Eli Todd (1827 - 1894)

Biography

Eli was born in 1827. He passed away in 1894.

History from a vanity press printed in 1889, Valley of the Upper Maumee River with Historical Account of Allen County and the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Story of its Progress from Savagery to Civilization, Vol. 2.^[1]

Eli Todd, an old and respected citizen of Madison township, was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, October 1, 1827, son of John Todd, a native of Maryland, of English descent, who married Mary Patterson, a lady of Scotch descent. In an early day they settled in Fairfield county, Ohio. Unto their marriage the following children were born: William (deceased), Rachel, Mary (deceased), John, Nancy (deceased), Eli, Elizabeth (deceased), Eliza (deceased), Thomas, Asbury and Sarah. In 1859, at the age of sixty-three years, the father died at his home in Hancock county, Ohio, where his wife died in 1861, at the age of sixty years. Eli Todd spent his early life mainly in Franklin county, Ohio. In the fall of 1848, he came to Allen county, and purchased for $270 a tract of eight acres in Marion township. He was married May 1, 1851, to

Mary Harrod [...] was born in Knox county, Ohio, January 28, 1834. She came to this county in the fall of 1849, with her parents, William and Rhoda (Pipes) Harrod, who settled in Marion township. Thirteen children have been born to this marriage, of whom eight are living: William J., Clara L., Mills H., Phillip E., Delilah May, Anna, Lucy and Laura J.

Mr. Todd, in 1852, located in Van Wert county, Ohio, but in 1863 returned and settled in Madison township. His life has been devoted to farming and stock-raising, together with trading in live-stock. He has won a comfortable home and a respected station in life. He and wife are members of the Methodist Protestant church. He is a prominent republican, being one of the first in that party. He has held the offices of assessor and justice of the peace, and is a leading citizen. Since 1858 he has been a member of the I. O. O. F., now of Flat Rock lodge, No. 444, of Maples. pp.436-437

Sources

1. ↑ Valley of the Upper Maumee River with Historical Account of Allen County and the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Story of its Progress from Savagery to Civilization, Vol. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller, 1889. https://archive.org/details/valleyofuppermau01madi/page/436/mode/2up?view=theater&q=harrod. Archive.org. Accessed 17 Jun 2023.

Acknowledgements

This profile was created from a first-hand information as remembered by Jim Lhamon, Monday, December 29, 2014.