Continuation of tree (7th child of Pierre Pitre/Elizabeth Marceline Henault); all known surname descendants:
8 Walter William Peters b: 14 January 1889 Deer Lodge Valley, Deer Lodge, Powell, MT; d: 24 April 1961 Lonepine, Sanders, MT
+Josephine Potter b: 10 February 1900 St. Louis, Missouri; m: 21 October 1925 Missoula, Missoula, MT [Robert Edward/Amanda E. Whitehead]; d: 7 June 1984 Plains, Sanders, MT
9 James 'Peter' Robert Peters b: 15 August 1926 Anaconda, Deer Lodge, MT; d: 7 October 1994 Hot Springs, Sanders, MT
+Melody Jeffries m: Aft. 1950
9 Joseph Walter Peters b: 5 January 1928 Anaconda, Deer Lodge, MT; d: 23 December 2015 Missoula, Missoula, MT
+Bonnie Mae Chenoweth b: 28 July 1934 Camas, Hot Springs, MT; m: 27 May 1953 Santa Monica, Los Angeles, CA [Robert/Emma ---]; d: 18 August 2005 Missoula, Missoula, MT
Notes for Walter William Peters:
Census
- 1930 Anaconda, Deer Lodge, Montana: Walter W. Peters 41 carpenter/copper smelter, wife Josephine 30, Peter R. 3 years 4 months, Joseph W. 2 years 3 months [West Park Avenue]
- 1940 Anaconda, Deer Lodge, MT: Walter W. Peters 51 carpenter/railroad, wife Josephine 40, James R. 13, Joseph W. 12.
- 1950 Flathead Indian Reservation, Sanders, MT: Walter Peters 61 farm work/farm, wife Josephine 50, James 23 farm work/farm. Joseph Peters 22, lodging in Deer Lodge, MT.
WW1 Registration Records: Walter William Peters; Deer Lodge, MT; 14 Jan 1888 (Deer Lodge); father & mother; medium height & medium build; light brown eyes & dark brown hair; deputy sheriff, Anaconda copper mines.
WWII Records: Walter William Peters, res. 614 W. Park Ave., Anaconda, MT; b. 14 Jan 1889 Deer Lodge, MT; contact Mrs. Josephine Peters (same address); 5' 9 1/2", 184 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair, dark complexion, scar on left hand; 27 Apr 1942 Anaconda, MT.
Tombstone Inscription, Murray Memorial Cemetery, Lonepine, MT: PETERS / Walter W. / 1889 - 1961 / Josephine / 1900 - 1984
Notes for Josephine Potter:
Obituary: The Missoulian (Missoula, MT), Saturday, 9 June 1984: Lonepine - Josephine Peters, 84, of Lonepine, died Thursday evening of natural causes at Clark Fork Valley Hospital in Plains. She was born Feb. 10, 1900, in Missouri, one of 11 children of Edward and Amanda Potter. She moved with her parents to Niarada where they homesteaded. She met Walter Peters in Hot Springs, and they were married on Oct. 22, 1925, in Missoula. The couple lived in the Flathead Valley and later moved to Anaconda where Mr. Peters was employed with the Butte-Anaconda and Pacific Railroad. In 1949 they bought a ranch at Lonepine where Mrs. Peters resided until the time of her death. Her husband died in 1961. She was a member of the Nyah Grange and the Home and Garden Club, both in Hot Springs. Survivors include two sons, James Peters, Lonepine, and Joseph Peters, East Missoula; a brother, Bob Potter, Hot Springs; a sister, Bessie Davidson, Seattle; and four grandchildren. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Murray Memorial Cemetery at Lonepine with the Rev. John McKinley officiating. Shrider Funeral Home in Plain is in charge of arrangements.
Obituaries for the children:
James Robert Peters: Sanders County Ledger (MT), 20 October 1994: Hot Springs - Memorial services for James R. "Bud" Peters, 68, of Hot Springs, were held Sunday, Oct. 16, in Murray Memorial Cemetery at Lonepine with the Rev. Jeff Hett of Hot Springs Presbyterian Church officiating. Mr. Peters died of natural causes Oct. 9, 1994, at his home. He was born Aug. 15, 1926, to Walter and Josephine Potter Peters at Anaconda, where he grew up and attended school. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. After the war, he moved to Hot Springs where he ranched, and cared for the cats that lived on his place. Bud was an active supporter of many political campaigns. Survivors include a brother, Joseph W. Peters, Missoula; two nieces, Tracy Addyman and Debbie Campbell, both of Missoula; and two nephews, Todd Peters, Missoula, and Dale Peters, Seattle, Wash. Arrangements were by Coffelt-Bunch Funeral Service of Plains.
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Last updated: 7 June 2022.