Continuation of tree (4th child of Pierre Damon Pitre/Laura Chovet); all known surname descendants:
10 Martin Pitre b: 29 November 1896 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 7 June 1960 Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
+Lucille Dupre (Fontenot) b: 5 April 1896; m: Abt. 1922 [Achille/Marie Alidia Fontenot]; d: 31 December 1968 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
11 David Fontenot (Pitre) b: Abt. 1915 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: Aft. December 1968
11 Winston Pitre b: 1927 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 19 April 1927 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
Notes for Martin Pitre:
Census
- 1920 St. Landry, Louisiana: Martin Pitre 23 (general farm laborer), living with family of Paul Dupre 39 & wife Ezore 35.
- 1930 St. Landry, LA: Martin Pitre 33, wife Lucille 33, David 14.
- 1940
- 1950 St. Landry, LA: Martin Pitre 54 farmer/farm, wife Lucille 54.
WWI Registration Records: Martin Pitre; St. Landry, LA; born 28 Nov 1896 (Plaisance); Mrs. Piere Pitre; medium height, medium build; brown eyes & brown hair.
WWII Records: Martin Pitre, res. Opelousas, LA; b. 28 Nov 1895 Plaisance, LA; contact Mrs. Martin Pitre; 5' 10", 160 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair, ruddy complexion; 27 Apr 1942 Opelousas, LA.
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Wednesday, 8 June 1960: Funeral services will be held at 5 p.m. today for Martin Pitre, 64, Plaisance farmer, who died at 2:05 p.m. Tuesday in a Lafayette hospital. He had been ill six weeks. Pitre was a native and lifelong resident of Plaisance. He was a veteran of World War I. His body is at Lafond and Son Funeral Home where the rosary was recited Tuesday night. Services will be held at the Plaisance Catholic Church with Father Jules Lonoie officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Pitre is survived by his wife, the former Lucille Dupre of Plaisance; one son, Dave Fontenot of Opelousas; two brothers, Edgar and Ferdinand Pitre, both of Opelousas; and seven grandchildren.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Andrew's, Plaisance, LA: Martin Pitre / Louisiana / Pvt Co B 84 Infantry / World War I / Nov 28, 1896 - June 7, 1960
Notes for Lucille Dupre:
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Tuesday, 31 December 1968: Plaisance - Final rites for Mrs. Martin Pitre, 72, of Plaisance, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Andrew's Catholic Chapel in Plaisance. Burial will be in the church cemetery under direction of Lafond and Son Funeral Home. Mrs. Pitre, the former Lucille Dupre, died at 3:35 a.m. Tuesday at the Ville Platte Medical Center. She had resided in Ville Platte for the past year. Survivors are one son, Dave Fontenot of Opelousas; three brothers, Hilary Dupre of Washington and Elridge and Willis Dupre, both of Ville Platte; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Back one generation to parents of Martin 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 births, marriages & deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the LA vital statistics collection (which includes spouses/parents).
Some birthdates in RED taken from Social Security records based on obituary/tombstone inscription deathdate.
Last updated: 7 November 2022.