Continuation of tree (2nd child of Victor Francis Pitre/Minnie Burke); all known surname descendants:
8 Earl Peters b: 29 December 1893 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 11 May 1918 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Margaret Winn b: 19 March 1894 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 16 September 1915 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Frank/Lucy Brown]; d: 17 May 1921 Detroit, Wayne, MI
Notes for Earl Peters:
Census
- 1900 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan: Jesse Burke 64 carpenter, wife Edith 49, widowed daughter Minnie Peters 24, son Jesse Burke 20 tilemaker, daughter Emma Burke 15, grandchildren: May Peters 7, Earl Peters 5, Hazen Peters 3.
- 1910 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Jerry Sullivan 28, wife Minnie 34, Edith 7, Whalen 10 months; stepchildren May 17, Earl 15 & Hazen 13.
WWI Registration Record: Earl Peters, b. 29 Dec 1893 Detroit; electrician; wife; short height/medium build; brown eyes & brown hair; end of left fore finger off; Detroit, 5 June 1917.
Obituary: The Detroit News (Detroit, MI), Monday, 13 May 1918: Peters - Earl, beloved husband of Margaret Peters, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Sullivan, died May 11, 1918. Funeral Tuesday 8:30 from residence, 153 Beals; St. Catherine church 9 a.m. Burial at Mt. Olivet cemetery.
Notes for Margaret Winn:
- Married 2nd husband Carl Toepfer 22 Dec 1919 Detroit.
- Obituary: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Wednesday, 18 May 1921: Toepfer - Margaret, May 17, at her sister's residence, 4458 La Salle ave. Beloved wife of Carl, dear mother (widow) of Earl; daughter of Frank T. and the late Lucy Winn; sister of Mrs. John Toepfer, Mrs. Hugh Lashbrook, Mrs. Albert Handy, Maude and Thomas Winn. Funeral from residence Friday at 8:30 a.m., St. Leo's church at 9 o'clock.
Back one generation to parents of Earl Peters
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Last updated: 7 January 2026.