James Chastain Blythe
1824—1906 Blythe is the only known Cherokee Indian buried at White Rose Cemetery to have made the journey over the Trail of Tears with his parents in 1838. He was 8 years old. Blythe came to Bartlesville about 1895. He was the father of Josie, whose husband, George B. Keeler, was one of the founders of Bartlesville. Another daughter, Ellen, was responsible for dedicating the 7th Street bridge as a Memorial Bridge to those who served in World War I. Bronze plaques naming every local man who served in the war were installed on the bridge. Blythe was a City Commissioner in 1897, and a 50 plus year Mason. He is buried with the Keeler family.
PARENTS, WILLIAM BLYTHE AND NANCY FIELDS
1824—1906 Blythe is the only known Cherokee Indian buried at White Rose Cemetery to have made the journey over the Trail of Tears with his parents in 1838. He was 8 years old. Blythe came to Bartlesville about 1895. He was the father of Josie, whose husband, George B. Keeler, was one of the founders of Bartlesville. Another daughter, Ellen, was responsible for dedicating the 7th Street bridge as a Memorial Bridge to those who served in World War I. Bronze plaques naming every local man who served in the war were installed on the bridge. Blythe was a City Commissioner in 1897, and a 50 plus year Mason. He is buried with the Keeler family.
PARENTS, WILLIAM BLYTHE AND NANCY FIELDS
James Chastain Blythe
1824—1906 Blythe is the only known Cherokee Indian buried at White Rose Cemetery to have made the journey over the Trail of Tears with his parents in 1838. He was 8 years old. Blythe came to Bartlesville about 1895. He was the father of Josie, whose husband, George B. Keeler, was one of the founders of Bartlesville. Another daughter, Ellen, was responsible for dedicating the 7th Street bridge as a Memorial Bridge to those who served in World War I. Bronze plaques naming every local man who served in the war were installed on the bridge. Blythe was a City Commissioner in 1897, and a 50 plus year Mason. He is buried with the Keeler family.
PARENTS, WILLIAM BLYTHE AND NANCY FIELDS
1824—1906 Blythe is the only known Cherokee Indian buried at White Rose Cemetery to have made the journey over the Trail of Tears with his parents in 1838. He was 8 years old. Blythe came to Bartlesville about 1895. He was the father of Josie, whose husband, George B. Keeler, was one of the founders of Bartlesville. Another daughter, Ellen, was responsible for dedicating the 7th Street bridge as a Memorial Bridge to those who served in World War I. Bronze plaques naming every local man who served in the war were installed on the bridge. Blythe was a City Commissioner in 1897, and a 50 plus year Mason. He is buried with the Keeler family.
PARENTS, WILLIAM BLYTHE AND NANCY FIELDS
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