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Joseph Blythe
City/County:
Mecklenburg
First Name:
Joseph
Middle Name:
Lee
Last Name:
Blythe
Date of Birth:
11/8/1890
Birthplace:
Huntersville
Citizenship:
Natural Born
Additional Information:
Age at Death: no
Home Address: Huntersville
Disability: no
Image Source:
Personal Details
Height:
Medium
Race / Ethnicity:
Caucasian
Eye Color:
Gray
Hair Color:
Dark
Marital Status:
single
Occupation:
Occupation: construction foreman
Employer: Blythe Brothers Construction CompanyCaldwell Construction Company, Sec. & Tres. in 1929 Robt. G. Larriter & Co.
Location:
Education Details:
Huntersville High School, Class of 1909
Biographical Notes:
His grandfather was a native of Alabama and was killed during the Civil War.His file contains a partial copy of a letter he wrote on June 15, 1919 from Brest, France.He was elected a NC State Senator in 1938 and was re-elected in 1940 to represent Cabarrus and Mecklenburg counties. His service included Chairman of the Committee on Public Utilities (1939) and Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs (1941). He and his family once lived at 2138 Sherwood Avenue, Charlotte, NC.
Family Details:
Spouse: Cherrye High (married 9/14/1921)
Children: Jane Chamblee Blythe Joseph Lee Blythe, Jr. Martha Virginia Blythe Samuel Fitzhugh Blythe
Dependents: no
Parents: Virginia Gamble Blythe -
Siblings:
Extended Family:
Military Details
Military Rank:
Master Engineer
Military Unit:
105th Regiment of Engineers, Co. B, 30th Division, assigned June 4, 1917. Transferred to 105th, HQ. Co. on August 1, 1918
Exemption:
no
Military Details:
none
Camp Greene, Charlotte; Camp Sevier; Goldsboro, NC; left for France on 5/26/1917 and returned on 7/21/1919;
6/5/1917
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Source:
letter, 105th Reg. Eng. History, A Book of the South, p. 290