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| My grandfather, Zack Todd, taken sometime in the late 1910's |
This is a post about my maternal grandparents, Zachary Taylor Todd and Mamie Virginia Leitch. It was generated using RootsMagic v7.5.5 Narrative Report feature.
Zachary Taylor "Zack" TODD was born on November 9, 1897 in Hampton, Elizabeth City County, VA to Benjamin Franklin Todd and Cora Mater Todd. Although I have found information supporting Zack's birth date in 1898 (some censuses and his WWI draft registration), other information such as his death certificate and the closest census to his birth (1900) support him being born in Nov 1897.
He was listed as a member of Benjamin Franklin TODD and Cora L. MATER's household in the census on June 6, 1900 in Wythe District, Elizabeth City County, VA along with Florence "Flossie" TODD and Floyd Benjamin TODD. The census said he was Benjamin and Cora's son, 2 years old and born in Nov 1897 in Virginia.
Zachary was injured and broke his left arm on May 18, 1908 in Hampton, VA. He was 10 years old at the time. The article in the Daily Press newspaper was titled "Boy Breaks His Arm", and went on to say: "Master Zack Todd, the ten year old son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Todd, broke his left arm between the wrist and elbow, while playing with several companions at the West End High School yesterday afternoon. Dr. D. H. Worthington set the broken bone and made the little fellow as comfortable as circumstances would admit of."
He was listed as a member of Benjamin Franklin TODD and Cora L. MATER's household in the census on May 11, 1910 in Wythe District, Elizabeth City County, VA along with Emmett D. TODD Sr., Florence "Flossie" TODD, Floyd Benjamin TODD, Herbert Elias TODD, and William Franklin TODD. In the census, his name was Zachariah and he was listed as Benjamin and Cora's son. He was 12 years old, born in Virginia, and had attended school.
He was in the Fitter's Department at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company in Newport News, VA from May 18, 1915 to 1962. My grandmother saved an article from around the time he retired in 1962 from the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company bulletin. At the time of the article, he had been working there for about 47 years. When he retired, he was a Supervisor of Ship Fitters, Department X11. He had worked on ships like the United States and several aircraft carriers. I remember my grandmother telling me he always got paid in silver dollars from the Shipyard. In fact, I still have an 1879 silver dollar that he gave me when I was about 12 years old.
He lived at 2609 Oak Avenue in Newport News, VA in 1917. Zack was listed in the 1917 city directory as Zachariah, which matched his name from the 1910 census. This must have been his residence when he first started working at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company. His occupation in the city directory was apprentice. He was not in the 1916 Newport News/Hampton city directory, so he likely started working for the Shipyard in 1917.
Zack registered for the World War I draft on September 12, 1918 in Newport News, Warwick County, VA. He gave and signed his name as Zackary Todd. His birth date was listed as Nov 9 1898, which was a year later than his actual birth date. Don't know why this date would be wrong. The registration information stated he worked as a ship fitter for the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. His nearest relative was his father, Benjamin F. Todd, residing at R.F.D. #2 in Hampton, VA. He was of medium height, stout build, with brown eyes and brown hair. There was nothing indicated that would physically disqualify him from service.
He lived at 222 46th Street in Newport News, Warwick County, VA when he registered for the WWI draft on September 12, 1918. This address would be the same address given in the 1920 census for Zack. Located between Washington Avenue and Huntington Avenue, this was the location for a number of apartments used by shipyard workers.
He lived at 222 46th Street in Newport News, VA in 1920. His name was listed as Zachariah in the city directory, and his occupation was ship fitter.
Zack appeared in the census on January 6, 1920 at 222 46th Street in Newport News, Warwick County, VA. He was listed in the census as Jack Todd, 21 years old and working as a shipfitter in the Shipyard. He was boarding with Mrs Ware (widowed) and the Coleman family.
He appeared in the census as the head of the household on April 1, 1940 at 60 Locust Avenue in Wythe District, Elizabeth City County, VA along with Mamie Virginia LEITCH, Janet Elinor TODD, and Rita Kay "Kay" TODD. Zack (41, born in Virginia) and his wife, Mamie (33, born in Virginia) were living with their daughters, Janet (my Mom, 6, born in Virginia) and Kay (1, born in Virginia). They were living in a house they owned worth $4300. They lived in the same house in 1935. Zack had an 8th grade education. His occupation was a Supervisor at the Shipyard, for which he worked 40 hours the last week in March 1940, and 52 weeks in 1939. He was paid $2750 in 1939 for this job, and had no income from other sources.
He registered for the WWII draft registration for men aged 18-44 in 1942 . On his draft registration form, Zack's age was 45, his date of birth was given as 9 Nov 1897 with birthplace as Elizabeth City County, VA. He resided in Hampton, Elizabeth City County, VA at the time of the draft, and worked for the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. His physical description was 5'11", 200 lbs, light complexion with gray eyes and brown hair. His next of kin was his wife, Mamie V. Todd.
Zack was living in Hampton, VA on March 10, 1954 according to his mother Cora Mater Todd's obituary.
He lived at 60 Locust Avenue in Hampton, VA when he retired from the Shipyard in 1962.
Zachary Taylor "Zack" TODD was born on November 9, 1897 in Hampton, Elizabeth City County, VA to Benjamin Franklin Todd and Cora Mater Todd. Although I have found information supporting Zack's birth date in 1898 (some censuses and his WWI draft registration), other information such as his death certificate and the closest census to his birth (1900) support him being born in Nov 1897.
He was listed as a member of Benjamin Franklin TODD and Cora L. MATER's household in the census on June 6, 1900 in Wythe District, Elizabeth City County, VA along with Florence "Flossie" TODD and Floyd Benjamin TODD. The census said he was Benjamin and Cora's son, 2 years old and born in Nov 1897 in Virginia.
Zachary was injured and broke his left arm on May 18, 1908 in Hampton, VA. He was 10 years old at the time. The article in the Daily Press newspaper was titled "Boy Breaks His Arm", and went on to say: "Master Zack Todd, the ten year old son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Todd, broke his left arm between the wrist and elbow, while playing with several companions at the West End High School yesterday afternoon. Dr. D. H. Worthington set the broken bone and made the little fellow as comfortable as circumstances would admit of."
He was listed as a member of Benjamin Franklin TODD and Cora L. MATER's household in the census on May 11, 1910 in Wythe District, Elizabeth City County, VA along with Emmett D. TODD Sr., Florence "Flossie" TODD, Floyd Benjamin TODD, Herbert Elias TODD, and William Franklin TODD. In the census, his name was Zachariah and he was listed as Benjamin and Cora's son. He was 12 years old, born in Virginia, and had attended school.
He was in the Fitter's Department at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company in Newport News, VA from May 18, 1915 to 1962. My grandmother saved an article from around the time he retired in 1962 from the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company bulletin. At the time of the article, he had been working there for about 47 years. When he retired, he was a Supervisor of Ship Fitters, Department X11. He had worked on ships like the United States and several aircraft carriers. I remember my grandmother telling me he always got paid in silver dollars from the Shipyard. In fact, I still have an 1879 silver dollar that he gave me when I was about 12 years old.
He lived at 2609 Oak Avenue in Newport News, VA in 1917. Zack was listed in the 1917 city directory as Zachariah, which matched his name from the 1910 census. This must have been his residence when he first started working at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company. His occupation in the city directory was apprentice. He was not in the 1916 Newport News/Hampton city directory, so he likely started working for the Shipyard in 1917.
Zack registered for the World War I draft on September 12, 1918 in Newport News, Warwick County, VA. He gave and signed his name as Zackary Todd. His birth date was listed as Nov 9 1898, which was a year later than his actual birth date. Don't know why this date would be wrong. The registration information stated he worked as a ship fitter for the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. His nearest relative was his father, Benjamin F. Todd, residing at R.F.D. #2 in Hampton, VA. He was of medium height, stout build, with brown eyes and brown hair. There was nothing indicated that would physically disqualify him from service.
He lived at 222 46th Street in Newport News, Warwick County, VA when he registered for the WWI draft on September 12, 1918. This address would be the same address given in the 1920 census for Zack. Located between Washington Avenue and Huntington Avenue, this was the location for a number of apartments used by shipyard workers.
He lived at 222 46th Street in Newport News, VA in 1920. His name was listed as Zachariah in the city directory, and his occupation was ship fitter.
Zack appeared in the census on January 6, 1920 at 222 46th Street in Newport News, Warwick County, VA. He was listed in the census as Jack Todd, 21 years old and working as a shipfitter in the Shipyard. He was boarding with Mrs Ware (widowed) and the Coleman family.
He appeared in the census as the head of the household on April 1, 1940 at 60 Locust Avenue in Wythe District, Elizabeth City County, VA along with Mamie Virginia LEITCH, Janet Elinor TODD, and Rita Kay "Kay" TODD. Zack (41, born in Virginia) and his wife, Mamie (33, born in Virginia) were living with their daughters, Janet (my Mom, 6, born in Virginia) and Kay (1, born in Virginia). They were living in a house they owned worth $4300. They lived in the same house in 1935. Zack had an 8th grade education. His occupation was a Supervisor at the Shipyard, for which he worked 40 hours the last week in March 1940, and 52 weeks in 1939. He was paid $2750 in 1939 for this job, and had no income from other sources.
He registered for the WWII draft registration for men aged 18-44 in 1942 . On his draft registration form, Zack's age was 45, his date of birth was given as 9 Nov 1897 with birthplace as Elizabeth City County, VA. He resided in Hampton, Elizabeth City County, VA at the time of the draft, and worked for the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. His physical description was 5'11", 200 lbs, light complexion with gray eyes and brown hair. His next of kin was his wife, Mamie V. Todd.
Zack was living in Hampton, VA on March 10, 1954 according to his mother Cora Mater Todd's obituary.
He lived at 60 Locust Avenue in Hampton, VA when he retired from the Shipyard in 1962.
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| Another picture of my grandfather I've always liked from the late 1910's - my Mom says this was probably taken at Buckroe Beach |
He lived at 60 Locust Avenue in Hampton, VA until he passed away on November 29, 1973. My Mom said her parents bought that house around 1936. For about the last 6 months of his life, Zack was a patient at the Eastern State Hospital. This information came from his death certificate and my own personal knowledge.
Zack died from congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation on November 29, 1973 at the age of 76 at Eastern State Hospital in Williamsburg, James City County, VA. Death occurred at 2:27 am. The atrial fibrillation started 7 days before his death and the congestive heart failure started 2 days before his death. No autopsy was performed. He also suffered from dementia, which was one reason he was in Eastern State Hospital. The informants on his death certificate were the Eastern State Hospital Medical Records, Williamsburg, VA and the Peninsula Funeral Home in Newport News, VA.
His obituary appeared on November 30, 1973 in the Daily Press newspaper in Newport News, VA. The obituary read: "Entered Into Eternal Rest Thursday, Nov. 29, 1973, Zack Todd. Zack T. (Jack) Todd, 76, 60 Locust Ave., Hampton, died Thursday in a local hospital following a long illness. A lifelong resident of Hampton, he was a retired supervisor in the shipfitters of Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. He was a member of Liberty Baptist Church and the Retired Men's Club. Survivors include his widow, Mrs Mamie Todd; two daughters, Mrs. William Campbell of Florida and Mrs. Robert Edwards of Hampton; his son, Ronald P. Todd of Hampton; five brothers, Floyd Todd, Franklin Todd, Emmitt Todd, Herbert Todd and Carroll Todd, all of Hampton, and eight grandchildren." (His obituary did not mention anything about calling hours, a memorial service, or burial plans.)
He was buried at Peninsula Memorial Park in Newport News, VA within a few days of his death. Peninsula Funeral Home in Newport News, VA was in charge of funeral arrangements.
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| Zack and Mamie Todd from the early 1930's |
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| Another picture of Zack and Mamie probably from the late 1920's |
Zachary Taylor "Zack" TODD and Mamie Virginia
LEITCH were married on March 2, 1926 in Norfolk, VA. My grandmother once told
me that she and Zack were going to Washington, DC for their honeymoon and
planning to stay with his Aunt Kate (Catherine Mater). However, when they were ready to leave it was
snowing, so they spent their honeymoon in the Hampton Roads area. (I have
searched Virginia, District of Columbia and North Carolina marriage records on
various genealogy websites, such as Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org, for
their marriage certificate, but haven't been able to find it yet. This is the
date I've always been told was their marriage date.)
They lived at 4704 Washington Avenue in Newport News, VA in 1927. Zack was listed as "Jack" in the 1927 city directory, and his occupation was ship fitter. This was shortly after they were married.
They lived at 4860 Washington Avenue in Newport News, VA in 1929. Zack's occupation was ship fitter. This was the address they lived at when the 1930 census was conducted.
Zack and Mamie appeared in the census on April 5, 1930 at 4860 Washington Avenue (Shipyard Apartments) in Newport News, VA. Zach T. and his wife, Mamie V., were renting an apartment for $22/month. His age was listed as 31 (he was really 32); hers was listed as 24. They had been married for three years, and his age when he was married was listed as 27 (it was really 28) and her age was listed as 21. They owned a radio set. His occupation was listed as a Fitter in the Shipyard, he was employed, and he was not a veteran.
They lived at 4860 Washington Avenue in Newport News, VA in 1931. Zack's occupation was listed as ship fitter in the 1931 Newport News city directory. There was no separate entry in the city directory for Mamie.
They lived at 4860 Washington Avenue in Newport News, VA in 1933. Zack's name was listed as Zachariah in the 1933 Newport News city directory, and his occupation was shipfitter. There was no entry in the directory for Mamie. This address was the same address as where they lived in the 1930 census.
Zack and Mamie lived at 60 Locust Avenue in Hampton, VA in 1935. They had moved from 4860 Washington Ave, Newport News sometime in 1934-1935. Zack's occupation was ship fitter.
They lived at 60 Locust Avenue in Hampton, VA in 1937. Zack's occupation was listed as quarterman in the city directory. A quarterman, according to Merriam-Webster dictionary is "a foreman in a shipbuilding yard who has charge of several groups of men doing the same kind of work".
They lived at 60 Locust Avenue in Hampton, VA in 1939. Zack's occupation was listed as ship fitter in the city directory.
Zack and Mamie lived at 60 Locust Avenue in Hampton, VA in 1942. Zack was a ship fitter at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company (the 1942 Hampton city directory was the first one to list his employer).
They lived at 60 Locust Avenue in Hampton, VA in 1943. Zack's occupation in the city directory was quarterman, which is a supervisor, at the shipyard.
They lived at 60 Locust Avenue in Hampton, VA in 1944. Zack's occupation was quarterman, as it was in the 1943 city directory.
Zack and Mamie lived at 60 Locust Avenue in Hampton, VA in 1954. Zack's occupation was supervisor at the shipyard.
They lived at 60 Locust Avenue in Hampton, VA in 1955. Zack was now a department supervisor at the shipyard.
They lived at 60 Locust Avenue in Hampton, VA in 1956. Zack's occupation listed in the city directory was fitter at the Newport News Shipyard.
Zack and Mamie lived at 60 Locust Avenue in Hampton, VA in 1958. Zack's occupation in the Hampton city directory was foreman at the shipyard.
They lived at 4704 Washington Avenue in Newport News, VA in 1927. Zack was listed as "Jack" in the 1927 city directory, and his occupation was ship fitter. This was shortly after they were married.
They lived at 4860 Washington Avenue in Newport News, VA in 1929. Zack's occupation was ship fitter. This was the address they lived at when the 1930 census was conducted.
Zack and Mamie appeared in the census on April 5, 1930 at 4860 Washington Avenue (Shipyard Apartments) in Newport News, VA. Zach T. and his wife, Mamie V., were renting an apartment for $22/month. His age was listed as 31 (he was really 32); hers was listed as 24. They had been married for three years, and his age when he was married was listed as 27 (it was really 28) and her age was listed as 21. They owned a radio set. His occupation was listed as a Fitter in the Shipyard, he was employed, and he was not a veteran.
They lived at 4860 Washington Avenue in Newport News, VA in 1931. Zack's occupation was listed as ship fitter in the 1931 Newport News city directory. There was no separate entry in the city directory for Mamie.
They lived at 4860 Washington Avenue in Newport News, VA in 1933. Zack's name was listed as Zachariah in the 1933 Newport News city directory, and his occupation was shipfitter. There was no entry in the directory for Mamie. This address was the same address as where they lived in the 1930 census.
Zack and Mamie lived at 60 Locust Avenue in Hampton, VA in 1935. They had moved from 4860 Washington Ave, Newport News sometime in 1934-1935. Zack's occupation was ship fitter.
They lived at 60 Locust Avenue in Hampton, VA in 1937. Zack's occupation was listed as quarterman in the city directory. A quarterman, according to Merriam-Webster dictionary is "a foreman in a shipbuilding yard who has charge of several groups of men doing the same kind of work".
They lived at 60 Locust Avenue in Hampton, VA in 1939. Zack's occupation was listed as ship fitter in the city directory.
Zack and Mamie lived at 60 Locust Avenue in Hampton, VA in 1942. Zack was a ship fitter at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company (the 1942 Hampton city directory was the first one to list his employer).
They lived at 60 Locust Avenue in Hampton, VA in 1943. Zack's occupation in the city directory was quarterman, which is a supervisor, at the shipyard.
They lived at 60 Locust Avenue in Hampton, VA in 1944. Zack's occupation was quarterman, as it was in the 1943 city directory.
Zack and Mamie lived at 60 Locust Avenue in Hampton, VA in 1954. Zack's occupation was supervisor at the shipyard.
They lived at 60 Locust Avenue in Hampton, VA in 1955. Zack was now a department supervisor at the shipyard.
They lived at 60 Locust Avenue in Hampton, VA in 1956. Zack's occupation listed in the city directory was fitter at the Newport News Shipyard.
Zack and Mamie lived at 60 Locust Avenue in Hampton, VA in 1958. Zack's occupation in the Hampton city directory was foreman at the shipyard.
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| My grandmother, Mamie Leitch, from the early 1920's |
Mamie Virginia LEITCH, daughter of Austin W. LEITCH and Ella Elinora THOMASSON,
was born on February 25, 1906 in Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, VA. Although
I have found information in other censuses that imply Mamie's birth year was
1905 or 1907, this is the birth date that shows up in her death certificate and
it matches her age from the 1910 census, which was the census closest to her
birth.
She was listed as a member of Austin W. LEITCH and Ella Elinora "Big Mom" THOMASSON's household in the census on April 16, 1910 at Rehoboth Road in Dublin, Somerset County, MD along with Emma Linora LEITCH, Frank C. LEITCH, John Howard LEITCH, and William W. LEITCH. Mamie was listed as Austin and Ella's daughter, 4 years old, and born in Virginia.
She was listed as a member of Austin W. LEITCH and Ella Elinora "Big Mom" THOMASSON's household in the census on January 1, 1920 at Piez Avenue, Hilton Village in Newport Magisterial District, Warwick County, VA along with Emma Linora LEITCH, Hunter Austin LEITCH, John Howard LEITCH, and William W. LEITCH. Mamie was listed in the census as Austin and Ella's daughter, 14 years old, and had attended school.
Mamie lived at 127 34th Street in Newport News, VA with her mother Ella in a boarding house in 1925. She was 19 years old.
She was listed as a member of Austin W. LEITCH and Ella Elinora "Big Mom" THOMASSON's household in the census on April 16, 1910 at Rehoboth Road in Dublin, Somerset County, MD along with Emma Linora LEITCH, Frank C. LEITCH, John Howard LEITCH, and William W. LEITCH. Mamie was listed as Austin and Ella's daughter, 4 years old, and born in Virginia.
She was listed as a member of Austin W. LEITCH and Ella Elinora "Big Mom" THOMASSON's household in the census on January 1, 1920 at Piez Avenue, Hilton Village in Newport Magisterial District, Warwick County, VA along with Emma Linora LEITCH, Hunter Austin LEITCH, John Howard LEITCH, and William W. LEITCH. Mamie was listed in the census as Austin and Ella's daughter, 14 years old, and had attended school.
Mamie lived at 127 34th Street in Newport News, VA with her mother Ella in a boarding house in 1925. She was 19 years old.
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| My Mom says this picture was taken of her mother, Mamie, on the steps of the boarding house |
She was a member at Ivy Memorial Baptist Church in Hampton, Elizabeth City County, VA from 1940 to 2007. She sang in the adult choir and then in the Senior Choir and was active in church events until her late 90s. She taught Sunday school for years and was often recognized as one of the oldest mothers in the congregation on Mother's Day.
She was listed in the household of Zachary Taylor "Zack" TODD in the census on April 1, 1940 at 60 Locust Avenue in Wythe District, Elizabeth City County, VA along with Janet Elinor TODD and Rita Kay "Kay" TODD. Mamie (33, born in Virginia) and her husband, Zach (41, born in Virginia) were living with their daughters, Janet (my Mom, 6, born in Virginia) and Kay (1, born in Virginia). They were living in a house they owned worth $4300. They lived in the same house in 1935. Mamie had a 7th grade education. She had no occupation listed, and had no income from other sources.
Mamie was a sales clerk at Nachman's Department Store in Newport News, VA circa 1950–1970.
She lived at 60 Locust Avenue in Hampton, VA when her mother passed away on September 16, 1954.
She lived at 60 Locust Avenue in Hampton, VA until 1976. The house was originally bought sometime around 1936, which fits with the city directories from that period. Whenever I'd spend time with her and Granddad in the summer, I always stayed in the room on the second floor, which was my uncle Ronny's old room.
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| An old picture of the house at 60 Locust Ave where Zack and Mamie lived for nearly 40 years. If you look closely, you can see my granddad, Zack, sitting on the front porch. |
Mamie was a Site Supervisor at Peninsula Agency on Aging in Hampton, Elizabeth City County, VA circa 1985–1990. She was very proud of the plaque given to her in recognition of her many years of service.
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| Mamie around the time she was working at the Peninsula Agency on Aging |
She lived in Hampton, VA when her daughter, Kay Edwards, passed away in January, 1995.
She lived in Hampton, VA when her son-in-law, Bob Edwards, passed away on March 10, 2005.
Mamie died on September 23, 2007 at the age of 101 at Coliseum Park Nursing Home, 305 Marcella Road in Hampton, VA. Her death occurred around 4:00 pm. She was 101 years and almost 7 months old. Up until the time she passed, she lived at 57 Litchfield Close, Hampton, VA 23669, with her son Ronny Todd. Her death certificate, with information provided by Janet Todd Campbell, said she had an 8th grade education, she was widowed, and her husband was Zachary Taylor Todd. It confirmed her father was Austin W. Leitch and her mother was Ella Thomasson. It also said her last occupation was Homemaker in her own home. Her death was caused by acute cardiopulmonary insufficiency due to aging, and she also had unspecified dementia. The death certificate states the funeral arrangements were handled by R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home in Hampton, VA, and she would be buried at Peninsula Memorial Park in Newport News, VA.
She lived at 57 Litchfield Close in Hampton, VA in an apartment with her son, Ronny Todd, until she passed away on September 23, 2007.
Her obituary appeared on September 27, 2007 in the Daily Press Newspaper in Hampton, Elizabeth City County, VA. The text of the obituary was: "Mamie Virginia Leitch Todd, 101, passed away and joined her beloved husband, mother and daughter on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007. Born February 25, 1906 to Austin W. and Ella (Thomasson) Leitch in Harrisonburg, she moved to Hampton Roads in 1916 when her family settled in Hilton Village. On March 2, 1926, she married Zachary (Zack) Taylor Todd.
Mamie resided on Locust Avenue in Hampton for more than 40 years and more recently at the Kensington Square Apartments in Hampton. Mamie was a member of Ivy Memorial Baptist Church in Hampton for more than 67 years, where she sang in the adult choir and then in the Senior Choir and was active in church events until her late 90s. She taught Sunday School for years and was often recognized as one of the oldest mothers in the congregation on Mother's Day.
After working a variety of jobs in the Hampton Roads area, including the old Nachman's Department Store in downtown Newport News, she was a site supervisor for the Peninsula Agency on Aging, and was very proud of the plaque given to her in recognition of her many years of service.
Preceded in death by Zack, her much loved husband of 47 years, and her beloved younger daughter, Rita Kay (Todd) Edwards, Mamie is survived by her older daughter, Janet (Todd) Campbell and her son, Ronald Payne Todd, both of Hampton, in addition to nine grandchildren and their spouses, Stephen and Virginia Campbell of Satellite Beach, Fla., Kevin and Annette Campbell of Germantown, TN, W. Tom Campbell of St. Petersburg, Fla., Daniel and Stephanie Campbell of Alexandria, Michael Edwards of Smithfield, Mary Edwards of Hampton, William Edwards of Hampton, Barbara and Scott Galloway of Hampton and Jason Todd of Hampton; 13 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday in Ivy Memorial Baptist Church with the Rev. John S. Etcher officiating. Burial will follow in Peninsula Memorial Park. The family is extremely grateful to all the angels at Coliseum Park Nursing Home C Wing for the care they gave to Mamie. They also thank the angels from Personal Touch. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Mamie to the Peninsula Agency on Aging, 739 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Suite 1006, Newport News 23606 or the Music Ministry of Ivy Memorial Baptist Church, 2200 Coliseum Drive, Hampton 23666."
Mamie's funeral was held on September 27, 2007 at Ivy Memorial Baptist Church in Hampton, VA. R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home in Hampton, VA was in charge of the funeral. A service was conducted at 11 a.m in Ivy Memorial Baptist Church with the Rev. John S. Etcher officiating. Burial followed in Peninsula Memorial Park.
She was buried on September 27, 2007 at Peninsula Memorial Park in Newport News, VA. Arrangements were by R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home, Hampton, VA.
Family anecdote: Places Mamie lived, from an email my Mom sent to me. "As for mother she lived with me after she sold 60 Locust on Ivy Farms Road; then she moved to Township Apartments in Hampton by the church, Ivy Memorial. There they had a Hawaiian Day and mother dressed up in her Hawaiian outfit she had bought in Hawaii and was the belle of the ball that day. Those ladies in the office just gave her a lot of attention. The mailman was her special friend and brought her the mail to her door. Then she moved by herself still to where she and Ronny ended up - at that time they were called Foxcroft Apartments - and she lived right across from Kay and Bob, thinking they would look out for her. But as you know, she ended up looking out for Kay. She left there the day Kay passed away and never went back. She stayed with me for a while and then she went with Ronny when he got the house on Thames Drive. He wanted to live there so Jason could go to Bethel High School. Mother lived with him until the owner rented it to his own son and then they got the place in Kensington Square Apartments (old Foxcroft) and she lived there until she passed away. I think she also lived in Northampton Townhouses, but got out of that with a doctor's note that the stairs in the townhome were bad for her. She liked to move around and my dad was the opposite; he wanted to stay put. The other day I drove down Whealton Road in Hampton where she wanted to get another home when the building was going on there and those homes are old now, but quite nice. He wouldn't move from 60 Locust though."
Very fascinating stuff!
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