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The Mt. Adams Sun, Bingen, WA., July 9, 1953, page 1

TWIDWELL RITES AT 2 P.M. FRIDAY

Funeral services for Ellsworth C. Twidwell, 91, who expired at Skyline hospital Tuesday, July 7, will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, July 11, at Gardner's Funeral chapel in White Salmon.
Interment will follow at the IOOF cemetery. Mr. Twidwell's obituary will be available next week.

The Mt. Adams Sun, Bingen, WA., July 16, 1953, page 5

TWIDWELL RITES HELD ON FRIDAY

Funeral services for a Ellsworth Twidwell, who expired at Skyline hospital Tuesday, July 7, were held at 2 p.m., July 10 at Gardners Funeral chapel in White Salmon. The Reverend Donald A. Ross of the Hood River Christian church officiated. Interment was in the White Salmon IOOF cemetery.
Mr. Twidwell was born at Hamlin, Kansas, March 14, 1862. At the age of two years he crossed the plains with his parents who arrived at Union, Oregon in the fall of 1864. That next spring, the family moved to Tumwater, Washington, and in the fall of that year took up a homestead near Elma where Ellsworth grew to manhood.
In 1886 he was married to Louella Musgrove who pre-deceased him on January 10, 1945. To this union were born in five children: Ada Boss and Ethel Harris, of Portland, Ore.; Leona Jensen of Eugene, Ore.; Carl L. Twidwell of Amboy and Boyd L. Twidwell of Vancouver.
Other survivors are his sister, Mrs. Martha Beckwith of Elma; 13 grandchildren and 16 great-grand children. Mr. Twidwell has lived in White Salmon since 1909.

The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., July 16, 1953, page 4

ELLSWORTH C. TWIDWELL

Ellsworth Twidwell was born at Hamlin, Kansas, March 14, 1862. At the age of Two years he crossed the Plains with his father and mother, arriving at Union, Oregon in the fall of 1864. The following spring, the family moved to Tumwater, Washington and in the fall of that year they moved to a homestead near Elma, Washington where Ellsworth grew to manhood. In the year 1886 he was united in marriage to Louella Musgrove, who preceded him in death, having passed away January 10, 1945.
To this union five children were born: Ada Bess and Ethel Harris of Portland, Ore., Leona Jensen of Eugene, Ore., Carl L. Twidwell of Amboy, Washington, and Boyd L. Twidwell of Vancouver, Washington.
In 1909 Ellsworth and his family moved to White Salmon, Washington, where he resided until his death on July 7th, 1953.
Surviving him also, is a sister: Mrs. Martha Beckwith of Elma, Washington, 13 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held June 10th at the Gardner's Funeral Home in White Salmon, with the Rev. Donald A. Ross of the Hood River Christian Church officiating. Interment was in the White Salmon Oddfellow Cemetery.