Yuma County, Colorado Photographs

Yuma County Pioneer Photographs:

Mary A. Tweed, Steffens

In 1900 Thayer County Nebraska Robert Tweed Nov 1855 Illinois and Sarah R. July 1864 Ireland have Ollie A. Feb 1882 Illinois, Mary B, Feb 1885 Illinois, Ada Lois Oct 1885, Lois E. Mar 1890, and Pansy L., Oct 1897 Nebraska.  They've been married four years.

June 30, 1911   "Miss Myrtle Hill, May, Lois and Mildred Tweed spent Saturday night and Sunday with Miss Alma Whiting at a 'shack' party at the latter's homestead." 

Mary B. Tweed cash-claimed, also in 1914,  land in 1S 48W a mile south of Myrtle's

  "Miss May Tweed is enjoying a visit from her two sisters, who arrived last week. "

Mary B. and Lois E. were daughters of Robert and Fannie Eliza (Bell) Tweed, in Nebraska.  Fannie died in 1894, and Robert and Sarah R. (Hunter) Tweed had Pansy Lucile in 1897 and Mildred Anita in 1900. 

Alma Whiting married a Lloyd Hunter, so they may have been related. 

Mary's in the 1910 Yuma County census, living alone

Sarah is widowed in 1920 Seattle, with Lois 28, Lucile 22, and Mildred 19.

 Mary Bell Tweed married William David McKay - he had one son from a previous marriage - in Seattle Nov 27, 1915, and they are  there in the 1920-1930-1940 census

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