Continuation of tree (1st child of Olivier Pitre/Athilde Soileau); all known surname descendants:
10 Mayance Pitre b: 5 March 1901 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 20 May 1951 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
+Enah Manuel b: 18 May 1905; m: Abt. 1921 [Pierre/Anaise Tremie]; d: 9 September 1981 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
11 Elin Pitre b: 15 July 1922 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA; d: 16 December 1981 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
+Effie Ardoin b: 13 November 1924; m: 1 November 1940 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA [Anning/Ida Guillory]; d: 1 February 2008 Eunice, St. Landry, LA
11 Maurice Pitre b: 6 September 1927 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA; d: 7 August 2016 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
+Mary Mae Fontenot (Ardoin) b: 13 May 1929; m: 5 January 1949 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA; d: 8 August 2008 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
Notes for Mayance Pitre:
Census
- 1930 Evangeline, Louisiana: Meance Pitre 29, wife Enah 25, Elaine 7, Morise 2 years 6 months.
- 1940 Evangeline, LA: Mayance Pitre 39 [$500 house value] farmer/farm, wife Ena 35, Elince 17, Maurice 12.
- 1950 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA: Mayonse Pitre 49 station helper/gasoline station, wife Evah M. 44.
WWII Records: Mayance Pitre, res. Ville Platte; b. 5 March 1901 Ville Platte; contact Olivier Pitre (Ville Platte); 5' 6", 160 lbs., blue eyes & brown hair, ruddy complexion; 14 Feb 1942 Ville Platte, LA.
Obituary: The Town Talk (Alexandria, LA), Tuesday, 22 May 1951: Ville Platte, La., May 22 - Funeral services were held here Monday for Mayance Pitre, 50, who died early Sunday morning. Surviving are his wife, the former Eva Manuel, two sons, Elin and Maurice Pitre, his aged mother and father, and Mrs. Oliver Pitre, one sister, Mrs. Elie Fontenot and three brothers, Olipsey, Roy and Harry Pitre. Services were held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with interment in the nearby cemetery. Arrangements in charge of Ardoin Funeral Home.
Notes for Enah Manuel:
- Enah Manuel married a 2nd time, to Fernand Ardoin (5 Feb 1901 - 17 Nov 1975).
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Friday, 11 September 1981: Ville Platte - Funeral services for Mrs. Fernand Ardoin, 76, the former Enah Manuel were held in Our Lady Queen Of All Saints Church at 4 p.m. Thursday with burial in the Sacred Heart cemetery. Mrs. Ardoin died Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. in the Ville Platte General Hospital following a long illness. She is survived by two sons, Elin and Maurice Pitre of Ville Platte; two brothers, Dea and Deo Manuel of Eunice; three sisters, Mrs. Lucy Bertrand of Eunice, Mrs. Oleanor Darbonne of Swords, Mrs. Ida Guillory of Chataignier; eight grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. Ardoin Funeral Home of Ville Platte is in charge of arrangements.
Obituaries for the children:
Elin Pitre: The Town Talk (Alexandria, LA), Thursday, 17 December 1981: (photo) Ville Platte - Former Evangeline Parish Sheriff Elin Pitre, 59, died at 4:10 p.m. Wednesday in his home. Pitre had been ill for about six months. He was sheriff from 1964 to 1980, and was owner of Pitre Ford-Mercury which he established over 30 years ago. Pitre was active in many political and civic affairs. He was named Man of the Year in Ville Platte in 1962. About three years ago, he donated five acres of land along Louisiana Highway 10 for a youth agricultural facility in memory of his deceased son, Chauncy. Pitre had often been embroiled in controversy. He was defeated for re-election in 1980 by Dr. Ramson Vidrine in a wild campaign in which both candidates were arrested at different times from charges stemming from the heated race. In the midst of the campaign, Pitre was held in contempt of court, fined and given a suspended jail sentence in a hassle over conditions in the parish jail, following a fire in which one inmate died. A state audit once accused him of political payroll padding because he reportedly had 205 employees. Pitre explained he would rather hire 10 part-time deputies for $60 each than one full-time deputy for $600. His colorful style of politics continued through the last campaign when he gave out frozen turkeys, boxes of fruit, poultry and ham at outdoor rallies. "It's just a thank you for the people," he said at one rally during the last campaign. "A box of fruit for the poor people - the poor people are my people." As he was preparing to leave office in June, Pitre attempted to sell all the equipment in the sheriff's department at auction. The auction was blocked by a court order. Survivors include one daughter, Janole Deshotel of Ville Platte; three sons, Perry Pitre of Eunice, and Rhett Pitre and Timothy Pitre, both of Ville Platte; and one brother, Maurice Pitre of Ville Platte. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. today in Queen of All Saints Catholic Church. Burial will be in Gates of Heaven Cemetery under direction of Ardoin.
Maurice Pitre: Ville Platte Gazette (Ville Platte, LA), 10 August 2016: Ville Platte - A memorial service for Maurice Pitre will be held on August 11, 2016 at 10 a.m. at Our Lady Queen of all Saints Catholic Church in Ville Platte. Pitre, 88, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2016. He is survived by his four children, Chris Pitre and wife Hedy of Eunice, Carmen Moran of Miami, Florida, Steve Pitre and wife Cindy of Lake Charles and Liz Pitre of Ville Platte. He also leaves behind 11 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Pitre was a proud veteran of the United States Army. He worked many years at the Pitre Ford Co. in Ville Platte, owned and operated Maurice Pitre Auto Sales in Eunice and Maurice Pitre RV Sales in Ville Platte. Before retiring in the auto and RV business, he was awarded membership in Ford Motor Company's Society of Professional Sales Managers in 1975. In his leisure time, Maurice loved to hunt, fish and tend to his cattle. He truly loved his family and friends and always enjoyed meeting new people. He is proceeded in death by his wife Mary Fontenot Pitre, son, Carlos Pitre and his brother, Elin Pitre. Ardoin's Funeral Home in Ville Platte is in charge of arrangements.
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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 births, marriages & deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the LA vital statistics collection (which includes spouses/parents).
Last updated: 7 November 2022.