Son of Elijah Smith Todd and Martha Hardin Boyd Todd; Brother of Margaret Todd Bellows, Pernicia Catherine Todd Bellows, and Sarah D. Todd Davis buried in this cemetery. He married Emily Catherine Thompson Morrison on 18 May 1876 in Comanche, Texas.
Civil War veteran entering as a private in Oct 1862 Co M, 1st Arkansas Cavalry Regiment and mustering out as a lieutenant on 23 Aug 1865.
Burial records: NameJP TODD walla-mv-2-gar-1 Mountain View Cemetery Death Date of Burial - 11/18/1908 Funeral Home - COOKERLY Veteran
"John Paxton Todd married first Permina Jane Davis 1861 in Washington County, Arkansas. They had three children: Cyrus Busby Todd, Elizah Smith Todd 1868-1947; Elbridge Harper Todd 1875 - 1934. His birthcertificate names Jane Davis as his mother. #2 marriage Emily Catherine Thompson Morrison in Comanche TX. They had three children John D 1877 -1952; Julia Ann Todd 1879 - 1939; and William Paxson Todd 1881 - 1934" courtesy of Sue Mynatt Dunn