Born in Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Melvin Virgil Stills
and Bertha Naomi (McCoy) Stills
Wife of
William Harold Bledsoe
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
William Harold Bledsoe, [private son (1950s - unknown)] and [private daughter (1960s - unknown)]
Died
at age 75
in Plant City, Hillsborough, Florida, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Jan 2012
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Biography
Della Elva Stills was born on 1 Apr 1931 in Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, United States, daughter of Melvin Virgil Stills (1902–1978) and Bertha Naomi McCoy (1909–2003).
Della and William Harold Bledsoe were married. William was born on 26 Nov 1929 in West Virginia, United States. He was the son of William Earl Bledsoe and Florence A Bray.
In 1931, Della (0) was living in Greene.
In 1935, Della () was living in Civil District 19, Midway, Greene.
In 1945, Della (14) was living in Lakeland, Polk, Florida.
In 1958, Della (28) was living in Lakeland, Florida, USA.
In 1993, Della (62) was living in Plant City, FL.
Della died on 11 Dec 2006 in Plant City, Hillsborough, Florida, United States, aged 75.
Research Notes
Sources
- Birth: "Tennessee Births and Christenings, 1828-1939"
citing Digital film/folder number: 004296484; FHL microfilm: 944407; Record number: 67; Packet letter: H
FamilySearch Record: F6GW-Z48 (accessed 4 January 2024)
Stills born on 1 Apr 1931, daughter of Virgil Stills & Bertha McKay, in Greene, Tennessee, United States. - 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 38; Digital film/folder number: 005461302; Image number: 888; Sheet number: 11; Sheet letter: A
FamilySearch Record: K4HS-PYT (accessed 4 January 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9M1-DX4W
Elva Stills (9), single daughter, in household of Virgil M Stills (38) in Civil District 19, Greene, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee. - 1945 Census: "Florida State Census, 1945"
citing Line: 39; Digital film/folder number: 004280267; FHL microfilm: 2425207; Image number: 1083; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01573-8
FamilySearch Record: MNN2-GN5 (accessed 4 January 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6721-XB
Elva Stills (14) in Lakeland, Polk, Florida, United States. Born in Tennessee. - 1950 Census: "United States 1950 Census"
citing Page: 4; Line: 17; Digital film/folder number: 108809931; Image number: 5
FamilySearch Record: 6X23-F6TZ (accessed 4 January 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3QHN-GQH7-Y23K
Dellia E Stills (19), single, Office Clerk, head of household in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States. Born in Tennessee. - Death: "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
citing Digital film/folder number: DI0001099
FamilySearch Record: 6KSB-L6L4 (accessed 4 January 2024)
Elva Stills death 11 Dec 2006 (born 1 Apr 1931). - Death: "United States Social Security Death Index"
citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)
FamilySearch Record: J5VB-7X3 (accessed 4 January 2024)
Della Bledsoe death 11 Dec 2006 (born 1 Apr 1931) residing in Plant city, Hillsborough, Florida. - Burial: "Find A Grave Index"
citing record ID 76169150, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com
FamilySearch Record: QV22-2Y46 (accessed 4 January 2024)
Find A Grave: Memorial #76169150
Della Elva Stills Bledsoe burial (died on 11 Dec 2006) in Lakeland, Polk, Florida, United States of America. Born on 1 Apr 1931.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Della by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Della:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Della by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Della:
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50.00%
50.00%
Maynard Stills 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A267587 [compare], Ancestry member Mykellee
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A267587 [compare], FTDNA kit #393718
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~25.00%
Michael Stills :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A414581 [compare], Ancestry member Mykellee
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A414581 [compare], FTDNA kit #B18540
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~12.50%
Megan Stills :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T191314 [compare], FTDNA kit #673122
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Angela (Darnell) Vance :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member angie_vance3
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