Izar Della (Lowry) Stills (1879 - 1936)

Born 6 Apr 1879 in Greene, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of James Alexander Lowry and Nancy Caroline (Miller) Lowry

Wife of Smith Alexander (Ricker) Stills — married 22 Dec 1898 in Greene, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Dec 1936 at age 57 in Tennessee, United States

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Izar (Lowry) Stills was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.

Biography

Izar Della Lowry was born at Greene, Tennessee, 6 April 1879, daughter of James Alexander Lowry and Nancy Caroline Miller and died at Greene, Tennessee, 10 December 1936

Izar married at Greene, Tennessee, 22 December 1898, Smith Alexander Stills born at Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, 16 November 1879 and died at Greene, Tennessee, 10 December 1936, son of Uriah M. Ricker and Martha F. Smith.

Bertha Naomi McCoy, daughter-in-law of Izar, indicates a that her mother (Julia Bell Davis) and her husband Virgil Stills' mother (Izar Della Lowery) played together when they were little girls.^[1]

The children of Izar Della (Lowery) Stills and Smith Alexander Stills were:

1. Arizona Mahaley Stills
2. Melvin Virgil Stills
3. Joseph Vernie Stills (?)
4. Floyd Alexander Stills
5. Spencer Luke Stills
6. Percy Doak Stills
7. Herbert Leon Stills
8. Gladys Belle Stills
9. Mildred Louise Stills

Timeline

BIRTH: 6 Apr 1879 Greene, Tennessee.

• 5 Jun 1880 Residence: District 9, Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee. ^[2]
• 1890 Residence:

MARRIAGE: 22 Dec 1898 Izar Della Lowery, Greeneville, TN.^[3][4][5]

• 26 Jan 1900 Birth of daughter Arizona Mahaley Stills. Note: Arizona is not enumerated in the 1900 Census, she would have been 6 months old. Need better proof of birthdate.
• 11 Jun 1900 Residence: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee. ^[6]
• Note: Smith's year of birth given as 1880 in 1900 US Census.
• Farmer's Wife.
• 2 Feb 1902 Birth of son Melvin Virgil Stills.^[7]
• 27 Jun 1904 Birth of son Joseph Vernie Stills ^[8]
• 14 Mar 1906 Birth of son Floyd Alexander Stills. ^{[citation needed]}
• 30 Apr 1908 Birth of son Spencer Luke Stills. ^{[citation needed]}
• 27 Apr 1910 Resedence: Civil District 2, Greene, Tennessee. ^[9]
• Farmer's Wife.
• 3 May 1910 Birth of son Percy Doak Stills. ^{[citation needed]}
• 23 May 1912 Birth of son Herbert Leon Stills. ^{[citation needed]}
• 26 Jul 1914 Birth of daughter Gladys Belle Stills.^{[citation needed]}
• 5 Dec 1917 Birth of daughter Mildred Louise Stills. ^{[citation needed]}
• 6 Jan 1920 Resedence: Civil District 2, 24, Greene, Tennessee. ^[10]
• Farmer's Wife.
• 16 Apr 1930 Resedence: Civil District 2, 24, Greene, Tennessee. ^[11]
• 1935 Residence: Civil District 19, Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee.^[12]
• Farmer's Wife.

DEATH: 10 December 1936, Greene, Tennessee.^[13][14]

• Cause of Death: Bronchopneumonia
• Contributory: Hypertension, Chronic Nephritis.

BURIAL: 1936, Greene, Tennessee^[15][16]

Research Notes

• Obtain Birth Evidence and Record
• Obtain Evidence of Child's/Children's Birth

Sources

1. ↑ Bertha McCoy to Michael Stills, personal correspondence, ~1980, personal family memories; Michael Stills, Evergreen, Colorado.Transcription available here
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MD7H-YZQ : accessed 4 June 2016), Dell Lowrey in household of James Lowrey, District 9, Greene, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 45, sheet 42A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1258; FHL microfilm 1,255,258.
3. ↑ "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VNC3-7K3 : accessed 4 June 2016), S A Stills and Della Lowry, 22 Dec 1898; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 222, Greene, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
4. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XZWQ-KM2 : accessed 4 June 2016), S A Stills and Della Lowry, 22 Dec 1898; citing Greene, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 1325, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,148,851.
5. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XZWQ-KMG : accessed 4 June 2016), S A Stills and Della Lowry, 15 Dec 1898; citing Greene, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,148,851.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MS8V-19H : accessed 4 June 2016), Smith Stills, Civil Districts 2, 24, Greene, Tennessee, United States; citing sheet 6B, family 110, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,573.
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Tennessee Delayed Birth Records, 1869–1909. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives.
8. ↑ see Joseph Vernie Stills
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MGF5-K4G : accessed 4 June 2016), Smith A Stills, Civil District 2, Greene, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 68, sheet 7B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,514.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNP5-WL8 : accessed 4 June 2016), Izar D Stills in household of Smith A Stills, Civil District 9, Greene, Tennessee, United States; citing sheet 2A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,741.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/SP49-7KC : accessed 4 June 2016), Della Stills in entry for Smith A Stills, 1930.
12. ↑ see 1940 Census of husband.
13. ↑ "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N9BM-7T9 : accessed 4 June 2016), Della Stills, 10 Dec 1936; citing River Hill Cemetery, Greene Co., Tennessee, cn 29724, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,876,844.
14. ↑ "Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F65R-4JS : accessed 4 June 2016), Mrs. Della Stills, 10 Dec 1936; citing Greene, Tennessee, reference S; FHL microfilm 944,408.
15. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVKN-J9XG : accessed 4 June 2016), Izar Della Stills, 1936; Burial, Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, United States of America, River Hill UMC Cemetery; citing record ID 38630445, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
16. ↑ "Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F65G-Q2C : accessed 4 June 2016), Mrs. Della Stills, 10 Dec 1936; citing Greene, Tennessee, reference Dec 1936; FHL microfilm 944,408.

DNA Confirmation

• Paternal relationship is confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between Michael Stills and Keni Bounds . Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: Third Cousins; Confidence: Extremely High with 94 centimorgans shared across 3 DNA segments.

• Maternal relationship is confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between Michael Stills and Keni Bounds . Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: Third Cousins; Confidence: Extremely High with 94 centimorgans shared across 3 DNA segments.

• Paternal relationship is confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between Maynard Stills and B.B (Amy Hinkle, Manager) . Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: Second Cousins; Confidence: Extremely High with 277 centimorgans shared across 11 DNA segments.

• Maternal relationship is confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between Maynard Stills and B.B (Amy Hinkle, Manager) . Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: Second Cousins; Confidence: Extremely High with 277 centimorgans shared across 11 DNA segments.

See also:

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 30 April 2020, 15:14), entry for Izar Della Lowery (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KZ8M-KRN ); contributed by various users.