Continuation of tree (9th child of Pierre Martin Pitre/Marceline Miller); all known surname descendants:
8 Marius Pitre b: 1 June 1888 Eunice, St. Landry, LA; d: 15 June 1960 Kinder, Allen, LA
+ Vina Langley b: 27 March 1890 Calcasieu, LA; m: 19 December 1907 Welsh, Allen, LA [Leon Leandre/Sidalise Manuel]; d: 13 June 1946 Elton, Jefferson Davis, LA
9 Finest Joseph Pitre b: 15 June 1909 Welsh, Calcasieu, LA; d: 14 March 1967 Kinder, Allen, LA
+ Estelle Ortego b: 3 April 1911; m: Abt. 1929 [Charles Nezette/Angelina Arville]; d: 16 October 1971 Kinder, Allen, LA
9 Estelle Pitre b: April 1910 Calcasieu, LA; d: Bef. 1920
9 Vida Pitre b: 2 May 1913 Kinder, Allen, LA; d: 19 April 1990 Elton, Jefferson Davis, LA
+ Johnny Ortego b: 23 July 1908 Elton, Calcasieu, LA; m: 30 November 1929 Allen, LA; d: 24 February 1988 Kinder, Allen, LA
*2nd Husband of Vida Pitre:
+ Poland Darbonne b: 10 February 1917 Eunice, St. Landry, LA; m: unknown; d: 25 March 1956 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA
*3rd Husband of Vida Pitre:
+ Ed Miller m: Abt. 1957; d: Bef. April 1990
*2nd Wife of Marius Pitre:
+ Orelia Courville (Doise) b: 4 September 1894 Eunice, St. Landry, LA; m: 27 November 1954 Allen, LA [Jules/Felicia Lejeune]; d: 14 March 1992 Anahuac, Chambers, TX
Notes for Marius Pitre:
Census
- 1910 Hickory Flat & Kinder, Calcasieu, Louisiana:
Amar Pitre 22 (farmer), wife of 2 years Vina 20, Bodou 1, Estelle 1 month.
- 1920 Kinder, Allen, LA: Marius Pitre 30 (farmer), wife Vina 28, Vida 6,
Phinise 10; boarder Lloyd Shone 27 (farmer).
- 1930 Allen, LA: Marius Petre 40, wife Vena 39.
- 1940 outside Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA: Marius Pitre 51 [$500 house value] laborer/rice mill, wife Vina 48 laundress/at home. [3409 Reid]. Also recorded at Elton: Marius' wife Vienna Pitre 50, at home of married daughter Vida Ortego 26 waitress/restaurant, & her son Bertney 9.
WWI registration records: Marius Pitre; Kinder, LA; born 1 Jun 1888 (Kinder, LA); wife & 2 children; medium height, medium build; light blue eyes & black hair.
WWII Records: Marius Pitre, res. 3409 Fall St., Lake Charles, LA; b. 1 June 1888 Elton, Jefferson David, LA; contact Mr. Finest Pitre of Kinder; 5' 6", 150 lbs., hazel eyes & brown hair, ruddy complexion; scar on heel of right foot, burn scar on left shoulder; 27 April 1942 Lake Charles.
Obituary: Kinder Progress (Kinder, LA), Thursday, 16 June 1960: Mr. Marius Pitre, 73 of Kinder died in his home June 15, at 4:00 P.M. He was Operator of the Ret Rice Mill. He was ill for three weeks and died of a heart attack. Survived are his wife, Mrs. Orelia Doise Pitre of Kinder, and one son, Finest Pitre of Kinder and one daughter, Mrs. Ed Miller of Lake Charles. Also, one brother, Areteluis Pitre of Kinder, and one sister, Mrs. Bud Marcantel of Kinder. He has 3 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He's been a resident of Kinder since 1954, and lived in Lake Charles before he moved to Kinder. Services will be held at St. Philip Neri Church in Kinder with Rev. A.J. Robichaud, Pastor, at 8:00 A.M. in Kinder. Burial will be in the Liberty Cemetery near Elton, Louisiana, under the direction of the Ardoin Funeral Home in Kinder.
Tombstone Inscriptions, Liberty Cemetery, Elton, LA: Marius Pitre / June 1, 1887 / June 15, 1960 // Vina L. Pitre / Mar. 27, 1890 / June 13, 1946
Notes for Vina Langley:
Obituary: The Town Talk (Alexandria, LA), Tuesday, 18 June 1946: Oakdale, La., June 18 - Funeral services for Mrs. Vena Langley Pitre, 55 years old, of Elton were held Saturday at the Catholic church there, with the Rev. Father Francis officiating. Interment was in the Chano cemetery. Surviving her are her husband, Mariouse Pitre of Lake Charles, three brothers, Abner Langley of Kinder, Maius Langley and Z. Langley, both of Elton; three sisters, Mrs. Elius Pitre and Mrs. Augusta Fruge, both of Elton; Mrs. Armon Mamneu of Welsh; and three grandchildren.
Notes for Orelia Courville:
Tombstone Inscription, Liberty Cemetery, Elton, LA: Orelia Pitre / 1894 - 1992
Obituaries for the children:
Finest Joseph Pitre: Lake Charles American Press (Lake Charles, LA), Wednesday, 15 March 1967: Kinder - Funeral services Finest J. Pitre, 57, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday from St. Philip Neri Catholic Church with the Rev. A.J. Robichaud, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Liberty Cemetery under direction of Ardoin Funeral Home. A rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. today. Mr. Pitre died at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at his home, following a heart attack. He was a lifelong resident of Kinder and a member of the Knights of Columbus, Kinder Council 2893, and a retired farmer and cattleman. He was a member of the Allen Parish Cattlemen's Association and of the Woodmen of the World. At the time of his death, he was serving on the committee board of the Allen Parish FHA, and was employed by the Louisiana Department of Safety. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Estelle O. Pitre; one son, Howard Pitre of Kinder; one daughter, Mrs. Ronald Johnson of Iowa; one sister, Mrs. Ed Miller of Lake Charles, and one grandchild.
Vida Pitre: The Kinder Courier News (Kinder, LA), Thursday, 26 April 1990: Funeral services for Vida Pitre Miller, 76, was held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at the Pat Riley Funeral Home in Kinder. Burial was held in the Liberty Cemetery near Kinder under the direction of the Pat Riley Funeral Home. Ms. Miller was a native of Kinder, a former resident of Lake Charles who lived in Beaumont in the Hillebrandt Acres for eight years. Survivors is her son, Bertney J. Ortego; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Tombstone Inscription, Liberty Cemetery, Elton, Jefferson Davis, LA: Vida P. Miller / May 2, / 1913 / Apr. 19 / 1990
Back one generation to parents of Marius 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: 8 January 2021.