Continuation of tree (11th child of Jean Baptiste Pitre/Helene 'Clemence' St. Pierre); all known surname descendants:
8 William Pitre b: 26 April 1896 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 13 October 1981 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Lillian Boss b: Abt. 1901 Michigan; m: 16 July 1917 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Benjamin/Lillian Hanshaw]; d: Aft. 1953
9 William Ernest Peters b: 3 January 1919 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 15 May 1999 Henagar, DeKalb, AL
+Phyllis A. --- b: Abt. 1924 Indiana; m: Abt. 1948; d: Aft. 1950
*2nd Wife of William Ernest Peters:
+Madeline ---
9 Thomas Henry Peters b: 3 September 1924 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 30 September 1994 Sterling Heights, Macomb, MI
+Georgia Fox (Redd) b: Abt. 1919 Birmingham, AL; m: 16 February 1946 Detroit, Wayne, MI [R. S./Minnie Bowers]
*2nd Wife of Thomas Henry Peters:
+Olga Mary Visci b: 4 February 1921 Clymer, Indiana, PA; m: 9 October 1948 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Donato Anthony/Theresa Biddolli]; d: 12 February 2006 Detroit, Wayne, MI
9 Harold Peters b: 4 February 1931 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 31 October 2013 Ohio
Notes for William Pitre:
Census
- 1920 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan: William Peters 23 driver/coal co., wife Lillian 19, William 1, brother-in-law George Riker 22 driver/coal co., wife Rhoda 21.
- 1930 Detroit, Wayne, MI: William Peters 34 truck driver/street - city, wife Lillian 29, William 11, Thomas 5.
- 1940 Detroit, Wayne, MI: William Peters 43 stock checker/auto factory, wife Lillian 38, William 21 assembler brackets/auto factory, Thomas 15 newspaper boy/Daily News, Harold 9 [629 Fairview Avenue]
- 1950 Detroit, Wayne, MI: William Peters 53 (div) stock handler/automobile factory, lodging.
- 1950 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Lillian Peters 48 (div), Harold 19 (sep) assembly line/auto factory, grandson Robert Peters 1.
WWI registration record: William Peters, 148 Fairview, Detroit; b. 26 April 1896 Detroit; truck driver; single; medium height/slender build; brown eyes & black hair; 5 June 1917 Detroit
WWII Records: William Peters, res. 629 Fairview, Detroit; b. 26 Apr 1896 Detroit; contact Mrs. William Peters (same address); 5' 10", 154 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair, ruddy complexion; 23 Apr 1942 Detroit, MI.
Misc.: Birthdate could be either 25 or 26, April or May.
Obituaries for the children:
Thomas Henry Peters: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Saturday, 1 October 1994: Peters, Thomas Henry Sept. 30. Beloved husband of Olga (nee Visci). Loving father of the late Anthony. Dear brother of Bill (Madeline) and Harold Peters. Son of the late William Peters, Sr. and Lillian Regg. Brother-in-law of Ida (Jim) and Lillian (Louis). Also many nieces and nephews. Visitation at Sterling Heights Chapel of the Frank J. Calcaterra Funeral Home, Inc. 13650 East 15 Mile at Schoenherr Saturday 2-9 p.m. and Sunday 1-9 p.m. Funeral begins Monday 9 a.m., St. Blase Church at 9:30. Entombment Resurrection Cemetery.
Back one generation to parents of William Pitre
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: 19 November 2022.