Ottie Pearl (Twaddle) Stump (1881 - 1972)

Born 27 Nov 1881 in Bethel Township, McDonough County, Illinois

Ancestors

Daughter of George Washington Twaddle and Philena Dunn (Stookey) Twaddle

Wife of Charles Franklin Stump — married 7 Sep 1910 in Vermont Street Methodist Church, Quincy, Illinois

Descendants

Died 18 Sep 1972 at age 90 in Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois

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Biography

Ottie Pearl Twaddle, was born November 27, 1881 in Bethel Township, McDonough County, Illinois, the third child of George Washington Twaddle and Philena Dunn Stookey. Ottie's father died from typhoid fever when she was only 5. Their uncle, William H. Twaddle, became their legal guardian in 1890. In 1896, their brother-in-law, Charles Mullen, took guardianship.^[1] Her and her brother, Jake, grew up together with their mother, Lena, and grandfather, Benjamin Stookey.

Ottie married Charles Franklin Stump in Quincy, Illinois on September 7, 1910.

Charles and Ottie had four children.

• Cecil Wayne (1916-1981)
• Russell Leon (1918-2000)
• Lois Lee (died in infancy)
• Charles Laurel (1925-2012)

After the death of her husband, Ottie lived the remaining years of her life near her son Charles, in Bowen, Illinois. She died in Carthage Hospital in Carthage, Illinois on September 18, 1972. She is buried in Scott's Cemetery in McDonough County, Illinois.^[2]

Obituary

Mrs. Stump was born near Plymouth, November 27, 1881, a daughter of George and Philena Stookey Twaddle. She was a member of United Methodist Church. She married Charles Stump in 1910 in Quincy. He preceded her in death.

Surviving are three sons, Cecil of Peoria, Russell of Glasford, and Charles of Bowen; a brother, Jake Twaddle of Plymouth; 13 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. ^[3]

Sources

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Brian Stump and his fifth cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are their great (4x) grandparents, Philip Saltsman and Elizabeth Swickard. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 5th–8th Cousin, based on sharing 14 cM across 1 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Brian Stump and his third cousin-once removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are their great-great grandparents, Benjamin Stookey and Hannah Wilson. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 4th–6th Cousin, based on sharing 30 cM across 2 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.

1. ↑ https://apps.ilsos.gov/isairad/mcDonoughGuard.do
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #131754372
3. ↑ Bowen Newspaper 1972