Continuation of tree (2nd child of Joseph Simon Emile Pitre/Angele Goulas); all known surname descendants:
9 R. A. 'John Hardy' Pitre b: 24 June 1914 Sulphur, Calcasieu, LA; d: 17 October 1989 Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX
+Hazel Rhouvonne Whitton b: 9 November 1908 Timpson, Shelby, TX; m: 28 February 1953 Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX [William Newton/Mary Elizabeth Yarbrough]; d: 26 June 1990 Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX
Notes for R. A. 'John Hardy' Pitre:
Census
- 1940 Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX: Widow Angelgoules Pitre 65, Wesley S. 34 laborer/sugar refinery, R. A. 25 shrimper/commercial fishing, Walter 23 tank cleaner/petroleum refinery, brother-in-law Morris 52 shrimper/commercial fishing. [834 - 19th Street]
- 1950
WWII Records: John Hardy Pitre, res. 834-19th Street, Port Arthur; b. 24 Jun 1914 Sulphur, LA; contact mother Mrs. Angele Pitre (same address), employer Morris Pitre (same address); 5' 11", 174 lbs., blue eyes & black hair, dark complexion; 16 Oct 1940 Port Arthur, TX.
Marriage License: Beaumont Journal (TX), Wednesday, 4 March 1953: John Hardy Pitre, 38, 2801 Seventh St., Port Arthur, & Hazel Whitton, 44, 748 Richmond, Port Arthur.
Tombstone Inscription, Greenlawn Memorial Park, Groves, TX: John Hardy Pitre / June 24 / 1914 / Oct. 17, / 1989; also John H. Pitre / PVT US Army / World War II / Jun. 24, 1914 - Oct. 17, 1989
Misc.: Family home is 834-19th Street: mother Angele Goulas Pitre died there.
Notes for Hazel Rhouvonne Whitton:
- Misc.: Hazel Whitton Pitre is the informant on the death certificate for Paul Maurice Pitre in 1978, her brother-in-law.
- Obituary: Beaumont Enterprise (Beaumont, TX), Wednesday, 27 June 1990: Hazel Whitton Pitre, 81, of Port Arthur died Tuesday at Doctors Hospital in Port Arthur. Funeral will be at 11 am Friday at Grammier Oberle Funeral Home in Port Arthur. Graveside services will be at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Woodlawn Cemetery in Timpson. A native of Timpson, she lived in Port Arthur more than 30 years and was a retired teacher with the Port Arthur Independent School District. Survivors include a niece, Gloria Whitton Drummond of Conroe and other nieces and nephews.
Tombstone Inscription, Woodlawn Cemetery, Timpson, Shelby, TX: Hazel Rhouvonne Whitton / PITRE / Nov. 9 / 1908 / June 26 / 1990 / loving and caring for others
Back one generation to parents of R. A. 'John Hardy' 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.
- Texas deaths in RED taken from death certificates.
Last updated: 17 June 2025.