Continuation of tree (3rd child of Wade Joseph Pitre/Anastasie Lafleur); all known surname descendants:
9 Leo Joseph Pitre b: 18 March 1917 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA; d: 24 June 1990 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
+Marie Margery Fontenot b: 1929; m: 31 October 1946 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA [Joseph Jefferson Davis/Marie Lea Soileau]; d: Aft. June 1990
10 Peggy A. Pitre b: Abt. 1947
+Kenneth Baker
10 Carla Pitre
+Carol Fontenot
10 Annette Pitre
+Todd Deville
Notes for Leo Joseph Pitre:
Census
- 1940 Evangeline, Louisiana: Wade Pitre 48 farmer, wife Anna 48, Leo 23 farmer, Hersey 16 farmer.
- 1950 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA: Leo Pitre 33 mechanic/garage, wife Marjorie F. 20, Peggy A. 7.
WWII Records: Leo Pitre, res. Ville Platte, LA; 18 Mar 1917 Evangeline, LA; father Mr. Wade Pitre (Ville Platte); 5'9", 140 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair, light complexion; 16 Oct 1940 Ville Platte, LA.
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Monday, 25 June 1990: Ville Platte - Funeral services for Mr. Leo Joseph Pitre, 73, were to be held at 11 a.m. today in Our Lady Queen of All Saints Catholic Church here with burial in St. Peter's Cemetery in Grand Prairie. Mr. Pitre, a resident of Ville Platte, died at 3:38 a.m. Sunday in Humana Hospital in Ville Platte. Survivors include his wife, Maudry Fontenot Pitre of Ville Platte; three daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Peggy) Baker of Pine Prairie, Mrs. Carol (Carla) Fontenot and Mrs. Todd (Annette) Deville, both of Ville Platte; a brother, Howard "Cayou" Pitre of Ville Platte; two sisters, Mrs. Roosevelt (Nell) Joubert and Mrs. Melvin (Pearl) Soileau, both of Ville Platte; eight grandchildren. Ardoin's Funeral Home of Ville Platte was in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Peter Cemetery, Grand Prairie, LA: Leo J. Pitre / CPL US Army / World War II / Mar. 18, 1917 - Jun. 24, 1990
Back one generation to parents of Leo Joseph 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: 14 November 2024.