Calista Stillwell (1875–) • FamilySearch

Calista Stillwell

28 July 1875–
Camden, New Jersey, United States

The Life of Calista

When Calista Stillwell was born on 28 July 1875, in Camden, New Jersey, United States, her father, Charles Glenmore Stillwell, was 28 and her mother, Jennett Hooper, was 27. She married Arthur Herbert Gresimer on 9 March 1895, in Camden, Camden, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Camden, Hillsdale, Michigan Territory, United States in 1935 and Camden, Camden Township, Camden, New Jersey, United States in 1940.

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Family Time Line

Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Arthur Herbert Gresimer

1876–1977

Calista Stillwell

1875–

Marriage: 9 March 1895

Myrtle E. Gresimer

1896–1975

Elsie M. Gresimer

1899–1977

Spouse and Children

Arthur Herbert Gresimer

Male1876–1977Male

Calista Stillwell

Female1875–Female

MARRIAGE
9 March 1895
Camden, Camden, New Jersey, United States

children

(2)

Myrtle E. Gresimer

Female1896–1975Female

Elsie M. Gresimer

Female1899–1977Female

Parents and Siblings

Charles Glenmore Stillwell

Male1847–1913Male

Jennett Hooper

Female1848–1895Female

siblings

(11)

Female1868–Female

Male1871–Male

Male1872–Male

Female1872–Female

Male1874–1874Male

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World Events (8)

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

Age 1

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

1879

Age 4

Thomas Edison had been seeking to create a more practical and affordable version of the lightbulb, primarily for home use. Edison had attempted several different materials, including platinum and other metals, before ultimately deciding on a carbon filament. On October 21, 1879, Edison finally carried out the first successful test of this new light bulb in Menlo Park, New Jersey.

1906 · Saving Food Labels

Age 31

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

Stillwell

Calista

English: topographic name from Middle English stille ‘calm’, ‘quiet’, + welle ‘spring’, ‘stream’, or possibly a habitational name from a minor place, now lost, of which the first element may have been Old English stigel, stigol ‘stile’, ‘steep place’.

Possible Related Names

Stilwell

Sources (3)

Calista Gresimer in household of Arthur Gresimer, "United States Census, 1940"
H Calista Gresimer in household of B Arthur Gresimer, "United States Census, 1910"
Clairta Gresimer in household of Arther Gresimer, "United States Census, 1900"

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