From "History of North Washington" Published 1904 Transcribed by: Nancy Grubb (nancyg@theofficenet.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- PETER TETRO Peter Tetro lives about a mile east of Blue Creek postoffice where he devotes himself to farming and raising stock,having manifested a becoming thrift and industry in the enterprises he has followed. Peter Tetro was born in the province of Quebec,Canada,on November 2,1853. His parents,Louis and Mary (Jacqua) Tetro,were natives of France and Canada respectively and re- mained in the latter place until their death. They were the parents of ten children:Nelson,Napoleon,Jerry,Antone,Eusebe,Fred,Peter,Exelda,Delina,dece- ased,and Madelin. The education of our subject was gained partially in the public schools and later in private study. In 1870 he left his native land and came to the United States and two years later he was crossing the plains to the mining regions of Nevada. He delved for the hidden treasure there, then in California and later in Mexico and Arizona,after which he returned to California. In 1883 he contracted on the Canadian Pacific and followed various other employments in British Columbia until 1885,when he selected his present place and settled down. He has good buildings a pleasant farm of one-half section and is a prosperous and wealthy farmer. In 1894 Mr.Tetro married Miss Annie,daughter of Basil and Eva (Ludwick) Richfeu,natives of France and Germany,respectively. To Mr.and Mrs.Tetro, three daughters have been born;Lilly,Mollie and Nellie. The family are adherents of the Catholic church. In political matters and in questions of local import,Mr.Tetro manifests an interest becoming a good citizen,and his best judgment inclines him to be enrolled as one of the Republican party. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent.