Continuation of tree (3rd child of Francois Pitre/1st wife Isalinda Holtslander); all known surname descendants:
7 Charles Franklin Peters b: 20 September 1842 Saginaw, Saginaw, MI; d: 4 May 1925 Bay City, Bay, MI
+Mary Adeline Richard b: 5 October 1845 Frenchtown, Monroe, MI; m: 5 July 1865 St. Marys, Monroe, MI [Marcel/Scholastique Audet dite Lapointe]; d: 29 April 1923 Bay City, Bay, MI
8 Mary A. Peters b: Abt. 1866 Frenchtown, Monroe, MI; d: 27 August 1912 Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
+Benjamin Clovis Trudell b: 19 November 1857 Stoney Point, Essex, ONT; m: 19 May 1897 West Bay City, Bay, MI [Benjamin Clovis/Adeline Lefebvre] (divorced 15 June 1905 Bay City, MI); d: 28 March 1944 Bay City, Bay, MI
*2nd Husband of Mary A. Peters:
+Albert Simpson b: Abt. 1868 Michigan; m: 1 December 1906 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Arthur/Sarah Oleson]
8 Franklin Charles Peters b: 13 April 1868 Frenchtown, Monroe, MI; d: 21 October 1933 Bay City, Bay, MI
+Elizabeth Terry b: Abt. 1871 Michigan; m: 29 March 1894 Bay City, Bay, MI
*2nd Wife of Franklin Charles Peters:
+Louisa Joanna Van Haaren b: 3 July 1876 Michigan; m: 25 July 1895 West Bay City, Bay, MI [Peter/Joanna Boutreur]; d: 21 November 1936 Bay, Bay, MI
8 Julia Ann Peters b: 22 November 1869 Frenchtown, Monroe, MI; d: 16 July 1953 San Francisco, CA
+Daniel John McPeak b: 1 June 1860 Parkhill, Huron, ONT; m: 19 February 1892 West Bay City, Bay, MI [James/Flora McDonald]; d: 23 December 1937 Flint, Genesee, MI
8 Emily 'Emma' A. Peters b: 29 July 1872 Bangor, Bay, MI; d: 7 March 1948 Kimball, St. Clair, MI
+Arthur Angus McDonald b: 16 January 1872 Ohio; m: 17 February 1891 Midland City, Midland, MI [Alex/Louisa Jackson] (divorced 15 January 1906); d: 9 December 1928 Detroit, Wayne, MI
*2nd Husband of Emily 'Emma' A. Peters:
+Oliver O. Jones b: 1 April 1873 Port Huron, St. Clair, MI; m: 20 February 1906 Bay City, Bay, MI [Dennis/Mary Murphy]; d: 6 June 1952 Port Huron, St. Clair, MI
*3rd Husband of Emily 'Emma' A. Peters:
+Russell Porter Moore b: 11 December 1882 Smiths Creek, St. Clair, MI; m: 15 April 1926 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Thomas/Mary Chase]; d: 6 June 1956 Port Huron, St. Clair, MI
8 Louis Henry Peters b: 14 October 1874 Bay City, Bay, MI; d: Bet. 1901-April 1923
+Lottie Bell Hess b: 28 March 1872 Bay City, Bay, MI; m: 5 March 1893 Essexville, Bay, MI [Samuel/Catherine Meyers]; d: 3 October 1900 Bay City, Bay, MI
*2nd Wife of Louis Henry Peters:
+Matilda Fournier (Lapointe) b: 11 March 1875 Toledo, Lucas, OH; m: 4 June 1901 West Bay City, Bay, MI [Alexander/Virginia Eastes]; d: 18 February 1936 Detroit, Wayne, MI
8 William Peters b: 9 May 1876 West Bay City, Bay, MI; d: 11 November 1877 Bay City, Bay, MI
8 Clarence Edward Peters b: 25 October 1879 Bay City, Bay, MI; d: 21 January 1911 Bay City, Bay, MI [neck & chest crushed in NCRR accident]
+Mary 'Mamie' P. Butler b: 21 August 1885 Michigan; m: 1 March 1904 Saginaw, Saginaw, MI [James/Almina McNeil]; d: 17 May 1906 Mayville, Tuscola, MI
*2nd Wife of Clarence Edward Peters:
+Clara Anne Bush b: 11 July 1881 Ludington, Mason, MI; m: 11 November 1907 Bay City, Bay, MI [Benjamin/Eliza Schram]; d: 7 June 1947 Saginaw, Saginaw, MI
Notes for Charles Franklin Peters:
Census
- 1870 Frenchtown, Monroe, Michigan: Charles Peters 27
(farm laborer), wife Adaline 25, Mary 4, Frank 2, Julia 7 months.
- 1880 West Bay City, Bay, MI: Charles F. Peters 37 (drayman), wife Mary
A. 33, Mary A. 13, Franklin C. 12, Julia Ann 11, Emma A. 7, Louis H. 5, Clarence
7 months.
- 1900 West Bay City, Bay, MI: Franklin C. Peters 56 (hackman), wife of 34
years Adeline M. 54; 6 of 7 children still living, Clarence E. 20.
- 1910 Bay, Bay, MI: Franklin C. Peters 67 (hackman), wife of 45 years
Mary E. 65, granddaughter Florna McDonald 16.
- 1920 Bay, Bay, MI: Charles F. Peters 72, wife Adeline 69.
Civil War: During the Civil War Charles Franklin Peters enlisted in the Union Army on 16th February 1864 at Kochville, Michigan. He was injured during the Battle of Petersburg (shot in the jaw), Virginia on 16th June 1864 and mustered out at Harper Hospital, Detroit, Michigan on 15th April 1865. He was a member of Brady's Sharpshooters attached to the 16th Michigan infantry. [contributed by descendant Roxanne Meida King]
Misc.: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Wednesday, 1 November 1899: Bay City, Mich., October 31 - On June 19, 1864, after the battle of Petersburg, N.N. Murphy, now chief of the Bay City police, was among the soldiers detailed to dig the graves for the dead who fell in the encounter. One man who had been shot through the face, the ball entering the right side and coming out on the left, was brought in from the skirmish line and placed alongside the pit preparatory to burial. He was one of Berdan's sharpshooters. A delay in the services was called until some one from the man's regiment would come up and identify the wounded man. Just then an Indian on horseback galloped up to the spot and ordered the man turned over on his back. The Indian said he was an orderly for Gen. Otis, and said further that the man was not dead, as he knew, he having worked for a doctor in Michigan. As the soldier was rolled upon his back, blood gushed from his mouth and his eyes opened. It was seen that he was alive, and he was ordered taken to the hospital. Five weeks from that time he was sent to a hospital in Detroit. Chief Murphy heard nothing more from the man until yesterday, when Franklin C. Peters, of 600 Fremont street, West Bay City, called on him to get him to sign an application for a restoration of pension. In the conversation that ensued, it was shown that Peters was the man for whom Murphy dug the grave before Petersburg. Both Murphy and Peters have lived in Bay City for upwards of twenty years, and knew each other for a long time, but neither was aware that Peters was the man who had such a close call from being buried alive.
- The Bay City Tribune (Bay City, MI), Tuesday, 12 November 1912: Franklin C. Peters, 600 North Erie street, a hack driver, and his granddaughter, Marie, aged 4, were seriously injured yesterday afternoon while Peters was unhitching his team. The child was standing in the barn at the time, as was her custom, to welcome her grandfather on his return from work. He had released one of the horses, and, while stopping to caress the child, the other horse started for the stall. In so doing it swung the heavy hack with great force, pinning the child against a beam that supported the stairway, inflicting a severe cut on her head. Mr. Peters saw the danger, and in striving to restrain the animal, was pushed against the side of the barn. He had two ribs broken and was considerably bruised before the horse could be stopped. A physician was immediately summoned. It was found necessary to take three stitches in the child's scalp. She will recover. While not serious, the injuries sustained by Mr. Peters will confine him to the house for several weeks. The presence of mind and his strength undoubtedly saved the child's life.
Obituary: Bay City Times (Bay City, MI), Monday, 4 May 1925: Franklin C. Peters, Well-Known as Hack Man, Succumbs This Morning -- Franklin C. Peters, 82 years old, Civil War veteran, and one of the best known residents of the city and especially of the west side, where for many years he conducted a hack line, died at 9:30 Monday morning at his home, 600 Erie Avenue, north. Mr. Peters was born in Saginaw and had been a resident of Bay City for the past 56 years. He is survived by one son, Frank Peters, and two daughters, Mrs. Emma Jones and Mrs. Daniel McPeak; 12 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 8:30 from the home and at 9 o'clock from St. Mary's church, of which he was a member. Interment will be in St. Patrick's cemetery. [contributed by descendant Roxanne Meida King]
Tombstone Inscription, St. Patrick Cemetery, Bay City, MI: PETERS / Father / Franklin C. / 1843 - 1925
Notes for Marie Adeline Richard:
Obituary: Bay City Times (MI), Monday, 30 April 1923: Mary Adeline, wife of Franklin C. Peters, sr., died Sunday morning at her home, 600 Erie Street, North, aged 78 years. Mrs. Peters was born in Detroit, October 5, 1845, and was married July 5, 1865 at Monroe, Mich. Surviving her are her husband, one son, Franklin C. jr. of this city, two daughters, Mrs. Dan McPeak of Flint, and Mrs. Oliver Jones of Smith's Creek, Mich., 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Mrs. Peters has resided in Bay City for the last 50 years. The funeral will be held from St. Mary's church at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning with burial in St. Patrick's Cemetery.
Obituaries for the children:
Mary A. Peters: The Bay City Tribune (Bay City, MI), Thursday, 29 August 1912: Mrs. Albert Simpson, of Milwaukee, died Tuesday night at 10 o'clock. The remains will be brought to Bay City. Mrs. Simpson was formerly Miss Mary Peters of 600 North Erie street. The funeral services will be held at St. Mary's church Friday morning at 9 o'clock, when solemn high mass will be sung. Burial will be made from the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin C. Peters.
Franklin Charles Peters: The Bay City Sunday Times (Bay City, MI), Sunday, 22 October 1933: Pioneer Trucker Dies After Long Illness -- Franklin C. Peters succumbs at his home Saturday in Bay City -- Franklin C. Peters, pioneer resident here and one of the oldest figures in moving and storage business in the city, died early Saturday at his home, 401 North Walnut Street, after a long illness. Mr. Peters was in the trucking and storage business here for nearly 40 years until his retirement about 10 years ago. Born in Monroe, Mich, April 13, 1868, Mr. Peters moved here when a young boy and has lived here since. Surviving are his widow, Louise, and two sisters, Mrs. Russell Moore, Smith's Creek, Mich., and Mrs. Julianne McPeak, Flint. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:30 p.m. at the home and burial will be in Elm Lawn Cemetery. [contributed by descendant Roxanne Meida King]
Emily 'Emma' A. Peters: The Times Herald (Port Huron, MI), Monday, 8 March 1948: Mrs. Emma A. Moore, 76, wife of Russell P. Moore, 1904 Harvey road, Kimball township, died Sunday in her home after a short illness. Mrs. Moore was born in Bay City, July 29, 1871. She and Mr. Moore were married April 16, 1926. She lived in Kimball Township 18 years. Mrs. Moore is survived by her husband, a son, Cleo MacDonald, Detroit; two daughters, Mrs. Fred Whittaker, Akron, O., and Mrs. William Harvey, Detroit; three grandsons and one great-grandson. The remains are in the family home. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
Clarence Edward Peters: The Bay City Tribune (Bay City, MI), Sunday, 22 January 1911: Clarence Peters, 30 years old, switchman, employed by the Michigan Central, living at 304 West Florence street, was instantly killed last night in the north yards of the Michigan Central railroad, north of the city limits, when an engine and two way cars crashed into a string of empty and loaded cars standing dead on the main track. Engine S264, with Engineer Winchester and two way cars in charge of Paul Carrow, conductor, pulled out of the south yard to go to the Wenona yard to pick up a train. The engine was pushing the cars north on the north-bound track, Brakeman Corrigan and Peters each on a car. Corrigan, in company with H. Emerson, night car checker, were riding on the first car. They did not see the empties until upon them. Seeing a collision could not be averted, they jumped, suffering only a few scratches. Peters, who was killed, was riding between the two way cars, and when the collision occurred he was caught between the cars, which closed up like a jackknife, and his life crushed out instantly. The engineer of the train says that he was not running more than five miles an hour. M. C. Coyle, division superintendent, said last night that there would be nothing for publication other than the bare facts that there had been an accident and that an investigation would be made by the company Monday. He said that although the way cars were nearly demolished, he did not think that the train was running faster than the engineer had stated. Being asked as to the placing of danger signals, he said that he was not in a position to make any statement regarding them. Coroner Kelley was called and impanneled a jury to hold an inquest. Mr. Peters was well known in the city, having lived here all his life. He had been in the employ of the railroad about four months as brakeman, running on extras. He is survived by a wife and two children.
Tombstone Inscription,
St. Patrick Cemetery, Bay City, MI: PETERS / Clarence E. / 1880 - 1911
Back one generation to parents of Charles Franklin Peters
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