Erasmus Ras Todd

Erasmus Ras was born in 1848 in Graves, Kentucky, USA.¹   Erasmus Ras' father was William Todd and his mother was Sarah Jane Turner.  His paternal grandfather was John Todd; his maternal grandparents are Robert Turner and Sophie Woodson Dale. He had five brothers and four sisters, named Robert A, James, Frank, Samuel W, Edward, Artimesa, Martha A, Mary Elizabeth and Samantha J.  He is the second oldest of the ten children. He had seven half-brothers and seven half-sisters, named Robert S, James P, John, William, Robert, George, Robert, Mary E, Ann P, Sarah C, Emily J, Elizabeth, Mary and Ann.