William Philip Todd and Nettie Nevada Shakely

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Husband William Philip Todd ^{1 2}

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           Born: 8 Apr 1877 - Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 1 2
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         Father: Robert Todd (1834-Aft 1914) 2 3
         Mother: Helen Jack Philip (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 20 Apr 1910 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 1

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Wife Nettie Nevada Shakely ^{1 4 5}

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         Father: Isaac Shakely (1842-1912) 6 7
         Mother: Sarah Jane Shoup (1851-1945) 4

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Children

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1 F Sarah Todd ⁵

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           Born: 1913 - New Bethlehem, Clarion Co, PA 5
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General Notes: Husband - William Philip Todd

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He resided at South Bethlehem, Armstrong County, PA, beginning at the age of two. He obtained his education in the public schools, and began to work for the Fairmount Coal Company in 1894, in the capacity of bookkeeper. In Feb-ruary, 1912, he was made head bookkeeper. He was a Presbyterian in religion, and in his political views was a Republican.

Public schools of New Bethlehem furnished William P. Todd's early formal education, and he later attended high school there. He was first of all connected with the Fairmount Coal Company as a clerk, after he began the active labors of his career, and from a clerkship he advanced to different grades of service with the Fairmount company, so continuing until 1918. In that year, in association with two partners, H. F. Brennan and R. J. Todd, he formed the Kiski Valley Coal Company, establishing its center in New Bethlehem. This company came to own several coal mines in the vicinity of Apollo, Pennsylvania, and employed about 125 men.
In addition to his work with this company, Mr. Todd served also as secretary and treasurer of the Pittsburgh Brass Manufacturing Company. The same partners were also interested in the brass company, H. F. Brennan being president and R. J. Todd, who was William P. Todd's brother, vice-president. They were the owners of the brass company, as well as of the Kiski Valley Coal Company. Mr. Todd also interested himself in still other business activities, being a director of the First National Bank of New Bethlehem. He was a staunch Republican in his political views, a member of the Bostonia Country Club and a leading figure in local fraternal quarters. In the Free and Accepted Masons he had many connections, holding the thirty-second degree of Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite and belonging to Coudersport Consistory and to Syria Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Pittsburgh). He was a member of the board of trustees of the Presbyterian Church. In leisure time he enjoyed the out-of-doors, particularly such sports as golf, hunting and fishing.

1 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 626.

2 Joseph Riesenman, Jr., History of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. III (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., Inc., 1943), Pg 551.

3 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 625.

4 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 947.

5 Joseph Riesenman, Jr., History of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. III (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., Inc., 1943), Pg 552.

6 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 549.

7 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 946.