Continuation of tree (1st child of Nelson J. Peete/Delia Benoit); all known surname descendants:
9 Theodore Peete b: 8 September 1890 Owl's Head, Franklin, NY; d: 11 January 1990 Saranac Lake, Franklin, NY
+Beulah H. Steele b: September 1893 Harrietstown, Franklin, NY; m: Abt. 1910 [Milton Daniel/Nellie J. Duell]; d: 21 April 1913 The Geysers, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, NY
10 Hazel Irene Peete b: 3 April 1911 Lake Clear, Franklin, NY; d: 8 January 2002 Saranac Lake, Franklin, NY
+ Cornelius David Murray b: 25 December 1908 Brooklyn, Kings, NY; m: 30 April 1929 Watertown, Jefferson, NY [Cornelius D./Marie Van Beck]; d: 1 April 1982 Niagara Falls, Niagara, NY
*2nd Husband of Hazel Irene Peete:
+ --- McCullough
10 Theodore Peete b: Abt. 1912; d: 31 May 1912 The Geysers, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, NY
*2nd Wife of Theodore Peete:
+Gertrude Mildred Lyons b: 10 July 1891 Willsboro, New York; m: 19 April 1924 [S. Charles/Louise ---]; d: 30 March 1986 Lake Clear, Franklin, NY
Notes for Theodore Peete:
Census
- 1915 Harrietstown, Franklin, New York: Nelson Peete 50 foreman section RR, wife Delia 48, Frank 21 laborer RR, Florence 16, Genevieve 13, Theodore 25 painter, granddaughter Hazel P. 4.
- 1920 Harrietstown, Franklin, NY: Charles H. Wardner 65, wife Sarah C. 65, William H. 32, wife Eva B. 31, Harry Freeman 51 (teamster); widower Theodore Peete 29 (teamster); widow Louise Lyons 65 (cook), Gertrude M. Lyons 28 (cook). Hazel 8, living with her grandparents.
- 1930 Saranac Lake, Franklin, NY: Theodore Peete 38, wife Gertrude M. 38; widowed mother-in-law Louise Lyons 78. In Bloomingdale, NY: Loise L. Lyons 72 cook/pastry, lodger Hazel I. Peete 14.
- 1940 Lake Clear, Franklin, NY: Theodore Peets 48 camp caretaker/private camp, wife Gertrude 48; widowed mother-in-law Lois Lyons 86.
- 1950 Harrietstown, Franklin, NY: Theodore D. Peete 59 tapping trees/maple syrup maker, wife Gertrude L. 58.
WWI Registration: Theodore Peete, res. Lake Clear Junction, NY; b. 8 Sep 1891 Owl's Head, NY; single with 1 child to support; medium height, medium build, blue eyes & black hair; 5 Jun 1917 Franklin Co., NY.
WWII Records: Theodore Peet, res. Lake Clear, NY; b. 8 Sep 1890 Owl's Head, NY; contact Mrs. Gertrude L. Peet (same address); 5'8", 135 lbs., blue eyes & brown hair, light complexion; 25 Apr 1942 Saranac Lake, NY.
Obituary: Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Saranac Lake, Friday, 12 January 1990: Lake Clear: Theodore Peete, 99, died Thursday morning, Jan. 11, 1990, at the General Hospital of Saranac Lake. He was born in Owls Head on Sept, 8, 1890, the son of Nelson and Delia Peete. He had lived in Lake Clear since 1907. Mr. Peete married Gertrude Lyons on April 19, 1924. She died March 30, 1986. He worked as a caretaker at the Lake Clear Inn for 20 years and as a caretaker at the Weld Camp for 50 years. He was a member of the Elks Lodge 1508. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Hazel McCullough of Saranac Lake; one granddaughter and several nieces and nephews. There will be no calling hours. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Fortune Funeral Home with the Rev. Thomas Moody, pastor of St. John’s Church in Lake Clear, officiating. Interment will be in the Brighton Cemetery in May.
Tombstone Inscription: Mountain View Cemetery, Gabriels, Franklin, NY: PEETE / LYONS / Lois Lyons / 1853 - 1948 / Gertrude / 1891 - 1986 / Theodore / 1890 - 1990
Notes for Beulah H. Steele:
Obituary: The Saratogian (Saratoga Springs, NY), Monday, 21 April 1913: Beulah H., wife of Theodore D. Peete died early this morning at their residence at The Geysers, aged twenty years. She is survived by her husband, one daughter, and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton D. Steele; two sisters, Lillian and Beatrice Steele; two brothers, Lewis and Arnold Steele, all at The Geysers. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the residence. The Rev. M. G. Beck will officiate. Interment will be made in Greenridge cemetery.
Tombstone Inscription, Greenridge Cemetery, Saratoga Springs, NY: Theodore Peet / 1890 - (blank) / Beulah Steele / his wife / 1893 - 1913 / their infant son / Theodore / died / May 31, 1912
Notes for Gertrude Mildred Lyons:
Obituary: Plattsburgh Press Republican, Wednesday, 2 April 1986: Saranac Lake - Mrs. Gertrude L. Peets, 94, of Lake Clear, died Sunday morning, March 30, at the Saranac Lake General Hospital. She was born July 10, 1891, in Willsboro, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Charles Lyons. Mrs. Peets made her home in Lake Clear for the past 60 years, working at the Lake Clear Inn for many years. She is survived by her husband, Theodore, whom she married April 19, 1924; one step daughter, Hazel McCullough of Saranac Lake; several nieces, nephews and cousins. A funeral service will be held today at 2 p.m. at the Lake Clear Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Garry Almas officiating. Burial will be in Brighton Cemetery, Gabriels in May. Memorial donations may be made to the Saranac Lake Rescue Squad or the Lake Clear Presbyterian Church. Funeral arrangements are with the Fortune Funeral Home of Saranac Lake.
Obituaries for the children:
Hazel Peete: MISC: Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, NY), Saturday, 31 January 1931: Divorce Cases - A contest is expected in the divorce action of Cornelius D. Murray, of this city, against Hazel I. Murray, of Lake Clear, by her father, Theodore Peete, as guardian ad litem, scheduled for trial before Justice Clayton I. Miller of Pulaski at the equity term of supreme court to be convened here Monday. The case is one of the new ones on the calendar, Attorney H. C. Teepell of this city appearing for the plaintiff and defendant being represented by Attorney Francis B. Cantwell of Lake Clear. Plaintiff and defendant were married by City Judge Joseph A. McConnell in the city April 30, 1929, and separated July 1, 1930, no children having yet been born to them. It is alleged by plaintiff that defendant was with an unknown co-respondent at 273 Franklin street Jan. 15 and 16 and Feb. 24 and 25, 1930 and at 925 Riggs avenue in March and April. Defendant denies the charges. On Dec. 19 her father was appointed guardian ad litem for her, she being but 20 years of age.
- Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, NY), Tuesday, 2 June 1931: Receiving calls from other men at her apartment, 271 Franklin street, while her husband was at business, parties and automobile rides, featured the testimony against Mrs. Hazel I. Murray, 20-year-old defendant in a divorce action brought against her by Cornelius D. Murray, young automobile salesman, when the case came before Justice Edward N. Smith at his divorce term today. Justice Smith indicated that he would grant the interlocutory decree and order the minutes. The custody of the four-months-old daughter, Audrey Marie, will be awarded to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Peete, parents of the defendant. Mr. Peete has charge of a boys' camp near Saranac Lake and both he and his wife indicated a desire to take the child. This also proved satisfactory to the husband. Attorney Herbert C. Teepell appeared for the plaintiff and Attorney Charles C. Johnson for the defendant. The action was contested, Attorney Johnson moving for a non-suit at the conclusion of the affirmative side of the case, but presenting no defense testimony. The motion was denied. A considerable portion of the evidence in the case was procured by William E. Buck, city, a private detective, who testified also to having served the summons and complaint on the defendant and also on her parents, her father having been named guardian ad litem for her. Plaintiff and defendant were married in this city by Judge Joseph A. McConnell, April 30, 1929, without the consent of the defendant's parents. They separated about March, 1930. The child was born Feb. 28 of this year, and had never been seen by the plaintiff until Monday in the court room. Mrs. Leona York, 30, of 271 Franklin street, testified to having known Mrs. Murray for about two years, the bulk of which time she was a next door neighbor. Mrs. Murray having resided in the apartment at 273 Franklin street. The witness said she had seen men go to the Murray apartment several times and remain an hour or two, but notwithstanding the fact that she made an affidavit that she had gone to the door on one occasion and found it locked, she refused to testify to that effect calling forth some sharp questions from Attorney Teepell. Guy Courtney was mentioned as having been at one of the little home parties on one occasion. Witness said that she and Mrs. Murray and two men went to Carthage for a ride one day, but declared that she saw nothing improper in conduct or any display of affection. That trip was taken in January, 1930. Men had taken Mrs. Murray in daytime and nighttime. Sometimes Mrs. Murray did not return home until 11:30 or 12 at night. Whether her company departed before Murray returned home, witness could not say. Mrs. Phoebe Walts, 271 Franklin street, owner of the house, testified to having leased the apartment to the Murrays in July, 1929, and that they remained until March, 1930. She said Mrs. Murray had a lot of company, but thought the men who went there looked like collectors. Mrs. Murray received a man there at night, but usually there was another couple, she said. She did not know the man or whether it was the same one. Murray worked nights a great deal and whether he ever returned home before the company left, she did not know. She said that there were things in her affidavit that she never said, but that Detective Buck came to her home, talked with them, wrote down everything they said, and told them they would not be brought into court. Had she known she was going to be sworn, she said she would never have said anything.
- Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, NY), Saturday, 26 December 1931: Justice Edward N. Smith signed an order today permitting Theodore Peets of Lake Clear to expend $100 of the $200 alimony and counsel fees paid to him some months ago by Cornelius D. Murray, for the benefit of Mrs. Hazel I. Murray and her child. Mrs. Murray is the former wife of Murray and is the daughter of Mr. Peets with whom she has resided at Lake Clear for several months. Application for the right to expend $100 of the money states that it is for clothing, medicines and necessaries for the care of Mrs. Murray and the child. The application was made through Attorney Francis Barry Cantwell of Saranac Lake.
- Obituary: Adirondack Enterprise (NY), Thursday, 10 January 2002: Saranac Lake - Hazel I. McCullough, 90, of 29 Broadway, Saranac Lake, died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2002 at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake. Born April 3, 1911 in Lake Clear, she was the daughter of Theodore and Beulah (Stele) Peete. Mrs. McCullough had been a resident of the area for most of her life. She worked as an attendant at the Wassaic State School in Wassaic from 1965 until her retirement in 1977. She had been a member of the Saranac Lake Adult Center. Survivors include a daughter, Audrey McClenahan of Spokane, Wash.; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home with Father Shane Lynch from St. Bernard's Church officiating. Cremation will follow with interment in Brighton Cemetery in Gabriels in May. Friends wishing to remember Mrs. McCullough may make contributions to the Saranac Lake Adult Center in care of Fortune-Keough Funeral Home.
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Last updated: 31 January 2023.