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Tuttle, Stella (1875-1968)

Name:
Tuttle, Stella (1875-1968)
Title:
Took first prize in "Paintings" under the catagory of "Animals in oil" at the Grange State Fair in 1892.
Her mother served on the awarding committee for the "Needlework and Embroidery" during the same fair.
Trustee Andover Library
Other Names:
Tuttle, Stella E.,
Tuttle, Estella Thompson
Thompson, Stella Tuttle
Born:
11/02/1875
Birthplace:
Andover, NH
Died:
11/08/1968
Death Location:
Andover, NH
Residence:
Andover, NH
Nationality:
American
Occupation:
Weaving?
Andover, NH School Board Member
Painter
Father:
Tuttle, Weare D.(1842-1907)
Mother:
Flanders, Ellen M. (1846-1932)
Relations:
Brother: Tuttle, Lynford (1872-1947)
Sister: Tuttle, Issa M. (1870-1896)
Tuttle, Ralph (1880-)
Granddaughter: Ayer, Mary Ellen
Spouse:
Thompson, Ernst B. (1869-1940) m. 02/01/1899
Children:
Thompson, Donald T. (1900-1971)
Thompson, Katherine R. (1901-1979)
Thompson, Tuttle (1909-1971)
Thompson, Alan K. (1911-1986)
Notes:
Her father was a farmer in later census listed as a butcher.
Older sister was a school teacher in a one room school house called the Tucker Mountain School in Andover, NH which till exists as of 2015.
A recreation of a photo from the school featuring Issa and Stella Tuttle was created in 2015. To see the video visit:
http://csaa.typepad.com/country_school_associatio/2011/02/recreating-a-moment-in-time-at-tucker-mountain.html
There are also wonderful family photos on ancestry.com. Copies have also been printed out and placed in donor file 1969.26. One features Stella sitting at a loom.
She left an extensive estate when she passed part of which was on Maple St. Andover, NH
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