Continuation of tree (3rd child of Alfred Alexander 'Richard' Pitre/Mary Anne Sunderland); all known surname descendants:
8 Anthony 'Christopher' Peters b: 26 December 1884 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI; d: 13 September 1965 Milford, Oakland, MI
+Margaret Pinger b: 16 August 1888 Michigan; m: 12 September 1906 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Peter/Mary Kramer]; d: 26 June 1962 Michigan
9 Howard Alphonsus Peters b: 26 October 1907 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 9 January 1978 Pontiac, Oakland, MI
+Eulaine 'Eulalie' C. Blair b: 21 March 1911 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 1 July 1933 Lucas, OH [William/Eugenie Martinson]; d: 30 January 1979 Pontiac, Oakland, MI
9 Royal Peters b: 25 August 1908 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 16 March 1925 Detroit, Wayne, MI
9 Russell Alfred Peters b: 20 October 1911 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 30 August 2000 O'Fallon, St. Charles, MO
+Mary Charlotte Leboeuf b: 18 November 1914 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 1 November 1947 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Armand/Sarah Martineau]; d: 7 June 1995 Cass City, Tuscola, MI
9 Virginia Theresa Peters b: 18 December 1916 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 5 August 1986 Tustin, Orange, CA
+Edward Cletus Soendgerath b: 4 January 1916 Leonore, La Salle, IL; m: 29 November 1941 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI [John/Christina Eschbach]; d: 27 April 1991 Orange Co., California
Notes for Anthony 'Christopher' Peters:
Census
- 1910 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan: Christopher Peters 21 (auto factory machinist), wife of 4 years Margaret 21, Howard 2, Roy 4 months; mother-in-law Mary Pinger.
- 1920 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Christ Peters 35 (auto factory mechanic), wife Margaret 31, Howard 12, Royal 10, Russell 8, Virgenia 3; roomer Niels Nielsen 26.
- 1930 Warren, Macomb, MI: Virginia M. Peters 13, living with widowed grandmother A. Mary Peters 64.
- 1940 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Christopher A. Peters 53 carpenter/brass company, wife Margaret 51, Russel A. 26 truck driver/lumber, Virginia T. 22 typist/state unemployment [3706 Three Mile Drive]
- 1950 Oxbow, Oakland, MI: Christopher A. Peters 65 maintenance carpenter/brass manufacturing, wife Margaret 62.
WWI registration records: Christopher Anthony Peters; Detroit, Wayne, MI; born 26 Dec 1884; Mrs. Margret Peters (wife); medium height, medium build; blue eyes & red hair; little finger on right hand broken; right leg 1 1/2 " shorter than left leg.
WWII Records: Christopher Anthony Peters, res. 3706 Three Mile Road, Detroit; b. 26 Dec 1884 Detroit; contact Francis J. Moartey (3609 Three Mile Dr.); 5' 7", 150 lbs., blue eyes & red hair, ruddy complexion; 26 Apr 1942 Detroit, MI.
Obituaries for the children:
Howard Alphonsus Peters: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Wednesday, 11 January 1978: Howard Peters, of Milford, Jan. 9, 1978, age 70. Beloved husband Eulaine, dear father of Mrs. George (Joyce) Eaton and Mrs. George R. (Susan) Agnew, brother of Russell Peters and Virginia Songrath, also survived by four grandchildren. Friends may visit at Richardson-Bird & Lynch Funeral Home, Milford, after 6 p.m. Tuesday until 5 p.m. Wednesday and at St. Mary's Church, Milford until 9 p.m. Wednesday. Scripture Service Wednesday evening 8 p.m. at church. Funeral from St. Mary's Church, Milford Thursday, 11 a.m. Burial Milford Memorial Cemetery.
Tombstone Inscription, Milford Memorial Cemetery, Milford, Oakland, MI: PETERS / Mother / Eulaine C. / 1911 - 1979 / Father / Howard A. / 1907 - 1978 / in our hearts forever
Russell Alfred Peters: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO), Friday, 1 September 2000: Russell A. Peters, 88, of O'Fallon, died Wednesday (Aug. 30, 2000) at St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield. Mr. Peters was a retired manager from Ford Motor Co. in Wixom, Mich., where he had worked for 20 years. He served in World War II with the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945. He also was a member of Knights of Columbus and American Legion Post 5077 in O'Fallon. No visitation was planned. A Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at Assumption Catholic Church, 115 West Third Street, O'Fallon. The body will be cremated. Among survivors are a daughter, Nancy Playford of O'Fallon, and three grandchildren. Memorial contributions can be made to the American Heart Association.
Virginia Theresa Peters: The Tustin News (Tustin, CA), Thursday, 14 August 1986: Services were Aug. 8 for Virginia Theresa Songrath who died Aug. 5 at Western Medical Hospital. Born Dec. 18, 1916, Mrs. Songrath resided 21 years in Tustin. She is survived by her husband, Edward; son, Ron, of Tustin; and brother, Russell Peters of Michigan. Funeral mass was celebrated at St. Cecilia Catholic Church with inurnment at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Orange. Saddleback Chapel directed arrangements.
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Last updated: 23 April 2023.