The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-31
AFAMILY REUNION.
Tho Todd Family Gather Round the
Christmas IIOnrl aud Sip n Cup OF
Kindness for 'tuId Lang Sync."

Tho Todd Family Gather Round the
Christmas Hoard mud Sip n Cup OF
Kindness for "tuId Lang Sync."
Reported for The lntClllgencer.
On Christmas one Of those interesting
domestic events, u family reunion, was de.
lightiully celebrated at Bca yer Falls, Pa,
by the children Of Dr. S. i. Todd, deceased,
at the home OF their venerable mother,
now Mrs. Apologize, she having married
Jessie Apologize, also dead.
DR.. Todd was u brother OF DR.. A. s.
Todd, Of Wheeling, and Of DR.. NJ. L. Todd,
who died in Bellaire few years since ut
an advanced agc. DR.. S. ?. Todd was one
Of ST. ClairsviIle's earliest physicians; was
married TO Susan Kerr, December "a, 1910,
ind died May 30, 1880, aged Al. These
with the other four brothers and two sig
tiers were the children Of John aud Jane
Todd, Of York State, the former born
April Is, 1866; died October 90, 1920, agcd
Is. The latter WIS born February 9, l7GS,
died September II, 1881, Nged ".
Mr.. Aaron Kerr father Of Mrs. Apple
gate, was, with his wife, Sarah Peppaw,
II Jerseyite, both born in Sussex county Of
that State, which he represented in the
Legislature number Of times. lie removed
to Pigeon Creek, Washington county, Pa,
which county he also repeatedly represent.
cd inthe Legislature. lie wasalsO amember
OF the famous convention at Harrisburg,
which was in session eleven months, for
the revision OF tho constitution Of Penn
sylvania, He was an enthusiastic Wing,
as were also his children, and an earnest
old Presbyterian, in whom there WIS no
guile. lie died May LIST, 1854, aged Is years,
and with his wife, Sarah Kerr, who died
February II, 1860 aged 81, lies buried in
the beautiful city OF the dead ut Gross
Creek Village, Washington county, Pa.
Four children yet survive them, all way
along the shore. Susan, the mother Of the
family group on Christmas, was their
eldest child, and is now, at 81 years OF age,
In the full and unimpaired enjoyment Of
her mental faculties, and in excellent bodi-
ly health She had eight children, all
living, six SONS and two daughters, the
oldest, Il son, is D3 years old, the youngest,
n son, Is ~. The aggregate ages Of mother
ulll NllllhlNu ulN biO SNNl SIV Sulll VI. Ai
il minister in TllsCola, Illinois. $. b
IN Cdilorand farmer, is at Frankfort, Kan.
sas. A. H.. n farmer In Allegheny county
Pa. Hamilton isa merchant at Richmond
Ind; j. NJ "A Physician, at Bridgeport, o.
s. T., is mechanic at Cleveland, Ohio. lIei
eldest daughter, Mrs. :. j. Montgomery d
widow, is at Claysville, Pa, and the young
rst daughter, Lizzie, is with her mother, ii
Beaver Falls, Ia
The one remarkable feature Of the fam
| ily is that one 50 large should all have
lived to attain their present advanced nges
All are Presbytcrians, denomnatiohally,
and politically are Republicans. Two o.
the brothers served through the Mexican
war, and FIVE through the late war for the
old flag. All the great. grandchildren are
living Three Of the grandchildren have
died, two Oi whom, children Of different
parents, were killed by accident, one in {
Western cyclone, and the other was sho
by mistake while out cunning.
Titus glldes on the stream oil liie--evet
ending, ever beginning, ever changing, ye
| immutably the same.