Contributed by:  Sandy Daniel

11 March 2009

From State of Texas copy of certificate of death

Certificate No.: 28025 (copy from TX Vital Statistics)

Note:  This death record is included in the Perry County website deaths because Martha was a native of Perry County, but died in Texas.

Name: Martha Sussan Twilla
Date Of Death: June 16, 1938
Place Of Death: Turkey, Hall Co., Texas
Gender: Female
Race: W
Age: 74-8-3
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Retired housewife
Spouse: not listed
Date Of Birth: October 13, 1863
Place Of Birth: Tenn
Mother's Name: Susan Tatom
Mother's Birthplace: Dickson, Tenn
Father's Name: Augustan Weems
Father's Birthplace: Dickson, Tenn
Cause Of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Informant: Mr. Irl Twilla, Turkey, TX
Date Of Burial: June 16, 1938
Place Of Burial: Turkey, TX
Date Recorded: June 30, 1938

Other info from Nancy Brown, per email on 27 Jan 2010:

Martha Sussan Weems Twilla was married to Austin Franklin Twilla for 66 years. She died at their home in Turkey, Texas. They are both buried in Dreamland Cemetery in Turkey, Texas.  Her name was pronounced "Suz-zan".