1940 Census

Orleans Parish

 Louisiana

 

 

 

Louisiana – Orleans

Orleans, New Orleans, W1, 36-7  Index

 

Edwin Pitre 35 laborer/box factory, wife Mattie 32 (MS) seamstress/tailor, Lottie 8, Marline 4, lodger Frank Keith 42 (AL) (div.) laborer/cooperage  [p. 4b, 1306 Camp Street]

Ervin Paul Pitre (4 Apr 1904), wife Madeleine ‘Mattie Lee’ Smith

Orleans, New Orleans, W1, 36-13  Index

 

William Wyman 58 foreman/city sewerage & water board, wife Lavinia 47 [Holmes], stepson Harold Pitre [Petrie] 22 laborer/building construction, step daughter Edna Winston [nee Petrie] 28 widow, new worker, Edmund Winston 3, Donald Winston 1, lodger Mildred Holmes 32 saleslady/retail clothing store  [p. 5a, 2120 Melpomene Street]

[Petrie, not Acadian]

Orleans, New Orleans, W3, 36-41  Index

 

Elmer Pitre 26  [p. 6a, Charity Hospital]

Elmer Carroll Pitre (26 Jan 1914) [not Acadian, Spanish roots]

Orleans, New Orleans, W3, 36-49  Index

 

Love Pitre 66 (div.) chauffeur/sewerage & water board, roomer Mildred Fowler 42 (IN) (div.)  [p. 13b, 2526 Canal Street]

Jean Lovelace Pitre (12 Mar 1874)

Orleans, New Orleans, W3, 36-51  Index

 

Vallerie C. Pitre 35 warehouse/electrical supply, wife Thelma 36, Shirley B. 15, Carroll A. 9, Vallerie C. 3, Marvin R. 8 months  [p. 6b/7a, 533 Tonti Street]

Vallery Pitre (9 Jan 1905), wife Thelma Catherine Bonck

Orleans, New Orleans, W3, 36-62  Index

 

Woodrow W. Pitre 24 electrician/telephone, wife Virginia 24, Woodrow Lee 3 months, lodger Elizabeth Marsolau 29 (AL) widow, comptometer operator/sugar [p. 9a, 3811 Cleveland Avenue]

Woodrow Wilson Pitre (11 Jan 1917), wife Virginia Bassett

Orleans, New Orleans, W3, 36-65  Index

 

Anna Pitre 60 widow, Lee 37 caddy/golf course, Marie 26 manicurist/beauty shop, daughter Rita Kenny 20 (div.) binder/book repair, Martin Kenny 2  [p. 5a, 4418 Banks Street]

Anne Maunoir, widow of Louis Napoleon ‘Emile’ Pitre (13 Mar 1873)

Orleans, New Orleans, W3, 36-66  Index

 

Gaston Pitre 37 salesman/telephone company, wife Marian 33, Gaston Jr. 10, Marian Jr. 8  [p. 8a, 204 S. Olympia Street]

Gaston Bryan Pitre (26 Jun 1902), wife Marian Josephine Key

Orleans, New Orleans, W3, 36-71  Index

 

Roy B. Stansbury 35 floor finisher/floor repairing, wife Gertrude 31 cigar roller/cigar factory, stepson Rene B. Pitre 10  [p. 61b, 3217 Gravier]

Rene Bernard Pitre (20 Oct 1929), with remarried mother Gertrude Louisa Meyer [ex-wife of Rene Benoit Pitre (27 Nov 1902)]

Orleans, New Orleans, W4, 36-75  Index

 

Viola Pitre 52 (div.) operator/rooming house, Edward 38 (div.) waiter/night club, David 27 (div.) bartender/barroom  [p. 4b, 335 Bourbon Street]

Viola Gautreaux, ex-wife of Edward Patrice Eusebe Pitre (17 Mar 1876)

Orleans, New Orleans, W4, 36-85  Index

 

Carrie Pitre 57 (married), Alvin 29 janitor/office building, Edward 27 elevator tender/hotel, William 24 laborer/sosle factory, Ferdinand 22 waiter/restaurant, Curtis 20 laborer/pickle factory, Charlton 18 waiter/restaurant  [p. 15a, 3116 Iberville Street]

Clara Emilie Pitre (13 Jul 1884), wife of Edwin Gaudet  (children are Gaudet)

Orleans, New Orleans, W4, 36-86  Index

 

Leo Russell 47 shipping clerk/bakery, wife Edna 45, Leo Jr. 20 office clerk/lighting & fixtures, Durel 15, mother-in-law Lydia Pitre 67 widow  [p. 3b, 133 North Giroir Street]

Adele Lydia Hebert, widow of Lawless Joseph Pitre (24 Sep 1869)

Orleans, New Orleans, W5, 36-123  Index  
Samson Pitre Jr. 22 pattern maker/Todd Johnson, wife Ezelda 25, Arlette 1, sister-in-law Ruth Fleitas 21 saleslady/retail grocery  [p. 2a] Samson Joseph Pitre (1 Sep 1917), wife Ezilda Louise Fleitas
Samson Pietre 47 maintenance man/sewerage & water board, wife Louise 38, Barbara 20 operator/Southern Bell telephone, Earl 17  [p. 6a, 4138 St. Peter Street] Samson Joseph Pitre (26 Dec 1892), wife Louise Marie Grillot

Orleans, New Orleans, W5, 36-124  Index

 

Gilles E. Pitre 40 salesman/retail paint store, wife Ruby M. 35 retail bakery, Gloria M. 14, mother-in-law Rosa M. Greig 64 widow, demonstrator/retail bakery, brother-in-law Daniel J. Greig 52  [p. 11a, 4516 St. Ann Street]

Gilles Elmer Benoit Pitre (1 Sep 1898), wife Marie Antoinette Ruby Greig

Orleans, New Orleans, W6, 36-129  Index

 

George P. Pitre 49 buyer/fur co., wife Emily 49, daughter Mabel Gautier 20 (mar.) seamstress/parts factory, Simon 17 automobile mechanic/public garage, Mike 15, Janet 8, niece Winnie M. Richeaux 19 waitress/restaurant  [p. 6b, 1129 Bourbon Street]

William ‘George’ Pitre (20 Nov 1889), wife Marguerite Emelie Melancon

Irwin Pitre 37 oyster opener/oyster house, Eveola 30, Lena M. 11, Frank 9, Irvin Jr. 6  [p. 8b, 820 Ursaline Avenue]

Antoine Irvin Pitre (2 Feb 1903), wife Marie Eveola Rhodes  [also listed in Terrebonne parish with brother]

Orleans, New Orleans, W6, 36-136  Index

 

Sheldon Pierce 53 [$4000 house value] dentist/private office, wife May 47, Inez 18, Edna 16, niece Helena Pitre 27 graduate nurse/Charity Hospital, father-in-law Leonce Pitre 76 widower  [p. 2a, 1836 Bayou Road]

Helena Pitre (17 May 1910); Julien Leonce Pitre (15 Jun 1866), widower of Augustine Ernestine Pitre (27 Feb 1868)

Orleans, New Orleans, W6, 36-142  Index

 

Octave J. Pitre 43 [$9500 house value] proprietor druggist/retail drug store, wife Bessie L. 42, son-in-law Oliver J. Malbrough 24 pharmacist druggist/retail drug store, wife Helen R. 20  [p. 1a, 2820 Esplanade Avenue]

Joseph Octave Pitre (21 Nov 1895), wife Bessie Lorena Adoue

Orleans, New Orleans, W7, 36-147  Index

 

Sidney Pitre Sr. 34 barber/private barber shop, wife Pauline 26, Sidney Jr. 6 [p. 2b, 2024 St. Claude Avenue]

Onesipe 'Sidney' Pitre (8 Apr 1906), wife Pauline Schummer

Orleans, New Orleans, W7, 36-181  Index

 

Widower Joseph Pitre 68, lodger  [p. 3b, Little Sisters of the Poor (home for the aged)]

 

Orleans, New Orleans, W8, 36-197  Index

 

Odon Pitre 36 barber/own shop, wife Bernice 26 seamstress/silk garments  [p. 19b, 712 Almonaster Street]

Pierre Odon Pitre (18 Nov 1901), unknown 1st wife

Orleans, New Orleans, W8, 36-207  Index

 

Irvin Bonvillian 36 metal man/retail auto repair shop, wife Emma 37, stepson Earl Pitre 17 new worker, stepdaughter Joyce Pitre 9  [p. 14a, 2023 St. Roch Avenue]

Earl Paul Pitre (27 Jan 1923) & Joyce Pitre (c1931), children of Joseph Clemile Pitre (20 May 1899) & Emma Lebeouf

Orleans, New Orleans, W8, 36-215  Index

 

Walter William 47 [$7922 house value], wife Anna 43, son John J. Pitre 26 clerk/S. Ship Co., son Richard Pitre 23 clerk/insurance co., Walter 18, Edward 15, Iris 12    [p. 29a, 2669 Myrtle Street]

(Petre - not Acadian - German roots)

Orleans, New Orleans, W9, 36-229  Index

 

Paul Pitre 35 road laborer/WPA road construction, wife Hazel 39  [p. 6a, 8 Alice Court]

Paul Arthur Pitre (15 Jan 1902), 2nd wife Hazel Datusch

Orleans, New Orleans, W9, 36-242  Index

 

Urban Pitre 30 waiter/restaurant, wife Elveria 27, Beverly Ann 7  [p. 61b, live in block 29 so out of sequence]

Urban Henry Pitre (22 Oct 1908), wife Elvira A. Schell/Scholl  [not Acadian]

Orleans, New Orleans, W9, 36-243  Index

 

Roland Jourdan 42 payroll clerk/railroad, wife Edna 40, niece Doris Mae Pitre 8, mother-in-law Marie Pitre 65 widow  [p. 1a, 3118 Burgundy Street]

[not Acadian]

Orleans, New Orleans, W9, 36-246  Index

 

Ralph J. Pitre 28 carpenter/house construction, wife Birdie M. 22, Marilyn L. 5, William J. 3  [p. 7a, 2731 N. Rampart Street]

Ralph Joseph Pitre (20 Aug 1911), wife Birdie O’Connor  [non-Acadian]

Orleans, New Orleans, W9, 36-256  Index

 

Camielle J. Pitre 30 tractor driver/Federal barge lines, wife Dorothy R. 27, Calvin J. 9, Melvin A. 1  [p. 4a, 2528 Gallier Street]

Camille Joseph Pitre (2 Feb 1909), wife Dorothy Betsy Romero

Orleans, New Orleans, W9, 36-257  Index

 

Merlin R. Pitre 23 clerk/jewellery, wife Lydia F. 25  [p. 1a, 2215 Desire Street]

Merlin R. Pitre (11 Aug 1916), wife Lydia F. Lambert  [not Acadian]

Orleans, New Orleans, W9, 36-259  Index

 

John B. Pitre 42 foreman/street project, wife Maud 36, Atelae E. 15, Mary E. 9, Meriam M. 7, John C. 2  [p. 11a, 2721 Urguhart Street]

John B. Pitre, unknown spouse  [not Acadian]

Orleans, New Orleans, W9, 36-268  Index  
Adam Pitre Sr. 40 welder/dry dock, wife Alice 41, Adam Jr. 20 machinist/barrell factory  [p. 2b, 536 Josephine] Adam Joseph Pitre (10 Dec 1899), wife Alice A. Vince

Orleans, New Orleans, W10, 36-275  Index

 

Joseph Pitre 70, wife Daisy 57 (GA)  [p. 2b, Prytania]

Joseph Athington 'Clinton' Pitre (12 Dec 1869), 2nd wife Lillian Daisy Martin

Orleans, New Orleans, W10, 36-277  Index  
Elaine Pitre 20 typist (lodger)  [422 Jackson Ave.] Elaine R. Pitre (c1920, d/o Georges Henri/Lelia Schexnaydre)

Orleans, New Orleans, W12, 36-331  Index

 

Beatrice Pitre 28 (mar.) bookkeeper/retail ready to wear store  [p. 1b, 3914 Pitt St.]

Beatrice Theresa Delosantos, wife of Louis Emile Pitre (15 Aug 1910)

Orleans, New Orleans, W13, 36-349  Index

 

Clemile Pitre 39 (mar.) oyster shucker/wholesale oyster shop, Ula 15, Allen 13, Emile 11  [p. 7b/8a, 1540 Tchoupitoulas]

Clemille Pitre (8 Mar 1902)

Orleans, New Orleans, W13, 36-351  Index

 

Beulah Pitre 36 (mar.) clerk/delicatessan, Eugene Jr. 18 stacker/roofing co., Louis 16 machinist helper/private co., Louise 14  [p. 2b]

Beulah Bergeron, (ex-wife) of Eugene Norbert Pitre (31 May 1898)

Orleans, New Orleans, W14, 36-379  Index  
Laura Pitre 40 nurse  [p. 1B, US Marine Hospital] Marguerite Laura Pitre (7 Aug 1899)

Orleans, New Orleans, W15, 36-414  Index

 

Louis A. Blanc 60 engineer/steam railroad, wife Gladys B. 48, 3 children, mother-in-law Fanny Pitre 78 widow  [p. 7b, 224 Bermuda Street]

[not Acadian - widow of Charles E. Petrie - Spanish roots]

Orleans, New Orleans, W15, 36-415  Index

 

Elcie A. Pitre 44 widow, Yvonne 16, Albert 14, Raymond 18 laborer/cotton mill, wife Norma 16, mother Eva Engeran 67 widow  [p. 7b, Alix Street]

Ezar Engeran, widow (?) of Joseph Elsie Pitre (25 Jul 1894)

Arthur White 39 machinist helper/steam, wife Lena 41, stepdaughters Catherine Petrie 19 & Lorraine Pitrie 17  [511 Pelican Street] Catherine Pitre (c1921) & Lorraine R. Pitre (c1923)  [daughters of Carl Louis Pitre (4 Oct 1894) & wife Lena O. Keller]

Orleans, New Orleans, W15, 36-417  Index

 

Theodore Euper 60 second engineer/steamship, wife Aline 50, 3 children, son-in-law Elmer Pitre 26, wife Aline 29, Jacquluen 1  [p. 11b, 334 Belleville Street]

Elmer Carroll Pitre (1914), wife Aline M. Euper  [not Acadian]

Roland Alberts 21 apprentice/railroad, wife Patricia 17, sister-in-law Evangeline Vinson 33 (mar.) bookkeeper/oil co., brother-in-law Albert Pitre 19 apprentice/shipyard, niece Calma Vinson 15  [p. 12b, 331 Pacific Avenue]

[non-Acadian]

John R. Pitre 61 (widower) locomotive engineer/railroad, Delmar 33 machinist apprentice/machine works, Paul 25 machinist apprentice/railroad, son-in-law Robert D. Cummiskey 30 manager/sash and door mill, wife Edmae 27  [p. 13b, 314 Elmira Street]

John Richard Pitre (15 Dec 1878), widower of Selina Lillian Berthaut  [non-Acadian]

Orleans, New Orleans, W15, 36-419  Index

 

Biaggio J. Maggio Sr. 33 fireman/N.O. Fire Department, wife Bertha 33, 4 children, father-in-law Julien J. Pitre 62 (mar.)  [p. 17b, 716 Newton Street]

Joseph Julien Pitre (3 Jun 1877)

Orleans, New Orleans, W15, 36-420  Index

 

Laven L. Trahan 49 (widow) seamstress/WPA project, nephew Elroy J. Pitre 21 attendant/garage  [p. 10b, 814 Nunez Street]

Elroy Joseph Pitre (Dec 1918)

Orleans, New Orleans, W15, 36-421  Index

 

Camille Pitre 50 (mar.) [p. 2a, 214 Homer Street]

Camilla Use (wife of Joseph Julien Pitre above)

Orleans, New Orleans, W15, 36-422  Index

 

Robert E. Hammond 38 [$1250 house value] welder/railroad, wife Marie P. 35, 3 children, sister-in-law Marguerite Pitre 13  [p. 61a, 1041 Atlantic Avenue]

[non-Acadian]

Orleans, New Orleans, W15, 36-425  Index

 

Camille R. Pitre 36 proprietor/machine shop, wife Marguerite, Camille 12, Pansy 9   [p. 1a/b, 219 Atlantic Avenue]

Camille Richard Pitre (14 Oct 1903), wife Marguerite Viola Watkins  [non-Acadian]

Edwin Pitre 27 mechanic/garage, wife Orient 21, Loretta Ann 5, brother-in-law John Adams 18 soda clerk/retail drug store  [p. 12b. 1401 Ptolemy Street]

Edwin Henri Pitre (24 Mar 1913), wife Orient Umbagh Adams

Orleans, New Orleans, W15, 36-427  Index

 

Roselius Pitre 64 brakeman/steam railroad, wife Mabel 42, 6 Boudreaux step-children, Rosella 5, brother-in-law Leon Louvier 32 boilermaker helper/shipyard  [p. 12b, 806 Wagner Street]

Roselius Pitre (29 Aug 1875), 2nd wife Mabel Louvier  [non-Acadian]

Orleans, New Orleans, W17, 36-448  Index

 

Frank Pitre 45 druggist/drug co., wife Louise 39, Frank 18 clerk/drug co.  [p. 4b, 8214 Oleander Street]

Francois Theodule Pitre (4 Aug 1894), wife Louise Leveque

Orleans, New Orleans, W17, 36-448  Index  
Emma Devillier 31 maid/private home (divorced), Delbert (sic Pitre) 12  [p. 62B] Emma Devillier, ex-wife (?) of Alfred J. Pitre (c1906)

 

 

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