Continuation of tree (3rd child of Louis M. Pitre/Marie Philomene Paulus); all known surname descendants:
8 Marcelle Eugene Pitre b: 14 October 1880 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 5 March 1965 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Cora Josephine Lepire b: 21 July 1886 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 29 December 1909 Detroit, Wayne, MI [John/Philomene Walters]; d: 15 January 1951 Detroit, Wayne, MI
9 Marcelle Lawrence Peters b: 26 February 1911 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 4 August 1984 Harper Woods, Wayne, MI
+Alexandria B. Glowacki b: 1 January 1911 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 4 May 1941 Bowling Green, Wood, OH [Anthony/Mary J. Wisniewski]; d: 15 October 1967 Harper Woods, Wayne, MI
*2nd Wife of Marcelle Lawrence Peters:
+Cora --- m: Aft. 1967; d: Aft. August 1984
9 Josephine Philomene Peters b: 22 May 1912 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 23 June 1976 Lakewood, Jefferson, CO
+George William Wade b: 28 December 1909 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 28 April 1934 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Frank/Ellen Blackburn] (divorced 3 October 1946); d: 7 August 2000 Detroit, Wayne, MI
9 Virginia Vivian Peters b: 30 August 1913 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 15 July 1992 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Wallace Henderson Dill b: 21 August 1915 Wilmington, Newcastle, Delaware; m: 29 January 1937 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Lemuel Taylor/Helen Henderson]; d: 23 September 1984 Detroit, Wayne, MI
9 Donald James Peters b: 25 January 1919 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 13 May 1977 St. Clair Shores, Macomb, MI
+Margaret Ann Muscarella b: 8 March 1931 Farrell, Mercer, PA; m: 22 August 1953 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Guiseppe/Maria DiLeonardo]; d: 1 April 2013 Louisville, Jefferson, KY
9 Cora I. Peters b: 4 April 1920 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 28 March 1978 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Ralph Theodore Gabert b: 2 January 1919 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 22 May 1941 Fulton Co., OH [Theodore/Laura Grenzke]; d: 18 February 1945 Belleville, St. Clair, IL
*2nd Husband of Cora I. Peters:
+Robert Charles Foss b: 4 March 1918 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 15 March 1947 Detroit, Wayne, MI [John Adrian/Grace Clara Wehner]; d: 21 October 1970 Detroit, Wayne, MI
Notes for Marcelle Eugene Pitre:
Census
- 1910 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan: Marseille E. Peters 29 carpet cleaner, new wife Cora J. 23.
- 1920 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Marcelle E. Peters 38 carpet cleaner, wife Cora 33, Marcelle L. 8, Josephine 7, Virginia U. 6, Donald J. 11 months.
- 1930 Detroit, Wayne, MI: John Peters 45 cleaners/carpet, wife Helen 43, Marcel 18, Josephine 17, Virginia 16, Donald 12, Cora 9. [4803 Courville]
- 1940 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Marcelle Peters 59, wife Cora 53, Marcelle 29 machinist/automobile, Donald 21 clerk/automobile, Cora 18 stenographer/security. [4803 Courville]
- 1950 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Marcelle E. Peters 69 watchman/manufacturing, wife Cora J. 63, Donald J. 31 merconic/manufacturing.
WW1 registration record: Marcelle E. Peters; 567 Mullett, Detroit; age 37, b. 14 Oct 1880; carpet cleaner, own business; rel: Cora Peters; medium height/medium build.
Misc.: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Thursday, 8 August 1935: Three Bandits get $30 - Three youths who helped themselves to several packages of cigarets, after they had robbed a restaurant proprietor at 7514 E. McNichols Road of $30 early Wednesday, are sought by police. The victim was Marcelle Peters, of 4803 Courville Ave., who served the trio before they robbed him.
Obituary: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Monday, 8 March 1965: Peters, Marcelle E., March 5, 1965, formerly of 4803 Courville. Husband of the late Cora J. Father of Marcelle L., Mrs. Josephine Wade, Mrs. Virginia Dill, Donald J., and Mrs. Cora Foss. Nine grandchildren. Funeral at the Verheyden Funeral Home, 16300 Mack at Outer Dr., Monday at 2.
Notes for Cora Josephine Lepire:
Obituary: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Thursday, 18 January 1951: Peters - Cora J., Jan. 15, of 4803 Courville, wife of Marcelle E.; mother of Marcelle L., Mrs. Josephine Wade, Mrs. Virginia Dill, Donald J., and Mrs. Cora Foss; sister of Mrs. Loretta Glading, John Le Pire and Mrs. Vivian Moore. Funeral from the Verheyden Funeral Home, 16300 Mack, at Outer Drive, Friday at 1.
Obituaries for the children:
Marcelle Lawrence Peters: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Tuesday, 7 August 1984: Peters, Marcelle L., August 4. Husband of Cora; father of Dennis L.; two grandchildren; brother of Mrs. Virginia Dill. Funeral at the Verheyden Funeral Home, 16300 Mack at Outer Drive, Wednesday at 11 o'clock.
Josephine Philomene Peters: Tombstone Inscription, Crown Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, CO: Mother / Josephine P. Wade / 1912 - 1976
Virginia Vivian Peters: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Thursday, 16 July 1992: Dill, Virginia V., July 15. Beloved wife of the late Wally; dear mother of Patricia V. Bowden (Gene) and Karen I. Lasley; grandmother of Keith, Kimberly and Robyn Bowden and Douglas and Pamela Gregory; great-grandmother of Brian Gregory. Virginia was a life member of Acanthus Chapter #491 Order of the Eastern Star. Funeral Saturday 11 a.m. at A.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Home 2600 Crooks (bet. Maple and Big Beaver). Family will receive friends Thursday 5-9 p.m. and Friday 3-9 p.m.
Donald James Peters: Tombstone Inscription, White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Oakland, MI: Donald J. Peters / S SGT US Army / World War II / 1919 - 1977
Cora I. Peters: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Wednesday, 29 March 1978: Foss, Cora I., March 28. Wife of the late Robert C.; mother of Mrs. Corinne Creighton; sister of Marcelle Peters and Mrs. Virginia Dill; one grandchild. Funeral at the Verheyden Funeral Home, 16300 Mack at Outer Drive, Thursday at 11.
Back one generation to parents of Marcelle Eugene Pitre
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Last updated: 15 November 2022.