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WILLIAM PHILIP TODD
WILLIAM PHILIP TODD, of South Bethlehem, Armstrong county, has been
connected with the Faimount Coal Company, of New Bethlehem, since 1894, and at
present holds the responsible position of head bookkeeper. He was born April
8, 1877, in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, son of Robert and Helen
Jack (Philip) Todd, and has lived at South Bethlehem since he was two years
old.Mr. Todd obtained his education in the public schools. He has resided at
South Bethlehem practically all his life, and began to work for the Fairmount
Coal Company in 1894, in the capacity of bookkeeper. In February, 1912, he was
made head bookkeeper, and he has made an excellent record for thoroughness and
reliability in all he undertakes, being a typical representative of the
honorable family to which he belongs.On April 20, 1910, Mr. Todd was married to Nettie Nevada Shakely, daughter
of Isaac and Sarah (Shoup) Shakely, of Emlenton, Pa., and a descendant of one
of the oldest settlers of Butler county; Mrs. Todd’s father was a soldier in
the Civil war.Mr. Todd is a Presbyterian in religion, and in his political views is a
Republican.Source: Pages 626, Armstrong County, Pa., Her People, Past and
Present, J.H. Beers & Co., 1914
Transcribed September 2001 by Lynn Beatty
for the Armstrong County Beers Project
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