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     He married Mabel Dally.¹

     Lewell was born at Metz, Steuben, Indiana, USA, on 19 May 1873.^1,2 He married Orilla Willennar at Pleasant Lake, Steuben, Indiana, USA, on 23 December 1895.² Lewell died on 6 November 1939 at South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA, at age 66.¹

     Clyde was born at Steuben, Indiana, USA, on 17 September 1869.^1,2 He married Nellie Penland on 4 October 1893.¹ Clyde died on 11 April 1906 at home, Pleasant Lake, Steuben, Indiana, USA, at age 36.^1,3 His body was interred at Pleasant Lake, Steuben, Indiana, USA, at Pleasant Lake.⁴

     Louella was born at Metz, Steuben, Indiana, USA, on 26 April 1867.¹ She married Origen A Cross at Pleasant Lake, Steuben, Indiana, USA, on 8 October 1884.¹ Louella died on 29 October 1913 at Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA, at age 46.¹

     Ford was born.² He married Nora Burt.³ Ford died on 9 June 1948.³

     Frank died. Frank was born.² He Died at age 12.

     She married S C Huffman.²

     She married Erwin F Rose.²

     He married Margaret Allman on 6 January 1897.²

     He married Mildred Goodale.¹

     He married Alice Goodale.¹

     She married Burdette B Goodale on 6 January 1897.¹

     Clifford was born at Steuben, Indiana, USA, on 15 November 1879.^1,2 He married Hattie Eugenia Lees on 16 September 1911.³ Clifford died on 8 November 1939 at Edon, Williams, Ohio, USA, at age 59.^4,5

     He married Marie Carlin. Emmett was born on 2 June 1876.¹ Emmett died on 3 April 1921 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA, at age 44.²

     Glenn was born on 25 November 1881.¹ Glenn died on 9 October 1900 at Edon, Williams, Ohio, USA, at age 18.^2,3

     He married Martha Gilbert on 23 February 1895.¹

     He married Mabel C Swift.¹ Loren was born at Steuben, Indiana, USA, on 7 October 1872.^2,1 Loren died on 18 March 1941 at Edon, Williams, Ohio, USA, at age 68.³ His body was interred on 21 March 1941.¹

     She married Emmett Maxwell.

     She married Ernest Maxwell on 23 February 1895.¹

     She married Loren S Maxwell.¹

     He married Pauline Keiser.

     She married Russell V Maxwell.

     MARGUERITE ALICE PARROTT Abiding Memories, a memorial book prepared by Warren E Patten Funeral Home, Chatham NJ for the two funerals for MARGUERITE ALICE PARROTT (the first in Chatham NJ where she died, and the second in Berea OH where she was buried):

"In Remembrance
Marguerite Alice Sifleet
Place of Birth: Indiana
Date of Birth: September 21, 1864
Entered into Rest [ie, died]
Date: August 13, 1951
Age
86 Years 10 Months 22 Days

Family Record
Deceased
Marguerite Alice Parrott
Father: John Mitchell Parrott
Birthplace: Indiana
Mother: Hortense Durand
Birthplace: ____
Married to: William J. Sifleet
Children: A. Corwin, Hazel

Services
Place
Warren E. Patten Funeral Home
Chatham, New Jersey
Date: August 15, 1951
Time: Two-Thirty in the Afternoon
At Berea, Ohio
Baker Funeral Home
August 17, 1951
2:30 pm
Officiating
Rev. Victor H. Morie
Appelhoff in Berea

Final Resting Place
Place of Interment: Woodvale Cemetery
Lot: 2 Section: Section No. 4
City: Berea County: Cuyahoga
State: Ohio
Laid to Rest
Date: Aug. 17, 1951 Time: 3:30 pm

Register of Friends
Service in Chatham N.J.
[30 names signed, mostly in one handwriting]

Service in Berea, Ohio
[38 names signed, mostly in one handwriting, including the two following entries:]
Mr & Mrs William J Sifleet Jr.
Mr & Mrs W J Sifleet Sr.

Floral Offerings
[13 listed including the following:]
2- Edith and Alvy ...
7 - Alice and Warren ...
10. Mr & Mrs W^m Sifleet ...
12. Niederaurs ...
13. Reiters ...

[all other pages are empty of handwriting]"

Inserted in Abiding Memories are nine newspaper clippings (multiple copies of four of them). None of the newspapers from which they were clipped is identified [but see one item subsequently identified below], but the first two are undoubtedly Ohio papers and the next three undoubtedly New Jersey papers:

"Wife of First Mayor of Brook Park Dies

Marguerite A. Sifleet, 87, wife of the first mayor of Brook Park Village, the late William J. Sifleet, died Monday at the home of her son, A. Corwin Sifleet, of Chatham, N. J.

Mrs. Sifleet was a resident of Brook Park for more than 50 years. The old Sifleet home, destroyed by fire some years ago, was on Smith Rd.
The Rev. Gilbert Appelhof, rector of the St. Thomas Episcopal Church, will preach the funeral sermon at services to held today (Friday) at 2:30 P. M. at the Baker Funeral Home.

Friends may call at the Baker Funeral Home after 1 P. M. Thursday."

"[no title]

Aug. 24. Old friends and neighbors here were shocked by the sudden death Monday, August 13, of Mrs. Marguerite A. Sifleet, 87, wife of Brook Park's first mayor, the late Wm. J. Sifleet, who passed away in 1932. Mrs. Sifleet had made her home with her son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. A. Corwin Sifleet, in Chatham, N. J., for many years before her death. The Sifleets lived in their homestead on Smith Rd. for well over sixty years. The home, an old landmark, a farm house surrounded by farm buildings, was destroyed by fire after Mrs. Sifleet had gone to live with her son, and the home here was occupied by renters. Many pieces of antique furniture dear to the Sifleet family, which were stored on the second floor, were also de-stroyed in the fire.

The funeral was held at the Baker Funeral Home, Berea, on Friday at 2:30 p.m., with Rev. Appelhof of the St. Thomas Episcopal Church officiating at the service. Following, she was laid beside her husband and daughter, Hazel Sifleet Sanders, in Woodvale. She leaves her son Corwin and wife Arlien, who cared for her through many years of ailing health; her grand-daughters, Hazel's children, Alice and Edith, and one grandson and four granddaughters [these last five should be great-grandchildren, and they should be two great-grandsons and three great-granddaughters, including one adopted one]."

"Mrs. William J. Sifleet

CHATHAM - Mrs. Marguerite Alice Sifleet, 86, died suddenly last night (August 13, 1951) at the home of her son, A. Corwin Sifleet, 95 Fairmount avenue. Mrs. Sifleet was the widow of William J. Sifleet and was born in Indiana. She came here about five years ago to live with her son who is her only survivor.

Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday at 2:30 P. M. at the Patten Funeral Home, 283 Main street. The Rev. Victor W. Mori will officiate. Further services will be conducted at Berea, O. Interment will be in Woodvail Cemetery in Berea."

"Mrs. William J. Sifleet

CHATHAM - Mrs. Marguerite Parrott Sifleet of 95 Fairmount avenue died after a heart attack last night at her home. She was 87. Mrs. Sifleet was the widow of William J. Sifleet, former mayor of Brook Park, O., a Cleveland suburb.

Born in Indiana, Mrs. Sifleet had lived in Bryan, O., and in Brook Park more than 50 years before coming to New Jersey 15 years ago. She had lived the last five years in Chatham with her son, Alexander C. Sifleet. She leaves also two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren [does not count the adopted great-granddaughter].

A service will be conducted tomorrow at 2:30 P. M. in the Warren E. Patten Funeral Home, 283 Main street. Burial will be in Ohio."

"Obituaries: Mrs. William J. Sifleet

Mrs. Marguerite Alice Sifleet, 86, died suddenly August 13, 1951 at the home of her son, A. Corwin Sifleet, 95 Fairmount avenue. Mrs. Sifleet was the widow of William J. Sifleet and was born in Indiana. She came here about five years ago to live with her son who is her only survivor.

Funeral services were conducted on Wednesday at the Patten Funeral Home. The Rev. Victor W. Mori officiated. Further services were con-ducted at Berea, O. Interment will be in Woodvail Cemetery in Berea."

"Mrs. William J. Sifleet

Funeral services were conducted yesterday for Mrs. Marguerite Alice Si-fleet who died suddenly on August 13 at the home of her son, A. Corwin Sifleet of 95 Fairmount avenue. Mrs. Sifleet, who was 86, was the widow of William J. Sifleet. She was born in Indiana and came to Chatham nearly five years ago. Her son is her only survivor.

Services were conducted from the Patten Funeral Home and Rev. Victor W. Mori officiated. Other services will be conducted tomorrow at Berea, O. Interment will be in Woodvail Cemetery, Berea."

"SIFLEET, MARGUERITE A., age 87 years; beloved wife of the late William J; mother of A. Corwin Sifleet of Chatham, N. J., where she passed away Monday [Aug 13]. Friends may call at the Baker Funeral Home, Berea, AFTER 1 P. M. THURSDAY [Aug 16], where services will be held Friday, Aug. 17, at 2:30 p. m."

[This one item (above) has been subsequently identified as having appeared in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, 16 Aug 1951, p 22. It also appeared in the 15 Aug 1951 Plain Dealer on p 30 but with the age reversed to 78. Incidentally, her age at death should be 86, shy of 87 by about a month.]

"SIFLEET-Marguerite Alice, of Chatham, N. J., suddenly on Monday, August 13, 1951, in her 87th year, of 95 Fairmount avenue; wife of the late William J. Sifleet and mother of A. Corwin Sifleet of Chatham. Service at the Warren E. Patten Funeral Home, 283 Main street, Chatham, N. J. on Wednesday, August 13, at 2:30 P. M. Interment at Berea, Ohio. Kindly omit flowers."

"SIFLEET-Of Chatham, N. J., suddenly, on Monday, August 13, 1951, Marguerite Alice, in her 87th year, of 95 Fairmount avenue, wife of the late William J. Sifleet and mother of A. Corwin Sifleet. Service at the "Warren E. Patten Funeral Home," 283 Main street, Chatham, N. J., on Wednesday, August 15, at 2:30 P. M. Interment Berea, O. Kindly omit flowers."

Sifleet tombstones:

"Marguerite A. 1864-1951." MARGUERITE was born at Galion, Crawford, Ohio, USA, on 21 September 1864. Arlien Sifleet gives Galion, OH as birthplace.
HAZEL's death certificate gives Galion OH too, and it is filled in by MARGUERITE ALICE herself (but she calls herself Margret A).^6,7,5,8 She married WILLIAM JAMES SIFLEET on 6 April 1887.^1,9,5,8 She moved circa 1946 at Chatham, Morris, New Jersey, USA.⁵ MARGUERITE died on 13 August 1951 at Son A Corwin Sifleet's home, Chatham, Morris, New Jersey, USA, at age 86.^10,3,5 Her body was interred on 17 August 1951 at Berea, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA, at Woodvale Cemetery.^11,12,5

     Janette was born at Metz, Steuben, Indiana, USA, on 3 April 1869. She married Philip Mitchell Niederaur.

     Edward Anson Parrott According to a note in my father, Alvy Smith's, possession, ``Mother Sifleet's little brother Eddie, who died young''.

In the John Mitchell Parrott obituary:

"A son Edward Anson died in early childhood." Edward was born at Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA, on 12 June 1866.^2,3 Edward died on 18 September 1874 at Richland Township, Steuben, Indiana, USA, at age 8.^4,5 His body was interred at Metz, Steuben, Indiana, USA, at Metz Cemetery.^6,7

     WILLIAM JAMES SIFLEET He is mentioned in the wills of both parents. He is residing at Middleburgh, OH at the time of the probates of both parents' estates.

Arlien gives his middle name as John on p 29- of her notes.

He was the first mayor of Brook Park Village. From one of the obituaries for his wife: "The Sifleets lived in their homestead on Smith Rd. for well over sixty years." (apparently from an Ohio paper).

In the funeral evidence for his wife, there are two mentions of William J Sifleet Jr, who does not otherwise show up in this genealogy. There is a W. J. Sifleet listed underneath William J Sifleet Jr in the funeral memorial book for Marguerite. [But look under James Edward Sifleet, kinship unknown, who has a son William J Sifleet in OH]

From his Death Notice:

"May 10 1932
SIFLEET: William J., beloved husband of Alice, father of Corwin and the late Hazel, at his home on Smith Rd., Brook Park, O., Sunday, May 8, 1932, age 72 years. Funeral from St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Berea, O., Tuesday, May 10, at 3 p. m.
cem. rec. 1860-1932
Woodvale Cem.
Berea, Ohio."

From HAZEL ADA SANDERS Death Certificate:

"10. Name of Father: W J Sifleet
11. Birthplace of Father (city or town): Berea
(State or country): Ohio
12. Maiden name of Mother: Margret A Parrott
13. Birthplace of Mother (city or town): Gallion
(State or country): Ohio
14. Informant Mrs W J Sifleet
(Address): Berea Ohio"

From http://www.drelocation.com/ohio/cuyahogaco/brookpark.htm:

"City History of Brook Park
...
It was originally a part of Middleburg Township. In 1914, residents living in the northern part of the township, dissatisfied with schools, roads, and taxes, met secretly and voted to withdraw from the township and establish their own municipality. William J. Sifleet, a leading proponent of secession, is often referred to as "the Father of Brook Park." Credited with naming the community for the brook that ran through the western portion of Middleburg, he was elected the first mayor.
...
Brook Park's rural character changed dramatically when William R. Hopkins, Cleveland city manager, selected its northwest section as the site of Hopkins Airport in 1925, and for a few years, the village had the distinction of being the location of the first and largest commercial airport in the world.
..."

1900 OH census, Middleburg, Cuyahoga Co, enumeration district 222, roll 1261, p 47, dwelling 77, family 78:

"Sifleet William Head W M Feb 1860 40 M 13 Ohio England England Farmer ...
___ Alice Wife W F Sep 1864 35 M 13 2 2 Ohio Ohio New York ...
___ Hazel Daughter W F Jan 1889 11 S Ohio Ohio Ohio At school ...
___ Corwin Son W M May 1891 9 S Ohio Ohio Ohio At school ..." WILLIAM was born at Berea, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA, on 24 February 1860. Birthplace comes from HAZEL's death certificate.^7,8,4,5,9 He married MARGUERITE ALICE PARROTT on 6 April 1887.^7,5,10,9 He resided at Middleburgh, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA, on 18 February 1892.³ He resided at Middleburgh, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA, on 20 June 1892.² WILLIAM was listed as the head of a family on the in 1900 Census at Middleburg, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.¹¹ He appeared on the census of 1910 at Middleburg, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; 50/M.¹² WILLIAM died on 8 May 1932 at His home on Smith Rd, Brook Park, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA, at age 72.^7,8,4,13 His body was interred on 10 May 1932 at Berea, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA, at Woodvale Cemetery.^14,15,4