Continuation of tree (3rd child of Joseph Francois Pitre/Josephine Soileau); all known surname descendants:
7 Onesime Joseph Pitre b: 25 February 1834 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: Aft. 1900
+ Genevieve Fontenot b: Abt. 1840 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 20 September 1853 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Louis L./Marie Francoise Ortil]; d: Bet. 1883 - 1900
8 Octavie Pitre b: 5 August 1854 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 4 March 1860 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA
8 Emelie Pitre b: 7 March 1856 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 22 December 1928 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
+ Christoval Tate b: 28 May 1849; m: 12 September 1872 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA [Edmond/Valentine Tate]; d: 16 October 1929 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
8 Louis Pitre b: 21 December 1857 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 24 April 1918
+ Nedia Tate b: 16 September 1861 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; m: 9 May 1876 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: Aft. 1910
8 Letitia Pitre b: 27 April 1860 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 29 March 1896 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA
+ Armand Brignac b: 3 December 1858 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; m: 27 November 1877 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA [Francois/Adelaide Vidrine]
8 Marie Francoise Pitre b: 6 June 1863 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 19 June 1882 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA
+ Cleophas Tate b: 31 July 1859 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; m: 22 August 1878 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA [Christoval/Valentine Tate]
8 Josephine Emma Pitre b: 14 July 1865 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 12 March 1896 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA
+ Jean Pierre Vidrine b: 30 September 1862 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; m: 8 November 1881 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA [Pierre/Oline Fontenot]
8 Genevieve Berthe Pitre b: 2 February 1870 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: Abt. 29 December 1904 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+ Theomile Deville b: 21 July 1864 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 24 December 1885 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA [Alexandre/Marie Zeolide Soileau]; d: Abt. 1932 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
8 Victoire Pitre b: 6 April 1872 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 12 May 1942 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
+ Guillaume Deville b: 30 December 1866 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; m: 4 August 1887 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA [Alexandre/Marie Zeolide Soileau]; d: 4 December 1933 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
8 Martha Pitre b: 28 March 1875 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 10 August 1898 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA
+ Ambroise Deville b: August 1870 St. Landry, LA; m: 19 December 1889 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA
8 Onezime Pitre b: 1 June 1877 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: Aft. 1930
+ Genevieve Lemoine b: 18 September 1879 Washington, St. Landry, LA; m: 2 December 1896 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA [Joseph/Cecilia Dejean]; d: Abt. 1907 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA
*2nd Wife of Onezime Pitre:
+ Clara Fontenot b: 30 September 1888 St. Landry, LA; m: 6 May 1908 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 20 September 1977 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
8 Alma Pitre b: 5 June 1883 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 1 February 1887 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA
Notes for Onesime Joseph Pitre:
Census
- 1860 St. Landry, Louisiana:
Onezime J. Pitre 27 (laborer), wife Jeunvieve Fontenot 20, Emelie 4, Louis 3,
Eleticia 5 months.
- 1870
- 1880: Siblings Jeniviege Pitre 10, Victoria 8, Martha 3, Onnazeme 2.
Believe enumerator error omitted parents Onesime 46 & Genevieve 40, and two
other children Francoise 16 & Josephine 14.
- 1900 St. Landry, LA: Widower Onezime J. Pitre 67, living with son
Onezime Pitre 23 (farmer), wife Genevieve 19 & son Edgar 2.
Misc Notes:
- 21 November 1896, St. Landry Clarion – Estate of Eleticia Pitre – Armand Brignac, natural tutor has filed the final account
- 4 September 1897, St. Landry Clarion – Sale of the estate of Emma Pitre: The 90 arpent plantation upon which Jean Pierre Vidrine, surviving husband, resides, in Ville Platte, with all the buildings and improvements thereon. One dun horse, one bay mare and colt, 5 cows, 10 sheep, 30 hogs, 125 barrels of corn, 6 barrels rough rice, household goods, kitchen utensils, etc.
Tombstone Inscriptions, Old Ville Platte Cemetery, Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA: Mrs. Emily Tate / wife of Christoval Tate / born Mar. 7, 1856 / died Dec. 22, 1928 / age 78 yr 9 mo 15 dy // Christoval Tate / born May 28, 1849 / died Oct. 16, 1929 / age 80 yr 4 mo 18 dy
Back one generation to parents of Onesime Joseph 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: 10 January 2016.