the late Charles Pitre and Cecilia Rogers. She was a native of Larose and a resident of Cut Off. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend funeral services from Falgout Funeral Home in Galliano on Friday, Oct 30, at 9:30 a.m. with religious services following at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Cut Off. Interment is in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Cut Off. Friends may call after 11 a.m. today and until 10 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. until funeral time. Falgout Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, Sacred Heart Cemetery, Cut Off, LA: Eddie J. Cantrelle / born Oct. 5, 1905 - died Aug. 7, 1976 / Movelia P. Cantrelle / born Oct. 6, 1904 - died Oct. 28, 1981
Back one generation to parents of Louis Charles Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- South Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Lafourche-Terrebonne Parishes (Rev. Hebert)
- Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans
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.
Last updated: 24 August 2022.