Continuation of tree (15th child of Louis M. Pitre/2nd Wife Matilda Emilie Baade); all known surname descendants:
8 David Frederick Peters b: 8 September 1906 Nankin, Wayne, MI; d: 30 October 1984 Clawson, Oakland, MI
+Violet Elizabeth Reed (Edwards) b: 22 January 1905 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA; m: 6 August 1932 Delaware Co., OH [Louis/Christine Wagner]; d: 22 June 1960 Royal Oak, Oakland, MI
9 Joan Marie Peters b: 27 August 1935 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 21 April 1938 Detroit, Wayne, MI
9 David J. Peters b: Abt. 1941; d: Aft. June 1960
Notes for David Frederick Peters:
Census
- 1930 Detroit,Wayne, Michigan: David F. Peters 23 clerk & his brother William H. Peters 26 coal salesman, as lodgers with widower Clarence W. Marr 29.
- 1940 Detroit, Wayne, MI: David Peters 34 office detail/office building, wife Violet 35, Pauline (Edwards) 14.
- 1950 Berkley, Oakland, MI: David F. Peters 44 flavor manufacturer/flavour extracts manufacturing, wife Violet E. 45 clerical work & bookkeeper, David J. 8.
WWII Records: David Frederick Peters, res. 17357 Marx, Detroit, MI; b. 8 Sep 1906 Wayne, MI; wife Mrs. Violet Peters; 5' 10 1/2", 173 lbs., gray eyes & brown hair, light complexion; 16 Oct 1940 Detroit, MI.
Tombstone Inscription, Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, MI: PETERS / Father / David F. / 1906 - 1984 / Mother / Violet E. / 1905 - 1960
Notes for Violet Elizabeth Reed:
Obituary: The Detroit News (Detroit, MI), Thursday, 23 June 1960: Services for Mrs. Violet E. Peters will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Sawyer-Kuhn Funeral Home, Berkley. Mrs. Peters, 55, of 4094 Catalpa, Berkley, died yesterday at William Beaumont Hospital. She was co-owner of the Belmont Laboratories, 1401 Milwaukee east. Surviving are her husband, David; a daughter, Mrs. Pauline Taylor; a son, David, and her mother, Mrs. Christine Hajek.
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Last updated: 2 March 2026.