The Johannes Branch of the Fite Family

Julia Bruton ( Ella, La Fayette, Thomas, David, Leonard, Johannes )
 Daughter of Ella Fite and Jack Bruton, was born Jan. 31, 1911 in Socorro, N. M. She was married in Las Cruces, N. M., Sept. 22, 1930, to Merril L. Walker. Merril was born Feb. 9, 1907 in Oregon, Mo. To Julia and Merril two children were born; Shirley Jene, born Sept. 18, 1936, in Oregon, Mo., and Paul Merril, born June 21, 1939 in Oregon, Mo. Julia and Merril are both dead and the children make their home with their grandparents Ella and Jack Bruton, at Rincon, N. M.
Anna Lee Bruton (Ella, La Fayette, Thomas, David, Leonard, Johannes)
 Daughter of Ella Mae Fite and Jack Bruton, was born Oct. 9, 1912 in Magdalena, N. M. She was married Feb. 21,1942 in Mesilla Park, N. M., to Paul Gaume. Paul was born Feb. 19, 1909, in La Marr, Colo. Paul and Anna Lee are part owners and managers of the Bruton Ranch and live on the ranch. Their present address is Rincon, N. M.
They have one child:

•  Jackie Lee, born in Albuquerque, N. M., Nov. 14, 1944.

Florence Bruton (Ella, La Fayette, Thomas, David, Leonard, Johannes)
 Daughter ofElla Mae Fite and Jack Bruton, was born Aug. 29, 1916 in Duncan, Ariz. She was married May 18, 1935 in Socorro, N. M., to Fred Rossiter. Fred was born Sept. 29, 1902 in Wareham, Mass.
Florence and Fred have one child:

•  Freddie Lee Rossiter (son), born April 19, 1938, in Hot Springs, N. Mex.

James Orville Fite ( La Fayette, Thomas, David, Leonard, Johannes )
 Son of La Fayette Fite and Anna Brewer, was born April 18, 1895 in La Luz, N. M. He was reared on his father's cattle ranch and later went to California where he worked for the Los Angeles Police Dept. for 20 years, retiring in 1945 to his farm and ranch at Hemet, Calif. Orville saw service in World War I as follows: enlisted June 1, 1918, 3rd Bat., 13th Co., Depot Brigade. Served on the staff of Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, Camp Funston, Kans. Was discharged Jan. 1919. Orville was married June 1, 1917 to Georgia Cashdollar in Caney, Kans.
Georgia was born in Frankton, Ind., Jan. 9, 1897 .
Orville and Georgia have one child:

• Charles La Fayette, born Feb. 9, 1919, in Caney, Kans.

The present address of Orville and Georgia is Star Rt. Box E, Hemet, Calif.

   *James Orville Fite died on March 11, 1965*

Minnie Edith Fite ( La Fayette, Thomas, David, Leonard, Johannes )
 Daughter ofLa Fayette Fite andAnna Brewer was born in Cloudcroft, N. M., May 7, 1897. She was married in Silverton, Tex., June 3, 1917 to James Dewey Burleson. Jim was born in Silverton, Tex., Nov. 19, 1897. He was reared on his father's cattle ranch and has been a rancher all his life. At present he is ranching East of Rincon, raising Thoro-bred horses and pure bred cattle.
Jim and Minnie have one child:

• Anna V.

The present address of Jim and Minnie is Rincon, N. M.

Anna V. Burleson ( Minnie, La Fayette, Thomas, David, Leonard, Johannes )
 Daughter ofMinnie Fite and James Dewey Burleson, was born Dec. 16, 1919 in Silverton, Tex.She was married Dec. 16, 1944 toGeorge Thomas Wickware in Los Angeles, Calif. George was born in Okla. City, Okla., Nov. 14, 1921. He served in the U. S. Navy, Apprentice Seaman, at San Diego, Calif., and was given honorable discharge because of disability, June 24, 1943. He is at present Automotive Inspector, Maintenance Division, Mt. Rainier Ordinance Dept., Tacoma, Wash.
Anna V. and George have two children:

• Dennis Dane, born Dec. 27, 1946, in El Paso, Texas
• Kyle Jene, born in Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 14,1949.

The present address of Anna V. and George is 10207 Holly Jane S. W., Tacoma 9, Wash.

Samuel Houston Fite ( LaFayette, Thomas, David, Leonard, Johannes )
 Son ofLa Fayette Dorris Fite and Anna Brewer, was born Mar. 22,1899 in La Luz, N. M. He was reared on his father's cattle ranch and went to the Pacific Northwest. Sam and Grace bought a small apartment building in Portland, Oregon which they operated for a number of years.They sold their apartment building and Moced to Tacoma, Washington. They bought a nice 100 room hotel in Tacoma, Washington which they operated for a few years. Next, they moved to Alamagodo, New Mexico, and went to work for the Government at White Sands Missile Range and worked there for the next 20 years until they retired and moved to El Paso, Texas. They bought a nice house on Tetons Drive and settled into their retirement comfortably.
Sam was married in Los Angeles, Calif., June 2, 1925 to Grace Triplett. Grace was born in Red Stone, Colo., Jan, 17, 1906.
Sam and Grace have one child:

•  Robert Leonard.

The present address of Sam and Grace is El Paso, Texas.

*Samuel Houston Fite died of Lung Cancer in 1960*
Robert Leonard Fite ( Samuel, La Fayette, Thomas, David, Leonard, Johannes )
 Son of Samuel Houston Fite and Grace Triplett, was born Nov. 11, 1927 in Los Angeles, Calif. He joined the U. S. Merchant Marines in July 1945, trained in the Catalina Island Merchant Marine Training School and served on the following ships : Liberty Ship S. S. Silcox, Liberty Ship, S. S. E. A. Christenson, Victory Ship Clarks Burg Victory, was discharged in Mar. 1947, and in 1949 studied Aero-mechanics at the Clover Park Vocational School, at Tacoma, Wash.He married Betty Lou LaForge in 1952. Robert served a tour of duty in Korea in the Army, and was discharged in 1952. He went into Law Enforcement and was an Oregon State Trooper working out of the Roseburg, Oregon office for 6 years. Robert then moved his family to the Oregon coast and continued in Law Enforcement as a City Policeman in Toledo Oregon and finally moving to Newport Oregon in 1961 and working as a City Policeman until 1966 when he retired from Law Enforcement and went into commercial salmon fishing fulltime until 1996.
Robert and Betty Lou had two children:

• David Leonard
• Troy Joseph

*Robert Leonard Fite Died on March 11, 1998 of Lung Cancer.*
David Leonard Fite ( Robert, Samuel, La Fayette, Thomas, David, Leonard, Johannes )
 Son of Robert Leonard Fite and Betty Lou La Forge was born on August 4, 1953 in Portland, Oregon. David graduated from High School in Wickenberg, Arizona in 1971. He followed in his fathers footsteps and went into commercial fishing until 1982. David married Kristi Kay Jensen in 1980. Dave and Kristi moved to Reno, Nevada in 1982 and are still living there as of this writing.
They have no children.

Troy Joseph Fite ( Robert, Samuel, La Fayette, Thomas, David, Leonard, Johannes )
 Son ofRobert Leonard Fite andBetty Lou La Forge was born June 2, 1955 in Roseberg, Oregon. Troy joined the Navy in 1972 and was honorably discharged in 1978 after 3 years active duty and 3 years in the reserves. Troy worked in Construction for 17 years after being in the Navy. In 1992 he met and married Luisa Rita Janet Chang Chavez, from Mollendo, Peru. Janet has a son, Erick Chang,that Troy adopted. Janet and Troy brought Erick to the United States where he finished High School and persued a degree in International Business and graduated from San Francisco State University in 2003. Erick went back to Peru and is persuing various business opportunities. Erick met and married Maritza Gonzales in 2013 and they have two children, Avril and Luna and are currently living in Lima, Peru.
Troy went to X-Ray school and went into the medical field in 1993. In 1998 he next attended school  to become an Orthopaedic Technologist and worked for an Orthopaedic Medical Group,as an X-Ray Technician and Orthopedic Technician, in the East Tower at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills California. Troy retired in 2021 after working at Cedars Sinai Medical Center for 28 years. Troy and Janet moved to the South coast of Peru and are currently living there.
Troy is an Internet Programmer and builds and manages websites in his "spare time".