Continuation of tree (3rd child of Lucius Poupon Pitre/Adelie Soileau); all known surname descendants:
8 William Pitre b: 7 December 1878 Washington, St. Landry, LA; d: 13 August 1954 Alexandria, Rapides, LA
+ Rosa Blanche Soileau b: 16 July 1887 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; m: 17 April 1906 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA [Edward/Elvina Laborge]; d: 14 February 1947 Bunkie, Avoyelles, LA
9 Murray John Pitre b: 16 March 1907 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 5 October 1981 Cheneyville, Rapides, LA
+Mable Stanley (Strickland) b: 26 February 1917 Cheneyville, Rapides, LA; m: Aft. 1941 [John Laurance/Hettie Harper]; d: 10 January 2005 Alexandria, Rapides, LA
9 Odette Pitre b: 18 November 1908 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 12 February 1985 Bunkie, Avoyelles, LA
9 Florence Pitre b: 15 March 1910 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 1 September 1983 Bunkie, Avoyelles, LA
+Joseph Lawrence Stanley b: 29 July 1914 Rapides, LA; m: unknown [John Laurance/Hettie Harper]; d: 20 January 1958 New Orleans, Orleans, LA
9 Armosa A. Pitre b: 10 July 1912 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 21 June 1986 Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
+Thomas C. Williams b: 16 April 1907; m: unknown; d: 28 December 1963 Bunkie, Avoyelles, LA
Notes for William Pitre:
Census
- 1900 St. Landry, Louisiana:
Willie Pitre 21 (farm laborer), boarding with family of Cyrille Vidrine 66.
- 1910 St. Landry, LA: Willie Pitre 30 farm laborer/home farm, wife of 4 years
Blanche 23, Murray 3, Odette 1 year 5 months, Florence 1 month.
- 1920
- 1930 Avoyelles, LA: Widow
Blanche Pitre 41,
Murray J. 23, Odete 20, Florence 18, Armosa 16
- 1940 Bunkie, Ayoyelles, LA: Murray J. Pitre 31 laborer/lumber manufacturer, mother Blanche S. 49 (widow), sister Odette O. 27, sister Armosa A. 22 waitress/restaurant.
- 1950 Washington, St. Landry, LA: Widower Willie Pitre 73 watchman/oil co., daughter Armosa Williams 36, her children Carolyn 7, Tommy 5, Patricia 2. In Bunkie, Ayoyelles, LA: Murray J. Pitre 43 dozer operator/construction co., sister Odette 40, sister Florence 36.
WWI registration records: Willie Pitre; res. Ville Platte, LA; age 38, rel. Mrs. Rosa Blanche Soileau; short height, medium build; grey eyes & brown hair; 12 Sep 1918 Ville Platte.
WWII Records: Willie Pitre, res. Half Moon Krotz Spring, St. Landry, LA; b. 7 Dec 1879 Grand Prairie, LA; contact Raoul Meche of Krotz Spring 5'6", 135 lbs., brown eyes & black hair, ruddy complexion, 30 Apr 1942 Opelousas
Obituary: The Bunkie Record (Bunkie, LA), Friday, 20 August 1954: Fine Citizen Died Alexandria Friday is Buried Saturday - Willie Pitre, age 75, died in an Alexandria hospital on Friday, August 13, having been a patient there for several days. Mr. Pitre had not been in good health for a number of years, and had been a patient at Floyd's Nursing Home, in Pineville, for two years, and had been in the hospital a number of times just prior to his death. Deceased was born in Opelousas, and had lived in this area his entire life. Three years ago he retired from an oil company and moved to Washington, La. He had never made his home in Bunkie, but has visited his children here on many occasions. Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon, August 14, at 2:30 o'clock from St. Anthony Catholic church, with Rt. Rev. Msgr. J. E. Howard officiating. Interment was in the Pythian Cemetery under direction of Hixson Bros. Funeral Home, of Bunkie. Survivors include one son, Murray Pitre, of Cheneyville; three daughters, Miss Odette Pitre, Mrs. J. L. Stanley, and Mrs. Armosa Williams, of Bunkie, and five grandchildren. There are also four sisters, all of whom live in Ville Platte. Pallbearers were Oscar Burke, Murray Pitre, Odell Ardoin, J. F. Stanley and Camille Lacour.
Notes for Rosa Blanche Soileau:
Obituary: The Bunkie Record (Bunkie, LA), Friday, 21 February 1947: Bunkie Citizen Succumbs to Burns - Mrs. Blanche Petrie, age 58, died Friday morning, Feb. 14, at 2:45 o'clock at the Knoll Infirmary from first and second degree burns, suffered when her clothing was ignited from a gas heater in her home on Wednesday morning, Feb. 5. Following the accident she was rushed to the infirmary where she was treated until her death. The deceased was born in Ville Platte and came to Bunkie in 1935 where she has made her home since. She was a member of the Catholic faith. Surviving are her husband, Willie Petrie, of Krotz Springs, and three daughters, Miss Odette Petrie and Miss Florence Petrie, of Bunkie; Mrs. T. C. Williams of El Paso, Texas. One son, Murray Petrie, of Bunkie. Two grandchildren, five brothers and three sisters. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at St. Anthony Catholic church with Rev. A. Olinger officiating. Interment was in the Pythian cemetery under the direction of Hixson Bros. Funeral Home. Serving as pall bearers were Leonard Soileau, Ferdinand Soileau, Odey Soileau, Ozia Soileau, Remi Soileau and Calvin Soileau.
Obituaries for the children:
Murray John Pitre: The Town Talk (Alexandria, LA), Wednesday, 7 October 1981: Cheneyville - Services for John Murray Pitre, 74, of Cheneyville will be at 10 a.m. today in St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. J. R. Engelen officiating. Burial will be in Christian Cemetery under direction of Hixson Bros., Bunkie. He died at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Veterans Administration Medical Center. Survivors include his wife, Mabel Stanley Pitre of Cheneyville; two sons, Coleman Strickland of Alexandria and Gene Strickland of Willis, Texas; three sisters, Florence Stanley of Bunkie, Armosa William of Bunkie and Odette Pitre of Bunkie; and six grandchildren.
Tombstone Inscription, Christian Cemetery, Cheneyville: John Murray Pitre / US Army / World War II / Mar. 16, 1907 - Oct. 5, 1981 // Mable S. Pitre / February 26, 1917 / January 10, 2005 / beloved mother and grandmother
Odette Pitre: The Town Talk (Alexandria, LA), Wednesday, 13 February 1985: Bunkie - Services for Odette Pitre will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of Hixson Bros. with the Rev. Joseph Montalbano officiating. Burial will be in Pythian Cemetery. Miss Pitre, 76, of Bunkie died at 8 a.m. Tuesday in Bunkie General Hospital. Survivors include one sister, Armosa Williams of Bunkie. Friends may call from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. today and after 8 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home where a rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today.
Florence Pitre: The Town Talk (Alexandria, LA), Friday, 2 September 1983: Bunkie - Services for Florence Pitre Stanley, 69, of Bunkie will be at 10:30 a.m. today in the chapel of Hixson Bros. with the Revs. Joseph Montalbano and Charles Morgan officiating. Burial will be in Christian Cemetery, Cheneyville. Ms. Stanley died at 1:15 a.m. Thursday in Bayou Vista Nursing Home. Survivors include two sisters, Odette Pitre and Armosa Williams, both of Bunkie.
Tombstone Inscription, Christian Cemetery, Cheneyville: Florence P. / Stanley / Apr. 15, 1912 / Sept. 1, 1983 // Joseph L. Stanley / July 29, 1914 / January 20, 1958
Armosa Pitre: The Town Talk (Alexandria, LA), Sunday, 22 June 1986: Services for Armosa Williams will be at 11 a.m. Monday in St. Anthony Catholic Church with the Rev. Joseph Montalbano officiating. Burial will be in Pythian Cemetery under direction of Hixson Bros. Mrs. Williams died at 12:30 a.m. Saturday in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Lafayette. She was formerly the owner and operator of Colonial Restaurant in Bunkie. Survivors include two daughters, Carolyn Saunders of Mobile, Ala., and Pat Sensat of Scott; and two grandchildren. Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. until time of services Monday in the funeral home where a rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today.
Tombstone Inscription, Pythian Cemetery, Bunkie, LA: Armosa Pitre / Williams / July 10, 1915 / June 21, 1986
Back one generation to parents of William 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).
Last updated: 26 May 2022.