Edmonia Pitre (1888 - 1961)

Born 5 Dec 1888 in Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Onezime Pitre — married 1 Dec 1903 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

Died 30 Jan 1961 at age 72 in Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana

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Biography

Birth

Edmonia Pitre was born in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, on December 5, 1888, to Jean Madison Pitre and Ernestine L. Fontenot.

Residence in 1900

Ward 1, Justice of Peace Ward 2 (excl. Opelousas town), St. Landry, Louisiana, United States ^[1]

Household Members:

Madison Pitre, Head M 41 Louisiana

Ernestine Pitre, Wife F 36 Louisiana

Hermione Pitre, Daughter F 19 Louisiana

Oscar Pitre, Son M 17 Louisiana

Horace Pitre, Son M 14 Louisiana

Edmonia Pitre, Daughter F 12 Louisiana

Marriage

Edmonia Pitre married Onezime Pitre in Opelousas, Louisiana on December 1, 1903. ^[2]

Residence in 1920

Police Jury Ward 6, St Landry, Louisiana, United States ^[3]

Household Members:

Onazime Pitre Head M 35 Louisiana

Edmonia Pitre Wife F 31 Louisiana

Hurburt Pitre Son M 14 Louisiana

Georgina Pitre Daughter F 13 Louisiana

Marilou Pitre Daughter F 12 Louisiana

Madison Pitre Son M 9 Louisiana

Dawson Pitre Son M 9 Louisiana

Ardane Pitre Son M 6 Louisiana

Eugay Pitre Son M 4 Louisiana

Etie Pitre Son M 0 Louisiana

Octave Pitre Brother M 39 Louisiana

Residence in 1930

Police Jury Ward 1, Evangeline, Louisiana, United States ^[4]

Household Members:

Onezime Pitre Head M 46 Louisiana

Edmonia Pitre Wife F 43 Louisiana

Madison Pitre Son M 19 Louisiana

Akdes Pitre Son M 17 Louisiana

Eusie Pitre Son M 15 Louisiana

E T Pitre Son M 10 Louisiana

Residence in 1940

Police Jury Ward 1, Evangeline, Louisiana, United States ^[5]

Household Members:

Onezime Pitre Head M 55 Louisiana

Edmonia Pitre Wife F 50 Louisiana

Herbert Pitre Son M 36 Louisiana

Death

Edmonia Pitre Pitre died January 30, 1961 in Ville Platte, Louisiana. She was buried in the Old Ville Platte Cemetery in Evangeline Parish. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MSRQ-X7R : 20 January 2015), Edmonia Petre in household of Madison Petre, Ward 1, Justice of Peace Ward 2 (excl. Opelousas town), St. Landry, Louisiana, United States; citing sheet 4A, family 52, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,580.
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVLM-PXF3 : 11 July 2016), Edmonia Pitre Pitre, 1961; Burial, Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States of America, Old Ville Platte Cemetery; citing record ID 82809208, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com Find A Grave: Memorial #82809208.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MVW3-FLR : 14 December 2015), Edmonnia Pitre in household of Onazime Pitre, Police Jury Ward 6, St Landry, Louisiana, United States; citing sheet 17A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,630.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XMY8-SGF : 8 December 2015), Edmand Pitre in entry for Aneyiemme Pitre, 1930.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VYTM-52R : accessed 5 October 2016), Edmonia Pitre in household of Onezime Pitre, Police Jury Ward 1, Evangeline, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 20-5, sheet 3B, family 44, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1400.
6. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVLM-PXF3 : 11 July 2016), Edmonia Pitre Pitre, 1961; Burial, Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States of America, Old Ville Platte Cemetery; citing record ID 82809208, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSRQ-X72 : 20 January 2015), Madison Petre, Ward 1, Justice of Peace Ward 2 (excl. Opelousas town), St. Landry, Louisiana, United States; citing sheet 4A, family 52, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,580.
• "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ4-JLHS : 15 October 2015), Edmonie Pitre in entry for Ores Ardoin and Mary Lou Pitre, 17 Nov 1927; citing Evangeline, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 1,378,081.
• "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QKJ4-N1DH : 15 October 2015), Edmonie Pitre in entry for Linsy Fontenot and Georgina Pitre, 23 Jan 1923; citing Evangeline, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 1,378,079.
• https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L5PH-GW1/edmonia-pitre-1888-1961.