Continuation of tree (5th child of Jean Baptiste Pitre/Jane Crosier); all known surname descendants:
8 Louis William Peets b: 7 May 1874 Clay Co., Iowa; d: 10 May 1914 Oakdale, Antelope, Nebraska
+Ada Shurts b: 17 October 1878 Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa; m: 21 November 1896 Oakdale, Antelope, Nebraska [John Walker/Martha Ann Wilson]; d: 20 July 1940 Eureka, Humboldt, CA
9 Elsie May Peets b: 6 June 1898 Oakdale, Antelope, Nebraska; d: 16 November 1978 Papillion, Sarpy, Nebraska
+George William Tierney b: 13 November 1893 Madison, Nebraska; m: 3 October 1914 Neligh, Nebraska; d: 13 October 1970 Tilden, Madison, Nebraska
9 William McKinley Peets b: 9 February 1900 Oakdale, Antelope, Nebraska; d: 5 May 1993 Arcata, Humboldt, CA
+Mildred May Miller b: 11 March 1908 Correctionville, Woodbury, Iowa; m: 1 January 1925 Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa [Harry/Almeda Briggs]; d: 21 March 1993 Arcata, Humboldt, CA
Notes for Louis William Peets:
Census
- 1900 Oakdale, Antelope, Nebraska: William Peets 26 (farmer), wife of 4 years Ada 21, Elsy M. 1, William M. 3 months.
- 1910 Burnett, Antelope, NB: Louis W. Peets 36 (farmer), wife of 13 years Ada 31, Elsie M. 12, Wm. Mck. 10.
- 1920
- 1925 Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa: Widow Ada Peets 48, William 25, wife Mae 18.
- 1930 Bonanza, Boone, Nebraska: Widow Ada Peets 50.
- 1940
MISC: The Oakdale Sentinel (Oakdale, NE), Friday, 24 September 1909: Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Peets left Tuesday evening for Wall, S.D., for a visit with relatives.
- The Oakdale Sentinel (Oakdale, NE), Friday, 13 May 1910: On Saturday last a surprise party was given at the home of L. W. Peets in honor of Billy's 37th birthday. Dancing was indulged in until an early morning hour and all of the large number present had a thoroughly enjoyable time. Light refreshments were served at midnight. Mr. Peets was the recipient of a large number of presents.
Obituary: The Oakdale Sentinel (Oakdale, NE), Friday, 15 May 1914: William Peets Dead - The community was inexpressibly shocked Monday forenoon when news of the sudden death of L. W. Peets, at his home southeast of Oakdale, was made known by telephone messages. He was at work in the field when stricken and death came without warning. Less than half an hour previous he had been attending to some duties at the house. Upon returning to his work he was seen to fall and was dead when his wife and son reached him. A physician was summoned and pronounced death due to heart failure. Mr. Peets had not been feeling well for some time and it was known that his heart was affected. Louis William Peets was born in Clay County, Iowa, May 7, 1874. In 1880 he came to Nebraska with his parents and this community has since been his home. He was married on November 21, 1896, to Miss Ada Shurts and to them were born two children, Elsie May and William McKinley. Besides his wife and children the deceased is survived by his parents, two brothers and six sisters, all of whom reside in or about Oakdale. Conscientious in his every act, scrupulously honest, devoted to his home and family, a true friend, he created for himself a large place in the community, and his untimely death is sincerely mourned by every one who knew him. He was a valued member of the I.O.O.F. and A.O.U.W. lodges.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the U. B. church, conducted by Rev. J. P. Blakeley. Interment was made in the Oakdale cemetery and the Odd Fellows burial service was read at the grave. The attendance of friends and neighbors was large.
Notes for Ada Shurts:
- Ada remarried to Harry Frost Priestley in the 1930's, probably in California, but they appear to have divorced by the 1940 census..
- Tombstone Inscription, Greenwood Cemetery, Arcata, CA: Ada Priestley / 1878 - 1940
WWI Registration Records (son):
William McKinley Peets: William McKinley Peets; res. Oakdale, Antelope, Nebraska; b. 9 Feb 1900; rel: Ada Mary Peets; short height & slender build; blue eyes & dark hair; 12 Oct 1918 Oakdale, NE.
Obituaries for the children:
Elsie May Peets: Neligh News and Leader (NE), 23 November 1978: Funeral services for Elsie M. Tierney were held Sunday, November 19, at 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Oakdale. Alvin Schwarting officiated at the services with burial in the Oakdale Cemetery. Pallbearers were Gary Kendall, Keith Wiglusz, Dana Kinnan Timothy Iburg, Richard Robison, and John Robinson. Elsie May Tierney, daughter of William Louis and Ada Mae Peets, was born June 6, 1898 at Oakdale and died Thursday, November 16, 1978 at the Midland Community Hospital at Papillion at the age of 80 years. She was married October 3, 1914 to George William Tierney at Neligh and to this union nine children were born. They lived in the Oakdale and Tilden communities until 1935 when they moved to Arcata, California. They resided there until 1946 when they returned to Nebraska and purchased a farm on Cedar Creek. In 1966 they sold the farm and moved to Oakdale. She was residing in Bellevue at the time of her death. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Oakdale. Survivors include two sons, Francis of Burbank, California, and Robert of Denver, Colorado, five daughters, Rose Wiglusz of Bellevue, Joan Stalder and Shirley Kinnan of Lincoln, Donna Robinson of Gering, and Dorothy Stappe of Silverthorne, Colorado, 29 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild and one brother, William McKinley Peets of Arcata, California. She was preceded in death by her husband, George in 1970, two sons, Harold and Sammy, two granddaughters, one grandson, and one great-granddaughter.
William McKinley Peets: Tombstone Inscription, Greenwood Cemetery, Arcata, CA: PEETS / William M. / 1900 - 1993 / Mildred M. / 1908 - 1993
Back one generation to parents of Louis William Peets
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- New York birth/marriage/death items in RED have come from newspaper obituaries, some marriage announcements, and occasional birth announcements.
Last updated: 9 February 2022.