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James Henry Twinn Sr.

Birth: 6 Jul 1888
Essex, England
Death: 13 Mar 1938 (aged 49)
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Burial: Rosewood Funeral Home and Cemetery

Humble, Harris County, Texas, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 29.9621773, Longitude: -95.2675095
Memorial ID: 43501019 View Source

Son of William Glasscock & Rachel Twinn. Born in England and orphaned in 1900, he was brought to Canada as a "Barnardo Boy" in 1902. He was placed as an indentured servant to Frederick G. Sandy in Omemee, Onario. At the age of 17, he ran away from the farm and joined a traveling circus. Husband of Louise Bell (Loeser) Twinn, [Married: September 20, 1913], and later, Anna Bell (Dotson) Twinn, [Married: Febrary 3, 1930]. Father of James Henry Twinn, Jr., Rose Louise Twinn, Spencer Robert Twinn, Edgar Thompson "Scotty" Twinn, Willow Esther (Twinn) Rodgers, Elbert Alfred "Bo" Twinn, Gertrude Anna (Twinn) White, Louis Bell Twinn, Clarence Richard Twinn, Betty Jean Twinn, Bernice Polly Twinn & Walter Eugene Twinn.

He learned to play six instruments while traveling with a circus and spent his life as a musician.

Cause of death - Heart Failure

Son of William Glasscock & Rachel Twinn. Born in England and orphaned in 1900, he was brought to Canada as a "Barnardo Boy" in 1902. He was placed as an indentured servant to Frederick G. Sandy in Omemee, Onario. At the age of 17, he ran away from the farm and joined a traveling circus. Husband of Louise Bell (Loeser) Twinn, [Married: September 20, 1913], and later, Anna Bell (Dotson) Twinn, [Married: Febrary 3, 1930]. Father of James Henry Twinn, Jr., Rose Louise Twinn, Spencer Robert Twinn, Edgar Thompson "Scotty" Twinn, Willow Esther (Twinn) Rodgers, Elbert Alfred "Bo" Twinn, Gertrude Anna (Twinn) White, Louis Bell Twinn, Clarence Richard Twinn, Betty Jean Twinn, Bernice Polly Twinn & Walter Eugene Twinn.

He learned to play six instruments while traveling with a circus and spent his life as a musician.

Cause of death - Heart Failure

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CANADA
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18 FIELD ARTY.
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Louise Belle Loeser Twinn

1891–1930 (m. 1913)

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Created by: Rick Kauffman
Added: Oct 24, 2009
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43501019/james_henry-twinn: accessed ), memorial page for James Henry Twinn Sr. (6 Jul 1888–13 Mar 1938), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43501019, citing Rosewood Funeral Home and Cemetery, Humble, Harris County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Rick Kauffman (contributor 47010205).

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