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Tillman Todd

Birth	:	1846 Morgan County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	16 Jun 1913 Springdale, Cedar County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Carlsbad Cemetery, Carlsbad, Eddy County, USA
Coordinate	:	32.4066200, -104.2367500
Description	:	26 June 1913 - West Branch Times Well Known Pioneer Citizen of Springdale Dies at His Home, Monday, June 16th. Tillmon Todd of Springdale, who died last week, was one of the oldest and best known citizens of the county, and the news of his death came as a shock and surprise to his many friends, few of whom knew that his health had been in a precarious condition. However, his closest friends were aware that his had been failing. A few weeks ago he went to a sanitarium in Michigan for... Read More	26 June 1913 - West Branch Times Well Known Pioneer Citizen of Springdale Dies at His Home, Monday, June 16th. Tillmon Todd of Springdale, who died last week, was one of the oldest and best known citizens of the county, and the news of his death came as a shock and surprise to his many friends, few of whom knew that his health had been in a precarious condition. However, his closest friends were aware that his had been failing. A few weeks ago he went to a sanitarium in Michigan for treatment without securing the desired results. He was brought home Sunday June 15th, and from that time failed rapidly until the end came Monday. Mr. Todd has been a resident of the Springdale community since the year 1852, when he came from Ohio with his parents and settled on a farm in this township. The family made the journey from Ohio with four covered wagons, three teams and one horse and buggy. In his early manhood he taught school and later studied law in the office of Wolf & Landt of Tipton, being admitted to the bar in 1883 and continuing in the practice until his death. He was married in 1865 to Miss Mary Gifford of Ohio. She died in 1870 and the two children born to that marriage are also deceased. In 1882 he was married to Miss Lou Andre of this county, who, with one son, Carr Todd, survives. Mr. Todd was always active in every movement for the welfare or betterment of the community in which he lived. The projected interurban railroad through Springdale, found in him a most earnest supporter, and he gave liberally of his time and means to promote its success. He was always optomistic of ultimate success of the enterprise, and when others grew discouraged he only worked the harder. With his other duties he found time to act as the Springdale correspondent for several newspapers, and few if any villages were represented in the news columns of neighboring papers as was Sprindale by the pen of Tillmon Todd. One of the pleasing characteristics of the deceased, and always noted by those who knew him, was his broad spirit of tolerance for the views and beliefs of others. He will be greatly missed, in the community in which he lived for more than sixty years. The funeral took place Friday, June 20, from the Springdale Friends church, Rev. Will J. Erwood of Philadelphia, Pa. officiating. Among those from a distance who attended the funeral were Mrs. Sibella Beeson, Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Randall, Mrs. Etta Smith, Mrs. Esther Sexsmith of Iowa City, Mr. and Mrs. Elliott of Elkhart, Ind., I. Hamiel, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Maxson of Tipton, W. S. Bye and Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Maxson of Cedar Rapids. A Topical History of Cedar County, Iowa, , 1910 Tillman Todd, of Springdale, who, since 1883 has been engaged in the practice of law, was born in Chesterfield, Ohio, and as a small boy came to Iowa in 1852 with his parents, Ellisha and Sally (Smith) Todd, who were residents of Columbiana county, Ohio. The mother was born near Barnesville, Ohio. The parents were married in Columbiana county and afterward removed to Morgan county, Ohio, locating there at an early day when there were many deer still to be found in that locality. In 1852 they came to Iowa and spent their remaining days in Cedar county and here they also shared in the hardships and experiences of pioneer life as the father developed and improved a new farm. He was an active supporter of the cause of abolition and assisted in maintaining a station on the underground railroad both in Ohio and in Iowa. He was defeated when a candidate for the legislature in Ohio owing to his strong anti-slavery principles. Throughout his business career his attention was given to general farming and he became the owner of two hundred acres of land in Cedar county and a tract of equal extent in Linn county. Both he and his wife were members of the Society of Friends and took an active part in its work, Mrs. Todd acting as clerk of the Friends meeting in Ohio and in this county, while Mr. Todd was overseer of the meeting in Ohio. Later he did not adhere so closely to the teachings of that sect but became more liberal in his religious views. He died in 1882 at the age of seventy-five years, while his wife passed away at the age of seventy-eight years. In their family were eight children: Emily, who was married three times and died at the age of sixty-nine years; Lydia, who became the wife of Joshua Smith but both are now deceased; Shannon, a twin brother of Lydia and a resident of Springdale; John, who died at the age of twenty-two years; Sabilla, the wife of Henry Beeson of West Liberty; Lindley, who died at the age of eighteen years; Maria, the widow of Elza Maxon and a resident of Springdalle; and Tillman, of this review. As previously stated, Tillman Todd was but a small boy when he came with his parents to Iowa. They made the journey with four covered wagons, three teams and one single horse and on reaching Cedar county settled in Springdale, where Mr. Todd has resided continuously since the spring of 1853. He was reared upon the home farm and early became familiar witht he best methods of tilling the soil and caring for the crops. After the loss of his first wife, he resumed his education, attending Springdale Seminary. Later he engaged in teaching school for several years and subsequently entered the law office of Wolf & Landt, attorneys, at Tipton, the partners being Hon. W. P. Wolf and S. B. Landt. After a thorough course of liberal reading Mr. Todd was admitted to the bar in 1883 and has since been engaged in the general practice of law. He prepares his cases with great thoroughness and presents his case in a strong and logical way. He has also been identified with agricultural interests and has one hundred and eighty acres of valuable land in Cedar county and two hundred acres in Wisconsin. He likewise has mining interests in Colorado and in his various business enterprises is meeting with a substantial and gratifying measure of success. He was one of the instigators and is now engaged in the promotion of the Iowa City & Davenport Interurban Railroad, extending from Iowa City through Springdale to Davenport. Mr. Todd was married first in 1865 to Miss Mary Gifford, a native of Chesterfield, Ohio, who came to Iowa with her parents in 1854 and died in 1870. The two children born of that marriage are now deceased, Lettie having passed away at the age of two and one-half hears, while Tyna became the wife of C. E. Boss and died October 1, 1909, leaving two daughters. In 1882 Mr. Todd was again married, his second union being with Miss Lou Andre, who was born near Mechanicsville in Cedar county and has resided here all her life. She is a lady of superior ability, well known as a practicing physician. After pursuing her literary education in the schools of this county, she took a four years' medical course, spending two years as a student of medicine in Iowa City and two years at Keokuk, Iowa. She received her M. D. degree in the spring of 1903 and has since engaged in the general practice of medicine, being accorded a liberal patronage. Her skill and ability are manifest in the excellent results which have attended her efforts and she is a memeber of the county, state and national medical associations. She is also an active menber of the Self-Culture Club. By her marriage she has become the mother of one son, Carr, who is his father's partner in farming and stock-raising. Mr. Todd has one of the finest parks on the Cedar River, known as Todd's Park, adjoining Gray's ford. Upon the place is a fine spring, the water coming out of the solid rock seventy-five feet above the level of the river. The park includes one hundred and twenty acres and upon it there is much hard maple, oak, hickory, and basswood. Attractive natural scenery is furnished in cliffs, rocks, hills and valleys. The place borders the river for three-quarters of a mile and Hares creek also runs through it. The park was established by Mr. Todd in 1883, in which year he threw it open to the public, since which time many picnics are held there annually and it is a favorite resort with pleasure-seekers. Mr. Todd is a graduate of the Weltmer School of Healing, of the class of 1903, and has cured hundreds but gave up the work owing to the condition of this health. He acts as correspondent for a number of daily and local papers and is interested in all that pertains to the welfare of the community. He has served as a member of the school board for twelve or fifteen years and the cause of education find in him a stalwart champion. His political allegiance is given to the republican party and he has served as a member of the central committee. He was reared in the Friends church but is not aggressive in either politics or relition. He believes in according to every individual the right of thinking for himself and is recognized as a broad-minded man whi is actuated by the spirit of justice and truth in all the he does. Both Mr. and Mrs. Todd have a wide acquaintance in the county and their many excellent qualities have gained them the warm regard and favorable recognition of all who know them.

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Where is Tillman Todd's memorial?
Tillman Todd's memorial is located at: Carlsbad Cemetery, Carlsbad, Eddy County, USA.
When did Tillman Todd death?
Tillman Todd death on 16 Jun 1913 in Springdale, Cedar County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Tillman Todd's memorial?
Latitude: 32.4066200
Longitude: -104.2367500

Family Members:

Parent

Elisha Todd

(1806 - 1881)

Sally Smith Todd

(1811 - 1899)

Spouse

Mary Gifford Todd

(unknow - 1870)

Dr Lucretia A. “Lou” Andre Todd

(1857 - 1928)

Siblings

Emily Todd Bye

(1829 - 1896)

Lindley Smith Todd

(1837 - 1855)

Maria Todd Maxson

(1843 - 1917)

Children

Lettie Todd

(1870 - 1873)

Carr Todd

(1886 - 1972)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Carlsbad Cemetery
Carlsbad, Eddy County, USA
Coordinate: 32.4066200, -104.2367500

2. Santa Catarina Cemetery
Carlsbad, Eddy County, USA
Coordinate: 32.4033000, -104.2373000

3. Old Santa Teresa Cemetery
Carlsbad, Eddy County, USA
Coordinate: 32.4036440, -104.2348980

4. Grace Episcopal Church Columbarium
Carlsbad, Eddy County, USA
Coordinate: 32.4193000, -104.2318000

5. First United Methodist Church Columbarium
Eddy County, USA
Coordinate: 32.4220000, -104.2304000

6. First Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden
Carlsbad, Eddy County, USA
Coordinate: 32.4224260, -104.2299770

7. Epworth United Methodist Church
Carlsbad, Eddy County, USA
Coordinate: 32.4330820, -104.2437030

8. Sunset Gardens Cemetery
Carlsbad, Eddy County, USA
Coordinate: 32.4001389, -104.1880035

9. Cuba Cemetery
Eddy County, USA
Coordinate: 32.2984250, -104.1575130

10. Edwards Gravesite
Eddy County, USA
Coordinate: 32.4870310, -104.4099430

11. Loving Cemetery
Loving, Eddy County, USA
Coordinate: 32.2956000, -104.0836000

12. Thayer Cemetery
Eddy County, USA
Coordinate: 32.4752800, -104.4302800

13. Rocky Arroyo Cemetery
Carlsbad, Eddy County, USA
Coordinate: 32.4606018, -104.4563980

14. Bounds Family Cemetery
Black River Village, Eddy County, USA
Coordinate: 32.2079660, -104.2450890

15. Lookout Cemetery
Malaga, Eddy County, USA
Coordinate: 32.2313995, -104.1089020

16. Spolton Family Cemetery
Eddy County, USA
Coordinate: 32.5595474, -104.4003296

17. Smith Family Cemetery
Black River Village, Eddy County, USA
Coordinate: 32.2004000, -104.2612000

18. South Cemetery
Eddy County, USA
Coordinate: 32.2002983, -104.2602997

19. Seven Rivers Cemetery
Eddy County, USA
Coordinate: 32.5821991, -104.3852997

20. Old Lakewood Cemetery
Eddy County, USA
Coordinate: 32.6321983, -104.3688965

21. Lakewood Cemetery
Eddy County, USA
Coordinate: 32.6415000, -104.3986000

22. McDonald Cemetery
Eddy County, USA
Coordinate: 32.5881004, -104.5066986

23. Silas Gibson Gravesite
Malaga, Eddy County, USA
Coordinate: 32.1744000, -103.9672000

24. Miller Family Cemetery
Eddy County, USA
Coordinate: 32.1157639, -104.4556945