Helen Mary (Moore) Todd (1908 - 1994)

Born 22 Apr 1908 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Seldon Page Todd — married 23 Dec 1935 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Died 9 Dec 1994 at age 86 in Savannah, Georgia

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Biography

Mrs. Helen Mary Moore Todd, 88, died Friday at home.

The native of Seattle, Wash., lived in Savannah for the past 34 years. She received a bachelor of arts degree and a master’s degree in library science from the University of Washington.

She was employed by the Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education as librarian for 13 years before retiring. After retirement she authored two books on local native American history, “Tomochichi” and “Mary Musgrove, Georgia Indian Princess.” She was a member of Wilmington Island United Methodist Church and was an officer of the American Association of University Women, a member of the Georgia Retired Teachers Association, Chatham Retired Teachers Association and the American Association of Retired Persons.

Surviving are her husband, Seldon P. Todd, Sr., of Savannah; two sons, Seldon P. Todd, Jr. of Washington, D.C., and William J. Todd of Rochester, N.Y.; a daughter, Mary T. Singh of El Toro, Calif.; a brother, Edwin Moore, of Sequim, Wash.; a sister, Katherine Fowler of Calif., seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

-Savannah News Press, Sunday, December 11, 1994.

Sources

1910 Census, Washington, King, Seattle:
Moore, W.G., head, 30, number of years of present marriage 3, Canada (English), Canada (English), Canada (English), dentist
Moore, Mary, wife, 23, 3, Canada (English), Canada (English), Canada (English)
Moore, Helen M., daughter, 2, Washington, Canada (English), Canada (English)

District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950
Name: Seldon Page Todd
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 23 Dec 1935
Event Place: District of Columbia, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Birth Year (Estimated): 1906
Spouse's Name: Helen Mary Moore
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 27
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1908
Page: 102
--"District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V64L-8H8 : 4 November 2017)

1940 US Census, New Jersey, Camden, Gloucester:
Seldon Page Todd Head Male 31 Washington
Helen Todd Wife Female 32 Washington
Seldon Todd Son Male 3 Wisconsin
Mary C Todd Daughter Female 1 New Jersey
--"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K45D-M7F : 13 March 2018)