Continuation of tree (9th child of Joseph Francois Pitre/Josephine Soileau); all known surname descendants:
7 Lucius Poupon Pitre b: 16 April 1846 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 7 December 1897 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA
+ Adelie Soileau b: 21 November 1855 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 5 May 1874 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA [Solastie/Adele Lemoine]; d: 25 February 1896 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA
8 Joseph Pitre b: 12 January 1876 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 19 February 1953 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
+ Marie Louise Soileau b: 20 April 1881 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; m: 17 February 1898 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA [Valmond/Emelie Ardoin]; d: 21 March 1964
8 Ambroise Pitre b: 29 May 1877 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: Bef. 1880
8 William Pitre b: 7 December 1878 Washington, St. Landry, LA; d: 13 August 1954 Alexandria, Rapides, LA
+ Rosa Blanche Soileau b: 16 July 1887 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; m: 17 April 1906 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA [Edward/Elvina Laborge]; d: 14 February 1947 Bunkie, Avoyelles, LA
8 Ida Bernadette Pitre b: 18 October 1880 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 22 November 1954 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
+ Artemon Guillory b: 24 June 1876; m: 7 October 1897 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 3 July 1945 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
8 Rosa Pitre b: 1 November 1882 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 15 May 1961 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
+ Elie Ardoin b: 6 February 1880 Washington, St. Landry, LA; m: 7 December 1899 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 8 August 1913 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
8 Cossuth Pitre b: 19 October 1884 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: Aft. 1930
8 Marie Aimee Pitre b: 13 November 1887 Washington, St. Landry, LA; d: 28 September 1961 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
+ Odin Ardoin b: 22 August 1886 St. Landry, LA; m: 20 December 1905 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA [Ozime/Azema ---]; d: 1 February 1965 Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
8 Elina Pitre b: 7 May 1891 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 6 February 1971 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
+ Alfred Ardoin b: 20 August 1891 St. Landry, LA; m: 10 November 1909 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA [Ozime/Azema ---]; d: 30 November 1975 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
8 Marie Pitre b: 5 March 1894 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: Bef. 1900
*2nd Wife of Lucius Poupon Pitre:
+ Octavie Brignac (Latour, Fontenot) b: 3 September 1854 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 21 September 1897 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA [Francois/Adelaide Vidrine]; d: 19 December 1949 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
Notes for Lucius Poupon Pitre:
Census
- 1880 St. Landry, Louisiana: L.J. Pitre 32 (farmer), wife Adele 22, Joseph 4, Willie 2.
- 1900 St. Landry, LA: Widow, 2nd wife, Octavie Pitre 44 (farmer); 7 of 9
children still living, Lauran Latour 20 (farm laborer), Therese 17, Joseph 14
(farm laborer), Jean 10, step-daughter Alma Fontenot 28 (farm laborer).
Not far away are her step-children: Joseph Pitre 24 (farmer), wife Louiza 19 &
Therese 1, with his brother Kosaultt 14 (farm laborer), and sisters Aime 12 & Lina 8; boarder
Henson Bradly 17 (farm laborer). Willie Pitre 21 (farm laborer), boarding
with family of Cyrille Vidrine 66.
- 1910 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA: Widow Octavie Pitre 54 (farm laborer), and 2 children from her 1st marriage, Laurent 28 (farm laborer) & Jean 20 (farm laborer).
- 1920 Evangeline, LA: Loran Latour 40, widowed mother Octavie Latour 65.
- 1930
- 1940 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA: Joseph Latour 52,
wife Liza 46, 6 children and his widowed mother Octavie Latour 86.
Civil War records: Lucius Pitre; Private, Co. I, 2nd La. Reserve
Corps. Rolls of Prisoners of War, paroled Washington, LA 17 June 1865;
residence St. Landry Parish.
Notes for Octavie Brignac:
Obituary: The Ville Platte Gazette (Ville Platte, LA), Thursday, 22 December 1949: Funeral services were held here Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock for Mrs. Homer Brignac, one of the oldest members of the community. She was 95 years old. The former Octavia Brignac, the deceased had made home for the past several years with her daughter, Mrs. C. Hargroder of Opelousas. A few years ago, she had received many gifts in honor of being the oldest mother in St. Landry parish. A native of Evangeline, she had been widely known and revered as a member of one of the most prominent families in this section. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Hargroder; three sons, Alexis and Joseph Latour, and Jean Fontenot, all of Ville Platte, one sister, Mrs. Philip Lafleur, Grand Prairie; fifty grandchildren and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers at the funeral services were her sons.
Tombstone Inscription: Old Ville Platte Cemetery, Ville Platte, LA: Here rest / Octavie Brignac Latour / born Sept. 3, 1854 / died Dec. 19, 1949 / age 95 yrs, 3 mo, 16 days
WWI registration records (sons):
Joseph Pitre: Joseph L. Pitre; Evangeline, LA; age 42 (in 1918); Marie Louisa Soileau; medium height, stout build; black eyes & black hair.
William Pitre: Willie Pitre; Evangeline, LA; age
38 (in 1918); Rosa Blanch Soileau; short height, medium build; grey eyes & brown
hair.
Obituaries for the children:
Joseph Pitre: The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, LA), Sunday, 1 March 1953: Ville Platte, March 1 - Funeral services were held here Friday for Joseph L. 'Bebe' Pitre, age 77 of Ville Platte, who died late Thursday afternoon. Services were at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Msgr. J. M. Bourgeois officiating. Interment was in the adjacent cemetery. He is survived by four sons, J. A., Carlton, J. B. and Luke, all of Ville Platte; four daughters, Mrs. Darius Ardoin, Mrs. Orise Foret, Mrs. Moise Ortego and Mrs. Luke Ardoin, all of Ville Platte; one brother, Willie, of Ville Platte; and four sisters, Mrs. Artemon Guillory, Mrs. Ellie Ardoin, Mrs. Odin Ardoin and Mrs. Alfred Ardoin all of Ville Platte. Ardoin's Funeral Home of Ville Platte was in charge of the funeral arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, Sacred Heart Cemetery, Ville Platte, LA: Joseph L. / Pitre / Jan. 12, 1876 / Feb. 19, 1953 // Marie Louise / Soileau / Apr. 20, 1881 / Mar. 21, 1964 / wife of / Joseph L. Pitre
William Pitre: The Bunkie Record (Bunkie, LA), Friday, 20 August 1954: Fine Citizen Died Alexandria Friday is Buried Saturday - Willie Pitre, age 75, died in an Alexandria hospital on Friday, August 13, having been a patient there for several days. Mr. Pitre had not been in good health for a number of years, and had been a patient at Floyd's Nursing Home, in Pineville, for two years, and had been in the hospital a number of times just prior to his death. Deceased was born in Opelousas, and had lived in this area his entire life. Three years ago he retired from an oil company and moved to Washington, La. He had never made his home in Bunkie, but has visited his children here on many occasions. Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon, August 14, at 2:30 o'clock from St. Anthony Catholic church, with Rt. Rev. Msgr. J. E. Howard officiating. Interment was in the Pythian Cemetery under direction of Hixson Bros. Funeral Home, of Bunkie. Survivors include one son, Murray Pitre, of Cheneyville; three daughters, Miss Odette Pitre, Mrs. J. L. Stanley, and Mrs. Armosa Williams, of Bunkie, and five grandchildren. There are also four sisters, all of whom live in Ville Platte. Pallbearers were Oscar Burke, Murray Pitre, Odell Ardoin, J. F. Stanley and Camille Lacour.
Ida Bernadette Pitre: The Town Talk (Alexandria, LA), Wednesday, 24 November 1954: Ville Platte, La. - Funeral services were held for Mrs. Artemeon Guillory, 75, of Ville Platte, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Mrs. Guillory, a lifelong resident of this community, died at a local hospital at 6 a.m. Monday, after a long illness. Msgr. J. Maurice Bourgeois officiated at the funeral services and interment was in the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery. She is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Ellie Ardoin, Mrs. Odan Ardoin and Mrs. Alfred Ardoin, all of Ville Platte. Ardoin's Funeral Home of Ville Platte was in charge of the funeral arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, Sacred Heart Cemetery, Ville Platte, LA: Ida P. Guillory / Oct. 18, 1880 / Nov. 22, 1954 / Artemon Guillory / June 24, 1876 / July 3, 1945
Rosa Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Tuesday, 16 May 1961: Ville Platte - Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Ville Platte for Mrs. Elie Ardoin, 78, who died at her residence at 2 p.m. Monday after an illness of many years. She is survived by three sons, Easton, Elie and Hosea Ardoin of Ville Platte; one daughter, Mrs. Eriel Manuel of Eunice; two sisters, Mrs. Odin Ardoin and Mrs. Alfred Ardoin, both of Ville Platte; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Burial was in the church cemetery with Ardoin Funeral Home of Ville Platte in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, Sacred Heart Cemetery, Ville Platte, LA: Rosa P. Ardoin / Nov. 1, 1882 / May 15, 1961 / Elie Ardoin / Feb. 6, 1880 / Aug. 8, 1913
Marie Aimee Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Sunday, 1 October 1961: Ville Platte - Funeral services were held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Friday for Mrs. Odin Ardoin, the former Amy Pitre, who died at her home Thursday. Mrs. Ardoin is survived by her husband, three sons, Horace and Calvin of Ville Platte and Odrie of Port Arthur; three daughters, Mrs. Louis Fontenot, Mrs. V. L. Manuel, both of Ville Platte, and Mrs. Tillman Sylvester of Highlands, Tex., 21 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Alfred Ardoin of Ville Platte. Interment was in the Old Ville Platte Cemetery with Ardoin Funeral Home in charge.
Tombstone Inscription, Old Ville Platte Cemetery, Ville Platte, LA: Mrs. Odin Ardoin / born Nov. 13, 1888 / died Sept. 28, 1961 / age / 73
Elina Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Tuesday, 9 February 1971: Ville Platte - Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church for Mrs. Alfred Ardoin, 79, who died at the Ville Platte Medical Center at 1 a.m. Sunday. She was the former Lena Pitre. Survivors include her husband; four sons, Leonard and Lionel Ardoin of Ville Platte, Vernal Ardoin of Pine Prairie and Floyd Ardoin of Lafayette; three daughters Mrs. Evabe Maorein of Mamou, Mrs. John Lafleur of Ville Platte, and Mrs. Otis Talley of Houston; also 21 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Burial was in the Evangeline Memorial Cemetery directed by Ardoin Funeral Home.
Tombstone Inscription, Evangeline Memorial Park, Ville
Platte, LA: ARDOIN / Mrs. Alfred P. / Mar. 7, 1891 - Feb. 6, 1971 / Alfred /
Aug. 20, 1891 - Nov. 30, 1975
Back one generation to parents of Lucius Poupon 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: 29 January 2026.