Thomas David Todd

Brief Life History of Thomas David

When Thomas David Todd was born on 26 May 1874, in Missouri, United States, his father, George Washington Todd, was 43 and his mother, Rebecca Elizabeth Cantrell, was 21. He married Mary Cordelia Rader on 26 May 1897. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Montgomery Township, Wright, Missouri, United States for about 30 years and Manes, Wright, Missouri, United States for about 5 years. He died on 8 July 1962, in Wright, Missouri, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Manes, Wright, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas David Todd
1874–1962
Mary Cordelia Rader
1880–1953
Marriage: 26 May 1897
Ernie Leeotis Todd
1899–1992
Virgil William Todd
1902–1929
Orvil Henry Todd
1904–1985
Arthur Lee Todd
1905–1993
Darless Ada Todd
1907–2002
Everett Sylvester Todd
1911–1976
Raymond George Todd
1912–1982
Thelma May Todd
1914–2005
Berndell Luke Todd
1920–1984
Eugene J. Todd
1926–2009

Sources (10)

  • Thomas D Todd in household of George W Todd, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Thomas David Todd, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • Thomas David Todd, "Find a Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1890

Historical Boundaries: 1890: Wright, Missouri, United States

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

English (mainly northern) and Scottish: nickname for someone thought to resemble a fox, for example in cunning or slyness, or perhaps more obviously in having red hair, from northern Middle English tod(de) ‘fox’. Compare Todhunter , Todman . This name was brought to Ulster, Ireland, from Scotland in the 17th century.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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