Continuation of tree (13th child of Francois Pouponne Pitre/Eugenie Guillory); all known surname descendants:
6 Leandre Pitre b: 7 February 1817 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 8 March 1860 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA
+ Sarah Azelie Johnson b: 5 October 1828 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 22 June 1852 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 5 August 1890 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA
7 Edmond 'Edward' Pitre b: 23 March 1855 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 4 April 1893 Fenton, Calcasieu, LA
+ Agatha Amelia Langley b: 20 March 1855 Calcasieu, LA; m: Abt. 1874 Calcasieu Parish, LA [Elie/Gertrude Causanwell]; d: 11 September 1935 Fenton, Jefferson Davis, LA
7 Jasper Leandre Pitre b: 18 February 1857 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 8 February 1900 Fenton, Calcasieu, LA
+ Marie Denise Langley b: 18 October 1858; m: Abt. 1877 Calcasieu, LA [Eli/Melina Emilia Leblanc]; d: 24 May 1897 Fenton, Calcasieu, LA
7 Leandre Pitre b: 19 January 1859 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: Bef. 1860 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
Notes for Leandre Pitre:
- Filed October 1839: From the Estate of Michel O'Connor - A horse sold to Leanore Paupon Pitre for $47.00.
Census
- 1850 St. Landry, Louisiana: Leandre Pitre 32 (planter).
- 1860 St. Landry, LA: Widow Sarah Johnson 31 (farmer) [$1500 real estate,
$11,000 personal], Edmond P. Pitre 5, Jasper P. Pitre 3.
- Succession: Leandre P. Pitre m. Sarah Johnson Succ. dated 24 Sept. 1861 (Opel.
Ct. Hse.: Succ. #2464)
- 1870 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA: Widow Azelie 41 remarried to John
Langley 49 (stock keeper) [$800 real estate, $3000 personal], Denis 17, Agathe
15, Eli 6, Madison 4, Sidney 2; and her 2 children from her 1st marriage: Edmond Pitre 15 at school, Jasper Pitre 13 at school.
- 1880 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA: Widow Sarah 52 married to John E. Langley 58 (stock driver), Eli 16, Maddison 14, Sidney 12, nephew Leon Lafleur 18, brother Denis Langley 26.
Notes for Sarah Azelie Johnson:
- Sarah remarried c1863 to John E. Langley.
Tombstone Inscription, LeBleu Cemetery, Fenton, LA: Sarah / wife of / John E. Langley / born / Oct. 5, 1928 / age / 61 Yrs.10M.10D's. / Though lost to sight, to / memory dear // John E. Langley / born / Aug. 14, 1831 / died / Dec. 7, 1912 / aged / 82 Yrs.
Obituaries for the children:
Edmond 'Edward' Pitre: St. Landry Clarion (Opelousas, LA), Saturday, 8 April 1893: Died in Calcasieu parish, one day this week, Edmund Pitre, a native of this parish, aged about 35 years. He leaves a large family.
Tombstone inscription, Lebleu Cemetery, Fenton, LA: Farewell / Edmond Pitre / born Mar. 27, 1855 / died April 4, 1893 / aged / 38 years & 7 days / Farewell / Mrs. Agatha Pitre / wife of / Edmond Pitre / Mar. 20, 1855 / Sept. 11, 1935
Jasper Leandre Pitre: Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), Friday, 9 February 1900: Jasper Pitre - Lake Charles, La., Feb. 8 - Jasper Pitre, police juryman from the Second ward, died last night at his home near Welsh. He was aged about 42 years, and left a family of children. His wife preceded him in death. Mr. Pitre suffered over a year with consumption.
Tombstone inscription, LeBleu Cemetery, Fenton, LA: To the / memory of Dennese Langley / wife of Jasper Pitre / born Oct. 18, 1858 / died May 24, 1897 // Jasper Pitre / born / Feb. 18, 1859 / died / Feb. 8, 1900 / aged / 42 y 11 m / and 20 days
Back one generation to parents of Leandre 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: 23 March 2026.