Family:
Marriage:
Children:
- Living TODD
Bibliography
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Census 1930, California, Alameda Co, Oakland, ED121, p24. T626-104. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/004950075 image 456. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: 1930 CA Alameda Oakland ED121 24].
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Census 1930, California, Alameda Co, Oakland, ED121, p24. T626-104. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/004950075 image 457. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: 1930 CA Alameda Oakland ED121 25].
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Denver Colorado Post, Obitrary - Frank Woodward Todd, 7 Jan 2005. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: DenverCO Post 1/7/2005].
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Todd, Jim, #160007 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Jim Todd 9/25/2006].
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McMurtry, Richard, 040427, James Hamilton Todd, private email 4/27/2004. Author address: rmcmurtry at igc dot org Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Richard McMurtry 4/27/2004].
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Seattle WA Times, Obituary - James Todd, 25 Sep 2007. Available at https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/seattletimes/obituary.aspx?pid=95027004. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SeattleWA Times 9/25/2007].
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Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Todd DNA 10/2006].
- date:
- [Ref: SeattleWA Times 9/25/2007]
- age 10 in 1930 [Ref: 1930 CA Alameda Oakland ED121 25, Richard McMurtry
4/27/2004],
- place:
- [Ref: 1930 CA Alameda Oakland ED121 25, Richard McMurtry 4/27/2004],
- parents:
- James TODD & Gwendolen ___ [Ref: 1930 CA Alameda Oakland ED121 24,
Richard McMurtry 4/27/2004]
Sources for death Information
- date:
- [Ref: SeattleWA Times 9/25/2007]
Sources with Information about marriage to Virginia LEE
- date:
- [Ref: SeattleWA Times 9/25/2007],
- place:
- [Ref: SeattleWA Times 9/25/2007],
- child:
- [Ref: Jim Todd 9/25/2006]
Research Notes:
2005: living in Tacoma, Washington [Ref: DenverCO Post 1/7/2005]
Oct 2006: contacted and supplied a DNA sample; results were an exact match of
Robert Todd who died 1793 in Loudon Co, Virginia, son of Samuel Todd b 1760
who served in the Revolutionary War. Also exact match of Charles Todd b 1795
who resided Hunterdon Co, New Jersey. Single marker difference with Andrew
Todd who died 1781 in Somerset Co, New Jersey, with James Todd who died 1781
in Somerset Co, New Jersey, and with William Todd who died 1760 in Somerset
County, New Jersey. These families are two markers different from the branch
of the Todd family that was the Mary Todd Lincoln line [Ref: Todd DNA 10/2006]
DNA test results:
James (a) (b)
DYS19 14 14 14
DYS385a 14 14 14
DYS385b 14 14 14
DYS388 14 13x 14
DYS389i 12 12 12
DYS389ii 28 28 28
DYS390 23 23 23
DYS391 10 10 10
DYS392 11 11 11
DYS393 - 13 13
DYS426 11 11 11
DYS437 16 16 16
DYS438 - 10 -
DYS439 11 11 11
DYS441 - 17 -
DYS442 - 12 -
DYS444 - 13 -
DYS445 - 11 -
DYS446 - 14 -
DYS447 23 23 23
DYS448 20 20 20
DYS449 28 28 28
DYS452 - 12 -
DYS454 - 11 11
DYS455 8 8 8
DYS456 - 14 -
DYS458 15 15 15
DYS459a 8 8 8
DYS459b 9 9 9
DYS460 - 11 -
DYS461 - 12 -
DYS462 - 13 -
DYS463 - 19 -
DYS464a 13 12x 13
DYS464b 14 14 14
DYS464c 15 15 15
DYS464d 16 16 16
GATAA10 - 13 -
GATAC4/DYS635 - 23 -
TAGAH4 - - -
GGAAT1B07 - - -
YCAIIa - 19 -
YCAIIb - 21 -
Column labeled "James" is from the DNA report of James Hanmilton Todd III.
Column labeled "(a)" is the DNA report of a descendant of Robert Todd
(1697-1775) the great-great-grandfather of Mary Todd Lincoln. Column labeled
(b) is the DNA result of participant 84201, son of Jacy Todd b.1895, son
of George Todd b.1855 m. Amanda, son of John Todd m. Fannie, son of Henry Todd
b.1797 m. Julia (resided 1850 and 1860 Fayette Co, Virginia) ((a) and (b)
results from http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
~cherietree/ToddFamily/todddnaprojectpages.htm) [Ref: Todd DNA 10/2006]
Obituary, from Seattle Times 9/25/2007:
Commander James Hamilton TODD, USN (Ret.) Was born October 16, 1919, and
passed away Friday, September 21, 2007 after a brief illness. Jim was the son
of James H. and Gwendolen Woodward Todd who raised him in Oakland and
Piedmont, California. After one year at the University of California, he
transferred to the University of Washington in the spring of 1939. While at
the "U", he was varsity track captain in 1941, member of Big W Club and Oval
Club, and a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Committed to his country,
Jim enlisted in the Navy Flight Training Program (V-5), receiving his wings in
May 1942, the same year he became seriously smitten with the love of his life
and future wife, Virginia Lee, daughter of Arthur and Katherine. During World
War II, he served 13 months in the Aleutian Islands before moving on to the
Central Pacific and finally returning to San Diego in late 1944 finishing the
war as an Instructor of Replacement Crews flying the Coronado seaplane. Jim
and Virginia were married on January 20, 1945 in the garden on the campus of
Scripps College, Claremont, California. After serving tours of duty from San
Diego to Keflavik, Iceland, Jim was reassigned in 1957 as Commanding Officer
Patrol Squadron Six, based at N.A.S. Barbers Point, Hawaii taking the squadron
on a six month deployment to Iwakuni, Japan. Jim's last duty station was at
the Pentagon where he was assigned to the office of the Chief of Naval
Operations and assumed the position of Aeronautical Communications Officer. It
was during this period that he became involved in the planning of the
communications for the first manned spacecraft. He also chaired the committee
whose function was to establish the policies for the use of satellite
communications, an embryonic industry at the time. Representatives were
selected from the Army, Navy, Air Force, FCC and what was to become the FAA,
and the committee's work was submitted to the National Security Council for
its approval. Jim retired from active duty on November 30, 1961. Committed to
the communities in which he lived, Jim returned to Seattle in 1962, and
commenced a 20 year career in property management with the Clise Agency. He
was very active in community affairs such as the Forward Thrust campaign and
the Clean Air Movement. He chaired the I-90 Task Force for the Seattle Chamber
of Commerce for almost 10 years, and the Mayor's Waterfront Advisory Committee
under two mayors. He served terms as President of the Downtown Seattle
Development Association, the Seattle chapter of the Building Owner's and
Manager's Association International, the Rainier Club, the Phi Delta Theta
Alumni Club of Seattle and the Wing Point Golf and Country Club of Bainbridge
Island. Jim was committed to his arts and was a man of amazing talents. He had
a wonderful bass voice and sang in church choirs all over the country. He was
a charter member of the Cascadian Choral and was active with the Bainbridge
Light Opera Association, assuming the role of Captain Von Trapp in a local
production of The Sound of Music. One of his favorite and most often requested
songs was Sweet Little Jesus Boy, and he loved to tell the story of the
darkened church and the young black man with a single candle who sang so
sweetly and caused dad to fall in love with the song and commit it to memory.
In retirement Jim focused his talents on watercolor painting, and his work not
only adorns the homes of his children and grandchildren, but of many strangers
who purchased his pieces at local art fairs. His sketch books, dated by years,
are much sought after by his children and grandchildren, and the family feels
especially blessed to have many new pieces created in a new style since the
onset of his macular degeneration, and to have his newest work, one he called
his miracle, painted despite his illness, completed just three weeks ago.
Jim's kids describe their dad as their "hero." They admired his strength,
courage, diligence and loving hand. Those who cared for him during his recent
hospital stay frequently heard him say how fortunate he was to have "the best,
most wonderful supportive family in the world". His family was the light of
his life. He is survived by his loving wife Virginia "Lee", his children Robin
Larson and husband Doug, Katherine "Terry" Ebbert, James H. "Jay" Todd and
wife Raylene, and Jill Keane. Jim had nine grandchildren and eleven great
grandchildren, and especially loved his nieces and nephews. He was preceded in
death by his brother, Frank "Woody" Todd of Denver, Colorado. Services will be
held in the Parlor at the Lillian Pratt building of Franke Tobey Jones in
Tacoma, Washington on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. Remembrances
can be made to Franciscan Hospice, 2901 Bridgeport Way West, University Place,
WA 98466 or the charity of your choice. [Ref: SeattleWA Times 9/25/2007]
Pedigree of James Hamilton III TODD
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John TODD
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John TODD
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William TODD
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James GILLESPIE
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Mary Elizabeth GILLESPIE
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Elizabeth RIDDLE
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James Sawhill TODD
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John NEELY
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Elizabeth NEELY
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Elizabeth WIGTON
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James Hamilton TODD
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Thomas BYERS
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James BYERS
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Samuel BYERS
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Thomas BYERS
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Thomas WHITE
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Jane WHITE
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Ann (WHITE)
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Thomas BYERS
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Robert SHANNON
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Thomas SHANNON
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Annal (SHANNON)
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John SHANNON
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Agnes (SHANNON)
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Margaret SHANNON
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Thomas REID
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John Col REID
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Mary McKEAN
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Sarah REID
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Jane STUART
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Mary BYERS
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Robert HAMILTON
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Margaret HAMILTON
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Mary (HAMILTON)
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James Hamilton Jr TODD
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Benjamin F HOWARD
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Maud HOWARD
James Hamilton III TODD
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Gwendolen WOODWARD
Descendants of James Hamilton III TODD
2nd generation