Born in Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of David Arthur Grout
and Lena Ruth (Stewart) Grout
Sister of
Cornelia (Grout) Hilton, Mary Louise (Grout) Robinson, John David Grout Sr, George C Grout and William Howard Grout
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 97
in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
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Biography
Virginia was born in 1922. She was the daughter of David Grout and Ruth Stewart. She passed away in 2020.
Virginia Ruth Twitchell, the eldest of six children, was born June 24, 1922 in Pueblo, CO to David and Ruth Grout. She passed away February 14, 2020 at the age of 97. The family migrated to the Phoenix area in 1929 where they farmed in the west valley. She attended Tolleson High School and Phoenix College.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Daniel Weekes Twitchell; a native of Phoenix. They raised seven children together.
She was active in Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, Little League, Emerson School PTA, and a life long member of Trinity Cathedral. She was a longtime active Episcopalian where she had been newsletter editor and President of Episcopal Church Women of Arizona, as well as first vice president and Diocesan president for the Daughters of the King. She was the long time Directress of the Trinity Cathedral Altar Guild, Wedding Directress, and a member of the Vestry.
She is survived by sons, Wirt, Dan, Jr., David, Bill, and Tom; daughters Mary Good and Jeanne Wiensch; 14 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren; and a brother Bud Grout.
Memorial services were Saturday February 29, 2020 at Trinity Cathedral, 100 W. Roosevelt, Phoenix, AZ 85003.
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207326499/virginia_ruth-twitchell: accessed April 17, 2024), memorial page for Virginia Ruth Grout Twitchell (24 Jun 1922–14 Feb 2020), Find a Grave Memorial ID 207326499; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Clinton Hall (contributor 46604736)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Virginia by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Virginia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Virginia by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Virginia:
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~1.56%
Scott Oakshott
:
23andMe
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~1.56%
Barbara (Stolts) Baldwin :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member BBaldwin1953
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