Continuation of tree (7th child of John Charles Baptist Pitre/Edna Rettie); all known surname descendants:
9 Roland Anthony Peters b: 12 March 1911 Auburn, Bay, MI; d: 18 October 1977 Bay City, Bay, MI
+Lillian Ethelyn Tate b: 30 July 1913 Bay City, Bay, MI; m: 7 June 1930 Visitation, Bay City, Bay, MI [Herman/Marie May McChesney]; d: 28 December 2002 Seneca, Oconee, SC
10 Roland Gerald Peters b: 20 December 1930 Bay City, Bay, MI; d: 28 February 1999 Bay City, Bay, MI
+Kathleen L. Trudell b: 9 February 1937 Bay City, Bay, MI; m: 1956 [Ulric/Grace Louks]; d: 16 March 2016 Saginaw, Saginaw, MI
10 Richard Peters b: 17 April 1932 Bay City, Bay, MI; d: 27 April 2018 Dearborn, Wayne, MI
+Janet Rawson
10 Edna May Peters b: 28 November 1935 Bay City, Bay, MI; d: 15 July 2015 Seneca, Oconee, SC
+Alex Kokay
10 Robert Lewis Peters b: 12 March 1939 Bay City, Bay, MI; d: 14 October 2003 Redford, Wayne, MI
Notes for Roland Anthony Peters:
Census
- 1940 Bay City, Bay, Michigan: Roland Peters 29 laborer/sewer project, wife Lillian 26, Roland Jr. 9, Richard 7, Edna Mae 4, Robert 1. [409 Sidney]
- 1950 Lincoln Park, Wayne, MI: Roland A. Peters 39 proprietor/interior decorating company, wife Lillian E. 36, Roland G. 19 machinist/auto parts manufacturing company, Richard 18 driver’s helper/fountain syrup manufacturing company, Edna M. 14, Robert L. 11.
WWII Records: Roland Anthony Peters, res. 1212-15th Street, Detroit; b. 12 Mar 1911 Auburn, MI; contact wife Mrs. Lillian Ethlyn Peters (same address); 5' 8", 144 lbs., hazel eyes & brown hair, dark complexion; 16 Oct 1940 Detroit, MI.
Tombstone Inscription, Calvary Cemetery, Kawkawlin, Bay, MI: PETERS / Roland A. / 1911 - 1977 / Lillian E. / 1913 - 2002
Notes for Lillian Ethelyn Tate:
Obituary: The Greenville News (Greenville, SC), Monday, 30 December 2002: Seneca - Lillian Ethelyn Tate Peters, 89, of 212 Spider Oak Lane, widow of Rowland A. Peters, died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2002, at her home. A native of Bay City, Mich., she was a daughter of the late Herman and May McChesney Tate. She was a homemaker and a member of St. George Byzantine Catholic Church. Survivors: Richard Peters of Dearborn, Mich., and Robert Peters of Redford, Mich.; daughter, Ednamay Kokay of Seneca; and 17 grandchildren. Predeceased: grandsons, Christopher Kokay and Roland Peters. Funeral services will be held in Bay City, Mich., at a later date. - Davenport Funeral Home.
Obituaries for the children:
Roland Gerald Peters: Tombstone Inscription, Calvary Cemetery, Kawkawlin, MI: PETERS * PITRE / Roland G. / Dec. 20, 1930 / Feb. 28, 1999 / Kathleen L. / Feb. 9, 1937 / Mar. 16, 2016. Also: Roland G. Peters / A1C US Air Force / Korea / Dec. 20, 1930 - Feb. 28, 1999 / 43D Field Maint Squadron / 43D Bomb Wing
Back one generation to parents of Roland Anthony Peters
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: 22 May 2023.