Daughter of John Chisenhall and Mary Mildred Harvell Chisenhall.

Della maintained a long term relationship with her brother John Jackson Chisenhall.

John and Della were the parents of:
Lillie Mae Chisenhall Mora
Ruth Mabel Chisenhall Zimmerman Clark
Lelia Mildred Chisenhall Ball
Maggie Lena Chisenhall Hodnett
Lola Graves Chisenhall Twilley Hicks
Edward Talmage Chisenhall
Huldah Gertrude Chisenhall Riddle White Phillips(19 Jan 1919-26 Oct 2000)
Naomi Caroline Chisenhall Mims (9 Dec 1922-17 Jul 2011)
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1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Della C Chisenhall
Home in 1900: Mangum, Durham, North Carolina
Age: 16
Birth Date: May 1884
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relationship to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: John
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Name: Mary M
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital Status: Single
Household Members: Name Age
John Chisenhall 57
Mary M Chisenhall 46 [6/7 children living]
Samuel H Chisenhall 19
Della C Chisenhall 16
John J Chisenhall 14
Robert T Chisenhall 11
Josephene A Chisenhall 9

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Della Chisemhall
Age in 1910: 25
Estimated birth year: abt 1885
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relation to Head of House: Servant
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Cunningham, Person, North Carolina
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Gender: Female
Household Members: Name Age
James T Robertson 55
Odis Robertson 18
Mary Chisemhall 57 [5/7 children living]
Della Chisemhall 25
Lillie Chisemhall 6
Ruth Chisemhall 4
Lela Chisemhall 9/12

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Della Chisenhall
Home in 1920: Woodsdale, Person, North Carolina
Age: 37
Estimated birth year: abt 1883
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Mother's Name: Mary
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Female
Home owned: Rent
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members: Name Age
Della Chisenhall 37
Lillie M Chisenhall 17
Ruth Chisenhall 13
Lelia Chisenhall 10
Maggie Chisenhall 7
Lela Chisenhall 5
Talmage Chisenhall 3-6/12
Gurtie Chisenhall 11/12
Mary Chisenhall 66

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Della C Chisenhall
Home in 1930: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
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Age: 46
Estimated birth year: abt 1884
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relation to Head of House: Head
Mother's Name: Mary M
Race: White
Household Members: Name Age
Della C Chisenhall 46
M Maggie Chisenhall 18
Lola G Chisenhall 15
E Talmage Chisenhall 12
H Gertrude Chisenhall 10
Neomi C Chisenhall 8
Mary M Chisenhall 77

North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975
Name: Chisenhall Della
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 88
Marital status: Widowed
Occupation: Homemaker
Birth Date: 30 May 1883
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States
Death Date: 23 Jun 1971
Death Location: Chapel Hill, Orange
Father's Name: Dave Lee Chisenhall
Mother's Name: Mary Susan Harris
Residence: Rt #3 Roxboro, Person, North Carolina
Cause of death: Cerebral thrombosis, generalized arteriosclerosis
Informant: Mrs Thomas A Hicks, 212 Wellington Dr, Durham, NC
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1910 United States Federal Census
Name: John Chisenhall
Age in 1910: 24
Birth Year: abt 1886
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Cunningham, Person, North Carolina
Street: Road Leading From The Ceffo Road To The Semora Road
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Brother-in-law
Marital status: Single
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Laborer
Industry: Farm
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Able to Read: No
Able to Write: No
Out of Work: N
Number of weeks out of work: 10
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Waltes Garrett 25
Addie Garrett 18
Lula M Garrett 0
John Chisenhall 24