Brief Life History of Stella Matilda
When Stella Matilda Witten was born on 29 January 1912, in Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States, her father, Lansford Witten, was 39 and her mother, Clara Viola Bond, was 23. She married William Marshall Rice on 3 February 1926, in Choctaw, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Sulphur Township, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States in 1940. She died on 23 August 1990, in Eugene, Lane, Oregon, United States, at the age of 78.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Stella M Rice in household of William M Rice, "United States Census, 1940"
- Stella Matilda Rice, "Oregon, Death Index, 1903-1998"
- Stella in entry for Patsy Ruth Edwards, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
Spouse and Children
1894–1973 Male
1912–1990 Female
Children (2)
1944–2006 Female
1945– Female
Parents and Siblings
1872–1953 Male
1888–1957 Female
Siblings (9)
1909–1981 Male
1912–1990 Female
1914–1986 Male
1916–1988 Female
1919–2000 Male
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
Age 1
1917 · The U.S. Army Spruce Production Division
Age 5
1935 · The FBI is Established
Age 23
Name Meaning
North German: patronymic from Witte .
English: variant of Whitton .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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