Continuation of tree (2nd child of Toussaint Pitre/Mary Batour); all known surname descendants:
8 Floyd Louis Petre b: 28 February 1888 Gilford, Tuscola, MI; d: 5 June 1970 Billings, Yellowstone, MT
+Rosa Jock b: 12 February 1891 Mt. Clemens, Macomb, MI; m: 25 November 1908 Merrill, Saginaw, MI [Richard/Josephine Peltier] (divorced 6 April 1915); d: 25 October 1950 Highland Park, Wayne, MI
9 Marie Julia Petre b: 24 July 1909 Jonesfield, Saginaw, MI; d: 27 March 1994 Mt. Clemens, Macomb, MI
+Dallas Dale Clark b: 9 February 1905 Camden, Carroll, IN; m: 12 February 1927 Grand Rapids, Kent, MI [William R./Sadie Shedren]; d: 15 April 1979 Midland, Midland, MI
9 Mildred Grace Petre b: Abt. 1911 Jonesfield, Saginaw, MI; d: 17 August 1911 Jonesfield, Saginaw, MI
9 Thelma Gertrude Petre b: 9 May 1914 Mt. Clemens, Macomb, MI; d: 25 December 1988 Santa Ana, Orange, CA
+Martin Andrew J. Clark b: 28 June 1911 Jasper, IN; m: 12 November 1931 Grand Rapids, Kent, MI [William R./Sadie Shedren]; d: 22 August 1973 Charlevoix, Clarlevoix, MI
Notes for Floyd Louis Petre:
Census
- 1910 Jonesfield, Saginaw, Michigan: Annie Jock 26 (single), brother-in-law Floyd Petre 22, wife Rose 21, Marie 1 month.
- 1920 Toledo, Lucas, Ohio: George Allen 34 plumber/glass house, wife Rose 31, Marie 10, Thelma 5.
- 1930 Blue Eyed Nellie, Deer Lodge, Montana: Floyd Petre 42 (single) dairy farm laborer, lodging with Samuel Jones 34 & wife Edith 30.
- 1930 Grand Rapids, Kent, MI: Dallas D. Clark 25 moulder/brass foundry, wife Marie C. 20, Dallas E. 2 years 6 months, Richard D. 8 months, mother-in-law Rose Dunavant 39, husband Earl 35 tool grinder/auto body factory.
- 1940 Billings, Yellowstone, MT: Floyd Petre 52 (div.) farmer, maid Iva Moffet 43 & her daughter Louise Mae 6.
- 1950 Billings, Yellowstone, MT: Floyd L. Petre 62 (div) sort clothes/laundry.
WWI registration record: Floyd Louis Petre, res, Billings,
MT; b. 28 Feb 1888 Gilford, MI; farmer; single, no dependents; short height,
stout build, blue eyes/brown hair; 5 June 1917
WWII Records: Floyd Lois Petre, res. Billings, MT; b. 28 Feb 1888 Gilford, MI; contact Mrs. Lottie Shannon (Merkill, MI); 5' 5 1/2", 170 lbs., blue eyes & brown hair, light complexion; 27 Apr 1942 Billings, MT.
Misc.: Billings Gazette, Billings, Montana, Thursday, 6 April 1915: Two husbands yesterday in the district court charged their wives with desertion and obtained divorces. Judge Pierson granted the first divorce to Floyd Petre, who was suing Rose Petre.
- Billings Gazette, Billings, Montana, Thursday, 23 June 1927: An Oldsmobile coach belonging to Floyd L. Petre, burned up on the Broadwater road near the gravel pit, about two miles west of Billings Tuesday night, according to the sheriff's office. According to Mr. Petre, the blaze was caused by back-firing as the car was near the top of a hill. The car was almost completely destroyed. Mr. Petre is a local dairyman.
Obituary: The Billings Gazette (Billings, MT), Saturday, 6 June 1970: Floyd Lewis Petrie, 82, of 812 Custer Ave., died Friday morning at New Western Manor. He had been in the nursing home since Nov. 14, 1969. Mr. Petrie was born Feb. 28, 1888, in Gilford, Mich., a son of Mr. and Mrs. Tousan Petrie. He married Rose Jock in Merrill, Mich., in 1909. They moved to Billings in 1914 and started in the dairy business. In 1947 he began farming east of town until he moved into town in 1950. He was a member of the St. Pius Catholic Church. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Dallas Clark, Clawson, Mich., and Mrs. Thelma Clark, Santa Anna, Calif.; three sisters, Mrs. Lottie Shannon and Mrs. Bell Barber, both of Merrill, Mich., and Mrs. Grace Walker of Texas; four grandchildren. Rosary will be in Smith's Funeral Chapel, Monday, 7:30 p.m., and requiem mass will be in St. Pius Catholic Church, 10:00 a.m., Tuesday. Burial will be in Mountview Cemetery.
Notes for Rosa Jock:
Rosa remarried 1st to George Allen Bet. 1915-1920; 2nd to Earl Dunavant on 17 Nov 1924 at Grand Rapids, MI.
Obituaries for the children:
Marie Julia Petre: Tombstone Inscription, Gladwin, Gladwin, MI: CLARK / Marie / 1909 - 1994 / Dallas / 1905 - 1979
Back one generation to parents of Floyd Louis Petre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Births/Marriages/Deaths in RED without a church have come from the Michigan Return of Births/Marriages/Deaths (Family Search online - actual pages viewable). While births & marriages name parents, deaths list only age & marital status.
- Michigan deaths between 1897-1920 in RED taken from death certificates (online), which may also include birthdate.
- Some items in RED from obituaries.
Last updated: 6 December 2022.