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From: Jan Patterson <>
Subject: STEWART, OK newspaper articles
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 22:54:31 -0500


Pauls Valley Enterprise
Feburary 20, 1930

C.F. STEWART DIES TUESDAY
(This is very hard to read but will get as much as possible)
Funeral services were held at the Wynnewood Funeral Home Wednesday at 3
0'clock for Chas. F. Stewart, who passed away
Tuesday afternoon at the home of his son, Earl Stewart, at the age of 76
years, 7 days. Rev. A.S Cameron conducted the
services. Pall bearers were E.L. Courtney, Roy Branbam, John Jennings,
Jim Lanham, Henry Perry and Fonce Hunt. The death
of Charles F. Stewart marks the passing of one of the first citizens of
the town of Wynnewood. In 1885, when the Santa Fe
difinitely designated this place with a depot, the little village of
Cherokee Town, eight miles north on the banks of the Washita
river, moved over, the postmaster taking charge here. Mr. Stewart had
the first confectionary store. Charles Folsom Stewart
was the eldest son of Wiley Stewart and Nancy Folsom Stewart and was
born near the old town of Bennington in Blue county,
new Bryan county, Choctaw nation. His mother was one of the first
citizens of the Indian Territory to move to the Choctaw
nation from Mayhew, Miss. with her parents in (looks like 1822 or1882)
at the age of 3. His father came from Knoxville, Tenn,
as a young man in 1833 to the Indian Territory, where in 1847, he
married Nancy Folsom. Charley grew up and was educated
in the schools of Indian Territory. He married in 1878, Josephine
Harris, daughter of Capt. J.D. Harris, superintendent of
education for the Chickasaws and sister of Gov. Bob Harris of the
Chickasaw Nation. Mr. Stewart served as a member of the
Indian police, and had also been deputy U.S. Marshal. He reared to
manhood and womanhood four sons and one daughter
who are married and living in Garvin county. He also is survived by his
wife. Mr. Stewart lived the colorful and st?aring life of
the old Indian Territory regime, where life was lived free and
untrammeled and every man was a law unto himself. Those from a
distance who came to attend the funeral were; Scott Stewart and family,
Holdenville; Mrs. Maggie Stewart, Clif and Charles,
Mrs Ada Reynolds, Okla. City; Mr. and Mrs. Runyon and Blair Williamson,
Maysville; Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hughes, ?Mrs Dr.
Davis, Pauls Valley.

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