Person:Owen Todd (4)

1830 census for Washington County, AR, shows Owen Todd on 1829 tax list.

He was taken to Indiana by his parents and was reared and educated there. Soon after his second marriage he went to Mississippi Co, Ark, where he settled on the St. Francis River. In 1831 he moved to Washington Co, AR, and later to Berry Co, MO, where he was living during the civil war. He was a minister of the Christian Church. He was a Union man, and two of his sons, Owen W, and Elijah S, were members of the 1st Ark. (Union) Cavalry. In July 1864, while the father was confined to his bed by illness these soldier sons returned home without leave. Soon after their return they were set upon by a squad of drunken Federal soldiers, and in the fight which ensued Mr. Todd and the two boys were killed. Whether the soldiers were authorized to make arrests and were resisted has not been ascertained. Mr. Todd was only five feet, four inches in height, and weighed one hundred and sixty pounds, but he was quick and active in movement. He was dark in complexion, with brown hair and dark brown eyes. [Ref: Helm TODD p266] Birth: Oct 23 1791 in Cane Run, Fayette Co, KY Note: Sources for this Information: date: [Ref: Helm TODD p266], place: [Ref: Helm TODD p266], parents: [Ref: Helm TODD p266, Helm TODD p93] Death: Jul 1864 Note: Sources for this Information: date: [Ref: Helm TODD p266]

Father: Owen TODD b: Apr 20 1762 in Providence Twp, Montgomery Co, PA Mother: Maria Jane PAXTON b: Apr 22 1771

Marriage 1 Elizabeth COCHRAN • Married: 1815 • Note: • Sources for this Information: • date: [Ref: Helm TODD p266]

Marriage 2 Sarah FELTER • Married: 1818 • Note: • Sources for this Information: • date: [Ref: Helm TODD p266] Children 1. Martha TODD b: 1822 2. Susan TODD b: 1824 3. Eliza TODD b: 1826 4. Zerelda TODD b: 1828 5. Jane TODD b: 1830 6. Maria TODD b: 1832 7. Owen Warren TODD b: 1834 8. Isabella TODD b: 1836 9. Victoria TODD b: 1838 10. ELijah Smith TODD b: 1840 11. William Paxton TODD b: 1842

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Helm, Emily Todd, "TODD Family, based on the manuscript of Emily Todd Helm", series of magazine articles in Kittochtinny Magazine, vol 1ff, 1905, p69-383 (with gaps). LDS FILM#0176612#1 (installments 1-3).