Continuation of tree (1st child of Joseph Henry Pitre/Bridget Delia Peters); all known surname descendants:
9 Virgil John Peters b: 6 October 1903 Bay City, Bay, MI; d: Aft. 1952 Ecorse, Wayne, MI
+Louise R. Kurtz b: Abt. 1905 Michigan; m: 27 January 1926 River Rouge, Wayne, MI [Charles/Lena Nass] (divorced 1 February 1933)
*2nd Wife of Virgil John Peters:
+Helen Bembnista (Rushlow) b: 4 November 1902 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 5 May 1937 Steuben Co., IN [Nicholas/Margaret Arthur] (divorced 24 October 1952); d: 23 December 1980 Wyandotte, Wayne, MI
Notes for Virgil John Peters:
Census
- 1930 River Rouge, Wayne, Michigan: Virgil Peters 26 switchman/railroad co., wife Louise 24 [23 Florence Street]
- 1940 River Rouge, Wayne, MI: Virgil Peters 36 switchman/steam railroad, 2nd wife Helen 37 sales clerk/retail sewing machine store, stepdaughters Margaret Rushlow 21 sewing teacher/retail store & Marie Rushlow 17.
- 1950 Ecorse, Wayne, MI: Sidney H. Peters 35 frame loader/auto plant, widowed mother Delia B. Peters 64, brother Virgil J. Peters 46 (sep) truck driver/contractors.
WWII Records: Virgil John Peters, res. 37 Florence St., River Rouge; b. 6 Oct 1903 Bay City; contact Henry Peters (11352 W. Jeff, River Rouge); 5' 10", 215 lbs., hazel eyes & brown hair, ruddy complexion; 16 Feb 1942 River Rouge, MI.
Notes for Helen Bembnista:
Tombstone Inscription, Mount Carmel Cemetery, Wyandotte, MI: Dear Mother / Helen M. Peters / 1902 - 1980
Back one generation to parents of Virgil John 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: 7 October 2022.