James "Chestnut-Bread" Dis-qua-na or Diskwani Blythe was the son of Jackson Blythe and Ollie Reed.
He was the halfbrother of Goliath Blythe.
Husband of:
First wife: Adaline Josephine Smith (Cousin) and father of:
Jarret Blythe, married with Mary Burgess and
Stella Blythe, born 17. March 1884 married with Joe Washington
(children: Richard B. Washington, Josephine Lucille Washington, Irma Lillian Washington)
Second wife: Mary Jane Dohmire and father of:
Rachael Blythe, born 23. July 1916 married Sneed and
Catherine Blythe, born 11. Apr. 1918, married Sanders
Served as Indian Agent, apparently the only Cherokee ever appointed by the government to that position. He was interpreter for Chief Nimrod Jarret Smith (father of his wife Adaline Josephine Smith). James served as Chief of the Cherokee during the 1890`s.
Daughter:
Rachel Blythe Sneed, born 23. July 1916, died 1. May 2002
Rachels husband:
John G. Sneed Sr., born 29. May 1914, died 17. Apr. 1997
∼"Asheville, Feb 23 - James Blythe, perhaps the best known Indian in North Carolina, died at his home in Soco on the Indian Reservation, last Monday. He was 59 years old and for many years was recognized as one of the leaders among the Cherokees on the reservation, taking part in all the public affairs of his people." From Charlotte Observer, Febr 24, 1920.
Following courtesy of findagrave contributor Vicki R:
James was the son of Jackson & Elizabeth (Smith) Blythe - they were American Indians; James had a brother David Blythe (b.1863), and a brother William Henry Blythe (1873-1947); James married Mary Catherine Jane Dormire. They had two children: Rachel (b.1916) and Emma Katherine (b.1918)
He was the halfbrother of Goliath Blythe.
Husband of:
First wife: Adaline Josephine Smith (Cousin) and father of:
Jarret Blythe, married with Mary Burgess and
Stella Blythe, born 17. March 1884 married with Joe Washington
(children: Richard B. Washington, Josephine Lucille Washington, Irma Lillian Washington)
Second wife: Mary Jane Dohmire and father of:
Rachael Blythe, born 23. July 1916 married Sneed and
Catherine Blythe, born 11. Apr. 1918, married Sanders
Served as Indian Agent, apparently the only Cherokee ever appointed by the government to that position. He was interpreter for Chief Nimrod Jarret Smith (father of his wife Adaline Josephine Smith). James served as Chief of the Cherokee during the 1890`s.
Daughter:
Rachel Blythe Sneed, born 23. July 1916, died 1. May 2002
Rachels husband:
John G. Sneed Sr., born 29. May 1914, died 17. Apr. 1997
∼"Asheville, Feb 23 - James Blythe, perhaps the best known Indian in North Carolina, died at his home in Soco on the Indian Reservation, last Monday. He was 59 years old and for many years was recognized as one of the leaders among the Cherokees on the reservation, taking part in all the public affairs of his people." From Charlotte Observer, Febr 24, 1920.
Following courtesy of findagrave contributor Vicki R:
James was the son of Jackson & Elizabeth (Smith) Blythe - they were American Indians; James had a brother David Blythe (b.1863), and a brother William Henry Blythe (1873-1947); James married Mary Catherine Jane Dormire. They had two children: Rachel (b.1916) and Emma Katherine (b.1918)
James "Chestnut-Bread" Dis-qua-na or Diskwani Blythe was the son of Jackson Blythe and Ollie Reed.
He was the halfbrother of Goliath Blythe.
Husband of:
First wife: Adaline Josephine Smith (Cousin) and father of:
Jarret Blythe, married with Mary Burgess and
Stella Blythe, born 17. March 1884 married with Joe Washington
(children: Richard B. Washington, Josephine Lucille Washington, Irma Lillian Washington)
Second wife: Mary Jane Dohmire and father of:
Rachael Blythe, born 23. July 1916 married Sneed and
Catherine Blythe, born 11. Apr. 1918, married Sanders
Served as Indian Agent, apparently the only Cherokee ever appointed by the government to that position. He was interpreter for Chief Nimrod Jarret Smith (father of his wife Adaline Josephine Smith). James served as Chief of the Cherokee during the 1890`s.
Daughter:
Rachel Blythe Sneed, born 23. July 1916, died 1. May 2002
Rachels husband:
John G. Sneed Sr., born 29. May 1914, died 17. Apr. 1997
∼"Asheville, Feb 23 - James Blythe, perhaps the best known Indian in North Carolina, died at his home in Soco on the Indian Reservation, last Monday. He was 59 years old and for many years was recognized as one of the leaders among the Cherokees on the reservation, taking part in all the public affairs of his people." From Charlotte Observer, Febr 24, 1920.
Following courtesy of findagrave contributor Vicki R:
James was the son of Jackson & Elizabeth (Smith) Blythe - they were American Indians; James had a brother David Blythe (b.1863), and a brother William Henry Blythe (1873-1947); James married Mary Catherine Jane Dormire. They had two children: Rachel (b.1916) and Emma Katherine (b.1918)
He was the halfbrother of Goliath Blythe.
Husband of:
First wife: Adaline Josephine Smith (Cousin) and father of:
Jarret Blythe, married with Mary Burgess and
Stella Blythe, born 17. March 1884 married with Joe Washington
(children: Richard B. Washington, Josephine Lucille Washington, Irma Lillian Washington)
Second wife: Mary Jane Dohmire and father of:
Rachael Blythe, born 23. July 1916 married Sneed and
Catherine Blythe, born 11. Apr. 1918, married Sanders
Served as Indian Agent, apparently the only Cherokee ever appointed by the government to that position. He was interpreter for Chief Nimrod Jarret Smith (father of his wife Adaline Josephine Smith). James served as Chief of the Cherokee during the 1890`s.
Daughter:
Rachel Blythe Sneed, born 23. July 1916, died 1. May 2002
Rachels husband:
John G. Sneed Sr., born 29. May 1914, died 17. Apr. 1997
∼"Asheville, Feb 23 - James Blythe, perhaps the best known Indian in North Carolina, died at his home in Soco on the Indian Reservation, last Monday. He was 59 years old and for many years was recognized as one of the leaders among the Cherokees on the reservation, taking part in all the public affairs of his people." From Charlotte Observer, Febr 24, 1920.
Following courtesy of findagrave contributor Vicki R:
James was the son of Jackson & Elizabeth (Smith) Blythe - they were American Indians; James had a brother David Blythe (b.1863), and a brother William Henry Blythe (1873-1947); James married Mary Catherine Jane Dormire. They had two children: Rachel (b.1916) and Emma Katherine (b.1918)
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