I am forwarding this with a link to the referenced photo. Jeffery G. Scism, IBSSG My Family History wrote: http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/bios/t/img/todd-john-frank-noah.jpg > Hi. I am Angela ("Angie") Frances Todd, born Tuesday, July 1, 1947 > in Saint Joseph's Hospital, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. The three > men in the photo are my relatives. > > Please forgive the repetition of dates throughout this writing. > > In this 1952 photo, left to right, Angie's Grampa JOHN Henry Todd > (3-13-1884--9-2-1958) and two of his brothers, Oscar Francis ("FRANK" Todd > (1-26-1888--9-13-1980 and NOAH Preston Todd (3-13-1886--9-17-1982.) > > CHECK THESE DATES AGAINST ANY THAT HAVE, MORE THAN ONCE, BEEN > RECORDED INCORRECTLY IN BOOKS AND OTHER PLACES. Also previously > incorrectly recorded in books is Uncle Frank's middle name. Both he and > my father, named after him, were Francis, not Franklin, and both went by > the nickname of "Frank." Dad always said that my Great Uncle Frank, who > we all just called, "Uncle Frank" was Dad's "favorite uncle." > > This photo was taken in the driveway on the side of the final home > of my grandparents, John Henry Todd > (3-13-1884--9-2-1958) and his only wife, Flora Etta Reynolds Todd > (8-20-1888--2-10-1960.) On Burlington Avenue, Rural Route 3, Highway > 29, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. > > Moving along, John, Noah, and another brother, Jacob ("Jake") E. > Todd, NOT SHOWN HERE, were all born on March 13th of different years. > All had the same father, but two different mothers. Jake was born > 3-13-1873. To verify the correctness of Jake's rumored death date, I > called the Montgomery County Health Dept. and spoke with "Lindsey," the > Vital Records Registrar, on Friday, September 26, 2008. My Great Uncle > Jake did, indeed die on June 7, 1970, in the city of Crawfordsville, > Montgomery County, Indiana, and is buried in Greenlawn Cemetery. > > Back to the birthdays. A newspaper article was written about this > March 13th coincidence in the Pharos-Tribune newspaper in Logansport, > Indiana on Friday Evening, March 13, 1953, entitled, > > "THREE BROTHERS CELEBRATE > FRIDAY, THE 13TH BIRTHDAY." > > Also, I have Bible records of John Henry's wife, Flora Etta > Reynolds Todd, and other birth and death records: certificates, marriage > licenses, obituaries, and a short, one-page photo shoot, consisting of > five photos, in Flora Todd's personal photo album. On this page, two of > the brothers and wives, John Henry & Flora and Noah & Julia ("Julie) are > seen together on the front porch at this same house as in this photo you > now see, on their March 13, 1951 birthdays with Flora's handwritten > caption, "Happy Birthday." The front porch, NOT SEEN IN THIS PHOTO, is > on the left side of this photo and around the corner. > > These pieces of evidence, plus the fact that I knew all people > mentioned PERSONALLY, prove how I know the three brothers' (John Henry, > Noah, and JAKE) March 13th birthdays are correct. > > John Henry, Noah, and FRANK are sons of John Starnes Todd and his > SECOND wife, Mariah Jane Hawkins Todd. JAKE is a son of John Starnes > Todd and his FIRST wife, Mary Ann Johnson Todd. > > John Starnes Todd and both wives, as well as many of "the old > Todds" are all buried in Gilgal Cemetery, Pleasant Run Township, > Lawrence County, Indiana. > > John Henry and Flora and one of their sons, another John Starnes > Todd, a tailgunner, shot down over the Netherlands in WWII, and Noah and > wife, Julia ("Julie") are all buried in Paint Creek Primitive Baptist > Church Cemetery, about four miles east of the little town of Camden, > Carroll County, Indiana, a short drive from this Cass county home. > > ABOUT THIS HOUSE. It was torn down years ago. That is a beautiful > fuscia vine in the background. Behind the left end of the vine is the > kitchen window. The nesting birds in the beautiful fuscia made such nice > pretty chirps while you would be doing dishes on the other side of the > window. > > The building to the right is joined to the main house by a large > enclosed porch in the middle. A porch doorway, if visible, would be seen > in the background between Uncle Frank and Grampa John. An iron water > pump is on the back porch next to the kitchen doorway, not seen. > > THE CAR, on the right, belonged to my Dad, Francis ("Frank") > Leverett Todd and we three kids, Marie Elaine Todd, Angela Frances Todd > and Christine ("Chris") Annette Todd, knew it as "our first car" when we > were kids. > > Chris was born on 12-5-1948 and died alone on the ESTIMATED date of > Sunday, Saint Patrick's Day, March 17, 1991, in her apartment in > Wheelersburg, Scioto County, Ohio. Marie was born on June 13, 1946. All > three of us were born in the same hospital in Logansport. > > QUICK SUMMARY: I am Angela Frances Todd. My parents were Francis > ("Frank") Leverett Todd (12-12-1918--10-7-1984) and Evaleen Rosemary > Murphy Todd > (7-3-1924--3-5-1987.) Frank's parents were John Henry Todd > (3-13-1884--9-2-1958)and Flora Etta Reynolds Todd > (8-20-1888--2-10-1960.) John Henry's parents were John Starnes Todd > (10-18-1843--4-11-1929) and Mariah Jane Hawkins Todd (Born Christmas > Day, 1853 and died Jan, 16, 1899). John Starnes' parents were Thomas > Todd and Sallie Helton Todd. Thomas' parents were George Todd and Sarah > Brooks Todd. George's parents were Andrew Todd and Elizabeth Sipes Todd. > These are the spellings that I have of these names. > > I have more dates, etc., if needed. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >

What a neat picture Angie of the 3 - 13thers :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "jeff" <scismgenie@roadrunner.com> To: "My Family History" <my_family_history@msn.com>; <inmontgo@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 11:04 AM Subject: Re: [InMontgo] 1952 PHOTO of JOHN Henry Todd & 2 of his brothers, Oscar Francis ("FRANK") Todd and NOAH Preston Todd. >I am forwarding this with a link to the referenced photo. > > > Jeffery G. Scism, IBSSG > > > > My Family History wrote: > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/bios/t/img/todd-john-frank-noah.jpg > >> Hi. I am Angela ("Angie") Frances Todd, born Tuesday, July 1, 1947 >> in Saint Joseph's Hospital, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. The three >> men in the photo are my relatives. >> >> Please forgive the repetition of dates throughout this writing. >> >> In this 1952 photo, left to right, Angie's Grampa JOHN Henry Todd >> (3-13-1884--9-2-1958) and two of his brothers, Oscar Francis ("FRANK" >> Todd >> (1-26-1888--9-13-1980 and NOAH Preston Todd (3-13-1886--9-17-1982.) >> >> CHECK THESE DATES AGAINST ANY THAT HAVE, MORE THAN ONCE, BEEN >> RECORDED INCORRECTLY IN BOOKS AND OTHER PLACES. Also previously >> incorrectly recorded in books is Uncle Frank's middle name. Both he and >> my father, named after him, were Francis, not Franklin, and both went by >> the nickname of "Frank." Dad always said that my Great Uncle Frank, who >> we all just called, "Uncle Frank" was Dad's "favorite uncle." >> >> This photo was taken in the driveway on the side of the final home >> of my grandparents, John Henry Todd >> (3-13-1884--9-2-1958) and his only wife, Flora Etta Reynolds Todd >> (8-20-1888--2-10-1960.) On Burlington Avenue, Rural Route 3, Highway >> 29, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. >> >> Moving along, John, Noah, and another brother, Jacob ("Jake") E. >> Todd, NOT SHOWN HERE, were all born on March 13th of different years. >> All had the same father, but two different mothers. Jake was born >> 3-13-1873. To verify the correctness of Jake's rumored death date, I >> called the Montgomery County Health Dept. and spoke with "Lindsey," the >> Vital Records Registrar, on Friday, September 26, 2008. My Great Uncle >> Jake did, indeed die on June 7, 1970, in the city of Crawfordsville, >> Montgomery County, Indiana, and is buried in Greenlawn Cemetery. >> >> Back to the birthdays. A newspaper article was written about this >> March 13th coincidence in the Pharos-Tribune newspaper in Logansport, >> Indiana on Friday Evening, March 13, 1953, entitled, >> >> "THREE BROTHERS CELEBRATE >> FRIDAY, THE 13TH BIRTHDAY." >> >> Also, I have Bible records of John Henry's wife, Flora Etta >> Reynolds Todd, and other birth and death records: certificates, marriage >> licenses, obituaries, and a short, one-page photo shoot, consisting of >> five photos, in Flora Todd's personal photo album. On this page, two of >> the brothers and wives, John Henry & Flora and Noah & Julia ("Julie) are >> seen together on the front porch at this same house as in this photo you >> now see, on their March 13, 1951 birthdays with Flora's handwritten >> caption, "Happy Birthday." The front porch, NOT SEEN IN THIS PHOTO, is >> on the left side of this photo and around the corner. >> >> These pieces of evidence, plus the fact that I knew all people >> mentioned PERSONALLY, prove how I know the three brothers' (John Henry, >> Noah, and JAKE) March 13th birthdays are correct. >> >> John Henry, Noah, and FRANK are sons of John Starnes Todd and his >> SECOND wife, Mariah Jane Hawkins Todd. JAKE is a son of John Starnes >> Todd and his FIRST wife, Mary Ann Johnson Todd. >> >> John Starnes Todd and both wives, as well as many of "the old >> Todds" are all buried in Gilgal Cemetery, Pleasant Run Township, >> Lawrence County, Indiana. >> >> John Henry and Flora and one of their sons, another John Starnes >> Todd, a tailgunner, shot down over the Netherlands in WWII, and Noah and >> wife, Julia ("Julie") are all buried in Paint Creek Primitive Baptist >> Church Cemetery, about four miles east of the little town of Camden, >> Carroll County, Indiana, a short drive from this Cass county home. >> >> ABOUT THIS HOUSE. It was torn down years ago. That is a beautiful >> fuscia vine in the background. Behind the left end of the vine is the >> kitchen window. The nesting birds in the beautiful fuscia made such nice >> pretty chirps while you would be doing dishes on the other side of the >> window. >> >> The building to the right is joined to the main house by a large >> enclosed porch in the middle. A porch doorway, if visible, would be seen >> in the background between Uncle Frank and Grampa John. An iron water >> pump is on the back porch next to the kitchen doorway, not seen. >> >> THE CAR, on the right, belonged to my Dad, Francis ("Frank") >> Leverett Todd and we three kids, Marie Elaine Todd, Angela Frances Todd >> and Christine ("Chris") Annette Todd, knew it as "our first car" when we >> were kids. >> >> Chris was born on 12-5-1948 and died alone on the ESTIMATED date of >> Sunday, Saint Patrick's Day, March 17, 1991, in her apartment in >> Wheelersburg, Scioto County, Ohio. Marie was born on June 13, 1946. All >> three of us were born in the same hospital in Logansport. >> >> QUICK SUMMARY: I am Angela Frances Todd. My parents were Francis >> ("Frank") Leverett Todd (12-12-1918--10-7-1984) and Evaleen Rosemary >> Murphy Todd >> (7-3-1924--3-5-1987.) Frank's parents were John Henry Todd >> (3-13-1884--9-2-1958)and Flora Etta Reynolds Todd >> (8-20-1888--2-10-1960.) John Henry's parents were John Starnes Todd >> (10-18-1843--4-11-1929) and Mariah Jane Hawkins Todd (Born Christmas >> Day, 1853 and died Jan, 16, 1899). John Starnes' parents were Thomas >> Todd and Sallie Helton Todd. Thomas' parents were George Todd and Sarah >> Brooks Todd. George's parents were Andrew Todd and Elizabeth Sipes Todd. >> These are the spellings that I have of these names. >> >> I have more dates, etc., if needed. >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message