Continuation of tree (6th child of Toussaint Pitre/Mary Batour); all known surname descendants:
8 Herbert A. Petre b: 17 November 1895 Gilford, Tuscola, MI; d: 23 November 1933 Pomona, Los Angeles, CA
+Jessie Mildred Cadwell b: 6 October 1899 St. Charles, Saginaw, MI; m: 27 August 1921 Saginaw, Saginaw, MI [Charles Edwin/Mina King]; d: 4 May 1995 Placerville, El Dorado, CA
9 Arla May Petre b: 8 August 1922 St. Charles, Saginaw, MI; d: 14 December 1996 Placerville, El Dorado, CA
+James William Toler b: 14 November 1914 Pomona, Los Angeles, CA; m: 14 October 1940 Yuma, AZ [William Jesse/Emma Marie Williams]; d: 5 March 1976 Castro Valley, Alameda, CA
9 Lorraine Marie Petre b: 5 June 1924 St. Charles, Saginaw, MI; d: 8 June 1979 Sacramento, CA
+George Frederick Trumbull b: 9 March 1923 Superior, Nuckolls, NE; m: 21 June 1946 Ontario, San Bernardino, CA [George Frederick/Mary Irene McNamara]; d: 9 June 1990 San Bernardino, CA
*2nd Husband of Lorraine Marie Petre:
+Melvin Gene Chase b: 26 January 1931; m: 28 April 1969 San Bernardino, CA; d: 22 June 1994 Mira Loma, Riverside, CA
Notes for Herbert A. Petre:
Census
- 1930 Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan: Herbert A. Petre 33 (24), wife Jessie M. 30 (21), Arla M. 7, Lorraine M. 5.
- 1940 Ontario, San Bernardino, California: Widow Jessie Petre 40 inspector/G.E. Co., Arla 17, Lorraine 15.
MISC: Herbert had enlisted on 18 May 1917 (Columbus, OH) as a chauffeur, and was discharged on 7 May 1919 (Camp Custer, MI). In summer of 1933, Herbert was admitted to a National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. He had cancer of the tongue which had metastisized to his neck. He and Jessie were living at 1875 East 5th St., Pomona, CA.
Tombstone Inscription: Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA: Herbert A. / Petere / Michigan / chauffeur / 1103 AERO SQ. / November 23, 1933
Notes for Jessie Mildred Cadwell:
Tombstone Inscription: Westwood Hills Memorial Park, Placerville, El Dorado, CA: Grandmother / Jesse M. Cadwell / 1901 - 1995
Obituaries for the children:
Lorraine Marie Petre: Tombstone Inscription, Westwood Hills Memorial Park, Placerville, El Dorado, CA: Mother / Lorraine M. Trumbull / 1924 - 1979
Back one generation to parents of Herbert A. 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: 5 December 2022.