Born in Bourbon, Liberty Twp, Crawford, Missouri, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Beniah Porter Zimmerman
and Tennessee Paralee (Davis) Zimmerman
Sister of
William Oscar Zimmerman, Amy Naomi (Zimmerman) Maxwell, Ida Belle (Zimmerman) Stull, James Abraham Zimmerman, Docia Merritt Zimmerman, Edgar Deloss Zimmerman, Mary Ada (Zimmerman) Heckelman, Jessie Jewel (Zimmerman) Vanselous, Clara Jeanette Zimmerman, Millard Leroy Zimmerman and Charles Ben Zimmerman [half]
Wife of
Stephen Alexander Henderson Cresswell
— married
27 Dec 1897 (to 21 Sep 1943) in Crawford, Missouri, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
William Edward Cresswell, Mildred Cresswell, Tennesee Jane (Cresswell) Fox, Virgil O. Cresswell, Alma Lee Lorraine (Cresswell) Gierman, Virginia Ruth (Cresswell) Hahn, Mary Blanche (Cresswell) McElheny and Martha Elizabeth (Cresswell) Pritchett
Died
at age 64
in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Jun 2022
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Biography
When Stella Blanche Zimmerman was born on August 27, 1879, in Bourbon, Missouri, her father, Beniah, was 24, and her mother, Tennessee, was 21 Benjamin Zimmerman Tennessee Davis. She married Stephen Alexander Henderson Cresswell on December 27, 1897. They had seven children in 16 years. She died on September 21, 1943, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 64, and was buried in Del City, Oklahoma.
Sources
U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151484959/stella-blanche-cresswell
Ancestry Family Tree https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/82346925/person/40459741644/facts
1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Liberty, Crawford, Missouri; Roll: 683; Family History Film: 1254683; Page: 59B; Enumeration District: 055; Image: 0573
1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Sheridan, Garfield, Oklahoma; Roll: 1336; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1241336 _1910 1910 United States Federal CensusPage: 1B; Enumeration District: 0142; FHL microfilm: 1375264
1920 United States Federal Census_1920
1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma; Roll: 1918; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 2341652
1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: San Antonio, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_245; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 19-551
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
U.S. City Directories, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, City Directory, 1936
U.S. City Directories,Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, City Directory, 1929
U.S. City Directories, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, City Directory, 1928
U.S. City Directories, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, City Directory, 1922
Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995: Stella B Zimmerman: Gender Female: Spouse Stephen A Cresswell: Child Elizabeth Martha Pritchett
Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995: Stella B Zimmerman; Gender Female: Spouse Stephen A Cresswell: Child Ruth V Hahn
Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current The Daily Oklahoman; Publication Date: 23/ Sep/ 1943; Publication Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/449512513/?article=e7fa149d-eebb-4931-b943-faf1b015dc1b&focus=0.13543956,0.26369095,0.25994506,0.3382603&xid=23781880 United States Federal Census
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Stella:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Stella:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Yvonne (James) Henderson 
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23andMe, GEDmatch A256381 [compare], yourDNAportal YVO5e5c9df0
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A256381 [compare], yourDNAportal YVO5e5c9df0, Ancestry member daisysroots
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~6.25%
Jesse James :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A577829 [compare], Ancestry member PJ, FTDNA kit #B218763
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