Winona County MN

Lorenzo U. Todd of Elba MN

Lorenzo U. Todd7, (Eli6, Solomon5, James4, James3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born Nov. 16, 1832, died Feb. 7, 1906, married in Elgin, Minn., March 3, 1859, Nellie, daughter of Hiram and Adassa (Wilson) Preston, of New York, who was born Aug. 31, 1836, she having moved to Minnesota a year or two prior to her marriage. Her older sister accompanied her to Minnesota but later she removed to Walla Walla, Wash. Mrs. Todd died March 14, 1906. “He had a little better educational advantages than his elder brothers (Addison and Dexter J.) having finished his studies at an academy. He engaged in … Read more

Biography of Capt. Enoch W. Pike

CAPT. ENOCH W. PIKE. – As a rule, the settlers of the Northwest have not passed through very much actual suffering in subduing the country; but their experiences have sometimes been severe, as is illustrated in the career of the subject of this sketch. Captain Pike is a native of Maine, and was born in 1842. Removing while a boy to Winona, Minnesota, he was led by the call for soldiers during the war to enlist in Company K. Ninth Regiment Minnesota Infantry Volunteers. His regiment was detached to subdue the Sioux, who were then at war with the settlers; … Read more

Biography of Richard Z. Johnson

Perhaps there is no part of this history of more general interest than the record of the bar. It is well known that the peace, prosperity and well-being of every community depend upon the wise interpretation of the laws, as well as upon their judicious framing, and there-fore the records of the various persons who have at various times made up the bar will form an important part of this work. A well known jurist of Illinois said, “In the American state the great and good lawyer must always be prominent, for he is one of the forces that move … Read more

Charles Addison Todd of California

Charles Addison Todd8, (Addison E.7, Eli6, Solomon5, James4, James3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born Nov. 8, 1866, in Fairwater, Winona County, Minn., married Nov. 5, 1892, Lillie M., daughter of Napoleon and Fianna Slote Hassig, of Whitewater, Minn., where she was born Aug. 4, 1873. Now (1912) he is living on an orange farm or ranch near Lindsay, Cal. He has been a farmer in Fairwater, Minn., and Fairmount, North Dakota, until about 1907, when he sold out and moved to Sierra Madre, Cal. He is an ordained Elder in the Presbyterian Church. They lived in Lindsay, Cal. Children: 2302. Hazel, b. … Read more

Kate Belle Todd Holdredge of Inglewood CA

HOLDREDGE, Kate Belle Todd8, (Addison E.7, Eli6, Solomon5, James4, James3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born Feb. 20, 1871, married in St. Charles, Minn., Nov. 19, 1892, Earl Harris, son of Chauncey H. and Betsey (Cook) Holdredge, who was born June 7, 1868. He was a farmer until about 1904, when he sold out and moved to Inglewood, Cal., where he went to teaming. Mrs. Holdredge taught school for some time before she was married. Children: I. Vera, b. July 27, 1894. II. Ruth, b. June 21, 1898.

Addison Eli Todd of Elba MN

Addison Eli Todd7, (Eli6, Solomon5, James4, James3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born July 22, 1821, in Charlemont, Mass., died Sept. 14, 1878, married, March 22, 1860, Isabella Ball, who was born Feb. 13, 1833, in Greenfield, Mass., in which town they were married. Mr. Todd lived the first twenty-one years of his life in Charlemont, Mass., assisting his father with the work on the farm. Attaining his majority, he started for the west. Arriving in Michigan, he found employment in the saw mills of Lenawa County for several years. Returning to Massachusetts, he purchased a piece of timber land and began manufacturing … Read more

Biography of Harrison H. Guthrie, M. D.

Harrison H. Guthrie, M. D., has been in the active practice of his profession in San Bernardino since November, 1881. He came to California from St. Charles, Minnesota, where eighteen years of arduous labor and exposure in that rigorous climate had seriously impaired his naturally delicate constitution. He was born in Preston County, West Virginia, in April 1832, and is the son of a house carpenter, who was also a Virginian. The Doctor was left motherless when nine days old, and was taken and reared by his maternal grandparents in Maryland. Being of an active mental temperament, he advanced rapidly … Read more

Biography of Otto E. Janzow

Among those men who confine their activities to the real estate field and have won success in handling and managing property interests is Otto E. Janzow, of St. Louis, who was born in Lewiston, Minnesota, February 22, 1877. His father, Charles L. Janzow, now deceased, came to the new world from Usedom, Pomerania, Germany, when but five years of age. He entered the ministry of the Lutheran church and was engaged in pastoral work from 1883 until 1911. He married Wilhelmina Miller in St. Louis and they became the parents of three sons and four daughters, Otto E. being the … Read more

Roy Merton Todd of Altura MN

Roy Merton Todd8, (Dexter J.7, Eli6, Solomon5, James4, James3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born Sept, 7, 1869, in Fairwater, Minn., married Aug. 30, 1893, Lena Mae Putnam, who lived in Beaver, Minn. He owns and manages a farm in Altura, Minn. Children: 2312. Elmer Putnam, b. Sept. 12, 1894. 2313. Merle, b. Nov. 9, 1897. 2314. Mildred Fleeta, b. Sept. 7, 1899. 2315. Dorothy, b. Sept. 4, 1901. 2316. Jennie Irene, b. Feb., 1903.

Frances L. Todd Gilmore of St. Charles MN

GILMORE, Frances L. Todd8, (Lorenzo U.7, Eli6, Solomon5, James4, James3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born Jan. 8, 1864, married William Gilmore, of Hope, N. Dak., and was formerly of St. Charles, Minn. Children: I. Roscoe, b. Sept., 1889. II. Mildred, d. an infant. III. Dean, b. March 17, 1893. IV. Magie, b. Jan., 1896. V. Nellie, b. Sept. 7, 1898. VI. Arva, b. July 7, 1901.

Oliver Smith Todd of Glenister Canada

Oliver Smith Todd8, (Addison E.7, Eli6, Solomon5, James4, James3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born Aug. 14, 1861, in Elba, Winona County, Minn., married Dec. 6, 1906, Jane M., daughter of William and Mary Jane (Mckeown) Watts, who was born in Saratoga, Winona County, Minn., Sept. 11, 1878. The following spring they moved to Glenister, Province of Alberta, Canada, where he bought a farm which he has since operated. He has always been a farmer, except about ten years, when he was a herder in Wilma, North Dakota. The children were all born in Glenister, Alta., Canada. Children: 2296. Mary Isabella, b. April … Read more

Dexter Josiah Todd of Elba MN

Dexter Josiah Todd7, (Eli6, Solomon5, James4, James3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born Sept. 22, 1828, in Charlemont, Mass., died March 24, 1886, of Pneumonia at his home in Fairwater, Minn., married in 1858, Elizabeth Jane, daughter of Zenas and Julia (Smith) Elmer, who was born July 17, 1835, in Ashfield, Mass., died April 5, 1909, in the old home in Fairwater, Minn. He left the old home in Charlemont, Mass., when he was about twenty-two years of age. For the next four years he worked in the woods, most of the time getting out “shook.” In the spring of 1854, he with … Read more

Herbert P. Todd of Elba MN

Herbert P. Todd8, (Lorenzo U.7, Eli6, Solomon5, James4, James3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born March 14, 1860, married March 2, 1887, Mary Gilmore, of St. Charles, Minn. He has a large farm in Elba, Minn., where he and his sons are engaged in stock raising, having a herd of about forty head of registered Shorthorn cattle, including a bull that weighed about twenty-four hundred pounds. They also raise Poland China swine, of which they have forty head. Their farm is located about eleven miles west of the Mississippi River. On their farm is grown on the average, about 80 acres of oats … Read more