Continuation of tree (1st child of Toussaint Pitre/Rose Sedilot dite Montreuil); all known surname descendants:
7 Francis Louis Pitre b: 29 January 1858 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 20 October 1928 Rochester, Oakland, MI
+Emma Taylor (Casey) b: 1877 Avon, Oakland, MI; m: Bet. 1910-1920 [William/Martha J. Miller]; d: 29 June 1970 West Brookfield, Springfield, MA
Notes for Francis Louis Pitre:
Census
- 1880 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI: Louis Peters 22 farm laborer, living with parents.
- 1900
- 1910 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Louis Peters 52 carpenter/house, boarding with family of widow Delia Giroux 51.
- 1920 Avon, Oakland, MI: Louis Peters 61, wife Emma 42.
- 1930 Rochester, Oakland, MI: Clarence C. Taylor 54 widower, section hand/railroad, Gertrude G. 8 years 11 months, Arlene M. 7 years 7 months, widowed mother Martha J. Worthley 74, widowed sister Emma M. Peters 53 housekeeper/private family
- 1940 Avon, Rochester, MI: Widow Emma Peters 63, lodging
- 1950 Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts: Clare D. Bedell 51 superintendent/wool manufacturers, wife Eva M. 51, Joyce M. 15, widowed mother-in-law Emma M. Peters 73.
Obituary: The Pontiac Daily Press (Pontiac, MI), Monday, 22 October 1928: Rochester, Oct. 22 - Louis Peters, 70 years old, for many years a Rochester resident, died Saturday in the home on South street here, following an illness of six weeks. He recently underwent an operation in an Ann Arbor hospital, but had been bedridden since. Mr. Peters was born in Detroit, in 1858. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Emma Peters, three sisters, Mrs. Lilly Champane of Seattle, Mrs. Cora Sewere, Royal Oak; Mrs. Addie Parrott, Troy; seven brothers, Eustis of Portland, Ore.; Albert, Seattle; David, Seattle; Edward, Romeo; Lester, Royal Oak; Frank, Ferndale and one other. Funeral will be held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. from the home, with burial in Rochester cemetery. Rev. W. H. Collycott and Rev. C. D. Oberlin will be in charge.
Tombstone Inscription, Mount Avon Cemetery, Rochester, MI: Louis Peters / 1858 - 1928 // Emma M. Peters / wife of Louis / 1877 - 1970
Notes for Emma Taylor:
Obituary: The Pontiac Press (Pontiac, MI), Wednesday, 1 July 1970: Peters, Emma M.; 93; June 29, 1970, in West Brookfield, Massachusetts; mother of Mrs. Clare (Eva) Bedell of Spring City, Tenn., also two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Funeral, Thursday, July 2, at 1 p.m., Wm. R. Potere Funeral Home, Rochester. Interment, Mt. Avon Cemetery.
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Last updated: 5 January 2026.