Continuation of tree (7th child of Etienne Pitre/Apolline Gallant); all known surname descendants:
9 John Angus Peters b: 7 September 1895 Great Works, Old Town, Penobscot, ME; d: 5 April 1962 San Antonio, Bexar, TX
+Alice M. Purington b: 26 April 1893 Bath, Sagadahoc, ME; m: Abt. 1920 [Frank/Annie Louise Murphy]; d: 2 November 1921 Old Town, Penobscot, ME
10 Raymond Peters b: 29 October 1921 Old Town, Penobscot, ME; d: 20 May 1939 San Antonio, Bexar, TX
*2nd Wife of John Angus Peters:
+Nell Wallis b: 16 February 1901 Cuero, DeWitt, TX; m: Abt. 1926; d: 9 December 1990 San Antonio, Bexar, TX
10 John Wallis Peters b: 27 September 1928 San Antonio, Bexar, TX; d: 18 January 2004 San Antonio, Bexar, TX
+Mary J. --- b: Abt. 1930 Texas; m: Abt. 1948
10 Gordon Edgar Peters b: 21 October 1932 San Antonio, Bexar, TX; d: 3 March 2010 Billings, Yellowstone, MT
Notes for John Angus Peters:
Census
- 1930 San Antonio, Bexar, Texas: John A. Peters 34 (auto mechanic/automobile garage), wife Nell 29, Raymond F. 8, John W. 1 year 7 months.
- 1940 San Antonio, Bexar, TX: J.A. Peters 44 clerk/US Army, wife Nell 39, Wallis 11, Gordon 7.
- 1950 San Antonio, Bexar, TX: John A. Peters 54, wife Nell 49, John W. 21, wife Mary J. 19, Peggy J. (July).
Obituary: The Bangor Daily News, Saturday, 7 April 1962: John A. Peters - San Antonio, Texas. - John A. Peters, 66, a retired Veteran of the U.S. Army, died Thursday in a Baptist Hospital at San Antonio after a long illness. Born in Great Works September 7, 1896, he was a son of the late Stephen and Pauline (Gallant) Peters. His 25 years of Army service included World War I and the Korean War. His survivors include his wife, Nell, two sons, Wallace and Gordon, and two granddaughters, all of San Antonio; also one sister, Mrs. Gordon Folster and two brothers, Joseph and George Peters of Great Works, Maine. Funeral services will be held Monday at the Akers Funeral Home in San Antonio. Burial will be at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.
Tombstone Inscriptions: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio: John / Angus / Peters / Maine / SFC / US Army / World War I & II / Korea / Sep 7, 1895 / Apr 5, 1962 // Nell W. / his wife / Feb 16, 1901 / Dec 9, 1990
Obituaries for the children:
Raymond Peters: Fort Worth Star Telegram (TX), Monday, 22 May 1939: Drowns at picnic - San Antonio, May 21 - A Sunday school picnic ended in tragedy Saturday afternoon when Raymond Peters, 17, drowned in an irrigation tank seven miles east of San Antonio, where he had gone swimming with others on the picnic.
Gordon Edgar Peters: Tombstone Inscription, Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX: Gordon / Edgar / Peters / SGT / US Marine Corps / Korea / Oct. 21, 1932 / Mar. 3, 2010 / born / San Antonio, TX / rest in peace
Back one generation to parents of John Angus Peters
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Deaths in RED from online death certificates (1920-1934).
- Maine items in RED from online birth/marriage/death certificates.
Last updated: 14 July 2022.