Continuation of tree (2nd child of George Edward Peets/Catherine A. Wetzel); all known surname descendants:
9 Charles Edwin Peets b: 18 April 1895 Oakdale, Antelope, NE; d: 10 January 1982 Tilden, Madison, NE
+Dorothea M. Martens b: 13 July 1894 Pomeroy, IA; m: 26 March 1919 [Henry/---]; d: 1 March 1972 Tilden, Madison, NE
10 Irene Peets b: Abt. 1920 Burnett, Antelope, NE
+Elmer Pearson
10 Margaret H. Peets b: Abt. 1925 Burnett, Antelope, NE
+Herman Weeder
10 Joyce Lorraine Peets b: 19 August 1930 Burnett, Antelope, NE; d: 31 May 2002 Oakdale, Antelope, NE
+Robert Milan Tierney b: 30 May 1918 Nebraska; m: Abt. 1947; d: 30 October 1989 Oakdale, Antelope, NE
Notes for Charles Edwin Peets:
Census
- 1920 Burnett, Antelope, Nebraska: Charles E. Peets 24 (farmer), wife Dora M. 25.
- 1930 Burnett, Antelope, NE: Charles E. Peets 34 (farmer), wife Dorothy 36, Irene 10, Margaret H. 4 years 11 months.
- 1940 Burnett, Antelope, NE: Charles Peets 45, wife Dorthy 45, Irene 20 helper/clea---y, Margaret 15, Joyce 9.
- 1950 Burnett, Antelope, NE: Charles E. Peets 55 farming/farm, wife Dorothy 55.
WWI registration records: Charles Edwin Peets; Antelope, Nebraska; born 18 April 1895 (Oakdale, Nebraska); single; medium height, medium build; brown eyes & light hair.
Obituary: Neligh News and Leader, 14 January 1982: Funeral services were held for Charles E. Peets of Oakdale on Wednesday, January 13 at the Marshall-Harlan Funeral Home in Tilden with Rev. Stan LARUE of Tilden officiating. Interment was in the Oakdale Cemetery. Joe Petersen was soloist at the rites. Charles E. Peets, the son of George Edward and Catherine (Wetzel) Peets was born at Oakdale on April 18, 1895. He graduated from the Oakdale high school in 1914 and was married to Dorothea M. Martens on March 26, 1919. The couple farmed most of their married life on a farm one mile east of Oakdale. After Mrs. Peets died in March of 1972, Peets moved to Tilden. He later became a resident of Heritage Village in Tilden on October 27, 1979. He was a member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge of Oakdale. Peets died at the Tilden Community Hospital on January 10, 1982 at the age of 86 years. Survivors include: three daughters, Mrs. Elmer (Irene) Pearson of South Sioux City, Mrs. Herman (Margaret) Weeder of Columbus, and Mrs. Robert (Joyce) Tierney of Denver, eight grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife and one sister.
Notes for Dorothea M. Martens:
Obituary: Neligh News and Leader, 9 March 1972: Funeral services were held Saturday, March 4 at 2 p.m. at the Oakdale Methodist Church for Mrs. Charles Peets who died Wednesday, March 1, 1972 at the Tilden Community Hospital. The Rev. Connie J. Buehler officiated at the service and burial was in the Oakdale Cemetery. Pallbearers were William O. Evans, Gwyn Wingate, Merle Brink, Ralph Kinnan, Lewis Wagner, and Ralph Edwards. Dorothea M. Peets was born July 13, 1894 at Pomeroy, Iowa, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Martens. The family moved to St. Clair Valley southwest of Tilden when she was six years of age. She lived there until 1917 when she moved to Tilden. She married Charles Peets, March 26, 1919 and they farmed east of Oakdale for 52 years. Surviving are her widower; three daughters, Mrs. Elmer (Irene) Pearson of South Sioux City, Mrs. Herman (Margaret) Weeder Jr. of Columbus and Mrs. Robert (Joyce) Tierney of Denver, Colorado; one sister, Mrs. Homer Wingate of Oakdale; eight grandchildren, and one great grandchild. She was preceded in death by a sister, five brothers and her parents.
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Last updated: 6 June 2022.