North Cedar Hill Cemetery, Section A
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Photo by Find-A-Grave user Balvana.

Todd Gravestone, North Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Click to view the Find-A-Grave memorial page for John A. Todd, Sr.

TODD

1870 John A. Sr. 1953
1869 Olivia R. 1955

1894 John A. Jr. 1974 (son)
Elizabeth M. Tilsner, 1906 – 2000 (daughter)

Original Source Citation:
Find A Grave, Find A Grave, database and images (http://findagrave.com : accessed 29 April 2017), John A. Todd, memorial no.142341746.

Transcribed by Alexander Conrad from a photocopy of the original.

State Department of Health of New Jersey

Olivia R. Todd Death Certificate. Click to see full document.

1. Place of Death
County: Burlington
Township: Medford
Length of stay: 1 year
Address: Berlin Rd. Taunton Lakes

2. Usual Residence
County: Burlington
Township: Medford
Address: Berlin Rd. Taunton Lakes

3. Name of Deceased: Olivia R. Todd
4. Date of Death: 12-7-55
5. Sex: Female
6. Color or Race: white
7. Marital status: widow
8. Date of Birth: 10-8-1869
9. Age (in years last birthday): 86
10: Usual occupation: none
11. Birthplace: Phila. Pa.
12. Citizen of What Country: USA
13. Father’s Name: Charles T. Moore
14. Mother’s Maiden Name: Lucy Ogle
15. Was the Deceased Ever in the U.S. Armed Forces? No
17. Informant: James Davidson – Taunton Lakes, NJ [son-in-law]

[Cause of death information redacted as per N.J.A.C. 8:2A-2.1]

22. I hereby certify that I attended the deceased from Sept 15, 1955 to Dec 7, 1955, that I last saw the deceased alive on Dec 6, 1955, and that the death occurred at 9:05 am, from the causes and on the date stated above.
23a. [signature]
23b. Address: Marlton, NJ
23c. Date Signed: 12/7 55

24a. Burial, Cremation, Removal: Burial
24b. Date: 12-10-55
24c. Name of Cemetery or Crematory: North Cedar Hill Cem.
24d. Location: Phila. Pa.

Date Rec’d by Local Reg.: 12-7-55
Registrar’s Signature: [signed by Harry Brick]

25. Funeral Director’s Signature
[last name Hoel?]
NJ Licence No. 441
Address: 811 Cooper St., Camden, NJ

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Original Source Citation:
New Jersey, State Department of Health, death certificate no. 48811 (1955), Olivia R. Todd; Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, Trenton.

Find-A-Grave is a wonderful site where volunteers take photos of gravestones and upload them, allowing distant researchers like myself to view them without getting in a plane and trekking across country. It is a growing site with new photos being added all the time  including, recently, my great-grandparents John Alexander and Olivia Todd.

I had the death date for my great-grandfather from his death certificate which has been made available on Ancestry.com, but my great-grandmother’s death certificate was not there. I suspected, and still suspect as I’ll detail below, that she died in New Jersey, even though she lived (nearly) her whole life in Philadelphia and was buried there.

Todd gravestone at North Cedar Hill cemetery by Find-A-Grave contributor Balvana

I knew they were buried at North Cedar Hill cemetery, along with many other Todds and related families, and had been checking Find-A-Grave regularly, but I came across their gravestone through the index on Ancestry.com and the “hints” function there. A pleasant surprise.

So, now I knew Olivia passed away in 1955. I knew that there was an index for the North Cedar Hill cemetery in the Pennsylvania Church and Town Records database on Ancestry, and by browsing to the cemetery’s records I found she was buried on December 10. With that information I was able to find her obituary that stated she died on December 7, 1955 and that her residence at the time was Taunton Lake, NJ, thus my assumption that she passed away in New Jersey.

TODD — Dec. 7, OLIVIA R. (nee Moore), wife of the late John A. Todd, Sr., of Berlin rd., Taunton Lake, N.J., formerly of 2075 E. Tioga st., Phila., aged 86 years. Relatives, friends, also members of St. Philip’s Methodist Church are invited to services Sat. 1 P.M., at her son’s residence, 4248 Griscom st. Int North Cedar Hills Cemetery. Friends may call Friday evening.

Philadelphia Inquirer, 12/9/1955, p.51

The next step will be to request her death certificate from New Jersey. [Received it 9/23/15] Of my great-grandparents, that leaves only the death date of my mother’s father’s father, John Samuel Garrison, unknown.

Olivia Rush Moore (8 October 1869 –       )

Born:

8 October 1869 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States^1,12

Married:

30 March 1891 in Camden, Camden, New Jersey, United States to John Alexander Todd⁴

Died:

7 December 1955^10,11,12

Parents:

Charles D. Moore (Jun 1845 – 26 Oct 1886)^1,2,3
Lucy H. Ogle (27 Feb 1848 – 2 Nov 1932)^1,2,3

Spouse:

John Alexander Todd (6 Aug 1870 – 13 Nov 1953)

Children:

Frank Alexander Todd, John Alexander Todd, Clayton Moore Todd, Robert James Todd, Lucy Honour Todd, James Todd, Susan Lippencott Todd, Elizabeth Martin Todd, Olivia R. Todd, Margaret Anna Todd, Thomas Charles Todd, Eliza Ellen Todd.

Ancestors
Olivia Rush Moore is a descendant of Thomas T. Moore & Susan L. Flenard, Benjamin N. Ogle & Clara A. Matthews, and Timen Stiddem.

Biography
Olivia Rush Moore was born on 8 Oct 1869 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.¹ She lived in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on 1 Jun 1870.² She lived at 819 Fox Street in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on 1 Jun 1880.³ Olivia Rush Moore and John Alexander Todd were married on 30 Mar 1891 in Camden, Camden, New Jersey, United States.⁴ Olivia lived at 2447 Tulip in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on 1 Jun 1900.⁵ She lived at 2423 Almond Street in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on 15 Apr 1910.⁶ From 1920 through at least 1953 she lived at 2075 E Tioga Street in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. ^7,8,9 She died 7 December 1955, residing at Berlin Road, Taunton Lake, New Jersey at the time.^10,11,12 She was buried at North Cedar Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^10,12

Last updated: 23 Sept 2015

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Citations

1. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia “Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Births, 1860-1906,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1951739 : accessed 26 June 2013), Olevia R Moore, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VBT4-2XH.
2. 1870 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, 61st district, Philadelphia, p.197, dwelling 1521, family 1561, Thomas Moore; digital images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1438024 : accessed 24 June 2011).
3. 1880 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 689, p.13, dwelling 124, family 128, Charles D. Moore; digital images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417683 : accessed 24 Jun 2011 ).
4. New Jersey, Index to records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1848-1900, Marriages Atlantic-Hudson v. 22 1891-1892, LDS Film No. 495713: p. 185, John Todd & Olivia Moore marriage, 1891;New Jersey State Library, Trenton, New Jersey.
5. 1900 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 31, Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 788, sheet 7B, line 90, dwelling 144, family 146, A John Todd; digital images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 25 June 2013).
6. 1910 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 31, Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 732, sheet 2B-3A, line 93, dwelling 45, family 45, John A. Todd; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 25 June 2013).
7. 1920 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 45, Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 1707, sheet 4B, line 63, dwelling 61, family 61, John A. Todd; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1488411 : accessed 25 June 2013).
8. 1930 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 45, Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 51-1128, sheet 23B, line 75, dwelling 404, family 404, John A Todd; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1810731 : accessed 25 June 2013).
9. 1940 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 45, Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 15-1884, sheet 2B, line 43, household 28, John A. Todd; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2000219 : accessed 7 June 2013).
10. Find A Grave, Find A Grave, database and images (http://findagrave.com : accessed 13 May 2015), Olivia R. Todd, memorial #142341741.
11. “Olivia R. Todd,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, 9 December 1955, p51, death notice.
12. New Jersey, State Department of Health, death certificate no. 48811 (1955), Olivia R. Todd; Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, Trenton.

Susan Todd Conrad SS-5

U.S. Social Security Act
Application for Account Number

Name: Susan Lippencott Todd Conrad
Address: 2069 E. Clarence St., Phila., PA.

Present Employer: Klearspun Hosiery Co., “I” + Ontario Sts. Phila. PA.
Age at Last Birthday: 31
Date of Birth: Dec 27, 1904
Place of Birth: Phila. PA.
Father’s Full Name: John Alexander Todd
Mother’s Full Maiden Name: Olivia Rush Moore
Sex: Female
Color: White
Date Signed: Dec 3, 1936
Signed By: Susan Conrad

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Original Source Citation:
Susan Todd Conrad, 165-05-8985, 3 December 1936, Application for Account Numbers (Form SS-5), Social Security Administration, Baltimore, Maryland.