Continuation of tree (6th child of Louis Lambert Pitre/Marie Anne Fournier); all known surname descendants:
7 Michael Mark Pitre b: 12 October 1854 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI; d: 15 August 1937 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Catherine Walsh b: 8 June 1861 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 15 November 1887 Hamtramck, Wayne, MI [Nicolas/Margaret Eagan]; d: 24 March 1945 Detroit, Wayne, MI
8 Andrew Peters b: November 1888 Missouri; d: Aft. 1900
8 Mary L. Peters (Sister Mary Augusta S. J.) b: 4 August 1890 St. Louis, MO; d: 23 March 1966
8 Marie A. Peters (Sister Mary Joseph, Good Shepherd) b: May 1893 Missouri; d: Aft. March 1945
8 Frances C. Peters (Sister Mary Bernardine, Good Shepherd ) b: 20 January 1894 St. Louis, MO; d: Aft. March 1945
8 Genevieve Leone Peters b: 4 February 1897 Kennerly, St. Louis, MO; d: 18 February 1993 Leonard, Oakland, MI
+Charles H. Edmunds b: 23 December 1889 Shamokin, Northumberland, PA; m: 25 July 1929 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Ernes Enost/Mary Hertzog]; d: November 1982 Clinton, Macomb, MI
8 Clarence John Peters b: 4 January 1899 St. Louis, St. Louis, MO; d: 26 October 1934 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Gertrude Hamlett b: 27 January 1890 Kent, ONT; m: 28 September 1926 Detroit, Wayne, MI [William/Mary Clinansmith]; d: 28 February 1956 Detroit, Wayne, MI
8 Joseph Elmer Peters b: 23 May 1903 St. Louis, MO; d: Aft. 1950
+Casimira Blaszkiewicz b: 21 December 1902 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 12 June 1934 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Leo/Wanda Hurmann]; d: 23 May 1990 Pontiac, Oakland, MI
Notes for Michael Mark Pitre:
Census
- 1900 St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri: Mike Peters 47
(carpenter), wife of 13 years Catherine 38 (7 of 8 children still living), Andrew
12, Mary L. 9, Marrie 7, Francis 5, Jennie 3, Clarence 1. (Moved back to
Michigan c1905-1909.)
- 1910 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan: Michael Peters 54 (journeyman carpenter),
wife of 22 years Catherine 48 (6 of 8 children still living), Frances C. 16,
Marie A. 17, Genevieve M. 13, Clarence J. 11, Joseph L. 6.
- 1920 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Michael Peters 65 (carpenter), wife Catherine
58, Genevieve 23 (motor ---/stenographer), Clarence 21 (motor ---/inspector),
Joseph 16.
- 1930 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Michal Peters 75, wife Catherine 68, Joseph E.
26 (civil engineer)
- 1940 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Joseph E. Peters 37 [$5000 house value] radio operator/aviation, wife Casmier 31, James Joseph 4, Suzanne 10 months, widowed mother Catherine 78. [11462 Whitehill Avenue]
Death Notice: Detroit Times Extra (Detroit, MI), Friday, 20 August 1937: Michael Peters, 17134 San Juan, 82.
Notes for Catherine Walsh:
Obituary: Detroit News (Detroit, MI), Tuesday, 27 March 1945: Peters - Catherine, of 11462 Laing, beloved wife of the late Michael; dear mother of Sister Mary Augusta, S. J.; Sister Mary Joseph, Good Shepherd; Sister Mary Bernardine, Good Shepherd; Mrs. Charles Edmunds, of Romeo, Mich., and Joseph Peters, of Detroit; dear sister of Thomas Walch, Mrs. Esther Kemp, of Minnesota; Mrs. Mary Kauffman, Miss Elizabeth Walch and Miss Effie Walch, of Los Angeles, Cal., and two grandchildren. Funeral from the Van Lerberghe Funeral Home, Wednesday morning at 9 and Guardian Angel Church at 9:30. Rosary Tuesday evening at 8. Interment Holy Sepulcher.
- Detroit News (Detroit, MI), Thursday, 29 March 1945: Death Notice: Peters, Catherine, 11482 Laing, 83.
WWI registration records (sons):
Clarence John Peters: Clarence John Peters; Detroit; 4 Jan 1899; Mrs. Catherine Peters; tall height/medium build; brown eyes & brown hair.
Obituaries for the children:
Genevieve Leone Peters: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Sunday, 21 February 1993: Genevieve L. Edmunds, 96 of Leonard formerly of Romeo. Died Feb. 18. Beloved aunt of James Peters of Las Vegas and Susanne Codd of Waterford. Visitation Sunday 1-8 at the Roth Muir Funeral Home. Rosary 7 p.m. Funeral mass Monday 11 a.m. St. Clement Catholic Church in Romeo.
Clarence J. Peters: Detroit Free Press, Wednesday, 31 October 1934: Death Notice - Clarence J. Peters, 5840 Liedich, 35.
Back one generation to parents of Michael Mark 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: 4 May 2023.