Continuation of tree (12th child of Victor Pitre/Louise Gervais); all known surname descendants:
8 Adolph Lester Peters b: 9 March 1896 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 13 November 1971 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Marie Mary Grotowski b: 17 March 1897 Michigan; m: 12 September 1918 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Michael/Josephine Rachowiak]; d: 31 August 1983 Warren, Macomb, MI
9 Rene John Peters b: 27 March 1936 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 13 December 1981 Madison Heights, Oakland, MI
+Mary Conte
Notes for Adolph Lester Peters:
Census
- 1920 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan: Adolf Peters 23 auto mechanic/auto factory, wife Marie 22.
- 1930 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Adolph Peters 34 repairman/garage, wife Marie 33.
- 1940 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Adolph Peters 44 foreman, auto co., wife Marie 42, Rene 4, niece Dorothy Yanick 18.
- 1950 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Adolph L. Peters 54 foreman/auto plant, wife Marie M. 53, Rene D. 14 paper boy/advertising.
WWI Registration records: Adolph L. Peters, 446 Packer, Detroit; b. 9 Mar 1896 Detroit; auto driver/Atlas Delivery Co.; relative is Mother; single; medium height, medium build; brown eyes, black hair; 5 Jun 1917 Detroit, MI.
WWII Records: Adolph Lester Peters, 8723 Woodlawn, Detroit; age 46, b. 9 Mar 1896 Detroit; relative Leo Herman; 5'7", 165 lbs., brown eyes & black hair, ruddy complexion; 23 Apr 1942 Detroit, MI.
Tombstone Inscription, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, MI Adolph L. Peters / 1896 - 1971 / Marie M. Peters / 1897 - 1983
Notes for Marie Mary Grotowski:
Obituary: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI),
Friday, 2 September 1983: Marie Mary Peters, Aug. 31, age 86.
Wife of the late Adolph; mother of the late Rene; mother-in-law of
Mary; grandmother of Linda and Craig; aunt of Dorothy Truhan;
great-aunt of Carole, Betty and Alan; also many children called her
great-great aunt. Funeral Saturday 9:15 a.m. from the Wujek Funeral Home,
to St. Edmund Church at 10 a.m. Interment Mt. Olivet. Rosary Friday
7 p.m.
Back one generation to parents of Adolph Lester 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.
- Michigan deaths in RED are from death certificates (online), which often include birthdate as well.
Last updated: 5 August 2022.