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 Newport, Washington, OH
+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: 11 February 1927 Toledo, Lucas, OH [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.
Obituary: The Monroe Evening News (Monroe, MI), Monday, 29 September 1924: Antoine Pete, 55 years old, dropped dead at his home in the village of Erie Sunday. The deceased had not been ill. A week ago he suffered an injury to a finger. He leaves a wife and several children. Funeral services will be held at St. Joseph's church, Erie, Wednesday morning. Burial will be made in St. Joseph's cemetery, Erie.
Notes for Anna Lajeuneuse:
Obituary: The Monroe Evening News (Monroe, MI), Monday, 13 December 1948: Erie, Dec. 13 - Mrs. Anna Pete, 75, died of uremic poisoning yesterday at her home, 8911 Washington St., Erie. She had been seriously ill since July 22. Born Feb. 27, 1873, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Laginess of Erie. On June 25, 1894 she was married to Antoine Pete at St. Joseph Church, Erie, by the Rev. Father Thomas. Mrs. Pete has been a lifelong resident of Monroe County. She was a member of St. Joseph Altar Society. Surviving are one son, Roy Pete; five daughters, Mrs. Irene Manore, Mrs. Florence Knueven and Mrs. Viola Grodi, Mrs. Virginia Holtz, all of Erie, and Mrs. Elizabeth Bloom of Rockwood; and a brother, Roger Lasiness of LaSalle. There were 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. The remains are at the Maurice funeral home, Erie. Services will be at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home and 9 at St. Joseph's Church. Interment will be in St. Joseph Cemetery at Erie. There will be rosary this evening and tomorrow at 8:30 at the funeral home.
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.
Roy Charles Pete: Toledo Blade (Toledo, OH), Monday, 12 November 1956: Erie, Mich., Nov. 12 - Roy Charles Pete, 53, of Erie, died Saturday in the home of a sister, Mrs. George Bloom, in Newport. He was a construction worker and had lived his entire life in this area. Surviving also are sisters, Mrs. Florence Knueven, and Mrs. Viola Grodi, of Erie, and Mrs. Virginia Holt, of Bunnell, Fla. Services will be Wednesday at 9 a.m. in the Maurice Mortuary and at 9:30 a.m. in St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
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
Vearel Pete: The Monroe Evening News (Monroe, MI), Tuesday, 30 July 1935: Verle Pete, aged 21 years, died in the Monroe Hospital at 10:30 p.m. Monday of heart trouble and complications. He was brought to the hospital Sunday afternoon. He was the son of Mrs. Antoine Pete of Erie. The body has been removed to Nadeau and Weber's undertaking parlors on west Front street pending funeral arrangements. Besides his mother, he leaves five sisters, Mrs. Irene Manore, Mrs. Florence Knueven, Mrs. Viola Grodi, Mrs. Elizabeth Bloom and Miss Virginia Pete, all of Erie and a brother Roy Pete of Erie. The body will be taken to the home of Mrs. Knuven this afternoon. Funeral services will be held at St. Joseph's Catholic Church at Erie Thursday morning at 9 o'clock.
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: 20 April 2026.