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About Edmond Chouteau
From Chronicles of Oklahoma Volume 13, No. 4 December, 1935 NECROLOGY
EDMOND (EDWARD) CHOUTEAU
1866-1923 Edmond Chouteau was born in May, 1866, at Chouteau Station, Kansas, a town that was named after his famous grandfather, Frederick Chouteau, the founder of Kansas City. When he was only four years old, he suffered a severe attack of typhoid fever which left him totally blind. He was undaunted by this grave affliction, however, his handicap seeming only to strengthen his determination to excel in intellectual attainments. He received the greater part of his education at the Kansas State School for the Blind at Kansas City, Kan., where he specialized in music, mathematics, philosophy and the sciences, graduating with honors.
After leaving school, Mr. Chouteau went to Vinita in Indian Territory, the home of his father, William Myers Chouteau. In 1892, he married Myra Fields Ware, descendant of a pioneer Virginia family, who proved a wonderful and indispensable helpmate. Her efforts in his behalf seemed tireless and she spent many hours every day reading to him. As a result, he became far better informed than the average person around him.
Mr. Chouteau spent the remainder of his life at Vinita. During this time, he taught music for nearly 30 years and established a reputation as one of the best musicians and teachers of music in northeastern Oklahoma. He also conducted an orchestra for several years and made several concert tours. In his later years, he composed a great number of pieces but never attempted to publish any of his compositions.
Mr. Chouteau did not seem to recognize his tremendous handicap and he often deplored the fact that so many people with eyesight spend so little time in study and constructive thought.
Mr. Chouteau was half French and half Shawnee Indian. He was a direct descendant of one of the most prominent commercial dynasties in middlewestern history. Major Jean Pierre Chouteau, merchant prince, explorer and founder of Salina, first white settlement in Oklahoma, was his great grandfather. Jean Pierre's brother, Auguste Chouteau, founded the city of St. Louis.
Edmond Chouteau died May 15, 1923, at the age of 57 years, his death resulting from complications after he had stumbled into a parked automobile and bruised his chin. He was survived by his wife, who has since passed away, and two sons, Corbett E. Chouteau of Oklahoma City and Byron W. Chouteau of Vinita, as well as several brothers and sisters.
- "Ballet Shoes Take Dancer Yvonne Chouteau to the Top" by Anita McCain Published: December 11, 1983
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Edmond Chouteau's Timeline
| 1866 |
May 1866
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Chouteau Station, Kansas, United States
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| 1894 |
March 6, 1894
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Oklahoma, United States
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| 1896 |
May 19, 1896
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Vinitia, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, United States
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| 1923 |
May 15, 1923
Age 57
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Vinita, Oklahoma, United States
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