Brief Life History of Francis Marian
When Francis Marian Twidwell was born on 7 September 1851, in Lamoine Township, McDonough, Illinois, United States, his father, John Thomas Twidwell, was 33 and his mother, Henrietta Elizabeth Shelton, was 29. He married Caroline Lacretia Marvin on 18 April 1875. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Tennessee, McDonough, Illinois, United States in 1900. He died on 10 June 1933, in Lamoine Township, McDonough, Illinois, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Birmingham, Schuyler, Illinois, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- G F M Twidwell in household of John Twidwell, "United States Census, 1870"
- Francis Marion Twidwell, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Francis Marion Twidwell, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1851–1933 Male
1856–1937 Female
Children (3)
1878–1958 Female
1886–1967 Male
1889–1966 Female
Parents and Siblings
1818–1899 Male
1822–1873 Female
Siblings (8)
1840–1926 Male
1843–1916 Female
1847–1855 Female
1849– Male
1851–1933 Male
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World Events (8)
1856
Age 5
1863
Age 12
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 24
Name Meaning
Possibly English: habitational name, possibly from Twydall in Kent, named from Old English twī ‘two’ + dāl ‘portion of land’. This surname is not found in current English sources.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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