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| Daily Oklahoman, The Oklahoma City, Oklahoma April 19, 1925, page 36 by Ed Overholser Captain Daniel Frazier Stiles Daniel Frazier Stiles was born at Picton, N.S., June 5, 1841; m at Austin, TX, Nov 4, 1875 by Rev. Wright of the First Presbyterian Church, Maggie (born at Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec 18, 1852), youngest daughter of Thomas Bell and Margaret (Andrews) Webb of Cincinnati. At the age of 2 years Daniel F. Stiles came with his parents to Boston, Mass., where he attended the public schools. In 1859 he entered the office of the Boston Daily Ledger. Upon the firing on Fort Sumter in 1861 he went to Washington, and was present at the first battle of Bull Run, July 21, with the 1st Mass. Vols. On Aug 5, 1861 he was mustered into the 1st Regt Dist. Columbia Vols. and was appointed Quartermaster Sergeant. At age 21 he organized and commanded the 1st Regt. U. S. Colored Troops, being the first regiment of colored soldiers raised by direct orders from the War Department. The history of Oklahoma City begins with Capt. Daniel F. Stiles, senior captain of two companies of the tenth infantry, stationed in Oklahoma City, at the opening, they had arrived April 19. This man, with his almost fanatical religious belief, was absolute dictator of law and order during the first months of the settlement, which followed April 22. Captain Stiles, 47 year old, had a stellar military career. From Nova Scotia via Massachusetts, he joined the Union Army at age 20. He raised the first black troops for the army , and later was assigned to the Army of the Potomac in Shenandoah Valley. He ended the Civil War with a lieutenant's commission in the regular army. Captain Stiles is a native of Massachusetts and entered the Army in
August 1861 as Quartermaster and Commissary Sergeant of the Fist District of
Columbia Infantry. In 1862 he was promoted 2dc Lieut., and 1865 1st Lieut.,
being honorably mustered out in September of that year. In 1867 he was
appointed 2d Lieut . of the 26th Infantry, and transferred to the 10th in
1869, where he has since served, being promoted Captain in March 1888. In the absence of a civil government, Captain Daniel F. Stiles, received a federal appointment as Provost-Marshal of Oklahoma City and the surrounding district. Four townsite areas were already established at Guthrie, Kingfisher, along the South Canadian River south of Norman and at Oklahoma Station (eventually Oklahoma City). Stiles headquarters were just east of the Santa Fe track in what is now the Bricktown area. Stiles served with Captain Freeman Given, James Downie, L. F. Lee and A. C. Scott on a committee that brought about the organization of the First Presbyterian Church of Oklahoma City in 1889. Photo of his home at 513 NE 5th can be seen here via metro-library web.
Stiles Park, had been donated to the public by Captain Daniel F. Stiles. Stiles Park at NE 8 and Stiles Circle, is the oldest park in the Oklahoma Territory, first dedicated Aug. 29, 1901. Named after an early peacemaker, Captain Daniel Frazier Stiles, this unique 200-foot circular park remains a community focal point. A 100 foot by eight foot sculpture, the centerpiece attraction of the new park is the Beacon of Hope.
Daniel F. Stiles died in Oklahoma City on September 11, 1900. Stiles was born in Massachusetts in 1841, and was with a volunteer army from the District of Columbia. Stiles was a career military man. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 1867 and was promoted eventually to Colonel. In the early 1870s he was stationed in Oklahoma at Fort Sill and Fort Reno. In 1889 he was transferred from his post in Colorado to Oklahoma where he acted as Provost Marshall during the period following the opening of the Unassigned Lands. In 1893, he retired from the military, and staked a claim that became part of the town site of Ponca City. His claim was contested but after a litigation of a few years was settled in his favor. At the time of this death on, he was disposing the greater part of the land to lot claimants. The “Stiles Block” building on East Grand Avenue was under construction, also. He was married to Margaret and they had two sons, Charles and George. It is not certain that the Stiles family ever lived in Ponca City, in 1900 they resided in Oklahoma City. However, there is no doubt of his influence on Ponca City history. He is probably buried in Oklahoma City. [Oklahoma Civil War Veteran Burials Last updated 21 Feb 2007 by Mahlon and John Erickson states: stiles daniel f. 1841
1900 2lt f 2 dc inf
1900 Oklahoma Territory, Census, Oklahoma County, 14
June, 1900, Stiles, Daniel F., Captain, age 59, born 1891 Nova Scotia, married 24
years 1880 New York Federal Census, Buffalo, Erie County, 24 June 1880 [Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 34, page 109.]
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Sources: good faith fair use of sources stated above Compiled, transcribed and submitted by Marti Graham, Oklahoma County, OKGenWeb Coordinator, December 2008. Information posted for educational purposes for viewers and researchers. The contributor is not related to nor researching any of the above.
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