Brief Life History of John Henry
When John Henry Todd was born on 7 April 1896, in Quitman, Clarke, Mississippi, United States, his father, Zachariah Taylor Todd Sr, was 20 and his mother, Georgetta Viola Holloman, was 17. He married Dorothy Helen Collins in 1919, in Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, United States. He lived in Boone, Boone, Iowa, United States for about 5 years and Des Moines Township, Boone, Iowa, United States in 1930. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 14 July 1971, at the age of 75, and was buried in Linwood Park Cemetery, Boone, Boone, Iowa, United States.
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- John Dodd in household of Z T Dodd, "United States Census, 1910"
- John Henry Todd, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- John H Todd, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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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.
1903 · Ford Motor Company
"Henry Ford built his first gasoline-powered vehicle, named the Quadricycle, in 1896, at his home in Detroit. Ford sold the Quadricycle for $200 and used the money to build a second car. In 1901, Ford raced his car ""Sweepstakes"" against Alexander Winton and won. The victory resulted in publicity for Ford which allowed him to gain investors for his new company, Ford Motor Company. The first Model A was sold on July 23, 1903, and the company was incorporated on November 13, 1903."
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
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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