Continuation of tree (5th child of Edmond 'Edward' Pitre/Agatha Amelia Langley); all known surname descendants:
8 Sidney Pitre b: 5 September 1883 Mermanteau, Calcasieu, LA; d: 8 November 1977 Fenton, Jefferson Davis, LA
+ Marie Blanche Demourelle b: 24 March 1885 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; m: 20 December 1906 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 10 March 1979 Jennings, Jefferson Davis, LA
9 Sidney Laurence Pitre b: 10 November 1909 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 18 April 1988 Jefferson Davis, LA
+Mary 'Bobby' --- b: 29 October 1914; m: Bef. 1940; d: 19 January 1995
9 Esma Pitre b: 2 November 1911 Fenton, Jefferson Davis, LA; d: 15 June 2002 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA
+Paul Alton Todd b: 29 August 1904; m: unknown; d: 14 September 1966 Fenton, Jefferson Davis, LA
Notes for Sidney Pitre:
Census
- 1910 Mermentau, Calcasieu, Louisiana: Sydney Pitre 26 (farmer), wife of 3 years Mary B. 25, Sydney L. 6 months.
- 1920 Jefferson Davis, LA: Sidney Pitre 36 (general farmer), wife Marie B. 34, Lawrence S. 10, Esma 8.
- 1930 Jefferson Davis, LA: Sidney Pitre 46, Lawrence 20.
- 1940 Fenton, Jefferson Davis, LA: Sidney Pitre 56 [$1200 house value] stockman/farm, housekeeper Matilda Marcantel 63 widow.
- 1950 Jefferson Davis, LA: Sidney Pitre 65 (sep), housekeeper widow Mathilde Marcantel 71.
WWI registration records: Sidney Pitre; Jefferson Davis, LA; born 5 Sep 1883; Mary Blanch Pitre; medium height, slender build; gray eyes & dark hair.
Tombstone inscriptions, LeBleu Cemetery, Fenton, Jefferson Davis: 9-5-1883 Papa 11-8-1977 / Sidney L. Pitre / Eccl. 12-7 I Cor 1-50 // 3-24-1885 Mama 3-10-1979 / Blanche D. Pitre / born Demoruelle
Misc. from The Rice Belt Journal (Welsh, LA):
- 19 September 1902: ad for Livery Stables – Pitre Bros., Welsh, La., Keep good teams and Vehicles and solicit the patronage of the public.
- 2 August 1912: Sidney Pitre, of Fenton, was a Welsh visitor Saturday and contributed to the Welsh parish seat campaign fund, assuring us he would do his utmost to help carry his box solid for Welsh.
- 21 March 1913: Ambroise Pitre to Sidney Pitre, 160 acres more or less, $275.00.
- Agath Pitre et als, to Sidney Pitre 160 acres more or less, $275.
- 9 May 1913: Sid and Yves Pitre are rounding up the stock ponies and were through our vicinity Saturday with a fine bunch of prairie ponies.
- 31 July 1914: We are sorry to report Mrs. Sidney Pitre of Fenton having been ill, but some better now. We wish Mrs. Pitre a speedy recovery and to see her out again in a few days.
- 8 March 1918: Sidney and Sherman and Miss Lillie Pitre and their mother of Fenton were here on business Saturday.
Notes for Marie Blanche Demourelle:
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Monday, 12 March 1979: Welsh - Funeral services were to be conducted at 1 p.m. here today for Mrs. Blanche Pitre, 93, of Welsh, who died at 5 p.m. Saturday in the American Legion Hospital in Jennings. Rites were conducted in Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church here, with burial in LeBleu Cemetery. Hixon Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Pitre was a native of Ville Platte, but had lived most of her lifetime in the Welsh area. She is survived by a son, Lawrence Pitre of Welsh; one daughter, Mrs. Efma Trahan of Welsh; a brother, Eloi Demoruelle of Ville Platte; one sister, Anna Langley of Opelousas; a half-sister, Joyce Rice of Philadelphia, Pa.; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Obituaries for the children:
Sidney Lawrence Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, LeBleu Cemetery, Fenton, Jefferson Davis: PITRE / Lawrence J. / Nov. 10, 1909 / April 18, 1988 / Mary 'Bobby' / Oct. 29, 1914 / Jan. 19, 1995 / "I am the resurrection and the life..."
Esma Pitre: Esma Pitre Todd, 90, died Saturday, June 15, 2002, in a Lake Charles care center. She was a native of Fenton and lifelong resident of the Fenton-Welsh area. She was a direct descendant of a pioneer family in the Fenton area. She was an alumna of Our Lady of the Lake High School and Our Lady of the Lake College, both in San Antonio. She was a member of the Live Oak Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was a member of Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church and the Catholic Daughters OLSD. Survivors include one son, Paul A. Todd Jr. of Welsh; two daughters, Sylvia Todd Abbott of Jennings and Sybil Todd Howard of Lake Charles; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one step great-grandchild; one great-great-grandchild; and three step great-great-grandchildren. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, from Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church. Monsignor Charles Dubois will officiate. Burial will be in LeBleu Cemetery in Fenton under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home of Welsh. Visitation is 3-9 p.m. today, with a rosary at 7 p.m., and from 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Tombstone inscriptions, LeBleu Cemetery, Fenton, Jefferson Davis: TODD / father / Paul Alton / Aug. 29, 1904 / Sept. 14, 1966 / mother / Esma Pitre / Nov. 2, 1911 / June 15, 2002 / eternal rest grant unto them o Lord
Back one generation to parents of Sidney 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).
Some birthdates in RED taken from Social Security records based on obituary/tombstone inscription deathdate.
Last updated: 13 June 2022.