Continuation of tree (2nd child of Jean Leo 'Paul' Pitre/Marguerite Antoinette Schouest); all known surname descendants:
10 Morrison Robert Pitre b: 28 January 1922 Cut Off, Lafourche, LA; d: 4 April 2004 Cut Off, Lafourche, LA
+ Clothilde Marie Danos b: 24 October 1923 Lafourche, LA; m: 20 May 1941 Cut Off, Lafourche, LA [Willis Albert/Elvire Marie Autin]; d: 28 November 2000 Cut Off, Lafourche, LA
11 Carolyn M. Pitre b: Abt. 1942; d: Aft. April 2004
+--- Angelette
11 Leo Robert Pitre b: Abt. 1947; d: Aft. April 2004
Notes for Morrison Robert Pitre:
Census
- 1940 Cut Off, Lafourche, LA: Widow Antoinette Pitre 38, manager/own grocery store [$200 house value], Morrison 18 helper/grocery store, son-in-law Odonell Pitre [Danos] 24 manager/bar room, wife Marie 21.
- 1950 Lafourche, LA: Morrison R. Pitre 28 proprietor/retail liquor store, wife Clothilde 26 retail liquor store clerk/retail liquor store, Carolyn M. 7, Leo R. 2, maid Oramae M. Leveron 18.
WWII Records: Morrison Robert Pitre, res. Cut Off, LA; b. 28 Jan 1922 Cut Off, LA; contact Mrs. Leo Pitre (Cut Off, LA); 6', 175 lbs., blue eyes & brown hair, dark complexion; 30 Jun 1942 New Orleans, LA.
Obituary: Lafourche Daily Comet (LA): Morrison "Son" Pitre, 82, a native and resident of Cut Off, died April 4, 2004. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Cut Off. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church, with burial in the church cemetery. He is survived by his son, Leo Robert Pitre; daughter, Carolyn Pitre Angelette; sister, Mary Danos; 7 grandchildren; and 6 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Clothilda Pitre; and parents, Leo and Antoinette Schouest Pitre. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theater. He was a member of V.F.W., State Pelican Club, Bayou Club of New Orleans and was a head of the Cut Off volunteer Fire Department for many years.
Tombstone Inscription, Sacred Heart Cemetery, Cut Off, LA: Clothilde Danos Pitre / 'Clo' / Oct. 24, 1923 - Nov. 28, 2000 / Morrison R. Pitre / S1 US Navy / World War II / Jan. 28, 1922 - Apr. 4, 2004
Notes for Clothilde Marie Danos:
Obituary: Lafourche Daily Comet (LA): A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Cut Off for Clothilde "Clo" Danos Pitre, 77, a native of Lafourche Parish and resident of Cut Off, who died at 6:12 p.m. Nov. 28, 2000. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until funeral time at the church. Burial will be at the church cemetery. She was the wife of Morrison "Son" R. Pitre; mother of Leo Robert Pitre and Carolyn P. Angelette; and sister of Albert Danos, Odette Orgeron and Joyce Dempster. She is also survived by seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Widless Albert and Alevira Autin Danos; and brother, Gilbert Danos. She was a parishioner of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She was a member of the Ladies Altar Society, Bayou Retirees, Pelican Retirees Camping Club and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. Samart Funeral Home and Crematorium of Cut Off is in charge of the arrangements. Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery at Cut Off, Lafourche Parish, La.
Back one generation to parents of Morrison Robert 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: 16 February 2025.