Continuation of tree (8th child of Louis Pitre/2nd wife Adeline De Lisle); all known surname descendants:
8 Walter Gilbert Peters b: 8 February 1887 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 19 January 1986 Redford, Wayne, MI
+Madeline Mary Borle b: Abt. 1890 Belgium; m: 8 February 1917 Mount Pleasant, Isabella, MI [Phillip/Maria Victor]; d: 18 May 1941 Etterbeek, Brussels, Belgium
9 Mary Francis Peters b: 11 May 1918 Wise, Isabella, MI; d: 19 March 1922 Clare, Clare, MI (accidental poisoning, medicine containing strychnine)
9 Matthew Omer Peters b: 21 May 1921 Clare, Clare, MI; d: 22 December 1994 Pompano Beach, Broward, FL
+Aleda Mary Bolle b: 24 February 1921 Wise, Isabella, MI; m: 23 August 1947 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Rene/Clementine Melanie Broucke]; d: 3 February 1972 Detroit, Wayne, MI
Notes for Walter Gilbert Peters:
Census
- 1920 Wise, Isabella, Michigan: Walter G. Peters 32 (house carpenter), wife Madeleine 30, Mary 1 year 8 months.
- 1930 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Walter G. Peters 43, wife Madline 40, Mathew O. 8.
- 1940
- 1950 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Widower Walter G. Peters 63 machinist maintenance/City University, lodging.
WWI registration records: Walter Gilbert Peters; Wise, 5 Jun 1917; born 8 Feb 1887 Grossepoint, MI; wife; short height, medium build; brown eyes & brown hair.
WWII Records: Walter G. Peters, 2270 Holcomb, Detroit; b. 8 Feb 1887 Grosse Pointe; contact brother L. Peters 2270 Holcomb; 5'4", 120 lbs.; brown eyes & black hair, light complexion; Detroit 27 Apr 1942
- 1 August 1941: arriving on the USS West Point at New York, sailing from Lisbon, Portugal on 26 July 1941; widower Walter Peters 54 (b. 8 Feb 1887 Grosse Point, MI) & Mathew Peters 20 (b. 21 May 1921 Clare, MI)
Tombstone Inscription, Resurrection Cemetery, Clinton,
Macomb, MI:
Husband - Father - Grandfather / Great-grandfather / Walter G. Peters / Feb. 8,
1887 - Jan. 19, 1986
Notes for Madeline Mary Borle :
Death Certificate: Report of the Death of an American Citizen, American Foreign Service: Brussels, Belgium, 29 May 1941: Madeline Mary Peters, age 51; naturalized through naturalization of father, Phillip Borle; d. 18 May 1941, 113 Rue de Rindsdelle, Etterbeek, Brussels, Belgium; rectal cancer; interred Etterbeek Cemetery, Brussels; disposition of the effects in the custody of son, Matthew Omer Peters (same address); accompanied by Walter G. Peters (husband of deceased); relatives: mother-in-law Mrs. L. Peters, 2270 Holcomb Ave., Detroit, MI, & sister Mrs. E. Snider, Rt 3, Box 80, Claire, MI; signed by Vice-Consul Manson Gilbert
Obituaries for the children:
Mary Francis Peters: Clare Sentinel (Clare, MI), Friday, 24 March 1922: Child Takes Medicine Dies Soon After: Four Year Old Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Peters Meets Untimely Death Sunday, Parents Grief-Strickened: Last Sunday afternoon at the house of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Peters, of Wheaton Ave., occurred a very sad accident when their four-year old daughter, Mary Francis, died from the effects of medicine tablets which she had placed in her mouth. The mother noticed the child having something in her mouth and upon investigation found four tablets partly dissolved which she took from her. Thinking that they were medicine of a mild nature which was had in the house nothing was thought of it until the father upon leaving the house kissed her good-bye. The child then complained that 'she could not make her feet go' and within an instant fell to the floor and died soon thereafter. Further investigation proved that she had gotten another medicine of the same color and which contained deadly poison. The funeral was held from the St. Cecilia Church Tuesday morning Rev. Fr. Flanagan officiating and the little one laid to rest in the church cemetery. The grief strickened parents have the sympathy of the entire community in their hour of greatest sorrow.
Matthew Omer Peters: South Florida Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL), Tuesday, 27 December 1994: Matthew Peters of Pompano Beach, FL died December 22, 1994. Riverside/Gordon Memorial Chapel, Tamarac.
Tombstone Inscription, Resurrection Cemetery, Clinton,
Macomb, MI: Wife - Mother / Aleda M. Peters / Feb. 24, 1921 - Feb. 3, 1972
Back one generation to parents of
Walter Gilbert Peters
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Last updated: 5 May 2023.