Twiggtown, USA

12/20/2025

Recognize any of these ladies? Betty (Twigg) Grabenstein is second from right. Is this from the reunion at Green Ridge?

12/15/2025

Extending more sympathies to our Garland cousins on the death of 24 year old
Curtis S. Garland.

https://www.hollingerfuneralhome.com/obituaries/curtis-garland

We wanted to take the opportunity to first and foremost thank our community, Mt. Holly Springs, for over 50 years of friendship and confidence. We are proud to be the funeral home upon which many families have come to depend, and - more importantly - we are proud to be a part of a great place to liv...

12/15/2025

Extending sympathies to our Garland cousins...
See below that Carl served in the U.S. Army 1966-1968.

Carl E Garland
March 14, 1947 ~ November 7, 2025 (age 78)
Carl E. Garland, 78 of Landisburg, died on November 7, 2025. Born in Cumberland, MD on March 14, 1947, to the late Ralph W. and Barbara Lee (Twigg) Garland, Carl is survived by two grandchildren: Kassandra Usher of Harrisburg and Joshua Geoghegan of Shermans Dale; and two brothers: Steven Garland (Linda) and David Garland – both of Newville. In addition to his parents, Carl is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 46 years, Donna Faye (Hare) Garland, who died in 2012; and his daughter, Christine (Garland) Geoghegan, who died in 2021.
After graduating from high school, Carl proudly served his country in the United States Army, from 1966 to 1968 as a Hercules Fire Control Crew Member. While enlisted, Carl earned the National Defense Service Medal, which is a U.S. military award for all service members who served honorably during one of the four periods of national emergency: The Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, and the Global War of Terrorism; Good Conduct Medal; SPS M-14, which is a Sharpshooter qualification on M-14 Rifle; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, a U.S. military award established in 1961 for participation in U.S. military operations involving foreign armed opposition or hostile action; Vietnam Campaign Medal; and the Vietnam Service Medal.
Upon returning to civilian life, Carl worked as a Binder in the printing industry for Fry Communications, Inc. in Mechanicsburg. He was a private and quiet man, who enjoyed a very solitary life. He enjoyed gambling on-line playing Texas Hold ‘Em and watching the Ravens play.
Services for Carl will be private and at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, please make an on-line memorial donation to Perry County Animal Rescue at http://www.perrycountyanimalrescue.org/
Arrangements entrusted to Nickel Lochstampfor Family Funeral Home, Inc.

Non-Profit Animal Rescue in Perry County, PA

12/07/2025

Happy Holidays! My 2006 Twigg ornament just got placed on the tree. Who else has one? What other reunion items do you have? Put your photos in the comments. So far we have photos of the needlepoint fly-swatter, the 2021 blue mug, the 1996 pitcher and the dress pin with Mary Ann (Stallings) Twigg and her children.

11/15/2025

Uncle Billy served four tough tours in Vietnam. In some tours very few came back home.

(This post was planned for Veteran's Day but I held it because I needed to fix an error.)

11/15/2025

The post earlier this week had the photos swapped. Here is the correction. Thanks Paul Twigg for letting us know of the error. Paul commented on the first post, "Joe was my best friend. We were in basic training at the same time at Fort Knox but in different training companies. I was sitting in the kitchen with Joe's father when the official news was delivered. There was Four friends through high school we all served in Vietnam, two of us remain. Joe and Richard Swan are constantly in my heart."

11/10/2025

Remembering cousin, Bill Robinette, who served the military in World War II and spent the rest of his career serving the military as a civilian.

His Twigg line is Una (Twigg) Robinette, William, Horace, Oliver, John McElfish Twigg, John, John, Robert.

11/10/2025

Some of us remember Uncle Ralph cutting watermelons at the annual Twigg Reunions and some remember that he made homemade lemonade for the gathering. This week we remember that he served in World War II and later he started a Barber business. Ralph Willard Garland (1918-2007) owned Ralph’s Barber Shop in Cumberland. He opened the 105 Bedford Street location on May 2, 1957, at the site previously known as Tip Top Shop. In June of 1976, the shop moved to 28 N. Centre Street.

11/10/2025

Remembering Dr. Nial Twigg who died from the 1918 flu epidemic while serving as a doctor in World War I. His Twigg line is Dr. William Twigg and Sarah Margaret Hetzel>Francis Twigg and Catherine Gleichman> Asa Twigg and Catherine Jeffreys>Francis and Mary Leasure> Robert Twigg and Hannah.

11/10/2025

Irwin Ruby served in World War I. His Twigg line is Lewis Henry Ruby>Christina Twigg. Christina was born about 1812 and died 1900. I've searched and have not been able to prove her parents. The Ruby family lived in Southampton Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania.

11/10/2025

In honor of our Military for Veterans' Day 2025, here is the only photo that I've seen of a Twigg in Civil War Uniform. This is Charles H. Twigg who served in Company B, 2nd Potomac Home Brigade, Maryland.

Charles was born 15 Sep 1841 to Eli Twigg and Catherine Houck. He married Susan Furlow after the Civil War. 28 year-old Charles married Susan on 19 March 1868. Charles served as a locktender on the C&O Canal at Oldtown. Their children were: Loretta Savilla, Leondus, Lorenzo Cecil, Marscel T., Maranda Virginia, Ashford "Ashby", Cora Mae (Beltz), Charles Herbert Jr., Bertha D. (Voit), Carrie V. and Nettie W.
Charles died 28 Oct 1903 and is buried at the Methodist Cemetery at Oldtown, Maryland. His Twigg line is Charles H.> Eli> Charles> John> Robert.

Photo by Dan Cowgill in Allegany County Genealogists Facebook Group.

Thanks to all our Veterans, active Military and family who died in service to our country.

Corrections or Additions? Please leave comments...

11/09/2025

One of the favorite parts of the June Twigg Reunions are the guessing games. What year was the first guessing game? What do you remember being in the jars? I remember cotton balls, candy and twiggs/sticks.