Marion Charles Fite (Thomas, William, Thomas, David, Leonard, Johannes)
Oldest son
of William Thomas Fite and his wife
Ann Whittington, was born Dec. 11, 1909, in Cloudcroft, N. M.. Marion
graduated from Alamogordo High School and attended Business College in El
Paso, Tex., after which he worked for Globe Mills Inc., of El Paso, as a
clerk from 1929 to 1937. He then worked as a clerk-typist, under Civil
Service, War Department, in Galveston and El Paso, Tex., from 1937-1942. He
enlisted in the Army May 7, 1942 in World War II. He was in the 33rd Finance
Distributing Section Headquarters, 5th Army, Warrant Officer, Junior Grade, in North
Africa and Italian Campaigns. He served under General Mark Clark in the
Italian Invasion and Campaign. Was discharged Mar. 1, 1944. Marion is at
present city postman at Visalia, Calif., where he also owns and operates a
farm. He is not married.
His present
address is : Rt. 3, Box 286, Visalia, Calif.
Marion Charles Fite to Lucille Fite
Wilma Alice
Fite (Thomas, William, Thomas, David,
Leonard, Johannes)
Daughter of William Thomas Fite and his wife Ann Whittington, was born Oct. 5, 1914 in Cloudcroft, N. M.. She was married in Alamogordo, N. M., Sept. 1, 1931, to Carl Owen Howe. Carl was born Sept. 10, 1912, in Ruleville, Miss. Carl drives a bus for the Greyhound Lines. Wilma and Carl have two children:
Rt. 56, Box 335
El Paso, Tex.
Daughter of William Thomas Fite and his wife Ann Whittington, was born Oct. 5, 1914 in Cloudcroft, N. M.. She was married in Alamogordo, N. M., Sept. 1, 1931, to Carl Owen Howe. Carl was born Sept. 10, 1912, in Ruleville, Miss. Carl drives a bus for the Greyhound Lines. Wilma and Carl have two children:
- Sylvia Louise Howe, born Oct. 139 1939, in El Paso, Texas
- Carl Edward Howe, born Dec. 20,1945, in El Paso, Texas
Rt. 56, Box 335
El Paso, Tex.
Jack Morrow
Fite (Thomas, William, Thomas, David,
Leonard, Johannes)
Son of William Thomas Fite and his wife Ann Whittington, was born Mar. 4,1922 in Cloudcroft, N. M.. He graduated from Alamogordo High School, and married Fatine Cleveland in Lubbock, Tex., July 18, 1942. Patine was born Mar. 29, 1925 in Lubbock, Tex. Jack Fite enlisted in the U. S. Army June 19, 1942 and was assigned to H and S Co., 320th Engineer Battalion, 95th Infantry Div., until departure for overseas in June 1943. Upon arrival overseas, at Casa Blanca, North Africa, he was assigned to the 1st. Armored Corps, under command of General George Patton. He served with the rank of Sgt. and participated in the Sicilian and Rome-Arno Campaigns. Returned to the U. S. in Oct. 1945 and was discharged at Fort Sam Houston, Tex. Jack is now employed as "Chief, In-Service Employee Utilization", Personnel Management, United States Air Force at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Jack and Patine have two children:
4505 S. E. 22nd St.
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Son of William Thomas Fite and his wife Ann Whittington, was born Mar. 4,1922 in Cloudcroft, N. M.. He graduated from Alamogordo High School, and married Fatine Cleveland in Lubbock, Tex., July 18, 1942. Patine was born Mar. 29, 1925 in Lubbock, Tex. Jack Fite enlisted in the U. S. Army June 19, 1942 and was assigned to H and S Co., 320th Engineer Battalion, 95th Infantry Div., until departure for overseas in June 1943. Upon arrival overseas, at Casa Blanca, North Africa, he was assigned to the 1st. Armored Corps, under command of General George Patton. He served with the rank of Sgt. and participated in the Sicilian and Rome-Arno Campaigns. Returned to the U. S. in Oct. 1945 and was discharged at Fort Sam Houston, Tex. Jack is now employed as "Chief, In-Service Employee Utilization", Personnel Management, United States Air Force at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Jack and Patine have two children:
- Julia Ann Fite, born Oct. 15, 1943, in Lubbock, Texas
- Jackie Lynn Fite, born July 18, 1948, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
4505 S. E. 22nd St.
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Effie Lenora
Fite(William, Thomas, David, Leonard, Johannes) Daughter of
William Monroe Fite
and
Lucy Jane Elgar was born Sept. 15, 1881,
in Throckmorton County, Texas. While attending the Baptist College
in Alamogordo, N. M., she met and married Frederick T. Brackett who
was also a student at the College. Effie and Fred were married in
Alamogordo, N. M., Sept. 15, 1903. Fred was born in Marysville,
Kansas, Apr. 23, 1880. After their marriage Fred worked as a
bookkeeper for the Dawson Coal and Fuel Co. at Capitan and Dawson,
N. M.; he was later in charge of a company store at Dawson. He left
the Coal Company and went to Colorado where he purchased and
operated a farm for a short time, then bought and operated a store
in Denver for a few years. For the past several years he has been
employed as Technician in the County General Hospital at Denver,
Colo.. Fred and Effie have had no children of their own but have
opened their home to several of their nieces and assisted with their
education. Their home has been a great rendezvous for young people,
who have loved to come there for musical evenings, or just to visit.
Effie is a true daughter of her mother and is greatly respected and
loved in her church and her community because of her Christian
character and her constant and loving service to the church and the
sick and needy of the community. She gave much loving care to her
father during the later years of his life and was tireless in her
care for him during his last illness.
The present address of Fred and Effie is:
2299 South Acoma
Denver, Co.
and
Lucy Jane Elgar was born Sept. 15, 1881,
in Throckmorton County, Texas. While attending the Baptist College
in Alamogordo, N. M., she met and married Frederick T. Brackett who
was also a student at the College. Effie and Fred were married in
Alamogordo, N. M., Sept. 15, 1903. Fred was born in Marysville,
Kansas, Apr. 23, 1880. After their marriage Fred worked as a
bookkeeper for the Dawson Coal and Fuel Co. at Capitan and Dawson,
N. M.; he was later in charge of a company store at Dawson. He left
the Coal Company and went to Colorado where he purchased and
operated a farm for a short time, then bought and operated a store
in Denver for a few years. For the past several years he has been
employed as Technician in the County General Hospital at Denver,
Colo.. Fred and Effie have had no children of their own but have
opened their home to several of their nieces and assisted with their
education. Their home has been a great rendezvous for young people,
who have loved to come there for musical evenings, or just to visit.
Effie is a true daughter of her mother and is greatly respected and
loved in her church and her community because of her Christian
character and her constant and loving service to the church and the
sick and needy of the community. She gave much loving care to her
father during the later years of his life and was tireless in her
care for him during his last illness. The present address of Fred and Effie is:
2299 South Acoma
Denver, Co.
Charles La
Fayette Fite (William, Thomas, David,
Leonard, Johannes)
Son of William Monroe Fite and Lucy Jane Elgar, was born May 24, 1884 in Throckmorton County, Texas. He came with his parents to New Mexico in 1886 and lived on the farm at Hope, N. M. until 1895. After his mother's death he lived with the Runyan brothers for several years, on their cattle ranches. He continued to work as a cowboy most of the time until he was married Aug. 12, 1906, to Bernie Jane West at Mayhill, N. M.. After Charles married he worked for the Rock Island Railroad until he was killed in a railroad accident at Carrizozo, N. M., Feb. 8, 1909. Bernie Jane West was born at Mayhill, N. M., March 31, 1888. After the death of her husband, Charles, she moved to Cloudcroft and owned and operated the Cloudcroft Hotel until after her two daughters were married. She then married George Olden in 1929. George lived only about seven years after their marriage and after a time Bernie married Oscar Haynes, who lived only a few years also.
Bernie's present address is:
211 1lth St.
Alamogordo, N. M.
Children of Charles La Fayette Fite and Bernie Jane West are:
Son of William Monroe Fite and Lucy Jane Elgar, was born May 24, 1884 in Throckmorton County, Texas. He came with his parents to New Mexico in 1886 and lived on the farm at Hope, N. M. until 1895. After his mother's death he lived with the Runyan brothers for several years, on their cattle ranches. He continued to work as a cowboy most of the time until he was married Aug. 12, 1906, to Bernie Jane West at Mayhill, N. M.. After Charles married he worked for the Rock Island Railroad until he was killed in a railroad accident at Carrizozo, N. M., Feb. 8, 1909. Bernie Jane West was born at Mayhill, N. M., March 31, 1888. After the death of her husband, Charles, she moved to Cloudcroft and owned and operated the Cloudcroft Hotel until after her two daughters were married. She then married George Olden in 1929. George lived only about seven years after their marriage and after a time Bernie married Oscar Haynes, who lived only a few years also.
Bernie's present address is:
211 1lth St.
Alamogordo, N. M.
Children of Charles La Fayette Fite and Bernie Jane West are:
- Opal
- Lucille
Opal Fite
(Charles, William, Thomas, David, Leonard, Johannes)
Daughter of Charles Fite and Bernie Jane West, was born in Carrizozo, N. M., May 11, 1907. After graduating from High School in Carrizozo she married Fonce Leon McIntyre, May 3, 1924 at Carrizozo, N. M.. Fonce Leon McIntyre, or " Mac " as he was called, was born Dec. 24, 1910, in St. Joseph, Mo.. He traveled for Western Union Telegraph and Telephone Company in 1924 and 1925. He was Chief Electrician for Bush Electric and Lee Co., at Carlsbad, N. M., in 1925-26 and Chief Electrician for Texas Louisiana Power Co., at Silver City, N. Mex., at the time of his death. He was accidentally killed while doing some electrical repair work during a storm in Silver City, July 13, 1927. After the death of her husband Opal attended N. M. A. & M. College and later owned and operated a beauty shop in El Paso, Tex., and Carlsbad, N. M.. Opal and Mac had one child, Leatrice Marie McIntyre. Opal was married to Walter Forrest Nichols in Carlsbad, N. M.,Aug. 31, 1944. Walter was. born in Buna, Ark., Nov. 7, 1905. He attended Baylor College, in Texas and worked for the J. B. Morris Lumber Co. of Carlsbad. He is at present Manager of the Stanley Hardware and Lumber Co., of Alamogordo, N. M..
The present address of Opal and "Nick" is:
1508 Ohio Ave.
Alamogordo, N. M.
Daughter of Charles Fite and Bernie Jane West, was born in Carrizozo, N. M., May 11, 1907. After graduating from High School in Carrizozo she married Fonce Leon McIntyre, May 3, 1924 at Carrizozo, N. M.. Fonce Leon McIntyre, or " Mac " as he was called, was born Dec. 24, 1910, in St. Joseph, Mo.. He traveled for Western Union Telegraph and Telephone Company in 1924 and 1925. He was Chief Electrician for Bush Electric and Lee Co., at Carlsbad, N. M., in 1925-26 and Chief Electrician for Texas Louisiana Power Co., at Silver City, N. Mex., at the time of his death. He was accidentally killed while doing some electrical repair work during a storm in Silver City, July 13, 1927. After the death of her husband Opal attended N. M. A. & M. College and later owned and operated a beauty shop in El Paso, Tex., and Carlsbad, N. M.. Opal and Mac had one child, Leatrice Marie McIntyre. Opal was married to Walter Forrest Nichols in Carlsbad, N. M.,Aug. 31, 1944. Walter was. born in Buna, Ark., Nov. 7, 1905. He attended Baylor College, in Texas and worked for the J. B. Morris Lumber Co. of Carlsbad. He is at present Manager of the Stanley Hardware and Lumber Co., of Alamogordo, N. M..
The present address of Opal and "Nick" is:
1508 Ohio Ave.
Alamogordo, N. M.
Leatrice
Marie McIntyre (Opal, Charles,
William, Thomas David, Leonard, Johannes)
Daughter of Opal Fite and Ponce Leon McIntyre, was born at Silver City, N. M., May 26, 1925. She graduated from El Paso High School and attended Texas Western College at El Paso, Tex.. She was married, Apr. 7, 1942 at Las Cruces, N. M. to Henry Brackhahn, Jr. "Hank" was born June 25, 1917, in Palls City, Neb. He was inducted into the U. S. Army No. 11, 1941, in Calif. He served in the Signal Corps, Visual Education Dept., as a projectionist. Was in the China, India, Burma Theatre of war, returned to the States and was discharged from the Army Nov. 5, 1945. Hank worked for the theatre at Carlsbad, N. M., as projectionist, from 1945-1947 and from 1947 to the present time as a driller for International Mineral and Chemical Corp., at Carlsbad, N. M.. Marie McIntyre and Henry Brackhahn, Jr., have two children:
209 So. Walnut
Carlsbad, N. M.
Daughter of Opal Fite and Ponce Leon McIntyre, was born at Silver City, N. M., May 26, 1925. She graduated from El Paso High School and attended Texas Western College at El Paso, Tex.. She was married, Apr. 7, 1942 at Las Cruces, N. M. to Henry Brackhahn, Jr. "Hank" was born June 25, 1917, in Palls City, Neb. He was inducted into the U. S. Army No. 11, 1941, in Calif. He served in the Signal Corps, Visual Education Dept., as a projectionist. Was in the China, India, Burma Theatre of war, returned to the States and was discharged from the Army Nov. 5, 1945. Hank worked for the theatre at Carlsbad, N. M., as projectionist, from 1945-1947 and from 1947 to the present time as a driller for International Mineral and Chemical Corp., at Carlsbad, N. M.. Marie McIntyre and Henry Brackhahn, Jr., have two children:
- Gary, born Dec. 2, 1944 in El Paso, Texas
- David, born Dec. 14, 1945 in El Paso, Texas
209 So. Walnut
Carlsbad, N. M.
Lucille Fite
(Charles, William, Thomas, David, Leonard, Johannes)
Daughter of Charles La Fayette Fite and Bernie Jane West, was born Jan. 18, 1909, in Carrizozo, N. M. After attending grade school in Cloudcroft and Carrizozo she went to San Antonio, Texas, and lived with her Uncle, L. E. Fite and his wife Kathleen while she finished her high school work and attended business college. She was married in Santa Fe, N. M., Oct. 19, 1929, to William Archie Campbell. Archie was born Nov. 9, 1904 in Otero County, N. M. He has been Manager of Hardware and Farm Implement Stores for the Myers Company at Cloudcroft, Hatch, Fabens, Artesia, Carlsbad and Roswell since 1922. He is now Manager and half owner of the Myers Company stores in Roswell, Artesia and Carlsbad. He also owns a large irrigated farm at Roswell.
Lucille and Archie Campbell have two children:
22 Riverside
Roswell, New Mexico.
Daughter of Charles La Fayette Fite and Bernie Jane West, was born Jan. 18, 1909, in Carrizozo, N. M. After attending grade school in Cloudcroft and Carrizozo she went to San Antonio, Texas, and lived with her Uncle, L. E. Fite and his wife Kathleen while she finished her high school work and attended business college. She was married in Santa Fe, N. M., Oct. 19, 1929, to William Archie Campbell. Archie was born Nov. 9, 1904 in Otero County, N. M. He has been Manager of Hardware and Farm Implement Stores for the Myers Company at Cloudcroft, Hatch, Fabens, Artesia, Carlsbad and Roswell since 1922. He is now Manager and half owner of the Myers Company stores in Roswell, Artesia and Carlsbad. He also owns a large irrigated farm at Roswell.
Lucille and Archie Campbell have two children:
- Kathleen Ruth, born July 3, 1934 in Roswell, N. M.
- Charles, born April 18, 1937 in Roswell, N. M..
22 Riverside
Roswell, New Mexico.