Continuation of tree (7th child of Aubert Lee Pitre/Mary Octavia Babin); all known surname descendants:
9 Louis Silvester Pitre b: 9 May 1919 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 4 December 2001 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Cecile Rita Berthelot b: 4 October 1923 Schriever, Terrebonne, LA; m: 5 March 1941 [Martil/Ophelia Pontiff]; d: 19 January 2007 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
Notes for Louis Silvester Pitre:
Census
- 1930 Terrebonne, Louisiana: Herbert Pete 55, wife Mary 45, Bessie 18, Agnes 16, Wilace 12, Sylvester 10, Lizzie 7 years 8 months, Helen 6.
- 1940
- 1950 Daigleville, Terrebonne, LA: Silvis Pitre 30 carpenter/building, wife Cecile 27.
WWII Records: Louis Silvester Pitre, res. Houma, LA; b. 9 May 1919
Houma, LA; father Mr. Herbert Pitre; 5'2", 145 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair,
light brown complexion; 16 Oct 1940 Houma, LA.
Obituary: Houma Courier (LA), 5 December 2001: Louis Silvester Pitre, 82, a native and resident of Houma, died at 6:40 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2001. Visitation will be from 4 to 10 p.m. today at Chauvin Funeral Home and from 8:30 a.m. to funeral time Thursday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the church with burial in the church cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Cecile Berthelot Pitre of Houma; and two sisters, Agnes Pitre of Houma and Elizabeth Boyce of New Jersey. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert and Mary Babin Pitre; two brothers, Gilton Pitre and Willis Pitre; and three sisters, Bessie Melancon, Helen Clements, and Olivie Pitre. He was a retired carpenter for Texaco and a parishioner of Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Burial Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery at Houma, Terrebonne Parish, La.
Notes for Cecile Rita Berthelot:
Obituary: Chauvin
Funeral Home (LA): Cecile Rita Berthelot Pitre, age 83, a
native of Schriever and resident of Houma, died at 7:20 a.m. Friday, Jan. 19,
2007. Mass today at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, with burial in the church
cemetery Survived by two nephews, Jessie Berthelot and John
Berthelot Sr. of Houma; one niece, Janice Berthelotte Wright of
Lamesa, Calif.; and three nephews, Douglas Berthelotte of Lamesa,
Robert Berthelotte of San Francisco and William Berthelotte of New
Hampshire. Preceded in death by her husband, Louis S. Pitre; her
parents, Martil Berthelot and Ophelia Pontiff Berthelot; two brothers,
M. B. Berthelot and James P. Berthelot Sr.; and one nephew, James
Berthelot Jr. Homemaker and a parishioner of Holy Rosary
Catholic Church. Chauvin Funeral Home.
Back one generation to parents of Louis Silvester Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- South Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Lafourche-Terrebonne Parishes (Rev. Hebert)
- 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: 5 June 2025.