Continuation of tree (2nd child of Augustus Peters/Elizabeth Grondin); all known surname descendants:
8 Antoine Pete b: 15 January 1871 Erie, Monroe, MI; d: 28 September 1924 Erie, Monroe, MI
+Anna Lajeuneuse b: 27 February 1873 Erie, Monroe, MI; m: 30 July 1894 Erie, Monroe, MI [David/Mary Sulier]; d: 12 December 1948 Erie, Monroe, MI
9 Gertrude Pete b: 1895 Michigan; d: 24 May 1915 Erie, Monroe, MI
9 Irene Pete b: 6 January 1897 Michigan; d: 7 May 1950 Erie, Monroe, MI
+Henry Edward Manore (aka Menard) b: 20 September 1883 Erie, Monroe, MI; m: 11 February 1919 Erie, Monroe, MI [Samuel/Catherine Peet]; d: 24 March 1947 Erie, Monroe, MI
9 George Leo Pete b: 6 February 1899 Toledo, Lucas, OH; d: 30 September 1902 Erie, Monroe, MI
9 Cletus Joseph Pete b: 28 February 1901 Erie, Monroe, MI; d: 19 July 1925 Erie, Monroe, MI (car accident)
9 Roy Charles Pete b: 4 April 1903 Erie, Monroe, MI; d: 10 November 1956 Erie, Monroe, MI
+Gertrude E. Moran (Perry) b: 28 July 1900 Erie, Monroe, MI; m: 26 July 1941 Fulton, Fulton, OH [Reggie/Grace Drouillard]; d: 28 December 1943 Erie, Monroe, MI
9 Florence Pete b: 21 July 1905 Erie, Monroe, MI; d: 9 August 1996 Toledo, Lucas, OH
+Harry H. Knueven b: 8 October 1893 Glandorf, Putnam, OH; m: 19 May 1924 St. Joseph, Erie, Monroe, MI [Augustus/Anna Kottenbrock]; d: 19 November 1948 Erie, Monroe, MI
*2nd Husband of Florence Pete:
+Ernest C. Drouillard b: 22 July 1889 Erie, Monroe, MI; m: 13 August 1958 Erie, Monroe, MI [John/Elizabeth Duvall]; d: 14 April 1973 Erie, Monroe, MI
9 Viola Anna Pete b: 2 March 1908 Erie, Monroe, MI; d: 9 February 1997 DeBary, Volusia, FL
+Christopher William Grodi b: 23 July 1896 Erie, Monroe, MI; m: Abt. 1928 [James/Rose Mominee]; d: 2 March 1935 Erie, Monroe, MI (hit by freight train)
9 Elizabeth Agnes Pete b: 14 February 1911 Erie, Monroe, MI; d: 13 October 1986 DeBary, Volusia, FL
+Frank George Bloom b: 31 August 1905 Sharpsburg, Mercer, OH; m: 8 February 1933 Erie, Monroe, MI [Frank/Barbara Zenz]; d: 27 December 1967 Bunnell, Flagler, FL
9 Vearel Pete b: 5 November 1914 Erie, Monroe, MI; d: 29 July 1935 Monroe, Monroe, MI
9 Virginia Pearl Pete b: 13 October 1919 Erie, Monroe, MI; d: 9 October 2001 DeBary, Volusia, FL
+Jack Erskin Holt b: 22 October 1905 Ellijay, Gilmer, GA; m: 30 June 1938 Indiana [W. L./Annie Long]; d: 5 April 2001 DeBary, Volusia, FL
Notes for Antoine Pete:
Census
- 1900 Kenton, Huron, Ohio: Ntuine Peat 30 (day laborer), wife of 6 years Anna P. 27, Gertie 5, Irine 3, George 1.
- 1910 Erie, Monroe, Michigan: Antoine Pete 40 (fisherman), wife of 16 years Anna 37 (6 of 7 children still living), Gertrude 15, Irene 13, Cletis 9, Roy 7, Florence 4, Viola 2.
- 1920 Erie, Monroe, MI: Otivan Pete 50 laborer/steam RR, wife Annie 47, Cletis 19 (machine hand), Roy 17, Florence 15, Balca? 11m, Libbie 9, Verle 6, Virginia 4 months.
- 1930 Erie, Monroe, MI: Widow Anna Pete 56, Roy 26 (auto factory/laborer), Elizabeth 19, Vearl 16, Virginia 10.
- 1940 Erie, Monroe, MI: Roy Pette 37 laborer/railroad, Gertrude Perry 39 servant/household [Fletcher Street] (widow Anna 67?)
- 1950 Erie, Monroe, MI: Widower Roy Pete 49 unskilled labor/Kelsey Hayes.
Obituaries for the children:
Irene Pete: Detroit Free Press (MI), Tuesday, 9 May 1950: Deaths - Temperance - Mrs. Irene Manore, 53.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Joseph Cemetery, Erie, MI: MANORE / Henry / 1883 - 1947 / Irene / 1894 - 1950
Cletus Joseph Pete: Detroit Free Press (MI), Monday, 20 July 1925: Driver, Blinded by Lights, Killed - Monroe, Mich., July 19 - Cletus Joseph Pete, 24 years old, unmarried, son of Mrs. Antoine Pete, of Erie township, was instantly killed, while Morris Grodi, also of Erie, escaped with minor bruises and a shaking up, when a small automobile truck in which they were riding left the Lakeside road, 11 miles southeast of here, turning over in an eight-foot ditch. The accident occurred about midnight Saturday while the men were returning home from Lakeside. It is believed Pete, who was driving the truck, lost control of the wheel, due to glaring headlights on another machine. Coroner George Huber and Sheriff Joseph J. Kinsey decided an inquest unnecessary. Pete is survived by his mother, two brothers and five sisters.
Florence Pete: Erie - Florence E. Drouillard, 91, of Erie died at 5:45 a.m. Friday (9 Aug 1996) at Golden Haven Nursing Home, Toledo. She had been in declining health for several years. Visitation is from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Bennett Funeral Home, Erie, where a prayer service is set for 7 p.m. Sunday. Private funeral services will be held Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Erie. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Erie. Born July 21, 1905, in Erie, she was the daughter of August and Anna (Lajiness) Pete. She married Harry Knueven in 1924 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. He died in November, 1948. She then married Ernest Drouillard in 1958. He died in 1973. She belonged to St. Joseph Catholic Church. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Georgetta Beck of Erie; two sisters, Mrs. Viola Grodi and Mrs. Jack (Virginia) Holt, both of DeBary, Fla.; eight grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. Besides her husbands, she was preceded in death by four brothers and three sisters.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Joseph Cemetery, Erie, MI: DROUILLARD / Ernest C. / July 22, 1889 / Apr. 14, 1973 / Florence E. / July 22, 1905 / Aug. 9, 1996 /// Harry H. Knueven / Ohio / PVT 332 AMB Co / World War I / Oct. 8, 1893 - Nov 19, 1948
Viola Anna Pete: Orlando Sentinel (FL), Wednesday, 12 February 1997: Viola Anna Grodi, 88, Eldorado Street, DeBary, died Sunday, Feb. 9. Mrs. Grodi was a retired short-order cook. Born in Erie, Mich., she moved to Central Florida in 1973. She was Catholic. Survivors: son, Marvin, Mims; daughter, Mary Remelius, DeBary; sister, Virginia Holt, DeBary; 16 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, 12 great-great-grandchildren. Altman-Long Funeral Home, DeBary.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Mary's Cemetery, Korona, Flagler, FL: GRODI / HOLT / Viola Anna / Mar. 2, 1908 / Feb. 9, 1997 / Virginia / Oct. 13, 1919 / Oct. 9, 2001 / Jack E. Holt Sr. / 22 Oct. 1905 / 5 April 2001
Elizabeth Agnes Pete: The News Journal (Daytona Beach, FL), Tuesday, 14 October 1986: DeBary - Elizabeth Agnes Bloom, 75, 134 Lucerne Dr., a resident of DeBary for 10 years, died Monday at Hillhaven Health Care Center in Sanford. Mrs. Bloom was born in Erie, Mich., and moved to DeBary from Bunnell. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Mary's Cathiloc Church of Korona. Survivors include her three sisters, Virginia Holt, DeBary, Viola Grodi, Ormond Beach, and Florence Drouillard, Erie, Mich. Altman is in charge.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Mary's Cemetery, Korona, Flagler, FL: BLOOM / George F. / 1905 - 1967 / Elizabeth A. / 1911 - 1986
Virginia Pearl Pete: Orlando Sentinel (FL), Thursday, 11 October 2001: Virginia Pete Holt, 81, Lucerne Drive, DeBary, died Tuesday, Oct. 9. Mrs. Holt was a homemaker. Born in Erie, Mich., she moved to Central Florida in 1948. She was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church. Survivors: son, Jack E., Jr., Sanford; two grandchildren, one great-grandchild. Altman-Long Funeral Home, DeBary.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Mary's Cemetery, Korona, Flagler, FL: GRODI / HOLT / Viola Anna / Mar. 2, 1908 / Feb. 9, 1997 / Virginia / Oct. 13, 1919 / Oct. 9, 2001 / Jack E. Holt Sr. / 22 Oct. 1905 / 5 April 2001
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Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Ohio deaths in RED from online records.
Last updated: 2 February 2024.