[p. 401] is a representative citizen of Pulaski Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, and is the owner of a fine farm of 174 acres near the village of Pulaski. He was born in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, October 26, 1859, and is a son of Andrew and Elizabeth (Grim) Todd, he a native of Mercer County and she of Lawrence County.
William S. Todd was two years of age at the time of the death of his father, and was four at the time his mother formed a second marriage with Daniel Heasley, by whom he was brought to Pulaski Township, Lawrence County. It was here he was reared to manhood and received his education in the public schools. His mother passed from this life October 12, 1904, at an advanced age. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Pulaski, to which she had belonged for more than thirty years. William S. Todd worked on the farm during his youthful days, and after leaving the home place in Pulaski Township, farmed in his own interest. In the spring of 1905 he located upon his splendid farm of 174 acres in that township, and has since followed general farming and stock raising there with uninterrupted success. He is a man of many excellent qualities, and enjoys the confidence and good will of his fellow townsmen.
William S. Todd was married December 17, 1885, to Miss Minnie M. Rodgers, who was born in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, December 19, 1868, and was thirteen years of age when brought by her parents to Pulaski Township. She is a daughter of James and Sarah (Clark) Rodgers. Her mother is a resident of Pulaski Township at the present time, but her father passed away March 13, 1898. Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Todd, namely: James W. and George L. Politically Mr. Todd is a Democrat, but is inclined to be independent in local matters. He has served three years as school director, and has been very active in furthering the cause of education in the township. In religious attachment both he and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at New Bedford.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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