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Elizabeth Howard Todd

Birth	:	19 Sep 1903 Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Death	:	19 Feb 1927 Salisbury, Wicomico County, Maryland, USA
Burial	:	Crisfield Cemetery, Crisfield, Somerset County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.9835230, -75.8459740
Plot	:	Front-right
Description	:	YOUNG CRISFIELD WOMAN, MOTHER OF TWO CHILDREN, ENDS HER LIFE WITH GAS Mrs. Elbert N. Todd A Suicide At Salisbury Home. BODY FOUND BY SON; PILLOW UNDER HEAD. Six-Year-Old Child, Missing Mother During Night, Starts Hunt Which Reveals Tragedy. Funeral Services Held In Crisfield Tuesday. Relatives and acquaintances have ascribed no motive for the suicide of Mrs. Elbert N. Todd, formerly of Crisfield, who took her own life at her home in Salisbury at an early hour last Saturday morning. Mrs. Todd, who was 24 years of age, fastened herself in the kitchen of the apartment she occupied with her husband and two small children, and then ended her... Read More	YOUNG CRISFIELD WOMAN, MOTHER OF TWO CHILDREN, ENDS HER LIFE WITH GAS Mrs. Elbert N. Todd A Suicide At Salisbury Home. BODY FOUND BY SON; PILLOW UNDER HEAD. Six-Year-Old Child, Missing Mother During Night, Starts Hunt Which Reveals Tragedy. Funeral Services Held In Crisfield Tuesday. Relatives and acquaintances have ascribed no motive for the suicide of Mrs. Elbert N. Todd, formerly of Crisfield, who took her own life at her home in Salisbury at an early hour last Saturday morning. Mrs. Todd, who was 24 years of age, fastened herself in the kitchen of the apartment she occupied with her husband and two small children, and then ended her life by turning on the gas pipe connection in the kitchen range. Her lifeless body, clad only in night clothes, was found upon the kitchen floor with a pillow under the head, about 4 o'clock Saturday morning. Awakening during the night and finding his mother missing, Richard, the six-year-old son, started a search for his mother. The hunt finally brought him to the kitchen where the tragedy was revealed. The child's screams brought the father, and Mrs. Leroy Brittingham, who occupies the lower apartment of the house. When found by the child, the body was apparently lifeless. Dr. Hunter Mann, who was hastily summoned, stated that death had occurred a short while previous to his arrival, and that it had not been accompanied by pain. After turning on the gas jets and then reclining on the floor with the pillow under her head, Mrs. Todd is believed to have drifted off into the sleep from which there is no awakening. According to the story told by neighbors, Mrs. Todd complained on Friday of suffering with a nervous headache and the toothache. There was no indication that she intended to end her life. Neighbors stated, however, that she had made an attempt to commit suicide about two weeks before, at which time she was saved from a fate which eventually caused her death. Mrs. Todd, an attractive young woman, was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar T. Howard of Crisfield, and was born at Hunting Creek, Va. With her parents she moved to Crisfield about twelve years ago. After her marriage to Mr. Todd, she and her husband continued to live in this city until a few months ago, when they moved to Salisbury. Mr. Todd accepted a position with the well-known furniture firm of Feldman Bros., in that city. He came to Crisfield on Friday to construct a Radio receiving set for a customer of the store, and returned to his home in Salisbury shortly after midnight. He said that Mrs. Todd had retired but was not asleep when he arrived home. Besides her husband, Mrs. Todd is survived by two children—Richard, age 6 and Phillip, age 4 and also by her parents and several sisters, all of whom reside here. The remains were brought to this city and funeral services were held from the home of her parents on Tuesday afternoon, burial was in Crisfield cemetery. The Crisfield Times, February 26, 1927 pg.1

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Elizabeth Howard Todd's memorial is located at: Crisfield Cemetery, Crisfield, Somerset County, USA.
When did Elizabeth Howard Todd death?
Elizabeth Howard Todd death on 19 Feb 1927 in Salisbury, Wicomico County, Maryland, USA
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Latitude: 37.9835230
Longitude: -75.8459740

Family Members:

Parent

Oscar T. Howard

(1877 - 1953)

Arintha Florence “Rennie” Barnes Howard

(1882 - 1970)

Spouse

Elbert N. Todd Sr.

(1896 - 1972)

Siblings

Beatrice Howard Milby

(1909 - 2002)

Ira R. Howard

(1911 - 1987)

Children

PFC Elbert N. Todd Jr.

(1920 - 1944)

Pvt Phillip S Todd

(1923 - 1943)

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