Continuation of tree (3rd child of John Baptist Pitre/Celine Ursula Tremblay); all known surname descendants:
8 Joseph Henry Pitre b: 25 December 1878 Bay City, Bay, MI; d: 2 October 1943 Eloise, Wayne, MI
+Bridget Delia Peters b: 7 August 1885 W. Bay City, Bay, MI; m: 10 June 1901 West Bay City, Bay, MI [Jacque/Joanna Regan] (divorced 31 Dec 1937 Detroit, MI); d: 15 January 1956 Wyandotte, Wayne, MI
9 Virgil John Peters b: 6 October 1903 Bay City, Bay, MI; d: Aft. 1952 Ecorse, Wayne, MI
+Louise R. Kurtz b: Abt. 1905 Michigan; m: 27 January 1926 River Rouge, Wayne, MI [Charles/Lena Nass] (divorced 1 February 1933)
*2nd Wife of Virgil John Peters:
+Helen Bembnista (Rushlow) b: 4 November 1902 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 5 May 1937 Steuben Co., IN [Nicholas/Margaret Arthur] (divorced 24 October 1952); d: 23 December 1980 Wyandotte, Wayne, MI
9 Sidney Henry Peters b: 1 October 1914 River Rouge, Wayne, MI; d: 2 March 1966 Detroit, Wayne, MI
9 Reginald William Peters b: 14 February 1916 River Rouge, Wayne, MI; d: 8 September 1971 Wyandotte, Wayne, MI
+Stella Mary Koziol b: 11 April 1917 Delray, Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 22 October 1935 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Joseph/Rose Symula]; d: 13 May 2009 River Rouge, Wayne, MI
9 Catherine Alice Peters b: 19 July 1918 River Rouge, Wayne, MI; d: 22 August 1997 Tampa, Hillsborough, FL
+Gerald Vincent Riopelle b: 5 October 1916 Ecorse, Wayne, MI; m: 12 March 1938 River Rouge, Wayne, MI [Charles/Beatrice Leduc]; d: 21 February 1981 Tampa, Hillsborough, FL
Notes for Joseph Henry Pitre:
Census
- 1910 Ecorse, Wayne, MI: Henry Peters 30 miner/salt mine, wife Deila 24, Virgil 7.
- 1920 River Rouge, Wayne, MI: Henry Peters 41 shipyard riveter, wife Delia 34, Virgil 16, Sidney 6, Reginald 4 years 11 months, Catherine 1 year 5 months.
- 1930 Flint, Genesee, MI: Deal B. Peters 44 practical nurse, Sidney H. 15, Reginald W. 14, Catherine A. 12.
- 1940
- 1950 Ecorse, Wayne, MI: Sidney H. Peters 35 frame loader/auto plant, widowed mother Delia B. Peters 64, brother Virgil J. Peters 46 (sep) truck driver/contractors.
World War I registrations: Joseph Henry Peters, res. River Rouge, b. 26 Dec 1878; riveter; rel: Delia Peters; tall height, slender build, blue eyes, dark hair, weak eyes; 12 Sep 1918 Wyandotte, MI
WWII Records: Henry J. Peters, res. 11238 W. Jefferson, River Rouge, MI; b. 26 Dec 1878 Bay City; contact Reginald Peters (same address); 5' 11 1/2", 185 lbs., blue eyes & brown/grey hair, ruddy complexion, broken little finger on left hand; 27 Apr 1942 River Rouge, MI.
Obituaries for the children:
Catherine Alice Peters: The Tampa Tribune (FL), Sunday, 24 August 1997: Catherine A. Riopelle, 79, of Tampa died Friday. A native of Detroit, she moved to Florida 50 years ago. She was a homemaker, Methodist and member of the Port of Tampa Senior Citizens Center. She is survived by three sons, Charles E. of Ruskin, Gerald H. of Hawaii and Robert A. of North Carolina; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry and Roel Funeral Home, MacDill Avenue Chapel.
Back one generation to parents of Joseph Henry Pitre
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.
Last updated: 7 October 2022.