Brief Life History of Mary Drusilla "Silla"
When Mary Drusilla "Silla" Spell was born on 4 September 1880, in Georgia, United States, her father, James Madison Spell, was 42 and her mother, Sarah Ann Bagley, was 41. She had at least 2 sons with Troy Mackenzie Hesters. She lived in Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, United States in 1935 and District 663 Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, United States in 1940. She died on 28 May 1962, at the age of 81, and was buried in Hahira, Lowndes, Georgia, United States.
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Sources (5)
- Mary L Hesters in household of Mack Hesters, "United States Census, 1920"
- Mary Drusilla Spell Hesters, "Find A Grave Index"
- Silla Hesters in household of Floy(Troy) M Hesters, "United States Census, 1910"
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World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1885
Historical Boundaries: 1885: Coffee, Georgia, United States 1906: Jeff Davis, Georgia, United States
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
Name Meaning
German: perhaps a habitational name from Spelle (see Speller ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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