Clarence John PETERS

1905 - 1951  (46 years)

• Name	Clarence John PETERS
  Birth	27 Feb 1905	New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	02 Dec 1951	Corning, Tehema, CA
  Burial	05 Dec 1951	Oak Hill Cemetery, Red Bluff, Tehema, California
  Person ID	I306	PeteFamily
  Last Modified	8 May 2012

  
  

  Father	Jerry PETERS,   b. New York, USA
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Margaret COLLINS,   b. Ireland
  Relationship	Natural
  Family ID	F60	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Doris Carolyn CALDWELL,   b. 29 Jul 1911, Denver, , Colorado d. 11 Aug 1978, Corning, Tehema, California (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	23 Aug 1936	Gridley, Butte, CA
  Children	1. Margaret PETERS  [Father: Natural]
  Family ID	F39	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  He commited suicide. Film # 1260971 Death Certificate states "Cause of death: 410 shotgun - gunshot wound in mouth. Self-inflicted with suicidal intent. Clarence owned a Barber shop in either Red Bluff or Corning. He took Aunt Doris to visit her family, which he never did before and then on their return, they stopped at the barber shop which was closed. They went inside and Clarence shot Doris with the shotgun. She managed to put her arm up to shield herself from the shot and took the bullet in her right arm. At that time, she was knocked to the ground and pretended to be dead. Clarence, thinking she was dead, then turned the gun on himself and committed suicide. As a result of the gunshot wound, Aunt Doris was unable to continue working as a nurse in hospitals, so she found employment as a school nurse.