Chester Arthur Todd
- Born: 28 Nov 1897, Drumore Township, Lancaster Co., PA.
- Marriage: Ethel May Brubaker circa 1923 in Lancaster Co., PA
- Died: 2 Nov 1976, Lititz, Lancaster Co., PA. at age 78
General Notes:
The SSDI records: Name: Chester Todd SSN: 162-09-2157 Last Residence: 17543 Lititz, Lancaster, Pennsylvania Born: 28 Nov 1897 Died: Nov 1976 State (Year) SSN issued: Pennsylvania (Before 1951)
The 1900 Federal Census for East Drumore, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, District 26, page26B records Chester R. Todd (Nov 1898) living with his parents John (Oct 1864) and Emma (Oct 1866) Todd and siblings Isabel (Dec 1887), John J. (April 1890), Cora L. (Feb 1893), Lilly R. (Sept 1894), Rich M. (Sept 1895), and Blanch I. (May 1899). John is a farmer and has been married for 14 yeras. He and Emma have had 8 children of whom 7 are still living.
The 1910 Federal Census for East Drumore, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, District 33, page 280B records Chester A. Todd (12) living with his widowed father John C. Todd (46 - PA/PA/PA) and siblings Isabella S. (22), John J. (20), Cora L. (18), Lillie R. (16), Richard M. (14), Blanch I. (10), George R. (8), and David E. (6). John is a farmer and was married for 25 years.
The WWI Draft Registration Card for Chester Arthur Todd dated Sept 12, 1918 records his date of birth as Nov 28, 1897. Chester is a farm laborer employed by and living with his father, John Todd in Quarryville, Lancaster Co., PA. His physical description is medium height and build with brown eyes and dark brown hair.
The 1920 Federal Census for East Drumore, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, District 33, page 81A, dated January 13, 1920 records Chester A. Todd (22) living with his father John C. Todd (55 - PA/PA/PA) with John's new wife, Annie M. (51), and siblings Isabella S. (33), Cora L. (26), Blanch I. (19), George R. (18), and David E. (15). John is a farmer and was married for 25 years. (The family is indexed as Trad at ancestry.com) Next door is John's son, John Todd Jr., and his wife Edna and family.
See general notes on his wife, Ethel May Brubaker, for 1930 & 1940 census facts.
Chester married Ethel May Brubaker, daughter of Sheridan Brubaker and Ida E. Hagen, circa 1923 in Lancaster Co., PA. (Ethel May Brubaker was born on 11 Aug 1902 in Lancaster Co., PA. and died on 2 Aug 1995 in Lititz, Lancaster Co., PA..)
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