Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 02-03-2022.

Submitted and Maintained by Bill Marshall, bill.marshall@verizon.net.


Additions and corrections appreciated (especially with sources). My current list of sources is here. Homepage here.

Index of Medieval and Ancient Lines is here, notable people here, and Gedcom may be downloaded here.

Index of Modern Lines (immigrants to America and their descendants) is here, notable people here, and Gedcom here.


Individual Page

    Person Info
  • Name: John Smith TODD
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 17 Jun 1842 in Virginia b
  • Death: 17 May 1921 in Topeka, Kansas d


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • James Sawhill TODD Birth: 14 Feb 1809 in Washington Co, Pennsylvania Death: 14 Dec 1893 in West Alexander, Washington Co, Pennsylvania
    • Mother:
  • Mary BYERS Birth: 22 Dec 1819 in West Alexander, Washington Co, Pennsylvania Death: 5 Apr 1908 in West Alexander, Washington Co, Pennsylvania

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Charles Milton TODD Birth: 27 May 1868 in Wheeling, West Virginia
  2. James Morillo Rev TODD Birth: 15 Oct 1871 in Guernsey Co, Ohio Death: 6 Apr 1947 in San Antonio, Texas
  3. Paul Jerome Dr TODD Birth: 12 Dec 1873
  4. Mary Edna TODD Birth: 6 Dec 1875 Death: Abt 1974
  5. Minnie Laura TODD Birth: 27 May 1878

Bibliography
  1. Census 1850, Virginia, Ohio Co, District44, p26. M432-966. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/004206388 image 033. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: 1850 VA Ohio 26].
  2. Census 1860, Virginia, Ohio Co, p77. M653-1368. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/005171737 image 531. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: 1860 VA Ohio 77].
  3. Dover Kansas, (Unknown Newspaper), "A Long-Time Kansan", 1938. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: DoverKS UnkNews 1938].
  4. Eagleson, Andrew S, BYERS Family History, 1908, LDS Film #1320634#5 1988. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/456946. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Eagleson BYERS p[0-9-ab]*].
  5. Amos, James Todd, James Morillo Todd, private email, 3/24/2002. Author address: jamestamos1 at attbi dot com Information from this source tagged as [Ref: James Amos 3/24/2002].
  6. Kansas Telegram, "Old Timer Views Changes", July 8, 1948. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: KS Telegram 7/8/1948].
  7. Laughlin, John W, Laughlin History 1807-1907 prepared for the Centennial Reunion held at Lore City, Ohio, Thursday, August 11, 1907. Barnesville, OH: author, 1907. Available at http://files.usgwarchives.org/pa/lancaster/famhist/laughlin-history.txt Information from this source tagged as [Ref: LaughlinJW LAUGHLIN].
  8. Lewis Publishing Co, The Bay of San Francisco, the metropolis of the Pacific Coast, and its suburban cities: a history. Chicago: Lewis Pub Co, 1892. LDS Film#468744. Available at http://archive.org/details/baysanfrancisco00compgoog. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SanFranciscoCA History p[0-9]*].
  9. -, "TODD Family of West Virginia", original source unknown, from Virginia Edgar Gebhardt, 9/4/94. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: TODD Family].
  10. Washington County Pennsylvania Register of Wills, Will Books 1781-1872. SLC: GeneSocUT, 1972. Book 14 1890-1895, Film#1318308#2. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/005547074 images 423-4. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: WashingtonCoPA Wills 14-345].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: Eagleson BYERS p17]
age 19 in 1860 [Ref: 1860 VA Ohio 77]
age 8 in 1850 [Ref: 1850 VA Ohio 26]
fourth child [Ref: SanFranciscoCA History p567],
place:
[Ref: 1850 VA Ohio 26, 1860 VA Ohio 77],
parents:
[Ref: 1850 VA Ohio 26, 1860 VA Ohio 77, Eagleson BYERS p17, TODD Family]
James TODD & Mary Renick RYERS [Ref: SanFranciscoCA History p567],
father:
[Ref: WashingtonCoPA Wills 14-345]
Sources with Inaccurate birth and parent Information
date:
17 Jun 1841 [Ref: James Amos 3/24/2002],
place:
West Alexander, Washington Co, Pennsylvania [Ref: Eagleson BYERS p16, James Amos 3/24/2002]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: James Amos 3/24/2002],
place:
[Ref: Eagleson BYERS p17, James Amos 3/24/2002]
Sources with Information about marriage to Maria Elizabeth LAUGHLIN
date:
[Ref: DoverKS UnkNews 1938, LaughlinJW LAUGHLIN],
names:
[Ref: James Amos 3/24/2002],
child:
[Ref: DoverKS UnkNews 1938, Eagleson BYERS p17, LaughlinJW LAUGHLIN]
Sources with Inaccurate marriage information
date:
Sep 1867 [Ref: Eagleson BYERS p17]
Research Notes:
soldier in Co. H, 14th Pa. Cavalry [Ref: Eagleson BYERS p17, SanFranciscoCA History p567]

served 3.5 years in Cavalry, as bugler [Ref: James Amos 3/24/2002]

after marriage, settled on wife's family's farm near Senecaville, Ohio [Ref: LaughlinJW LAUGHLIN]

moved in 1876 from Ohio to Kansas. Took up residence in southwestern Shawnee county and farmed a 160-acre plot. [Ref: KS Telegram 7/8/1948]

purchased a farm in Kansas about sixteen miles from Topeka, where they spent most of their lives [Ref: LaughlinJW LAUGHLIN]

before 1907: moved to Topeka, but retain the country home [Ref: LaughlinJW LAUGHLIN]



Pedigree of John Smith TODD
                            /-----John TODD
                   /-----John TODD
          /-----William TODD
         |        |         /-----James GILLESPIE
         |         \-----Mary Elizabeth GILLESPIE
         |                  \-----Elizabeth RIDDLE
 /-----James Sawhill TODD
|        |         /-----John NEELY
|         \-----Elizabeth NEELY
|                  \-----Elizabeth WIGTON
John Smith TODD
|                                             /-----Thomas BYERS
|                                    /-----James BYERS
|                           /-----Samuel BYERS
|                  /-----Thomas BYERS
|                 |        |         /-----Thomas WHITE
|                 |         \-----Jane WHITE
|                 |                  \-----Ann (WHITE)
|         /-----Thomas BYERS
|        |        |                                             /-----John SHANNON
|        |        |                                    /-----John SHANNON
|        |        |                           /-----Robert SHANNON
|        |        |                  /-----Thomas SHANNON
|        |        |                 |         \-----Annal (SHANNON)
|        |        |         /-----John SHANNON
|        |        |        |         \-----Agnes (SHANNON)
|        |         \-----Margaret SHANNON
|        |                 |                  /-----Thomas REID
|        |                 |         /-----John Col REID
|        |                 |        |         \-----Mary McKEAN
|        |                  \-----Sarah REID
|        |                           \-----Jane STUART
 \-----Mary BYERS
         |         /-----Robert HAMILTON
          \-----Margaret HAMILTON
                   \-----Mary (HAMILTON)



Descendants of John Smith TODD
1. John Smith TODD m. Maria Elizabeth LAUGHLIN
m. Maria Elizabeth LAUGHLIN father: John LAUGHLIN mother: Edna C GILLETT

2nd generation

2. Charles Milton TODD m. Cora Elizabeth CHEUVRONT
m. Cora Elizabeth CHEUVRONT father: Oscar CHEUVRONT mother: Angeline LAW
3. James Morillo Rev TODD m. Ina Lucretia ROBERTS
m. Ina Lucretia ROBERTS
5. Mary Edna TODD m. William McARTHUR
m. William McARTHUR
6. Minnie Laura TODD m. Allen Joseph DeLAY
m. Allen Joseph DeLAY

3rd generation

8. Charles Cheuvront TODD m. Nora May ROGERS
m. Nora May ROGERS
11. Edna Jean TODD m. Milton Hay AMOS
m. Milton Hay AMOS father: John Joshua AMOS mother: Maria Edith MASSEY
12. Paul E TODD m. Living ETHERIDGE
m. Living ETHERIDGE father: Thomas ETHERIDGE

4th generation

23. Arthur M TODD m. Living KURTZ
m. Living KURTZ
29. Living TODD m. Living BETZELBERGER
m. Living BETZELBERGER