Continuation of tree (7th child of Adrien Pitre/2nd wife Lorencia Martin); all known surname descendants:
9 Ortis Mark Pitre b: 7 October 1912 Leeville, Lafourche, LA; d: 18 October 1996 Galliano, Lafourche, LA
+ Maggie Lerille (Terrebonne) b: 19 July 1911 Lockport, Lafourche, LA; m: Abt. 1934 [Clemille/Marie Gros]; d: 25 April 1994 Cut Off, Lafourche, LA
10 Raleigh Pitre b: Abt. 1935 Golden Meadow, Lafourche, LA; d: Aft. 1950
Notes for Ortis Mark Pitre:
Census
- 1940 Golden Meadow, Lafourche, Louisiana: Ortis Pitre 28 laborer/odd job [$600 house value[, wife Maggie 28, Raleigh 4, stepson Calvin Terrebonne 11.
- 1950 Westwego, Jefferson, LA: Ortis M. Pitre 37 laborer/seafood co., wife Margarite L. 39 weighs crab meat/seafood co., Raleigh J. 14.
WWII Records: Artis Mark Pitre, res. Golden Meadow, LA; b. 7 Oct 1912 Leeville, LA; wife Mrs. Artis Lerille Pitre; 5'5", 125 lbs., black eyes & brown hair, dark complexion, right hand finger cut on thumb; 16 Oct 1940 Thibodaux, LA.
Obituary: Lafourche Daily Comet (LA), October 1996: A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Cut Off for Ortis "Pete" Pitre, 84, a native of Golden Meadow and resident of Galliano, who died at 2 a.m. today, Oct. 18, 1996. Visitation will be 8 a.m. to funeral time Saturday at the church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. He was the father of Raleigh Pitre and Lionel, Lurey and Calvin Terrebonne; brother of Morgan Pitre, Pauline Chabert and Lorencia Adams. He is also survived by 16 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Maggie Lorille Pitre; parents, Adrien and Lorencia Pitre; a half-brother; two sisters; and two half-sisters. He was a parishioner of Sacred Heart and a retired employee of Danos and Curole. Falgout Funeral Home Raceland is in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription: Sacred Heart Cemetery, Cut Off, LA: Ortis M. Pitre / Oct. 7, 1912 - Oct. 18, 1996 (2nd from bottom name on slab with 8 names; seems to be his wife's relatives). Similar slab with 5 names: Maggie L. Pitre / July 19, 1911 / April 25, 1994
Notes for Maggie Lerille:
Obituary: Lafourche Daily Comet (LA),
April 1994: A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 3 p.m. today
at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Cut Off for Maggie Lerille Pitre, 83,
a native of Lockport and resident of Cut Off, who died Monday, April 25.
Visitation will be 1 p.m. to funeral time today at the church. Burial will
be in the church cemetery. She was the wife of Otis Pitre; mother
of Raleigh Pitre and Lurey, Lionel and Calvin Terrebonne; sister of
Elta Jones. She is also survived by 16 grandchildren and 20
great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clamille
and Marie Gros Lerille; three brothers, Percy, Emile and Gaston Lerille;
two sisters, Edna Allemand and Agatha Boudreaux; and three grandchildren.
She was a parishioner of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Falgout Funeral
Home of Raceland is in charge of arrangements.
Back one generation to parents of Ortis Mark 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: 14 August 2022.