Continuation of tree (5th child of Carmilien Charles Pitre/Eugenie Delafosse); all known surname descendants:
7 William 'Willis Addison' Pitre b: 11 December 1872 Washington, St. Landry, LA; d: 6 March 1939 Mansfield, De Soto, LA
+ Mary Louise Wentz b: 19 May 1878 Vinton, Iowa; m: 28 June 1898 1st Presbyterian, Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA [Arthur A./Clarissa Pardy Blackman]; d: 21 February 1953 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA
8 Marion Arthur Pitre b: 30 August 1900 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA; d: 27 April 1901 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA
8 Ruth Eugenia Pitre b: 24 December 1902 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA; d: August 1981 Metairie, Jefferson, LA
+ Joseph Roscoe Harang b: 28 October 1908 New Orleans, LA; m: 11 July 1936 [Gustave Joseph/Justine Bernadette Newhouse]; d: 8 December 1979 Metairie, Jefferson, LA
*2nd Wife of William 'Willis Addison' Pitre:
+ Bertie Lee Jackson b: 17 August 1888 Texas; m: 21 December 1913 [Henry Levi/Ella Paxton]; d: 20 February 1922 Pelican, DeSoto, LA
8 Charles Levy Pitre b: 16 January 1915 Shreveport, Caddo, LA; d: 6 May 1999 Shreveport, Caddo, LA
+ Ada Lou Dill b: 30 August 1915 Coushatta, Red River, LA; m: 11 April 1943 [Robert Newton/Ada Sudie Bates]; d: 17 September 2016 Shreveport, Caddo, LA
*3rd Wife of William 'Willis Addison' Pitre:
+ Lady Rose Wilson Tugwell
Notes for William 'Willis Addison' Pitre:
Census
- 1900 Calcasieu, Louisiana: Willis A. Pitre 27
(postmaster), wife of 1 year Mary L. 22.
- 1910 Leesville, Vernon, LA: Willis A. Pietre 36 single, boarder with
family of R. L. McAlpin 48 & wife Bettie M. 43.
- 1920 DeSoto, Louisiana: Willis Pitre 46 (painter/general work), 2nd wife
Bertie L. 31, Levy 5.
- 1920 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA: First wife Mary L. Wentz 40 (grade teacher), daughter Ruth E. Pitre 17; living with her parents Arthur A. Wentz 73 (real estate), & wife Clara P. 71, and sisters Lois H. 39 (office stenographer) and Hellen 31 (school teacher).
- 1930 Mansfield, DeSoto, LA: Widower William A. Petrie
57 (painter/building), & son Levy 15, living with his in-laws Henry L. Jackson
63, wife Ella A. 60, and Crystal 19.
WWI registration records: Willis Pitre; Mansfield, DeSoto, LA; born
11 Dec 1872; Bertie Lee Pitre (wife); short height, medium build; blue eyes &
dark hair.
Misc.: The Times Democrat (New Orleans, LA), Sunday, 10 September 1899: Alexandria, La., Sept. 9 - A Remarkable Escape from Death - Willis Pitre a brakeman on the Watkins road, had a remarkable escape from death last night. On the arrival of the local freight in the Alexandria yards, Pitre attempted to jump from the rear of the locomotive in order to open a switch, when his trousers leg caught on the valve of the air brake, throwing him to the ground in front of the train. Luckily his fall was noticed by Conductor Eggleston, who instantly gave the signal to stop, but the tank of the engine had already passed over his body and he was only saved by his presence of mind. Grasping the truss rods under the tender, he drew himself up from the ground, thus escaping being ground to pieces by the heavy train. When the train was stopped and he was pulled out he was found to have had his right heel badly smashed and a few gashes in his right leg and one in his forehead. With the exception of a few bruises, he was otherwise uninjured. He will be moved to his home in Lake Charles.
Tombstone Inscription, Pelican Cemetery, Pelican, DeSoto, LA: Willis A. Pitre / Dec. 11, 1872 / Mar. 6, 1939 // Bertie Lee / Jackson / beloved wife of / W. A. Pitre / Aug. 17, 1888 / Feb. 20, 1922 / devoted wife and mother
Notes for Mary Louise Wentz:
Tombstone Inscription, Orange Grove Cemetery, Lake Charles, LA: Louise Wentz / Pitre Carter / 1878 - 1953
Obituaries for the children:
Charles Levy Pitre: The Times (Shreveport, LA), Sunday, 9 May 1999: (photo) Shreveport, LA - Services for Charles Levi Pitre, 84, will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, May 10, 1999 at Rose-Neath's Southside Chapel. Officiating will be Rev. Steve Slaughter, Chaplain pf Shreveport Bossier Hospice. Burial will be in Forest Park West. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Pitre, a native and lifelong resident of Shreveport, LA, died Friday, May 7, 1999. He was a carpenter and salesman. Mr. Pitre was a member of Westview Christian Church and a veteran of the U.S. Navy, World War II. He was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Amy Pitre. Mr. Pitre is survived by his wife of 56 years, Ada Lou Pitre of Shreveport, LA; one son, Robert A. Pitre and friend, Jimmie Strange of Stonewall, LA; two daughters, Peggy D. Richard and husband, Don of Broken Arrow, OK and Cynthia A. Bond and husband, Ken of Sugar Land, TX; five grandchildren, Heather Pitre, Steve Bond, Travis Bond, Jennifer Richard and Kayla Boyle; four great-grandchildren, Amber Robertson, Gary Robertson, Sophia Richard and Taylor Bond; two step-great-grandchildren, Ashley and Abbey Boyle. Family suggests that memorials be made to the Shreveport-Bossier Hospice Program. The family would like to express a special thanks to all members of the Shreveport-Bossier Hospice for their kindness and support to Mr. Pitre and the family.
Back one generation to parents of William 'Willis Addison' 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: 11 January 2021.