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Blaine Stubblefield (January 26, 1896 – December 18, 1960) was the founder of the National Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest held annually in Weiser, Idaho, an archiver of American folk songs, the originator of regular passenger boat tours down the Hells Canyon of the Snake River, a writer, and a magazine editor. Blaine was born in Enterprise, Oregon.〔Notice the footnote on page 565, regarding information provided by Blaine's widow Helen Stubblefield Elliott.〕 and was the eldest of ten children born to Mickle〔"Mickle" is one spelling of the first name of Blaine Stubblefield's father. Another spelling is "Mickel". The "Mickle" spelling is used in Mickle's obituary, was how his wife Edith spelled his name, and was used in the court case Stubblefield v. Imbler (Supreme Court of Oregon, August 13, 1898) (http://books.google.com/books?id=xDY8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA198&lpg=PA198&dq=%22mickle+stubblefield%22&source=bl&ots=HLk_yAVC5L&sig=JVwXdf1vFmjz0PxyZ8Hp8N7Smpk&hl=en&ei=EbUWTL6LGMSclgfE4Iy9DA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22mickle%20stubblefield%22&f=false)〕〔"Mickle" is usually pronounced as it looks. However, Blaine Stubblefield's brother Seth William ("Bill") Stubblefield provides a phonetic spelling of Mickle's name as "Mickyel".〕〔Obituary of Mickle Stubblefield: Mickle Stubblefield was born May 16, 1874 near Little Rock, Arkansas, and died of a stroke on November 8, 1942 (age 68) in Oakland, California. Mickle's obituary was printed in a newspaper, probably the ''Enterprise Chieftain'' (Enterprise, Oregon).〕 and Edith Stubblefield.〔 This book states that Edith Stubblefield was born November 29, 1873 and died May 16, 1927. She was born in Des Moines, Iowa and died in Richmond, California.〕〔According to a letter written by Cecile Stubblefield Pearson (one of Blaine's sisters) to Helen Stubblefield (Blaine's wife), Blaine was born in the homestead home of Edith's mother, Elizabeth Davis. This was the landmark squared log, shake roof house built by Benjamin Davis, Edith's father. Cecile's letter was dated March 19, but with no year specified.〕〔According to Cecile Stubblefield Pearson's letter to Helen Stubblefield, the first page of Mickle's Bible states that Mickle and Edith were married on December 4, 1894 on Alder Slope (the area southwest of Enterprise, Oregon) by the Rev. W.P. Sams, Quaker minister. After their marriage, Edith was the organist and Mickle the Sunday School Superintendent of the church. At another time, the family attended the Presbyterian Church in Enterprise located on E. Logan Street and NE 1st Street according to Josephine Stubblefield Gibson (one of Blaine's sisters).〕 Blaine’s father Mickle was the eldest of seven children born to William Kirkham Stubblefield〔, published in "the Enterprise, Oregon newspaper". The obituary states that William Kirkham Stubblefield was born on October 30, 1825 in Granger County, Tennessee, and died March 22, 1909 of heart disease at the home of his son Ira in Dallas, Oregon.〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】website= Find a Grave )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】website= WikiTree )〕 and his fifth wife Josephine Loomis Stubblefield.〔 and Mickle's obituary state that Josephine Loomis Stubblefield died in 1888 in Enterprise, Oregon.〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】website= Find a Grave )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】website= WikiTree )〕 Mickle’s wife, the former Edith Belle Davis, had come to Wallowa County, Oregon with her family from Iowa. Mickle Stubblefield was a passionate historian who shared his family history with his children and expanded his use of the written word through an avid letter-writing campaign to explain the true burial site of Chief Joseph. Blaine attended and graduated from the University of Idaho, and obtained an advanced degree in Journalism from the University of Washington. In the later part of his life, Blaine lived in Weiser; documents on folk music often refer to him as "Blaine Stubblefield of Weiser, Idaho". ==Army aviator during World War I== During World War I, Blaine joined the United States Army Air Service (forerunner of the United States Air Force) in 1917 and was a Flying Cadet at Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas. Graduates of the Army flight school at Kelly Field include Charles Lindbergh and Curtis E. LeMay. Major General Claire Chennault of World War II "Flying Tiger" fame taught at the school. Completing Flying School, Blaine was commissioned as a Lieutenant, was recommended for pursuit pilot (single hand combat), and was sent to Brooks Field (also in San Antonio) to take the flying instructors' course. He then served as a flying instructor at Brooks Field for the remainder of his military service. (Three letters ) written by Blaine during this period were printed by the Enterprise Record Chieftain newspaper (Enterprise, Oregon). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blaine Stubblefield」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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