Born in Burke, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Charlie Theadore Stillwell
and Artie Mae (Hudson) Stillwell
Sister of
James P. Stillwell, Vernon Stillwell, Coy Stillwell, Coy Stillwell [half], Clyde Stillwell, Ernest Stillwell and Virgil Stillwell
Wife of
William Graham Pridgen
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Mother of
[private daughter (1950s - unknown)]
Died
at age 64
in Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Jul 2016
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Biography
Zelma (Stillwell) Pridgen lived in Appalachia, in North Carolina.
Zelma was born in 1918. She was the daughter of Charlie Stillwell and Artie Harmon. She passed away in 1982.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZKC-2DC : 2 February 2021), Zelmer Stilwell in entry for Charley Stilwell, 1920.
- "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGLK-6JQ : 29 September 2022), Zelma Stillwell Pridgen, 1982.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3271236/zelma-stillwell-pridgen: accessed 01 October 2022), memorial page for Zelma Stillwell Pridgen (13 Feb 1916–9 Sep 1982), Find a Grave Memorial ID 3271236, citing Wilmington National Cemetery, Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by PAllred (contributor 48048940) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Zelma 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 Zelma:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Zelma 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 Zelma:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Sarah Black 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch G649629 [compare], Ancestry member sarah_van_tinteren
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch G649629 [compare], yourDNAportal SARd1cec162
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~0.78%
~3.12%
James Martin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch korbin9 [compare], Ancestry member korbin99
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