William C. Twiss (1838-1925)

William Twiss was born possibly in Emly, Tipperary, Ireland on 01 April 1838, son of Stark Twiss and Mary Taylor. He married first Emily Josephine Boerum, daughter of Abram M. Boerum and Phila Delia MacCulley in Norwalk on 04 April 1875. She was born in Bethel on 21 July 1856 and died in Bridgeport on 27 May 1929. He married second Sarah Mary Baldwin at _ in 1891. She was born in Fort Edward, Washington, New York on 24 September 1858. She died on 04 June 1930 in Norwalk. William died in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut on 28 December 1925.

William Clifford Twiss and Emily (Boerum) Twiss and had the following children:

• *William Frederick Twiss , b: 15 May 1876; m: Bertha May Gregory; d: 10 Oct 1944
• Clifford Gaylord Twiss, b: 8 Nov 1877; m: Naomi May Martin; m2: Florence J. Hiltz; d: 23 Oct 1946
• Ethel Lydia Twiss, b: 21 September 1881; m: William Howard Herriott; m2: Harvey W. Corbin; d: 22 November 1970
• Ada Twiss, b: 19 August 1885; m: Frank Roy Sano; d: 04 May 1959