(2 April 1889 – 24 May 1975)
Group 2
Operator Marjorie Thomas was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1889, the eldest daughter of Emmet and Nellie (Hodgsdon) Thomas. She was educated, along with her sister, Evelyn, at St. Patrick’s Academy. Following high school, she lived with her parents in their lavish home on Michigan Avenue.
Marjorie enlisted alongside her sister, Evelyn Thomas, in US Army Signal Corps. They shipped together on the Carmania as part of the Second Group. Likely, the sisters were split up during their time in France, to minimize any potential tragedy to the family.
In July of 1919, they were discharged together and she lived again with her parents and siblings. In 1920, she married Ensign Robert Twyman, who served in the US Navy during World War I. They married in Chicago and then lived in South America where he worked in the electrical industry. Following more Navy service during World War II, Robert went to work for Marjorie’s father, as an executive at Thomas Hoists.
The couple had two children together. They split their time between their homes in Chicago and Palm Beach, Florida. Marjorie Thomas Twyman died in Palm Beach in 1975. She is buried near her sister, parents and husband in Rosehill Cemetery.
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