Descendants of Harvey Twiss

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first generation: ( Twiss - Hewitt Branch )

HARVEY TWISS, born 1823 and died aft. 1857. Married ca. 1843 to Anne Hewitt born 1824 and died aft.1857. They had six children.

Children of Harvey and Anne:

  1. Clarissa Twiss (1844 - ____) m. Langworthy
  2. Betsey Twiss (1846 - ____) m.
  3. Sarah A. Twiss (1851 - 1911) m. Thomas Combs
  4. Harriett S. "Aunt Hat" Twiss (1854 - 1930) m. Randall Combs m. James Glassbrook
  5. Electa B. Twiss (1856 - 1921) m. Nelson Maxam
  6. Benjamin A. Twiss (1857 - 1926)

second generation: ( Twiss - Maxam Branch )

ELECTA B. TWISS, born December 25, 1856 and died December 26, 1921 m. July 15,1873 Nelson Maxam born 1851 and died 1921. [s/o Charles Maxam and wife Cynthia Butler ] They had seven children.

Children of Nelson and Electa:

  1. Sena Maxam (1874 - 1967) m. Willis Lanfear
  2. James Maxam (1875 - 1945)
  3. Effie E. (1878 - 1969) m. Joshua Baker
  4. Charles Peater Maxam (1881 - abt.1969)
  5. Goldie Clara Maxam (1884 - 1949) m. Albert "AB" Bert Mattison, m. Wyat "Chub" Fuller
  6. Walter Maxam (1885 - 1969)
  7. Forrest Maxam (1898 - 1976) m. Daisy Sophia Bump

third generation: ( Maxam - Mattison / Madison Branch )

GOLDIE CLARA MAXAM, born May 12, 1884 in Stony Creek, NY and died February 14, 1949 in Lake George, NY m. July 4, 1901 at Warrensburg, NY, Albert "AB" Bert Mattison born February 22, 1880, believed Stony Creek, NY and died April 24, 1926 in Stony Creek, NY [s/o Charles E. Mattison II and wife Amanda F. Goodnow ] They had four children all born in Stony Creek, NY.

Children of Albert and Goldie:

  1. Mildred Rettena Mattison (1902 - 1907)
  2. Willis "Bobby" Mattison (1905 - 1934)
  3. Edith Mattison (1909 - 1910) {buried in an unmarked grave in Stony Creek, NY}
  4. Ruth Electa Mattison (1914 - 1986) m. Joseph Edwin O’Dell

fourth generation: ( Mattison - O’Dell Branch )

RUTH ELECTA MATTISON born in Stony Creek, NY on April 17, 1914 and died August 18, 1986 at Glens Falls, NY. m. on December 22, 1932 at Lake George, NY Joseph Edwin O’Dell born May 30, 1905 at Lake George, NY and died September 4, 1991 at Glens Falls, NY [ s/o Benjamin Bert O’Dell and wife Julia F. LaGoy] They had five children.

Children of Joseph and Ruth:

1. Gladys Alberta O’Dell, RN (1933 - ____) m. Grant Mattison Prentice

2. Mildred June O’Dell (1935 - ____) m. Charles Straight

  1. Tina Marie Straight m. Fred Allen Keech, Sr.
  2. Sharon Ruth Straight m. James Douglas Eggleston
  3. Bonnie Mae Straight m. S/CPO Calvin Varnum, USN
  4. Brenda Lee Straight m. Danny Dutcher m. Robert C. Hilton, jr.
  5. Connie June Straight m. Terry Howk
  6. Lisa Mildred Straight m. Michael Caivano

3. Joseph Robert O’Dell (1936 - 1989) m. Jean Proctor-Smith

  1. Lynne Marie O’Dell m. Frank Cottone
  2. Carol Ann O’Dell m. Craig Dures
  3. Anne Marie O’Dell m. Timothy Howk
  4. Joel Robert O’Dell

4. Joyce Marie O’Dell (1939 - ____) m. Richard Lloyd Hubbell

  1. Neal Paul Hubbell m. Leisha Herrick

5. Joan Elizabeth O’Dell, RN (1940 - ____) m. Edwin Leo Norton

  1. Dale Montgomery Norton m. Suzanne Lynn Tucker
  2. Keith Joel Norton, Sr. m.

fifth generation: ( O’Dell - Prentice Branch )

GLADYS ALBERTA O’DELL, RN born April 14, 1933 at Stony Creek, NY, m. on August 14, 1955 at Lake George, Warren Co., NY to Grant Mattison Prentice, born July 23, 1933 at Gloversville, Fulton Co., NY [s/o Francis Mead Prentice and wife Leila Annora Guinup] They have three children.

Children of Grant and Gladys:

1. Ericia Ann b. 1957 m. Scott Warren Mercer

2. Terry Lee b. 1958 m/d Barbara Ann Baker m. Jennifer Rebecca Doherty

  1. Julianne Elisabeth Prentice b. 2001
  2. Derik Andrew Doherty b. 1988

3. Roger Mead b. 1960 m. Mary Christine Payne

  1. Rebecca Marie b. 1988
  2. Matthew James b. 1994

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