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William Elliott Todd

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William Elliott Todd Veteran

Birth
Manlius, Onondaga County, New York, USA
Death
17 Apr 1923 (aged 80)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Fayetteville, Onondaga County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Obituary - clipped in the Harry H. Smith Scrapbook, dated 1923:

William E. Todd Dead

Made His Summer Home In Fayetteville For Many Years

William E. Todd, well-known in Fayetteville where he has made his summer home for twenty years, died in Philadelphia, Pa., on April 17. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. H.H. Smith of Brooklyn, and a sister, Mrs. Mary S. Todd of Rochester.

Born near Manlius in 1842, he journeyed to Philadelphia at the age of 16, where he entered the works of the Neafie & Levy ship and engine building company, becoming later superintendent of the company. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War and was assistant Engineer aboard the U.S.S. Harvest Moon when that vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the harbor of Georgetown, South Carolina.

The funeral was held this afternoon at 2:30 at the Todd home, at the corner of Manlius and South Springs street.
Obituary - clipped in the Harry H. Smith Scrapbook, dated 1923:

William E. Todd Dead

Made His Summer Home In Fayetteville For Many Years

William E. Todd, well-known in Fayetteville where he has made his summer home for twenty years, died in Philadelphia, Pa., on April 17. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. H.H. Smith of Brooklyn, and a sister, Mrs. Mary S. Todd of Rochester.

Born near Manlius in 1842, he journeyed to Philadelphia at the age of 16, where he entered the works of the Neafie & Levy ship and engine building company, becoming later superintendent of the company. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War and was assistant Engineer aboard the U.S.S. Harvest Moon when that vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the harbor of Georgetown, South Carolina.

The funeral was held this afternoon at 2:30 at the Todd home, at the corner of Manlius and South Springs street.

Inscription

The Primary Marker has information on all four sides, as follows:

[side 1]
JUNE
Seymour A. June
died
Nov 9 1882
Aged 69 Years
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Rosaline D. Foster
Wife of
Seymour A. June
Died Jan 6 1892
Aged 71 Years

[side 2]
Julia A.
Wife Of S.A. June
Died
Feb 6, 1841
Ae. 25 Yrs

[side 3]
Julia R. June
Wife of Wm E. Todd
Died
Feb. 8, 1869
Ae. 26 Yrs
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Charlie J.
Son of
Wm. E. and J.R. Todd
died
Feb 17, 1869
Ae. 15 Days

[side 4]
William E. Todd
born
August 14, 1842
died
April 17, 1923

[There is also an individual marker, as follows:]

William E. Todd
1842-1923



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