Blanche Marie Elizabeth Pitard

1863 - 1941  (78 years)

Pierre Pitard

- Bef 1700

Died	Bef Jan 1700
Family	Prégente Denis
Children	+ 1. Pierre Pitard           b. Bef 1668, Mouzeil, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France + 2. Jean Pitard           b. 25 Nov 1668, Mouzeil, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France

Catherine "Kate" Mary Copley

Abt 1844 - 1899  (55 years)

Birth	Abt 1844	Ireland
Died	18 Sep 1899	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Dr. Robert G. Copley           b. Abt 1811, Ireland
Family	Arthur Pitard, Sr.           b. 18 Aug 1835, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	Jun 1859	New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	1. Mary Pitard           b. Abt Jun 1860, New Orleans, Louisiana   2. John Pitard           b. Abt 1863, Louisiana + 3. Blanche Marie Elizabeth Pitard           b. 12 Jun 1863, New Orleans, Louisiana + 4. Julia Cecile Pitard           b. Jul 1864   5. Louis Octave Pitard           b. Abt 1869, Louisiana   6. Arthur Pitard, Jr.           b. 27 Jun 1870, New Orleans, Louisiana + 7. Robert Copley Pitard           b. 11 Oct 1873, New Orleans, Louisiana + 8. Agatha Pitard           b. Aug 1876, Louisiana

Arthur Pitard, Sr.

1835 - 1912  (76 years)

Birth	18 Aug 1835	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	28 Jun 1912	1839 Carondolet St., New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	29 Jun 1912	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Joseph Barthelemy Pitard           b. Abt 1807, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Mother	Marguerite Amelie Hacker           b. 20 Oct 1816, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	16 Feb 1833	St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Catherine "Kate" Mary Copley           b. Abt 1844, Ireland
Married	Jun 1859	New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	1. Mary Pitard           b. Abt Jun 1860, New Orleans, Louisiana   2. John Pitard           b. Abt 1863, Louisiana + 3. Blanche Marie Elizabeth Pitard           b. 12 Jun 1863, New Orleans, Louisiana + 4. Julia Cecile Pitard           b. Jul 1864   5. Louis Octave Pitard           b. Abt 1869, Louisiana   6. Arthur Pitard, Jr.           b. 27 Jun 1870, New Orleans, Louisiana + 7. Robert Copley Pitard           b. 11 Oct 1873, New Orleans, Louisiana + 8. Agatha Pitard           b. Aug 1876, Louisiana

Catherine "Kate" Mary Copley

Abt 1844 - 1899  (55 years)

Birth	Abt 1844	Ireland
Died	18 Sep 1899	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Dr. Robert G. Copley           b. Abt 1811, Ireland
Family	Arthur Pitard, Sr.           b. 18 Aug 1835, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	Jun 1859	New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	1. Mary Pitard           b. Abt Jun 1860, New Orleans, Louisiana   2. John Pitard           b. Abt 1863, Louisiana + 3. Blanche Marie Elizabeth Pitard           b. 12 Jun 1863, New Orleans, Louisiana + 4. Julia Cecile Pitard           b. Jul 1864   5. Louis Octave Pitard           b. Abt 1869, Louisiana   6. Arthur Pitard, Jr.           b. 27 Jun 1870, New Orleans, Louisiana + 7. Robert Copley Pitard           b. 11 Oct 1873, New Orleans, Louisiana + 8. Agatha Pitard           b. Aug 1876, Louisiana

Frank Larned Coffee

1848 - 1912  (64 years)

Birth	1848	Louisiana
Died	21 Jan 1912	New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Col. Andrew Jackson Coffee           b. 1819, Tennessee
Mother	Elizabeth Atwood Hutchings           b. Abt 1822, Alabama
Married	3 Apr 1839	Madison Co., Alabama
Family 1	Posey Beauregard Greene           b. Abt 27 May 1861, San Francisco, California
Married	3 Sep 1879	California
Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Hutchings Coffee           b. 18 Aug 1883, San Francisco, California
Family 2	Blanche Marie Elizabeth Pitard           b. 12 Jun 1863, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	22 Mar 1890	New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	+ 1. Blanche M. Coffee           b. 13 Feb 1891, California + 2. Catherine Copley Coffee           b. 25 Mar 1892, San Francisco, California + 3. Dorothy Pitard Coffee           b. 9 Jun 1896, California + 4. Evelyn Ross Coffee           b. 27 Nov 1898, California   5. unnamed Coffee           b. 8 Feb 1901, 1429 Washington St, San Francisco, California

Posey Beauregard Greene

Abt 1861 - 1888  (27 years)

Birth	Abt 27 May 1861	San Francisco, California
Died	12 Jul 1888	San Francisco, California
Buried	14 Jul 1888	San Francisco, California
Father	Alexander Porter Greene           b. Abt 1825, Tennessee
Mother	Jessie Posey           b. 1836, Alabama
Family	Frank Larned Coffee           b. 1848, Louisiana
Married	3 Sep 1879	California
Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Hutchings Coffee           b. 18 Aug 1883, San Francisco, California

Blanche M. Coffee

1891 - 1979  (88 years)

Birth	13 Feb 1891	California
Died	Jul 1979
Father	Frank Larned Coffee           b. 1848, Louisiana
Mother	Blanche Marie Elizabeth Pitard           b. 12 Jun 1863, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	22 Mar 1890	New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Paul Wharton Turnbull           b. May 1873, Louisiana
Married	Abt Feb 1923	Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana

Paul Wharton Turnbull

1873 - 1948  (74 years)

Birth	May 1873	Louisiana
Died	1 Jan 1948	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	3 Jan 1948	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Brisbane Marshall Turnbull           b. Abt 1837, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
Mother	Marie Louise “Louisa” Collens           b. Abt 1837
Married	28 Jun 1859	New Orleans, Louisiana
Family 1	Agatha Pitard           b. Aug 1876, Louisiana
Married	28 Jan 1896
Children	+ 1. Pitard Maron Turnbull           b. 28 Sep 1896, New Orleans, Louisiana   2. Blanche Turnbull           b. 24 Jul 1898, New Orleans, Louisiana
Family 2	Blanche M. Coffee           b. 13 Feb 1891, California
Married	Abt Feb 1923	Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana

Catherine Copley Coffee

1892 - 1985  (93 years)

Birth	25 Mar 1892	San Francisco, California
Died	17 Aug 1985	Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Father	Frank Larned Coffee           b. 1848, Louisiana
Mother	Blanche Marie Elizabeth Pitard           b. 12 Jun 1863, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	22 Mar 1890	New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	John Wilcox Marshall           b. 30 Jul 1889, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	5 May 1917	New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	+ 1. Doris Copley Marshall           b. 23 Feb 1918, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana + 2. John Wilcox "Jack" Marshall, Jr.           b. 14 May 1921, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana

John Wilcox Marshall

1889 - 1955  (66 years)

Birth	30 Jul 1889	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	13 Nov 1955	Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Buried	Centuries Memorial Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Father	Jefferson Davis Marshall           b. 9 Apr 1861, New Orleans, Louisiana
Mother	Ida Mae Wilcox           b. 14 Jul 1858, Virden, Macoupin Co., Illinois
Family	Catherine Copley Coffee           b. 25 Mar 1892, San Francisco, California
Married	5 May 1917	New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	+ 1. Doris Copley Marshall           b. 23 Feb 1918, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana + 2. John Wilcox "Jack" Marshall, Jr.           b. 14 May 1921, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana

Dorothy Pitard Coffee

1896 - 1990  (93 years)

Birth	9 Jun 1896	California
Died	2 Apr 1990	Rosemead, Los Angeles, California
Father	Frank Larned Coffee           b. 1848, Louisiana
Mother	Blanche Marie Elizabeth Pitard           b. 12 Jun 1863, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	22 Mar 1890	New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Lee Joseph Verrett           b. 9 Aug 1898, Louisiana
Married	18 Sep 1920	New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Patricia Louise Verrett           b. 9 Jan 1929, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Co., California

Lee Joseph Verrett

1898 - 1977  (78 years)

Birth	9 Aug 1898	Louisiana
Died	13 Jun 1977	Mariposa Co., California
Father	Louis J. Verrett           b. Abt 1857, Louisiana
Mother	Amenaide "Anna" Ducayet           b. Abt 1861, Louisiana
Married	1 Aug 1889	New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Dorothy Pitard Coffee           b. 9 Jun 1896, California
Married	18 Sep 1920	New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Patricia Louise Verrett           b. 9 Jan 1929, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Co., California

Evelyn Ross Coffee

1898 - 1996  (97 years)

Birth	27 Nov 1898	California
Died	19 Jun 1996	Inyo Co., California
Father	Frank Larned Coffee           b. 1848, Louisiana
Mother	Blanche Marie Elizabeth Pitard           b. 12 Jun 1863, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	22 Mar 1890	New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Henry Miller           b. 6 Sep 1893, Blockton, Bibb Co., Alabama
Married	Abt 1929

Henry Miller

1893 - 1978  (85 years)

Birth	6 Sep 1893	Blockton, Bibb Co., Alabama
Died	17 Dec 1978	Bishop, Inyo Co., California
Family	Evelyn Ross Coffee           b. 27 Nov 1898, California
Married	Abt 1929

unnamed Coffee

1901 - 1901  (0 years)

Birth	8 Feb 1901	1429 Washington St, San Francisco, California
Died	8 Feb 1901	1429 Washington St, San Francisco, California
Father	Frank Larned Coffee           b. 1848, Louisiana
Mother	Blanche Marie Elizabeth Pitard           b. 12 Jun 1863, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	22 Mar 1890	New Orleans, Louisiana

• Name	Blanche Marie Elizabeth Pitard
  Birth	12 Jun 1863	New Orleans, Louisiana   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1870	New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 5, born in Louisiana; mother of foreign birth.
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 10 117 A Pitard 30 1840 Male White Hardware Louisiana 11 117 Kate Pitard 26 1844 Female White Keeping House Ireland 12 117 Blanche Pitard 5 1865 Female White Louisiana 13 117 Julia Pitard 10 1860 Female White At Home Louisiana 14 117 Louis Pitard 2 1868 Male White Louisiana  ED:  Ward 03
  Census	1880	New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 15, born in Louisiana; father born in Louisiana, mother in Ireland
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Occupation Street 24 20 Arthur Pitard Self Male White Abt 1838 42 Married Louisiana France Louisiana Hardware Merchant Derbigny St 25 20 Catharine Pitard Wife Female White Abt 1848 32 Married Ireland Ireland Ireland Keeping House Derbigny St 26 20 John Pitard Son Male White Abt 1863 17 Single Louisiana Louisiana Ireland At School Derbigny St 27 20 Blanche L. Pitard Daughter Female White Abt 1865 15 Single Louisiana Louisiana Ireland At School Derbigny St 28 20 Agatha Pitard Daughter Female White Abt 1868 12 Single Louisiana Louisiana Ireland At School Derbigny St 29 20 Louis W. Pitard Son Male White Abt 1870 10 Single Louisiana Louisiana Ireland At School Derbigny St 30 20 Arthur Pitard Son Male White Abt 1872 8 Single Louisiana Louisiana Ireland At School Derbigny St 31 20 Rob't C. Pitard Son Male White Abt 1874 6 Single Louisiana Louisiana Ireland At Home Derbigny St 32 20 Rebecca Johnson Female Mulatto Abt 1840 40 Single Virginia Virginia Virginia Domestic Servant Derbigny St  NARA Pub:  T9  Roll:  459  Page:  508c  ED:  023  Enumerated:  7 June
  Census	1910	New Orleans, Louisiana   [2]
  aged 48, born in Louisiana; father born in Louisiana, mother "Ir. English"
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status Years Married Children Born/Living BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation 64 157 Arthur Pitard Head Male White 1838 72 Widowed Louisiana France Louisiana Merchant 65 157 Blanche M Coffee Daughter Female White 1862 48 Married 7 4 Louisiana Louisiana Ireland 66 157 Frank L Coffee Son-in-law Male White 1849 61 Married Louisiana Tennessee Alabama Mailorder 67 157 Blanch M Coffee Granddaughter Female White 1891 19 Single California Louisiana Louisiana 68 157 Cathrine C Coffee Granddaughter Female White 1892 18 Single California Louisiana Louisiana 69 157 Dorthy P Coffee Granddaughter Female White 1897 13 Single California Louisiana Louisiana 70 157 Evelyn R Coffee Granddaughter Female White 1894 16 Single California Louisiana Louisiana  NARA Pub:  T624  Roll:  523  Page:  8b  ED:  District 165  Enumerated:  22-23 April
  Census	1920	2710 Darien St., Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
  aged 58, born in Louisiana as with both parents. In the household of her daughter Catherine Copley Marshall.
  Census	1940	650 Rutherford Ave., Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
  aged 75, born in Louisiana; widow; same house 5 years ago; in the household of her daughter Catherine and son-in-law John Marshall in Shreveport.
  Obituary	Obit., Times-Picayune 30 Nov. 1941, p6: COFFEE - At Shreveport, La., on Friday morning, November 28, 1941, at 10:05 o'clock, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. J.W. Marshall, Blanche Pitard Coffee, aged 79 years, mother of Mrs. John Marshall and Mrs. P.W. Turnbull of Shreveport, La., Mrs. Henry Miller of Fawnskin, Cal., Mrs. Lee J. Verrett of Santa Barbara, Cal., Mrs. George S. Aiken of Palo Alto, Cal., sister of Robert C. Pitard of Jackson, Miss. The funeral will take place Sunday morning, November 30, 1941, from the Texas and Pacific station upon the arrival of the 7 o'clock train. Interment in Metairie cemetery.
  Death	29 Nov 1941	Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana   [3]
  vol. 31, p. 13742; died in Caddo Parish
  Burial	30 Nov 1941	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Pierre Pitard             d. Bef Jan 1700  (5 x Great Grandfather)  Catherine "Kate" Mary Copley           b. Abt 1844, Ireland           d. 18 Sep 1899, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 55 years)  (Mother)
  Notes	In the 1920 census she was living with her uncle Robert C. Pitard in Jackson, MIssissippi. She apparently traced her family, on her mother's side, back quite a long way; see Zella Armstrong, ed., Notable Southern Families, vol. 2, page 94.
  Person ID	I183
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Arthur Pitard, Sr.           b. 18 Aug 1835, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 28 Jun 1912, 1839 Carondolet St., New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Catherine "Kate" Mary Copley           b. Abt 1844, Ireland           d. 18 Sep 1899, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1859	New Orleans, Louisiana

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Frank Larned Coffee           b. 1848, Louisiana           d. 21 Jan 1912, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 64 years)  Other Partners: └─Posey Beauregard Greene           b. Abt 27 May 1861, San Francisco, California           d. 12 Jul 1888, San Francisco, California  (Age 27 years)  m. 3 Sep 1879
  Marriage	22 Mar 1890	New Orleans, Louisiana   [4]
  Notes	Times-Picayune, 23 Mar. 1890, p10: On Saturday afternoon were married at the Jesuits' church Miss Blanche Pitard and Mr. Frank L. Coffee of California. Mr. Coffee is a direct descendant of General Andrew Jackson, and was born and raised in Claiborne county, Miss., but is now living with his family in California. Miss Pitard is a charming young Creole girl of the well-known Pitard family, and carries with her the best wishes of hundreds of warm friends. Her only attendants at the ceremony were her two little cousins, George and Inez Pitard. The ushers were Mr. Louis Pitard and Dr. J. Moore Soniat. The severe illness of Mr. Coffee's father hastened the marriage and interfered materially with the plans of the wedding. Numbers of friends and acquaintances who did not receive invitations will understand that this is the cause of their failure to arrive.
  Children	5 daughters
  > 1. Blanche M. Coffee           b. 13 Feb 1891, California           d. Jul 1979 (Age 88 years) └─ Paul Wharton Turnbull  (Age 74 years)  m. Abt Feb 1923 + 2. Catherine Copley Coffee           b. 25 Mar 1892, San Francisco, California           d. 17 Aug 1985, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana (Age 93 years) └─ John Wilcox Marshall  (Age 66 years)  m. 5 May 1917 + 3. Dorothy Pitard Coffee           b. 9 Jun 1896, California           d. 2 Apr 1990, Rosemead, Los Angeles, California (Age 93 years) └─ Lee Joseph Verrett  (Age 78 years)  m. 18 Sep 1920 > 4. Evelyn Ross Coffee           b. 27 Nov 1898, California           d. 19 Jun 1996, Inyo Co., California (Age 97 years) └─ Henry Miller  (Age 85 years)  m. Abt 1929   5. unnamed Coffee           b. 8 Feb 1901, 1429 Washington St, San Francisco, California           d. 8 Feb 1901, 1429 Washington St, San Francisco, California (Age 0 years)
  Documents		Marriage certificate between Frank L. Coffee and Blanche M.E. Pitard (m. 1890) Transcription: ". . . (March 31, 1890) was registered a marriage, celebrated in the City of New Orleans, by Rev. father D. Hubert S.J. on the 22 day of March 1890 between Frank L. Coffee (37 years), a native of New Orleans, La son of Andrew J. Coffee and Elizabeth Hutchins, and Miss Blanche Marie Elizabeth Pitard (25 years) native of New Orleans, La daughter of Arthur Pitard and Catherine Copley. The marriage was performed in the presence of the witnesses Chs. A Conrad, Wm. A Brewer, Louis O. Pitard, Robert G. Pitard. The License was issued on the 20 day of March 1890 . . . . "
  Family ID	F131	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 12 Jun 1863 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1870 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1880 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Marriage - 22 Mar 1890 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1910 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1920 - 2710 Darien St., Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana  Census - 1940 - 650 Rutherford Ave., Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana  Death - 29 Nov 1941 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana  Burial - 30 Nov 1941 - Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana   = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Pitard, D. "Blanche Marie Elizabeth Pitard". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I183&tree=1sttree (accessed April 19, 2025).