Biographical Sketch of James Todd - Andrew County, Missouri >From "History of Missouri, Andrew & DeKalb County" Published 1888 Transcribed by: Penny Harrell (Incog3678@aol.com) ********************************************************************** James Todd, a farmer of Jefferson Township, was born near his present location on October 12, 1842. He is the third of nine children born to Jephthah and Huldah (Todd) Todd, both natives of Estill County, KY., born on June 4, 1808, and July 12, 1812, respectively. In early life they came to Missouri, and were married in Howard County on July 17, 1838. They then located on a farm in Andrew County, where they spent the remainder of their days. They died within a month of each other, in 1875, the father on April 25, and the mother on March 31. Until reaching his majority James spent his time in securing an education and working on the home-farm. In the summer of 1863 he went to Colorado and the plains. Since 1866 he has been engaged in farming in Andrew County, with the exception of one year which he spent in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, managing a sheep ranch. He has been deservedly successful, and is now the owner of 200 acres of well-improved land. He has never married. He is a Democrat in policits, and is one of the highly-respected citizens of the county. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny R. Harrell ====================================================================