Mary Ann Fox

b. May 1870, d. 21 February 1956
  • Mary Ann Fox was born in May 1870 in Texas.
  • Henry Samuel Fox and Lena M. Gohlman appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. Other members of the household included Mary Ann Fox, Elizabeth Fox. Also in the household were three domestic servants.
  • She was known as Mamie.
  • Henry Samuel Fox and Lena M. Gohlman appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at Preston Street. Other members of the household included Mary Ann Fox, Henry Samuel Fox Jr. Also in the household were a hostler, a cook, and one other house servant.
  • She married William Gains Twyman on 22 October 1896.
  • The following appeared in the November 1896 issue of The Vassar Miscellany: Married, October 22, Miss Mamie Fox, formerly a special in music, to Mr. William Gains Twyman.
  • Henry Samuel Fox and Lenora Harby appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at 1206 Southwest Main Street. Other members of the household included Mary Ann Fox, Gladys Louise Fox and William Gains Twyman. Also in the household were a coachman, cook, maid, and aother young male servant.
  • Mary Ann Fox became a widow at the 31 January 1925 death of her husband William Gains Twyman.
  • She officially witnessed the death of William Gains Twyman on 31 January 1925 at the Baptist Sanatorium in Houston, Harris County, Virginia.
  • The following appeared on 21 April 1925 in The Dallas Morning News: (Houston, April 20) Funeral services were held Monday for Henry S. Fox Jr., president of the Houston National Bank, and president of the Houston Clearing House Association, who died Sunday. He was 52 years old and began his banking career here in 1894. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Mamie Twyman and Mrs. J. C. Campbell, both of Houston.
  • Mary Ann Fox died on 21 February 1956 at age 85 in Houston, Harris County, Virginia, at 2627 Riverside Drive at her residence.
  • She was interred at Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Virginia.
  • Last Edited: 2 Jun 2012

Family: William Gains Twyman b. May 1867, d. 31 January 1925