Continuation of tree (4th child of Louis M. Pitre/Marie Philomene Paulus); all known surname descendants:
8 Jean George Pitre b: 21 November 1882 Ste. Anne, Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 28 November 1960 Bowling Green, Wood, OH
+Lillian Heidel b: October 1886 Illinois; m: Abt. 1911 [William/Fannie ---]; d: 1951
9 David William Peters b: 15 April 1912 St. Clare, Blue Earth, MN; d: December 1985 Pasadena, Los Angeles, CA
9 Hope W. Peters b: 25 October 1913 Douglas, Allegan, MI; d: 16 June 1975 Pasadena, Los Angeles, CA
+John William Busman b: 21 March 1897 Coopersville, Ottawa, MI; m: 15 April 1944 Detroit, Wayne, MI [John/Katherine Sietsema]; d: 16 January 1973 Clearwater, Pinellas, FL
Notes for Jean George Pitre:
Census
- 1910 Nankin, Wayne, Michigan: Louis M. Peters 59, 2nd wife Mathilde E. 44; 5 of their 9 children still living, Madeline A. 15, Wilhelmina E. 13, Margaret S. 11, William H. 6, David F. 4, J. George 26.
- 1920 Chandlerville, Cass, Illinois: J. G. Peters 35 minister/Congregational, wife Lilian 32, David 7, Hope 6.
- 1930 Radnor, Delaware, Ohio: J. George Peters 43 preacher/Congregational, wife Lillian 38, David 18, Hope 16.
- 1940 Plain, Wood, OH: John G. Peters 55 minister/professional, wife Lilian A. 50.
- 1950 Plain, Wood, OH: Rev. J. Geo. Peters 66 reverend/church, wife Lillian 62.
WWII Records: John George Peters, res. Bowling Green, OH; b. 22 Nov 1883 Detroit, MI; wife Mrs. Lillian Peters; 5'5", 128 lbs., brown eyes & gray hair, light complexion, appendectomy; 25 Apr 1942 Bowling Green, OH.
Obituary: The Daily Sentinel Tribune (Bowling Green, OH), Tuesday, 29 November 1960: Rev. J. George Peters, 77, former pastor of Plain Congregational Church, died Monday afternoon at the Wood County Home after a long illness. Mr. Peters was pastor of the church from December 1935 until 1950. He was born in Detroit on Nov. 22, 1883. Previously, he was a pastor at the First Congregational Church, Radnor, O. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. John Busman, Clearwater, Fla.; a son, David, Pasadena, Calif.; three brothers, David, William and Mar, all of Detroit; three sisters, Mrs. Alice Sherman, Plymouth, Mich.; Mrs. Wilhimenia Petcoff, Detroit; and Mrs. Ward Lyons, Whittier, N.C. His wife preceded him in death in 1951. The funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. in Plain Congregational Church. Rev. Welton Chamberlain, pastor, will officiate, with burial in Plain Cemetery. There will be Masonic graveside services. Friends may call at the Anderson Funeral Home tonight and Wednesday afternoon and evening.
Obituaries for the children:
Hope W. Peters: Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg, FL), Friday, 20 June 1975: Busman, Mrs. Hope P., 61, of 1465 Normandy Park Drive, Clearwater, died Monday (June 16, 1975) while visiting relatives in Pasadena, Calif. A native of Douglas, Mich., she came here 19 years ago from Detroit. She was a registered nurse at Morton Plant Hospital and was a member of the Community Reformed Church, Clearwater. She is survived by a brother, David W. Peters of Pasadena, Calif. Moss Lakeside Chapel, Clearwater.
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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, pages viewable).
- Michigan deaths in RED also from death certificates (online) and obituaries.
Last updated: 15 November 2022.