Continuation of tree (7th child of Toussaint Pitre/Rose Sedilot dite Montreuil); all known surname descendants:
7 Victor Francis Pitre b: 28 September 1869 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI; d: 15 July 1963 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Minnie Burke b: April 1876 Algona, Michigan; m: 31 March 1891 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Jesse/Edith Small] (divorced 11 September 1900; wife claimed non-support & cruelty); d: 29 October 1958 Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI
8 Mae Lillian Peters b: 18 June 1892 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 15 August 1980 Flint, Genesee, MI
+Albert W. Ellis b: Abt. 1890 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 30 March 1912 Windsor, Essex, ONT [George/Selena Bray] (divorced 19 November 1942 - desertion); d: Aft. 1920
*2nd Husband of May Lillian Peters:
+Roy Clark b: 4 August 1892 Lapeer, Lapeer, MI; m: Bet. 1930-1940; d: 23 December 1947 Dearborn, Wayne, MI
8 Earl Peters b: 29 December 1893 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 11 May 1918 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Margaret Winn b: 19 March 1894 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 16 September 1915 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Frank/Lucy Brown]; d: 17 May 1921 Detroit, Wayne, MI
8 Hazen Paul Peters b: 14 April 1896 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 31 July 1918 Belleau, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France (buried Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial - WWI)
*2nd Wife of Victor Francis Pitre:
+Anna Wallace b: 13 November 1873 Dunmore, Galway, Ireland; m: 30 September 1903 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Patrick/Mary Aggie Kelly]; d: 18 May 1959 Ferndale, Oakland, MI
8 Esther L. Peters b: 23 April 1905 Rochester, Oakland, MI; d: 16 January 1988 Royal Oak, Oakland, MI
+Herbert B. Rhodes b: 9 March 1908 Swanton, Garrett, MD; m: 1 February 1930 Ferndale, Oakland, MI [Charles Thornton/Emma Frances Walters]; d: 23 October 1975 Mt. Clemens, Macomb, MI
8 Frank John Peters b: 18 April 1907 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 17 May 1943 Ferndale, Oakland, MI
+Jennie Yvonne Shaw (Chaney) b: 29 August 1910 Newcastle, Northumberland, NB; m: 21 November 1932 Indiana [Bernard/Ida May ---]; d: 27 September 1933 Detroit, Wayne, MI
*2nd Wife of Frank John Peters:
+Murl M. Franklin (Blaney) b: 16 March 1905 Rochester, Oakland, MI; m: 18 July 1937 Dryden, Lapeer, MI [George/Mae Silverthorne]; d: 25 February 1988 Bradenton, Manatee, FL
8 Anne Catherine Peters b: 31 July 1909 Rochester, Oakland, MI; d: 12 April 2006 Southfield, Oakland, MI
+John William Murphy b: 29 November 1904 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 23 October 1935 Rochester, Oakland, MI [D.S./Margaret J. Brent]; d: 16 June 1969 Southfield, Oakland, MI
8 Mary Margaret Peters b: 15 February 1912 Michigan; d: 11 October 2010 Royal Oak, Oakland, MI
Notes for Victor Francis Pitre:
Census
- 1900 (cannot locate Frank)
- 1900 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan: Jesse Burke 64 carpenter, wife Edith 49, widowed daughter Minnie Peters 24, son Jesse Burke 20 tilemaker, daughter Emma Burke 15, grandchildren: May Peters 7, Earl Peters 5, Hazen Peters 3.
- 1910 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Frank J. Peters 39 carpenter/odd jobs, wife of 6 years Annie 30, Ester 5, Frankie 3, Annie L. 9 months.
- 1910 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Jerry Sullivan 28, wife Minnie 34, Edith 7, Whalen 10 months; stepchildren May 17, Earl 15 & Hazen 13.
- 1920 Avon, Oakland, MI: Frank Peters 50 carpenter/house, wife Anna W. 40, Esther L. 14, Frank 12, Anna 10, Mary 8.
- 1930 Ferndale, Oakland, MI: Frank Peters 61 carpenter/odd jobs, wife Anne 51, Frank 22 clerk/postal USA, Anna 18 dictaphone operator/department store, Mary 17 typist/department store.
- 1940 Ferndale, Oakland, MI: Mary Peters 28 stenograph/Pangborn Corp., parents Frank 69 & Ann 66.
- 1950 Ferndale, Oakland, MI: Frank J. Peters 79, wife Ann E. 75, widowed maid Maude Fraser 72.
Tombstone Inscription: Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, MI: Frank J. Peters / 1869 - 1963 // Mother / Ann Peters / 1873 - 1959
World War I records (sons):
Earl Peters: Earl Peters, b. 29 Dec 1893 Detroit; electrician; wife; short height/medium build; brown eyes & brown hair; end of left fore finger off; Detroit, 5 June 1917
Notes for Minnie Burke:
- Remarried to Jerry Sullivan 14 Oct 1901 Detroit; 3 Peters children with them in 1910 Detroit census.
Obituaries for the children:
Earl Peters: The Detroit News (Detroit, MI), Monday, 13 May 1918: Peters - Earl, beloved husband of Margaret Peters, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Sullivan, died May 11, 1918. Funeral Tuesday 8:30 from residence, 153 Beals; St. Catherine church 9 a.m. Burial at Mt. Olivet cemetery.
Hazen Paul Peters: Tombstone Inscription, Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial, Belleau, France: Hazen Paul Peters / PVT. 1 CL. 120 M. G. Batt'n. 32 Div. / Michigan July 31, 1918
Esther L. Peters: The Detroit News (Detroit, MI), Sunday, 17 January 1988: Rhodes, Esther L., age 82. Retired Detroit postal worker. Beloved mother of Janet McCart. Dear sister of Mary Peters and Anne Murphy; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services Tuesday 10:30 a.m. Wm. Sullivan & Son Funeral Home, Royal Oak. Rosary Monday 7 p.m.
Frank John Peters: Detroit Evening Times (Detroit, MI), Tuesday, 18 May 1943: Peters - Frank J. Jr., suddenly, May 17, 1943, husband of Murl, father of Gerald, stepfather of Virginia Chaney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Peters Sr., brother of Mary, Mrs. Esther Rhodes and Mrs. Ann Murphy. Services at parents' residence, 355 West Saratoga, Ferndale, Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.
Anne Catherine Peters: Tombstone Inscription, Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, MI: Dear Wife - Mother / Anne C. Murphy / July 31, 1909 - Apr. 12, 2006 // Dear Husband - Father / John W. Murphy / Nov. 29, 1904 - June 16, 1969
Mary Margaret Peters: The Detroit News (Detroit, MI), Thursday, 14 October 2010: Peters Mary M., age 98, a resident of Royal Oak, died October 11, 2010. Preceded in death by her siblings, Frank Peters Jr., Esther Rhodes and Anne Murphy. Survived by several nieces and nephews and grand nieces and nephews. Services were held. Arrangements by Wm. Sullivan & Son Funeral Home, Royal Oak.
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Last updated: 7 January 2026.