Joseph Todd: Ireland to Iowa
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Joseph Todd: Ireland to Iowa
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Posted: 3 Nov 2009 11:18AM GMT |
Classification: Biography
Winneshiek County, Iowa: 1885 Biography-page 642
JOSEPH TODD
Jospeh Todd, carpenter and joiner, Decroah, Iowa, was born in Co. Armagh, Ireland in 1825 and was by trade a weaver.
In 1849 he went to Montreal, Canada and two months after came to the states, locating in Elgin, Illinois, where he remainded three years and fra there to Decorah.
He established business as a carpenter and also erected a sash and blind factory, which he operated until 1879. He has enjoyed a good run of work as a carpenter and does country work as well as town. He has a good residence property in Decorah, where he sesides, also owns 40 acres of improved land in Fremont Township which he rents.
He was married in 1851 at Elgin, Illinois to Miss Mary J. Frizell and has five children: May, Clarence, Grace, Edith and Mabel.
JOSEPH TODD
Jospeh Todd, carpenter and joiner, Decroah, Iowa, was born in Co. Armagh, Ireland in 1825 and was by trade a weaver.
In 1849 he went to Montreal, Canada and two months after came to the states, locating in Elgin, Illinois, where he remainded three years and fra there to Decorah.
He established business as a carpenter and also erected a sash and blind factory, which he operated until 1879. He has enjoyed a good run of work as a carpenter and does country work as well as town. He has a good residence property in Decorah, where he sesides, also owns 40 acres of improved land in Fremont Township which he rents.
He was married in 1851 at Elgin, Illinois to Miss Mary J. Frizell and has five children: May, Clarence, Grace, Edith and Mabel.