Continuation of tree (8th child of David Pitre/Selestine 'Celeste' Bell); all known surname descendants:
10 Manson Pitre b: 11 August 1910 Hecker, Calcasieu, LA; d: 28 June 1978 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA
+ Etta Mae Alston b: 13 June 1913; m: Abt. 1930; d: 21 March 2003 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA
11 Paul Melvin Pitre b: 10 October 1932 Mamou, Evangeline, LA; d: 4 May 2007 Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
+Gwendolyn Faye Yellott b: 27 February 1937 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA; m: unknown; d: 8 September 2003 Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
11 Manson Cleveland Pitre b: Abt. 1938; d: Aft. 1950
11 Ernest Shelton Pitre b: 8 December 1941; d: 13 May 1972 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA
+Wanda Faye Laboue
11 Clara Belle Pitre b: Abt. 1943; d: Aft. 1950
11 Mayzelle Pitre b: 22 August 1944; d: 28 October 1947 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA
[Mayzelle backed up to a stove and her hair caught on fire; she died as a result
of her injuries.]
11 Doris Pitre b: Abt. 1944; d: Aft. 1950
11 Billie V. Pitre b: Abt. 1946
11 David Pitre b: August 1949
Notes for Manson Pitre:
Census
- 1930 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, Louisiana: Manior Petre 20, wife Etta M. 17.
- 1940 outside DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA: Manson Pitre 29 [$250 house value] shooting stumps/wood contractor, wife Etta Mae 26, Melvin 7, Manson C. 1. [Fields Road]
- 1950 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA: Manson Pitre 39 stump blaster/naval stores company contractor, wife Etta Mae 36, Melvin 17 stump blaster helper/naval stores company contractor, Cleveland 10, Shelton 8, Clara Bell 6, Doris 3, Billie V. 1f, David (August) (p. 1)
WWII Records: Manson Pitre, res. DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA; b. 11 Aug 1910 Calcasieu, LA; contact wife Mrs. Etta May Pitre; 5' 8", 148 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair, ruddy complexion; 16 Oct 1940 DeQuincy.
Tombstone inscription, Perkins Cemetery, DeQuincy, LA: (photo) / DADDY / Rev. Manson / Aug. 11, 1910 / June 28, 1978 / The Dead in Christ Shall Rise / and Ever Be with the Lord / PITRE / (photo) / MOTHER / Etta Mae / June 13, 1913 / March 31, 2003 / I Will Meet You Just Inside / the Eastern Gate
Obituaries for the children:
Ernest Shelton Pitre: Tombstone inscription, Perkins Cemetery, DeQuincy: (photo) / "Sam" / Ernest Shelton Pitre / Dec. 8, 1941 / May 13, 1972 / Gone, but not forgotten
Mayzelle Pitre: Beaumont Journal (TX), Friday, 31 October 1947: DeQuincy, La., Oct. 31 - The Rev. A.D. Varnado read services at the First Pentecostal church Thursday for Mayzelle Pitre, 3, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mason Pitre, following the burning of her clothing Tuesday when it caught fire from a gas heater. Snider funeral home directed burial at Tigmaiden cemetery.
Back one generation to parents of Manson 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: 26 May 2022.