William Todd
Clinton Daily Public
DeWitt County, Illinois
April 12, 1916, Wednesday
OLDEST MAN IN COUNTY IS DEAD.
William Todd, 97, Dies Suddenly at Waynesville—
Drove First Stage Coach—
William Todd, ninety-seven, the oldest man in DeWitt county, died about 7 o'clock this morning at his home in Waynesville. Death came while he was sitting at the breakfast table. He had eaten a hearty meal when he was stricken and he became unconscious. Ten minutes later he was dead.
Pioneers Came In On Cart.
Mr. Todd was born Jan. 4, 1819, in Mountain Egg, Tenn. He came to DeWitt county, Ill., with his parents when fourteen years old. They covered the distance in an ox cart drawn by a team of oxen.
Drove First Stage Coach.
Mr. Todd grew up to manhood when DeWitt county was little more than a wilderness and Waynesville just a way station on the stage line. He had the honor of driving the first stage coach through Waynesville on the old stage line from Bloomington to Springfield.
Wounded in Civil War.
He was one of the first to enlist when the civil war came and he served as a teamster for three years. He was wounded in the siege of Vicksburg, being hit in the hip. Always afterwards he walked with the help of a cane. He was also in Sherman's march to the sea.
He was married Jan. 10, 1867, to Mrs. Margretta Canaday, who survives him. Three children were born who survive. They are Mrs. Edith Ebinger, of Lincoln; Mrs. May Graham, of Centenenter, O., and Charles, of Memphis, Tenn. There are four grandchildren, of whom Mrs. R. M. Pugh, of Clinton, is one, and a step daughter, Mrs. Eugene Gelsthorpe, of Waynesville.
He was a member of Frank Sampson post, of Waynesville. He was a blacksmith by profession. Funeral arrangements await the arrival of word from his children.
Clinton Daily Public
DeWitt County, Illinois
April 12, 1916, Wednesday
OLDEST MAN IN COUNTY IS DEAD.
William Todd, 97, Dies Suddenly at Waynesville—
Drove First Stage Coach—
William Todd, ninety-seven, the oldest man in DeWitt county, died about 7 o'clock this morning at his home in Waynesville. Death came while he was sitting at the breakfast table. He had eaten a hearty meal when he was stricken and he became unconscious. Ten minutes later he was dead.
Pioneers Came In On Cart.
Mr. Todd was born Jan. 4, 1819, in Mountain Egg, Tenn. He came to DeWitt county, Ill., with his parents when fourteen years old. They covered the distance in an ox cart drawn by a team of oxen.
Drove First Stage Coach.
Mr. Todd grew up to manhood when DeWitt county was little more than a wilderness and Waynesville just a way station on the stage line. He had the honor of driving the first stage coach through Waynesville on the old stage line from Bloomington to Springfield.
Wounded in Civil War.
He was one of the first to enlist when the civil war came and he served as a teamster for three years. He was wounded in the siege of Vicksburg, being hit in the hip. Always afterwards he walked with the help of a cane. He was also in Sherman's march to the sea.
He was married Jan. 10, 1867, to Mrs. Margretta Canaday, who survives him. Three children were born who survive. They are Mrs. Edith Ebinger, of Lincoln; Mrs. May Graham, of Centenenter, O., and Charles, of Memphis, Tenn. There are four grandchildren, of whom Mrs. R. M. Pugh, of Clinton, is one, and a step daughter, Mrs. Eugene Gelsthorpe, of Waynesville.
He was a member of Frank Sampson post, of Waynesville. He was a blacksmith by profession. Funeral arrangements await the arrival of word from his children.
William Todd
Clinton Daily Public
DeWitt County, Illinois
April 12, 1916, Wednesday
OLDEST MAN IN COUNTY IS DEAD.
William Todd, 97, Dies Suddenly at Waynesville—
Drove First Stage Coach—
William Todd, ninety-seven, the oldest man in DeWitt county, died about 7 o'clock this morning at his home in Waynesville. Death came while he was sitting at the breakfast table. He had eaten a hearty meal when he was stricken and he became unconscious. Ten minutes later he was dead.
Pioneers Came In On Cart.
Mr. Todd was born Jan. 4, 1819, in Mountain Egg, Tenn. He came to DeWitt county, Ill., with his parents when fourteen years old. They covered the distance in an ox cart drawn by a team of oxen.
Drove First Stage Coach.
Mr. Todd grew up to manhood when DeWitt county was little more than a wilderness and Waynesville just a way station on the stage line. He had the honor of driving the first stage coach through Waynesville on the old stage line from Bloomington to Springfield.
Wounded in Civil War.
He was one of the first to enlist when the civil war came and he served as a teamster for three years. He was wounded in the siege of Vicksburg, being hit in the hip. Always afterwards he walked with the help of a cane. He was also in Sherman's march to the sea.
He was married Jan. 10, 1867, to Mrs. Margretta Canaday, who survives him. Three children were born who survive. They are Mrs. Edith Ebinger, of Lincoln; Mrs. May Graham, of Centenenter, O., and Charles, of Memphis, Tenn. There are four grandchildren, of whom Mrs. R. M. Pugh, of Clinton, is one, and a step daughter, Mrs. Eugene Gelsthorpe, of Waynesville.
He was a member of Frank Sampson post, of Waynesville. He was a blacksmith by profession. Funeral arrangements await the arrival of word from his children.
Clinton Daily Public
DeWitt County, Illinois
April 12, 1916, Wednesday
OLDEST MAN IN COUNTY IS DEAD.
William Todd, 97, Dies Suddenly at Waynesville—
Drove First Stage Coach—
William Todd, ninety-seven, the oldest man in DeWitt county, died about 7 o'clock this morning at his home in Waynesville. Death came while he was sitting at the breakfast table. He had eaten a hearty meal when he was stricken and he became unconscious. Ten minutes later he was dead.
Pioneers Came In On Cart.
Mr. Todd was born Jan. 4, 1819, in Mountain Egg, Tenn. He came to DeWitt county, Ill., with his parents when fourteen years old. They covered the distance in an ox cart drawn by a team of oxen.
Drove First Stage Coach.
Mr. Todd grew up to manhood when DeWitt county was little more than a wilderness and Waynesville just a way station on the stage line. He had the honor of driving the first stage coach through Waynesville on the old stage line from Bloomington to Springfield.
Wounded in Civil War.
He was one of the first to enlist when the civil war came and he served as a teamster for three years. He was wounded in the siege of Vicksburg, being hit in the hip. Always afterwards he walked with the help of a cane. He was also in Sherman's march to the sea.
He was married Jan. 10, 1867, to Mrs. Margretta Canaday, who survives him. Three children were born who survive. They are Mrs. Edith Ebinger, of Lincoln; Mrs. May Graham, of Centenenter, O., and Charles, of Memphis, Tenn. There are four grandchildren, of whom Mrs. R. M. Pugh, of Clinton, is one, and a step daughter, Mrs. Eugene Gelsthorpe, of Waynesville.
He was a member of Frank Sampson post, of Waynesville. He was a blacksmith by profession. Funeral arrangements await the arrival of word from his children.
Inscription
Co. A 117th ILL Inf. MUSTERED IN SEP 19, 1862 AT CAMP BUTLER, IL MUSTERED OUT AT SPRINGFIELD, IL AUG 5, 1865
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