Husband: George Truman Twyford
Census name: Truman G. Twyford 1
Born: Aug-18-1885 in Hebron, Pleasants Co, WV 2,1,3
Died: Dec- 6-1948 in Hagerstown, Washington Co, MD 4
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 5,6
Resided: in Hagerstown, Washington Co, MD 5,7,8,2
Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Hagerstown, Washington Co, MD
Resided: 1925 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9
Resided: 1919 in Hagerstown, Washington Co, MD 3
Resided: 1914, 1916 in Zelienople, Butler Co, PA 10,11
Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: (moved in 1888) to West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Occupation: 1920, 1930, 1940 electrical engineer 5,12
Education: West Union High School (1904, 1st graduating class) 13
Education: West Virginia University (1911, engineering) 5,14
Father: George W. Twyford (1855 - 1925)
Mother: Lenora Smith (1860 - 1946)
Notes
Wife: Zelma Isabel Hayhurst
Married: Oct- 8-1919 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 15
Born: Aug-14-1888 in Ritchie Co, WV 16,3 (see note 1)
Died: Aug- 2-1970 in New Castle, New Castle Co, DE 5
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 6,5
Resided: 1948 in Hagerstown, Washington Co, MD 17
Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Hagerstown, Washington Co, MD
Census: 1900 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 18
Resided: 1919 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 3
Father: Charles A. Hayhurst (1862 - )
Mother: Emma Hogue (1861 - )
M Child 1: George T. Twyford II Also known as: G. Thaddeus Twyford 19 Born: Oct-23-1921 in West Virginia 20,12 Died: Feb-23-1998 20 Buried: in New Castle Presbyterian Cemetery, New Castle, New Castle Co, DE 21 Resided: in New Castle, New Castle Co, DE 22,23,7,24,25 Census: 1930, 1940 in Hagerstown, Washington Co, MD (see note 2) Wife: Margaret Bordwell b. Dec- 6-1919 d. Feb-11-1998
F Child 2: Emma Lenora Twyford Born: Jul-26-1924 in Maryland 22,12 Died: Sep-20-1968 in Boston, MA 26,22,27 Resided: in St. Croix, U.S Virgin Islands 5 Resided: 1965 in Concord, Middlesex Co, MA 25 (see note 3) Resided: 1948 in Lexington, Middlesex Co, MA 23 Census: 1930, 1940 in Hagerstown, Washington Co, MD Occupation: photographer 28,29 Education: Hagerstown H.S., Western Maryland College 29 Military: U.S. Army WAC, World War II 28 Husband: Sumner A. Leonard b. Oct-26-1921 d. Mar-24-1991 Married: Feb-12-1945 in Pratt, Pratt Co, KS 29 Husband: Robert Woodbine Married: 1966 in Acton, Middlesex Co, MA 30
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (2) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online database) (3) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. (4) Obituary - At home. (5) Obituary. (6) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (7) Obituary of mother. (8) Obituary of sister. (9) Death record of father. (10) West Union Herald, 9/10/1914. (11) West Union Record, 12/28/1916. (12) 1930 Census. (13) West Union Herald, 12/26/1957. (14) West Union Herald, 6/22/1911. (15) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV, Identified as George Truman Twyford, 34, b. Pleasants Co WVa, res. Hagerstown Maryland; and Zelma Isabel Hayhurst, 31, b. Ritchie Co, res. Parkersburg. Married Oct 8 1919 in Parkersburg. MR p. 565 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10254549&Type=Marriage. (16) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV. (17) Obituary of husband. (18) 1900 Census, Wood County, WV. (19) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (20) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (21) Findagrave.com. (22) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Maryland before 1951. (23) Obituary of father. (24) Obituary of aunt. (25) Obituary of uncle. (26) Obituary - Hospital. (27) Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 (online), Ancestry.com and Massachusetts Dept of Health Svcs. (28) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (29) Newspaper wedding announcement, Hagerstown Morning Herald, 2/20/1945. (30) Massachusetts Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970, Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Aug 1889, but headstone shows it as 1888. Ritchie County birth records reflect an unnamed female born to Charles Hayhurst and Emma Hodge (sic) in Aug 14 1888, presumably the same child. Her obituary states birthplace as Pleasants County, but birth record and marriage record show it as Ritchie County. Note (2) In 1940, enumerated with family, but indicated as being absent, education level two years of college. Note (3) Identified in uncle's 1965 obituary as surviving niece "Miss Emma Twyford."