Walter M. Twiggs1

b. circa March 1888
Last Edited=3 Nov 2012
Relationship
Great-granduncle of Joseph Michael Flint
     Walter M. Twiggs was also known as Rev. Walter M. Twiggs.1 He was born circa March 1888 at Georgia.2 He was the son of John Wesley Twiggs and Georgia Elizabeth Westmoreland.

On 18 June 1900 Walter M. Twiggs was enumerated in the household of John Wesley Twiggs on the 1900 U. S. census for Choestoe District, Union County, Georgia as Walter M Twiggs, 12 years old, Son, single, Born Mar 1888 in Georgia. Father born in Georgia. Mother born in Georgia. Also enumerated in the household were Georgia Elizabeth Westmoreland, Callie Twiggs, Mary Twiggs, L. M. Twiggs, Nell Twiggs and Eugene Twiggs.2

On 18 April 1910 Walter M. Twiggs was enumerated in the household of John Wesley Twiggs on the 1910 U. S. census for G.M. 834 Choestoe, Union County, Georgia as Walter M Twiggs, 22 years old, Son, single, birthplace of Georgia. Could read. Could write. Attended school within the year. Father born in Georgia. Mother born in Georgia. Also enumerated in the household were Georgia Elizabeth Westmoreland and Eugene Twiggs.3

Citations

  1. Memorial Record of Nan E. Collins (Greely, Colorado: Macys Funeral Home, 1953); The title of Rev. for John W. Twiggs was a hand witten addiion. Flowers were sent by the Board of Stewards of the Bethany Methodist Church Atlanta Georgia (possibly form her brothers the Reverands?)

    Nan E. Collins, the daughter of Rev. John W. Twiggs and Sarah Elizabeth Hughes Twiggs was born February 17, 1874, at Blairsville, Ga. And passed away on December 26, 1953 at 3:20 a.m. at her home west of Eaton where she has lived for fifty seven years.

    She united with the Methodist Church early in her life and took an active part in church and Sunday School work.

    She was married to James M. Collins on January 2, 1896 at her father's home. She and her husband came to Colorado. She transferred her membership to the Methodist Church at Windsor as there was no Methodist Church in Eaton. After the First Baptist Church was organized in Eaton, she joined there in order to rear her children in their father's faith and has taken an active part in the church work. She taught Sunday School for some time. Two sons have preceded her in death. She leaves to mourn her passing five children: Mrs. May C. Flint of Salt Lake City, Utah, Mrs. Gladys Woodrow of Denver, Marvin J. Collins, Miss Alda Collins, and James M. Collins, Jr. all of Eaton.

    Also surviving are a sister Mrs. Gordon Allison of Eaton, four brothers: the Rev. L. M. Twiggs and the Rev. Walter M. Twiggs, both of Atlanta, Ga., Eugene Twiggs of Warren, Ga. and E. P. Twiggs of Greeley.

    She was a charter member of the Eaton Chapter No. 67 Order of the Eastern Star Past Matron of the Eastern Star, a Charter member of the Order of Beauceant of Greeley, a long time member of the Rebekah Lodge of Eaton and a member of Navy Mother's Club No. 15., May Collins Flint Papers, privately held by Joseph M Flint, Seattle, King County, Washington.
  2. 1900 U. S. census, Union County, Georgia, Choestoe District, Enumeration District 125, p. 11B, dwelling 186, family 186, John W Twiggs; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 25 May 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, Roll 225.
  3. 1910 U. S. census, Union County, Georgia, G.M. 834 Choestoe, Enumeration District 149, p. 3 A (written) p. 227 (stamped), dwelling 43, family 44, John W Twiggs; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 07 Jun 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, Roll 209.