When Lonnie Edgar Todd was born on 22 March 1901, in Arkansas, United States, his father, John Lee Todd, was 35 and his mother, Mattie C Foster, was 28. He had at least 2 sons with Nova Landrum. He lived in Rosie, Independence, Arkansas, United States for about 30 years. He died on 14 March 1971, in Independence, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, United States.