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Effie Lillian <I>Trogdon</I> Tweedy

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Effie Lillian Trogdon Tweedy

Birth
Paris, Edgar County, Illinois, USA
Death
23 Sep 1965 (aged 88)
Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Vermilion, Edgar County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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THE FIRST CHILD BORN TO JEFF AND JULIA TROGDON WAS EFFIE LILLIAN. SHE LIVED IN SUCCESS COMMUNITY FOR ALMOST 70 YEARS. AFTER HER WEDDING TO ALBION ('A.J.") TWEEDY ON NEW YEAR'S DAY IN 1906, SHE LIVED NEAR SANDFORD, INDIANA.

IN 1935, EFFIE LOST HER EYESIGHT, DUE TO GLAUCOMA. SHE HAS SINCE LEARNED TO READ WITH HER FINGERS, SPENDING MANY PLEASANT HOURS WITH HER BIBLE AND OTHER BOOKS. SHE DOES NOT READ BRAILLE, BUT USES WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE MOON SYSTEM. SINCE ALBION'S DEATH IN 1945, SHE HAS MADE HER HOME IN TERRE HAUTE WITH HER DAUGHTER, DOROTHY MARTER.

THE FIRST CHILD BORN TO JEFF AND JULIA TROGDON WAS EFFIE LILLIAN. SHE LIVED IN SUCCESS COMMUNITY FOR ALMOST 70 YEARS. AFTER HER WEDDING TO ALBION ('A.J.") TWEEDY ON NEW YEAR'S DAY IN 1906, SHE LIVED NEAR SANDFORD, INDIANA.

IN 1935, EFFIE LOST HER EYESIGHT, DUE TO GLAUCOMA. SHE HAS SINCE LEARNED TO READ WITH HER FINGERS, SPENDING MANY PLEASANT HOURS WITH HER BIBLE AND OTHER BOOKS. SHE DOES NOT READ BRAILLE, BUT USES WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE MOON SYSTEM. SINCE ALBION'S DEATH IN 1945, SHE HAS MADE HER HOME IN TERRE HAUTE WITH HER DAUGHTER, DOROTHY MARTER.



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