Continuation of tree (5th child of Jean Baptiste Pitre/Mary Elisabeth Gagne); all known surname descendants:
8 Albert Kanter Peters b: 17 September 1882 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 2 February 1968 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI
+Viola Ruth Loosemore b: Abt. 1881 Michigan; m: 20 July 1905 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Louis/Nellie Garrett]; d: 15 December 1970 Detroit, Wayne, MI
9 Earle Albert Peters b: 2 September 1907 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 26 December 1980 St. Clair, St. Clair, MI
+Angela Helen Paye b: 3 July 1910 Michigan; m: 9 October 1937 Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne, MI [Charles/Rose Martin]; d: 18 May 1986 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI
9 Don Garrett Peters b: 14 November 1915 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 12 May 2007 Pontiac, Livingston, IL
+Irene Porter b: 8 December 1012 Burns City, Indiana; m: 24 November 1951 Dearborn, Wayne, MI [William Thomas/Mary Alice Sargent]; d: 15 January 2004
9 Paul T. Peters b: August 1925 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: Aft. December 1980
+Lois M. Dreher b: Abt. 1926 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 18 June 1949 Dearborn, Wayne, MI [Arthur A./Margaret Lydia Marks]
Notes for Albert Kanter Peters:
Census
- 1910 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan: Albert K. Peters 26 (dealer), wife of 5 years Viola R. 29, Earle A. 2; 3 lodgers.
- 1920 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Albert K. Peters 37 (sales mgr/fin broker), wife Viola R. 38, Earle A. 12, Don G. 4.
- 1930 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Albert K. Peters 47 (sales mgr/investment securities), wife Viola R. 48, Don G. 14, Paul T. 4 years 7 months; lodger Rose Atkinson 21.
- 1940 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Albert K. Peters 57 [$6500 house value] salesman/magazine publishing co., wife Viola Ruth 59, Don G. 24 office clerk/rubber mfg. co., Paul T. 14. [Boyle]
- 1950
WWI registration records: Albert Kantes Peters; Wayne, MI; born 17 Sep 1882; Viola Ruth Peters (wife); medium height, medium build; blue eyes & brown hair.
WWII records: Albert Kanter Peters, res. 4142 Cass, Detroit; b. 17 Sep 1882 Detroit, MI; contact Earle A. Peters (Detroit); employer Packard Motor Car Co.; 5'7", 136 lbs., blue eyes & brown hair, ruddy complexion; 25 Apr 1942 Detroit, MI.
Obituary: Grosse Pointe News (MI), 8 February 1968: Albert Kanter Peters: Funeral services for Mr. Peters, 85, of 442 St. Clair avenue, were held on Monday, February 5, in the Verheyden Funeral Home. He died on Friday, February 2, in the Georgian Court Nursing Home. He was the husband of the late Viola and is survived by three sons, Earle, Don G. and Paul T. Interment was in Acacia Park Cemetery.
Notes for Viola Ruth Loosemore:
Obituary: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Thursday, 17 December 1970: Viola Ruth Peters, Dec. 15. Beloved wife of the late Albert K.; dear mother of Earle A., Don G., Paul T., sister of Mrs. Gladys V. Karr; grandmother of seven; great-grandmother of six. Services 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon at R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home. Interment Acacia Park.
Obituaries for the children:
Earle Albert Peters: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Saturday, 27 December 1980: Peters, Earle A. of St. Clair, Mich. Dec. 26, (suddenly). Husband of Angela (nee Paye); father of Earle Jr., C. Martin, Mrs. Judy Blovits and Mrs. Susan Dugan; brother of Don and Paul; nine grandchildren. Funeral from the Verheyden Funeral Home, 16300 Mack at Outer Dr., Monday at 9:30 and to St. Paul Church at 10. Prayers Sunday evening at 8.
Don Garrett Peters: Tombstone Inscriptions, Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, Will, IL: PETERS / Don G. / 1st Lt - USAAF / World War II / 1915 - 2007 / Irene / 1912 - 2004 / together / forever
Back one generation to parents of Albert Kanter Peters
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Births/Marriages/Deaths in RED without a church have come from the Michigan Return of Births/Marriages/Deaths (Family Search online - actual pages viewable). While births & marriages name parents, deaths list only age & marital status.
- Some Michigan deaths in RED from obituaries.
Last updated: 3 February 2021.