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Sunday, October 16, 2011

John E. (Sherfield) Morse

John and Flora Morse
John E. Sherfield was born on July 11, 1902 in Crittenden, Kentucky to John A. Sherfield and Emma Jane (Millikan) Sherfield.  His elderly father passed away shortly after his birth in 1903.  By age 4, John’s widowed mother re-married Daniel Edwin “Bud” Morse and the family left Kentucky and John’s 6 half brothers and sisters from his father’s first marriage (Charles, Augusta, Arthur, James, Rosa and Lulu Sherfield) and settled into Hayti, Pemiscot, Missouri. His mother’s union with his step-father produced 3 children (Charles, Walter and Edwin) and John ultimately took on the Morse last name.  John’s step-father passed away by 1920 before John turned 18.  His mother, widowed again moved the family to Big Prairie, New Madrid, Missouri where he met and fell in love with Flora Ellen Hodges, the daughter of James Samuel Hodges and Mary Irene (Arnold) Hodges. The young couple married in Sikeston, Missouri on December 31, 1923 and removed to Anderson, New Madrid, Missouri. This union produced 5 children, all living into adulthood.

Children of John and Flora:
Bill "Billy" Morse
Donald Egugene “Hootie” Morse
John Gale “Johnny” Morse 1935-2011
Emma Irene Morse (Neal) 1924-2002            
Dorothea Lorene Morse (McClellan) 1926-1993
 
Years later John and Flora moved to Keeler, Michigan where he began working at the Burnett Farms Packing Co. where Flora and their son Johnny came to be employed.   He also owned and operated a salvage yard at his residence on Territorial Road in Keeler, Michigan.  John and Flora were members of the Sister Lakes Community Church and were married for 56 years until John passed away at Lee Memorial Hospital in Keeler, Michigan on August 12, 1979.  Flora passed away on January 13, 1993. 

John, Flora, Billy, Dorothy,
Johnny and Hootie Morse.
Charles Morse (John's brother in back)
Boy kneeling: Sonny Hobbs
Standing: Billy, Hootie and Johnny Morse
Irene (Morse) Neal
Sitting: Dorothy (Morse) McClellan
Child: Stephen McClellan (Dorothy's son)


John and Flora Morse
John and Flora's Marriage  License

John Elzy Morse
Death Certificate
Source: Biography written by Debbie West
John’s granddaughters Barbara (McClellan) Burton and Carolyn McClellan
John E. Morse Obituary/Michigan Death Index 1971-1996
Photo's provided by Carolyn McClellan
John's death certificate provided by Sue (Neal) Van Hattem
United States Census
                                                    
You may leave virtual flowers for this couple at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Morse&GSiman=1&GScnty=1306&GRid=64395278&
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I started researching my family tree last year. My father is a West and my mother is a McClellan. Researching my family history has truly been a monumental task. I’ve spent untold hours searching for long lost relatives… Where’s a ghost whisperer when you need one? With the surname McClellan being so popular due to General George B. McClellan and the surname West being a geographical direction, the hunt was hindered on many occasions. Search engines have run me through the ringer. The fact is, I threw my hands in the air and swore to walk away from this project more times than I can remember. It really is a roller coaster ride. This project has caused me tears of anger, tears of joy and has heightened my already existing anxiety disorder to its limits. It has forced me to be patient when I didn’t want to be and caused me to be organized and detail oriented, which that in itself is a huge achievement. But most of all, it gave me hope and a sense of belonging.