Continuation of tree (3rd child of Charles Pitre/Adelphine Josephe Joubert); all known surname descendants:
7 Onesime Charles Pitre b: 13 July 1834 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 14 December 1867 Plaquemine, St. Landry, LA
+ Amelie Dupre b: 19 September 1839 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 16 October 1856 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Francois/Anastasie Richard]; d: 15 April 1861 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
8 Virginie Pitre b: 27 November 1858 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 24 November 1867 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
*2nd Wife of Onesime Charles Pitre:
+ Sidonie Prudhomme b: 22 December 1848 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 22 February 1865 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Andre/Virginie Gabrelle]; d: 18 March 1874 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA
8 Amelia Pitre b: 16 January 1866 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 13 August 1877 Plaquemine, St. Landry, LA
Notes for Onesime Charles Pitre:
Census
- 1860
- 1870
Civil War records: Onezime C. Pitre, Pvt., Co. A, 28th (Gray's) LA Infantry; Rolls of Prisoners of War, paroled Washington, LA, 19 June 1865. Residence St. Landry Parish.
Misc. Notes:
- 29 February 1868, Opelousas Journal – Sale of the estate of Onezime C. Pitre: 42 and 35/100 acres of land in Grand Bois de l’Anse au Paille (sold to deceased at the succession sale of Charles Pitre on 16 Jan 1867). One Vacherie of 120 horned cattle with the brand OP, 25 wild creole horses, 6 gentle horses, one pair of work oxen, the undivided half of tool chest and tools, one ox yoke and timber for axle tree; 50 barrels of corn, undivided half of ox cart, undivided half of horse cart, undivided third of grindstone, one saddle and bridle, one box with lock and key, lot of harness, one poplar bedstead and bedding, one armoire, one bureau, one box of saddler’s tools, one washstand, bowl & pitcher, one spinning wheel, one broken table, lot of 1300 pounds cotton in the seed, one small grindstone, 4 head of gentle cattle, one shot gun, undivided half of one rifle, 2 plows, 2 yokes, 15 sheep, lot of asses, 6 work mules, one cypress bedstead, one lot of pictures (5), and one lamp. Sydonia Prudhomme, administratrix
Back one generation to parents of Onesime Charles Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records
- 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: 2 January 2016.