Continuation of tree (3rd child of Alfred Alexander 'Richard' Pitre/Mary Anne Sunderland); all known surname descendants:
8 Christopher Anthony 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 Pontiac, Oakland, MI
9 Howard Alphonsus Peters b: 26 October 1907 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 9 January 1978 Milford, 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 Milford, 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 Christopher Anthony 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.
Obituary: The Pontiac Press (Pontiac, MI), Tuesday, 14 September 1965: Milford Township - Service for Christopher A. Peters, 81, of 2246 Commerce will be 10 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Milford. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Detroit. Rosary will be at 8:45 p.m. Thursday at the Richardson-Bird Funeral Home, Milford. Mr. Peters died yesterday after a long illness. A retired carpenter, he was a member of St. (missing line). Surviving are two sons, Howard and Russell, both of Milford; one daughter, Mrs. Edward Songrath of Wallingford, Pa.; one brother; two sisters; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
- The Detroit News (Detroit, MI), Wednesday, 15 September 1965: Peters, Christopher A., age 81, Milford, Mich., Sept. 13. Dear father of Howard and Russell Peters and Mrs. Edward Songrath. Also one brother, Urban Peters and two sisters, Mrs. George Freidhoff and Mrs. Marie Hoste. Services Friday 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Church, Milford. Rosary will be Thursday 8:45 p.m. at Richardson-Bird Funeral Home, Milford.
Notes for Margaret Pinger:
Obituary: The Pontiac Press (Pontiac, MI), Wednesday, 27 June 1962: Union Lake - Services for Mrs. Christopher A. (Margaret A.) Peters, 73, of 8553 Cooley Drive, will be 10 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, with burial to follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Detroit. Mrs. Peters died yesterday at Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital after an illness of eight months. Surviving besides her husband are two sons, Russell A. and Howard A., both of Milford; a daughter, Mrs. Edward Songrath of Wallingford, Pa.; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Rosary will be said at 8 p.m. tomorrow at Donelson-Johns Funeral Home, Pontiac.
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, MI: PETERS / Mother / Eulaine C. / 1911 - 1979 / Father / Howard A. / 1907 - 1978 / in our hearts forever
Royal Peters: The Detroit News (Detroit, MI), Wednesday, 18 March 1925: Peters - March 16, 1925, Royal, age 16 years, beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Peters; dear brother of Howard, Russell and Virginia. Funeral from parents' residence, 4156 Seminole, Friday, March 20, at 8:30 a.m., at St. Catherine's Church at 9 o'clock.
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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