Continuation of tree (2nd child of Louis Pitre/Catherine Suliere); all known surname descendants:
8 Edward Joseph Peters b: 19 September 1873 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI; d: 14 March 1948 Seattle, King, WA
+Virginia Gilmet b: 19 October 1882 Garden, Wayne, MI; m: 16 May 1901 Manistique, Schoolcraft, MI [Gaspard/Emily Deloria]; d: 13 October 1939 Seattle, King, WA
9 Alyard George Peters b: 29 September 1903 Thompson, Schoolcraft, MI; d: 15 June 1961 Seattle, King, WA
+Joan Audrey Belfry b: Abt. 1934; m: Abt. 1952 [Charles Patrick/Thora Mary ---]; d: 7 September 1997 Washington
*2nd Wife of Alyard Darrell Peters:
+Elizabeth S. Lake b: Abt. 1941; m: 23 April 1960 Seattle, King, WA [Clark Bernard/---] (divorced 7 April 1969)
*3rd Wife of Alyard Darrell Peters:
+Phyllis J. Runyon b: Abt. 1925 Huntington, IN; m: 12 October 1974 Snohomish, WA
9 Edward Clyde Peters b: 24 April 1905 Thompson, Schoolcraft, MI; d: 11 August 1980 Seattle, King, WA
+Elza Agnes Watson (Davis, Votaw) b: 9 February 1902 Seattle, King, WA; m: 27 July 1936 Yakima, Yakima, WA [Alexander/Barbara Haggert]; d: 21 October 1958 Seattle, King, WA
9 Eva Emilie Peters b: 16 January 1909 Seattle, King, WA; d: October 1990 Port Angeles, Clallam, WA
+George Jacques L'Ecuyer (aka James Page) b: 28 March 1891 St. Philippe, Laprairie, Quebec; m: 2 May 1927 Seattle, King, WA [Onezime/Hermine Page] (divorced); d: 5 April 1967 Boca Raton, Palm Beach, FL
*2nd Husband of Eva Emilie Peters:
+Herman Ramon Modra b: 6 December 1910 Seattle, King, WA; m: 22 April 1941 [Carl Otto/Augusta Kraus] (divorced); d: 9 September 1993 Sedro Woolley, Skagit, WA
*3rd Husband of Eva Emilie Peters:
+Wayne Charles Nichols b: 24 March 1910 Eureka, Humboldt, CA; m: 10 November 1956 [John Rockwell/Georgia Black]; d: 13 January 1976 Longview, Cowlitz, WA
9 Darrel Gilmet Peters b: 17 April 1911 Irondale, Jefferson, WA; d: 10 April 1972 Seattle, King, WA
+Myrtle Anita Wickstrom b: 3 December 1913 Seattle, King, WA; m: 6 June 1940 Seattle, King, WA [Oscar/Anna Berg]; d: 7 October 1985 Seattle, King, WA
9 Bernice Marie Peters b: 17 November 1913 Seattle, King, WA; d: 13 October 2009 Escondido, San Diego, CA
+Thomas Joseph O'Donnell b: 24 November 1913; m: 21 June 1941; d: 3 December 1989 California
9 Mildred Lillian Peters b: 4 September 1916 Seattle, King, WA; d: 4 July 1961 Seattle, King, WA
+Walter Oscar Wickstrom b: 4 July 1915 Seattle, King, WA; m: 23 July 1937 Seattle, King, WA [Oscar/Anna Berg]; d: 5 May 1942 Seattle, King, WA (burned to death when cigarette set fire to the sofa he fell asleep on)
*2nd Husband of Mildred Lillian Peters:
+Richard E. Hubbard b: 18 October 1912; m: 21 December 1943 Seattle, King, WA; d: 20 April 1989 Edmonds, Snohomish, WA
9 Margaret Elizabeth Peters b: 31 August 1919 Seattle, King, WA; d: 23 June 1963 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
+Herbert Algot Elofson b: 11 August 1913 St. Paul, Ramsey, MN; m: 19 December 1936 Montesano, Grays Harbor, WA [Algot/Lulu Drake]; d: 5 October 1954 Seattle, King, WA
Notes for Edward Joseph Peters:
Census
- 1910 Seattle, King, Washington: Edward Peters 35 (steam ship machinist), wife of 9 years Jennie 28, Allyard 7, Clyde 5, Eva 1 year 3 months.
- 1920 Seattle, King, WA: Edward Peters 44 (farmer), wife Jennie 38, Allyard 16 (machinist), Clyde 14, Eva 10, Darel 8, Bernice 6, Mildred 3 years 3 months, Margaret 4 months.
- 1930 Seattle, King, WA: Edward J. Peters 56 (mortgage & loans superintendant), wife Jennie 48, Clyde 24, Bernice 16, Mildred 13, Peggy 10; cousin Albert 46.
- 1940 Seattle Heights, Snohomish, WA: Widower Edward Peters 66 [$3000 house value] carpenter/own work, Bernice 26 packer/packing house, son-in-law James Page 52 painting/own work, wife Eva 31, Clyde 12, Joan 7. [23 Halmers Road]
WWI Registration Records: Edward Joseph Peters, 3226-12th, Seattle, WA; b. 19 Sep 1873, wife Mrs. Virginia Peters; medium height & medium build, grey eyes & dark hair; 12 Sep 1917 Seattle, WA.
WWII Records: Edward Peters, 4424 - 31st Ave. West, Seattle; b. 19 Sep 1873 Detroit; contact George Allyard Peters, Seattle Heights; employed Associated Shipbuilding Co.; 5'5 1/2"; 137 lbs.; gray eyes & black/gray hair; burn scars both arms; Seattle 26 Apr 1942
Obituary: Seattle Daily Times (Seattle, WA), Tuesday, 16 March 1948: Edward J. Peters - Requiem Mass for Edward J. Peters, 74 years old, 6519 Woodlawn Ave., who died Sunday, will be said at 9 o'clock tomorrow and the Rosary will be held at 7:30 o'clock tonight, both in St. Benedict's Church. Burial will be in Calvary, directed by Joseph R. Manning & Sons. Mr. Peters, born in Grosse Pointe, Mich., had lived in Seattle 42 years. He was formerly an assistant superintendent of the Marine Engineering Company. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Herman Modra, Mrs. Thomas O'Donnell, Mrs. Richard Hubbard and Mrs. Herbert Elofson; three sons, Alyard, Clyde and Darrel Peters, and 18 grandchildren, all of Seattle.
- Edward or "Eddie" Peters was born in Grosse Point, Michigan. When he was 14 or 15 years old he moved to Detroit. He later became a machinist. When he was laid off from his job he moved to Thompson, Michigan on the Upper Peninsula, and became a lumberjack. When the company he worked for found out that he was a machinist, needing one, they hired him into a machinist position. He worked for this company for about 10 years. He married Virginia (Jennie) Gilmet, daughter of Gaspard Gilmet and Emily Virginia Deloria. After the birth of their first child, Allyard, they made a trip to Detroit to see his family. When the mill closed Eddie moved his family to Seattle, Washington. For many years he was employed for a Steamship company. [contributed by Jim Hoy]
Obituaries for the children:
Alyard George Peters: Seattle Daily Times (Seattle, WA), Friday, 16 June 1961: Peters - Alyard G., 11544 Fremont Ave. N., age 57 years. Beloved husband of Merced Peters. Father of Alyard D. Peters, Mrs. Jane Olson, and Mrs. Susan Garner. Brother of Clyde and Darrell Peters, Mrs. Mildred Williams, Venice, Calif.; Mrs. Peggy Allison, Seattle; Mrs. Bernice O'Donnell, San Diego; Mrs. Eva Nichols, Port Angeles; also seven grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Cancer Fund or Seeing Eye Dog Fund. Services Saturday, 4 p.m.
Seattle Daily Times, Saturday, 17 June 1961: Death Notice: Peters, Alyard G. - 57, 11544 Fremont Av. N., June 15
Tombstone Inscription, Washington Lawn Cemetery, Centralia, Lewis, WA: Father / Alyard G. Peters / Sept. 29, 1903 - June 15, 1961 / cremated by U. of W. Cancer Research, 1965
Edward Clyde Peters: Seattle Daily Times (WA), Saturday, 16 August 1980: Death Notice: Clyde Edward Peters, 75, Seattle, August 11.
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