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     Alexander Corwin Sifleet Was an accountant with an insurance company in New York City. Went broke in 1929 stock market crash. Moved to Berea, Ohio. Sources: Edith Smith and her sister Jeannette. Incorrectly called Robert Sifleet in "History of New Mexico, Vol. III", Charles F. Coan, American Historical Society, 1925, p.32. Alexander was born at Berea, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA, on 30 May 1891.¹ He appeared on the census of 1910 at Manhattan, New York City, New York, New York, USA.² He married Arlien Reiter at East Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA, on 10 October 1924.³ Alexander died on 28 December 1953 at Chatham, Morris, New Jersey, USA, at age 62.⁴

     HAZEL ADA SIFLEET "History of New Mexico, Vol. III", Charles F. Coan, American Historical Society, 1925, p 32 has her birth as Cleveland, Ohio, 1877, and her death as February 15, 1924. Educated at a college in Berea, Ohio. Buried in Berea, Ohio. Was a devout Episcopalian. College was Baldwin-Wallace.

Hazel Sifleet's Bible, obtained from her daughter, my Aunt Jeannette, who inherited it, contains this inscription on its flyleaf:

"Miss Hazel Sifleet
with Christian Love
from her Rector
Rev. Luke J. Boutall
Christmas
1912"

It contains, between the Old and New Testaments:

"Family Register

Parents' Names.
Husband, "Jefferson Jackson Sanders"
Born, "January 17, 1863"
Wife, "Hazel Ada Sifleet"
Born, ___
Married, "April, 1919"

Children's Names.

"Alice Janet Sanders. Born April 6, 1920
Edith Hortence Sanders. Born, August 23, 1921"

Marriages.

"Alice to Warren Morton Sept. 29, 1939
Edith to Alvy Ray Smith June 24, 1942"

Deaths:
"Hazel Sander's, Feb. 15, 1924
Jefferson Jackson Sanders Oct. 9 1939" "

Inserted in Psalms 2-6 is a newspaper clipping, headlined "Twenty Years Ago, Alamogordo News, Thursday, Sept. 1, 1921". One of the listed 20-year-old news items is:

"Born, to Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Sanders, of Tularosa, Tuesday, a daughter."

The two preceding Tuesdays were 23 Aug and 30 Aug. It was my mother Edith who was born on 23 Aug 1921. HAZEL was born at Berea, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA, on 25 January 1889. Marriage license says Dec 1888.
History of NM says 1877 (!)
Tombstone says 1889.
Death certificate gives 25 Jan 1889, Berea OH.^3,4,2,5,6,7 She married JEFFERSON JACKSON "Jeff" SANDERS at an Episcopal church, El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA, on 5 March 1919. The Bible gives Apr 1919; the Coan history gives Mar 1919; marriage certificate states 5 Mar 1919..^8,9,2,5,6 HAZEL was listed as the head of a family on the on 1 June 1920 Census at Tularosa, Otero, New Mexico, USA.¹⁰ HAZEL died on 15 February 1924 at Tularosa, Otero, New Mexico, USA, at age 35. Bible says Feb 15, 1924; another source gave Jan 1924; death certificate says 15 Feb 1924..^4,2,6 Her body was interred after 17 February 1924 at Berea, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA, at Woodvale Cemetery. Date of shipment of her body to Berea: 17 Feb 1924.^11,12,6

     Arlien Reiter This is my mother's "Aunt Arlien''. She pursued family genealogy for many years. A notebook of hers was bequeathed to me [Alvy Ray Smith (3)]. It is difficult to read and the provenance of the claims in it are generally lacking, but it is a principal source of the information in this database about the Parrott family.

She was living in Chatham NJ when she died. I am unsure, however, if she died there. Her last known address was 47 Coleman Av W, Chatham NJ 07928.

Her Social Security Death Index has this:

Name: SIFLEET, ARLIEN
SSN: 147-36-4167
Issue State: NJ
Birth: 8 Aug 1894
Death 11 Feb 1993
Last Known Residence: Wayne, Maine 04284

That Maine address is a surprise. Perhaps this is where she died. Arlien was born at East Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA, on 8 August 1894.^1,2 She married Alexander Corwin Sifleet at East Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA, on 10 October 1924.³ As of 10 October 1924,her married name was Sifleet.³ Arlien died on 11 February 1993 at Chatham, Morris, New Jersey, USA, at age 98.^4,5

     She married Warren Morton at Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA, on 29 September 1939.¹ She married Perry Gravley at Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA, on 19 November 1988.²

     Warren Morton The brothers and sister are listed in a letter from Alvy Smith to his son Alvy (3) just after their father's funeral. See also obituary quoted below:

"Tyler Courier-Times, Monday, August 10, 1987, 8 Sec. 1:

Warren Morton Services Held

Services for Warren Morton, 70, Tyler, former Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph reporter and religion editor, were held at 10 a.m. today at Pleasant Retreat United Methodist Church with the Rev. Richard Phillips officiating.

Burial followed in Rose Hill Cemetery under direction of Burks-Walker-Tippit Funeral Home.

Mr. Morton died Friday evening at his residence after a lengthy illness.

He was born Nov. 4, 1916, in Eastland. He was a 1934 graduate of Abilene High School, a graduate of McMurry College, Hardin-Simmons University, and attended Texas Tech University and The University of Texas at Austin.

From 1976-1985 he was a reporter and religion editor for the Tyler Morning Telegraph and Tyler Courier-Times. He later was employed at Burks-Walker-Tippit Funeral Home. He lived in Tyler 11 years.

He was a retired school administrator who, during 35 years in public education, served as superintendent of Smyer, Union and Bovina independent school districts. He received the 1963 Bovina 'Man of the Year' award.

He was a member of Pleasant Retreat Methodist Church and a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army Air Corps.

Mr. Morton was formerly employed by Lakeview Methodist Assembly in Palestine where he served as registrar.

He was former CTT Credit Union director, served two terms as secretary of Tyler Area Chapter of Credit Unions and was immediate past president of Wesley Sunday School Class at Pleasant Retreat United Methodist Church.

He was a Mason and member of the Lions and Toastmaster clubs.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Alice Jeanette Morton, Tyler; a son, Daniel B. Morton, Fountain Valley, Calif; a daughter, Janice Smith, Temple; six brothers, Grady Morton, Bowie, Weldon Morton, Palestine, Duke Morton, Henderson, Tom Morton, Winston Salem N.C., Baker Morton, Austin, and Glenn Morton, Raleigh, N.C; a sister, Freda Moore, Jacksonville, Fla; and three grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Bill Baker, Tom Mallory, Quinn Edmondson, Wilson Nutt, Henry Beaird and Robert Rickman." Warren was born at Eastland, Eastland, Texas, USA, on 4 November 1916.² He married Alice Jeannette Sanders at Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA, on 29 September 1939.³ Warren died on 7 August 1987 at Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA, at age 70.² His body was interred on 10 August 1987 at Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA, at Rose Hill Cemetery.²

     He married Marilyn [Mickey] Kays at Tokyo, Japan, in 1967. He married Sandra Sarvas at Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA, on 27 May 1977. He married Robyn Lorraine Willsey at La Jolla, San Diego, California, USA, on 16 August 1997.

      Janice was adopted. She Janice Elizabeth Morton (Smith). Janice is an adopted child. Janice was born on 30 July 1950. She married Edward Louis Smith at Levelland, Hockley, Texas, USA, on 29 September 1972.

     He married Janice Elizabeth Morton at Levelland, Hockley, Texas, USA, on 29 September 1972.

     Amanda was born at Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA, on 15 May 1978. Amanda died in December 2002 at age 24.

     She married Daniel Bascom Morton at Tokyo, Japan, in 1967. Marilyn [Mickey] Kays married (?) Klinger.²

     She married Barry Schiff. She married Daniel Bascom Morton at Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA, on 27 May 1977.

     Ada Mae Williamson Died when the Sanders house burned. The death was in 1914, according to "History of New Mexico, Vol. III", Charles F. Coan, American Historical Society, 1925, p 32.

Her name is Ada May on her headstone:

"SANDERS

[separate stone]:
ADA MAY
18??-1915"

[birthdate appears to be 185_ (no last digit)]. Ada was born at Bodenham, Giles, Tennessee, USA, on 23 October 1861. She married JEFFERSON JACKSON "Jeff" SANDERS at Giles, Tennessee, USA, in October 1887.^3,4,5 Ada died on 16 November 1915 at Tularosa, Otero, New Mexico, USA, at age 54.^6,2 Her body was interred at Tularosa, Otero, New Mexico, USA, at Fairview Cemetery.²

     William Thomas Sanders Headstone:

"William T.
Sanders
Dec. 18, 1888
Nov. 10, 1915."
William was born at Menardville, Menard, Texas, USA, on 18 December 1888.⁴ William died on 10 November 1915 at Tularosa, Otero, New Mexico, USA, at age 26.³ His body was interred at Tularosa, Otero, New Mexico, USA, at Fairview Cemetery.³

     Barney Burns Sanders Mae Sanders (Parker) claims the 1890 birth date, but ``History of New Mexico, Vol. III'', Charles F. Coan, American Historical Society, 1925, states that he was 28 at death (in 1921) which implies a birth date of 1893. This is wrong since Mae was born in 1892 and was younger than Barney. This and several other discrepancies suggest that the History may frequentlyb e inaccurate. His death date there of 1921 does not correspond to his known death year of 1922 either.

Headstone:

"SANDERS

[separate stone]:
Barney B.
1890-1922." Barney was born at Menardville, Menard, Texas, USA, on 3 October 1890.^4,5,3 He married Evelyn Gifford at Tularosa, Otero, New Mexico, USA, in 1917.^6,5 Barney died on 18 March 1922 at Tularosa, Otero, New Mexico, USA, at age 31.^7,3 His body was interred at Tularosa, Otero, New Mexico, USA, at Fairview Cemetery.³

     Alice Mae Sanders Aunt Mae was the first Anglo child born in the Mexican community of Tularosa. According to "Things Remembered, Otero County", there was a little girl, Blanche R Parker, adopted daughter of Mary C Parker, who was the first Anglo child in Tularosa but she was 4 when she arrived in 1892. (Interestingly, Jeff Sanders witnessed Mary Parker's will for the benefit of Blanche, 2 Nov 1893.)

She died just shy of her 100th birthday. She was cremated and her ashes scattered at sea.

From her 15 Jul 1972 letter:

"They [her family] arrived in Tularosa in Aug. 1892 and I was born Oct. 7, 1892. The only place they could find to live was a one room adobe house with dirt floor and their covered wagon in back of the one room house. I was born in this house ..."

From the tape transcription of Oct 1985:

"And they traveld and traveled and finally, when they got to El Paso, they found that they were not too far from it [Tularosa] - I think about a hundred miles then. And, while I was in the party, but I hadn't really come out to meet the world just yet. But theytraveledon up to Tularosa, New Mexico. And it was a little Mexican settlement. One white family there who hadn't been there long, and they had two children of three or four years old [one would be Blanche Parker]. But they were about the only white family in Tularosa. And my folks were so worn out and tired from their trip that they decided to settle in this little Mexican town. And it was August of 1892 when they landed there. And in October - on October th 7th of the same year - I was born. And I was the middle child, for as time went on, there were two other children that came of that marriage. And I was quie a curiosity among these Mexicans because they're all dark and I was very white, light hair - white hair in fact. And they would come and borrow me and take me home with them. And my mother was not afraid to let them have me. They would take me home and look after me and bring me back and they thought I was quite a curiosity. And they all said I looked like a doll, and they called me Dolly. And Dolly was the name I went by until I went to school. And my mother said to my father that that child must be called by her name. My name was Alice Mae Sanders. And so I went to school then with that name. And there were Mexicans there - the old timers - that as long as I can remember when I would go back to visit would call me Dolly." Alice was born at Tularosa, Otero, New Mexico, USA, on 7 October 1892.⁶ She married Marshall Warner Parker at El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA, in 1916.⁷ Alice died circa 1992 at Escondido, San Diego, California, USA.

     Nelle was born at Tularosa, Otero, New Mexico, USA, on 7 June 1894.³ She married Ralph Berlin Simpers.⁴ Nelle died on 19 August 1951 at New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA, at age 57. Her body was interred at Alamogordo, Otero, New Mexico, USA.

     Edward Mead Sanders Uncle Ed had no issue. He raised three nephews and one niece. Edward was born at Tularosa, Otero, New Mexico, USA, on 15 March 1897.³ He married Katherine T "Tennie" Tillman.⁴ Edward died on 22 July 1967 at Ruidoso, Lincoln, New Mexico, USA, at age 70. His body was interred at Ruidoso, Lincoln, New Mexico, USA.

     Katherine T "Tennie" Tillman We always called her Tinnie. This may have been spelled 'Tennie' as I was told once that the nickname had come from her background in Tennessee. Tinnie died in the mid 1950s in Tularosa (by Alvy (2)).

Headstone:

"SANDERS

[separate stone]:
Katherine T.
1895-1952." Katherine was born in 1895.¹ She married Edward Mead Sanders.² Katherine died in 1952.¹ Her body was interred at Tularosa, Otero, New Mexico, USA, at Fairview Cemetery.¹

     He married Jenny Cyrus. Ralph was born at Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA, in 1897. He married Nelle B Sanders.¹ Ralph died on 12 October 1965.² His body was interred after 12 October 1965 at Alamogordo, Otero, New Mexico, USA, at Alamogordo, NM.²

     Ada Mae Simpers Ada Mae died May 1996.

The Alvy Smith letter evidence mentions "2 children: Robert and Catherine." Ada was born at Tularosa, Otero, New Mexico, USA, in 1921. She married Woodrow Buren Lewis before 29 March 1947.² Ada died on 14 May 1996 at Santa Ana, Orange, California, USA.²

     He married Margaret Katherine Mercer on 10 October 1942.¹

     He married Rita Louise Smith at Alvy and Edith Smith's backyard, Clovis, Curry, New Mexico, USA, on 21 July 1979.

     Sweet died. He Sweet Clayton. Came to NM in the early 1880s. Settled in Cox Canyon near Cloudcroft, NM. He married Jane McNatt. Sweet was born on 19 October 1856.

     Verner died. Verner was born. He married Vera Carter.

     Cubia Clayton Cubie Clayton. Birthplace: On Cox Canyon, near Cloudcroft, NM. Married: December 28. He married Jenny Cyrus. Cubia was born at Cloudcroft, Otero, New Mexico, USA, on 5 September 1892. Cubia died on 24 April 1940 at age 47.

     She married Verner Clayton. Vera died. Vera was born in 1890.

     She married Ralph Berlin Simpers. She married Cubia Clayton.