Mary (Todd) Todd-Allen
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Mary (Todd) Todd-Allen

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I am a retired family genealogist interested in locating and identifying my enslaved and freeborn ancestors and eventually my African ancestors. The surnames that I am researching include African-American families and their potential enslavers in North Carolina: Todd, Richardson, Bunn, Pearce and Carpenter. And Virginia: Poindexter, Pate, Williams), Kyle originating in the Bedford, Franklin County, Pulaski county areas, Hounshell originating in Wythe County, Virginia.
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Wiki Genealogist Source-a-Thon Winner 2022 October 2022 Club 100 G2G6 September 2022 Club 100 Source-a-Thon 2022 Connector August 2022 Club 100 United States Project Member July 2022 Club 100 Connect-a-Thon Winner 2022 Connect-a-Thon July 2022
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Mary M. Todd-Allen formerly Todd
Born 1950s.
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Daughter of DNA confirmed and DNA confirmed
Sister of , [private sister (1950s - unknown)], [private sister (1950s - unknown)], [private sister (1950s - unknown)], [private brother (1950s - unknown)] and [private sister (1950s - unknown)]
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Biography

Mary (Todd) Todd-Allen participated with Team Virginia during the 2022 Source-a-Thon, adding sources to 54 previously unsourced profiles. We added 7,350 sources & finished in 1st place!
Mary (Todd) Todd-Allen participated with The Virginia Connectors during the 2022 Connect-a-Thon, and added 123 connections.
Mary (Todd) Todd-Allen Participated in the 2022 US Black Heritage Project Connecting Challenge.
... ... ... is a member of the Appalachia Project (South Central Appalachia Team).
Mary (Todd) Todd-Allen is a member of the Appalachia Project (South Central Appalachia Team).

Mary Marguerite Patricia Todd was born on 5 Apr 1959 in Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, United States, daughter of Jacob Gilmore Todd Jr. (1923 - 2006) and Shirley Mae (Williams) Baker (1927 - 2019).


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  • Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Mary (Todd) Todd-Allen and Kaye (Todd) Calfee, her sister. Their most-recent common ancestors are Jacob Todd and Shirley Williams, the parents of both Mary (Todd) Todd-Allen and Kaye (Todd) Calfee. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Sibling , based on sharing 2244 cM across 51 segments.

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Hoff-1617 Tabor (Hoff) Fisher
Hello from the Appalachia Project! Join us for our online Appalachia Project Party on Saturday, December 9th, 2023 at 2pm (EST)/7pm (UTC).

If you are signed up for our Project's Google Group, look for an email with the easy instructions on how to join. If you are on our Project's Discord Chat Channel, all details were posted under Announcements. (Please make sure to check your Spam folder as many have mentioned the Monthly Newsletter and other communication is landing in their spam.) Need to sign up for the Appalachia Project Google Group or Discord channel: Google Group and Discord Chat Channel Hope to “see” you there! Tabor

posted by Tabor (Hoff) Fisher
Craig-4574 Sandy (Craig) Patak
Hello from the Appalachia Project!

Join us for our online Appalachia Project Meetup on Tuesday, April 18th, 2023 at 7pm (EST). If you are signed up for our Project's Google Group, an email was sent this morning with all the details. If you are on our Project's Discord Chat Channel, all details were posted under Announcements.

Please make sure to check your Spam folder as many have mentioned the Monthly Newsletter and other communication is landing in their spam.

Appalachia Project Google Group and Discord Chat Channel

Sandy

posted by Sandy (Craig) Patak
McBeth-165 Emma (McBeth) MacBeath M.Ed MSM
Thank you for participating in the 2022 USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us reach 161,603 profiles! We’re going for 250,000 profiles in 2023!

We’ve started the January challenge here: January Connecting Challenge.

You can see your 2022 total and your all time 2021-2022 total on our tracking spreadsheet.

Emma

posted by Emma (McBeth) MacBeath M.Ed MSM
Craig-4574 Sandy (Craig) Patak
Hi Mary!

Thank you for your participation on Team Virginia in the 2022 Source-A-Thon. You helped bring Team Virginia to an amazing 1st place finish. We could not have done it without you! This year's Thon members sourced over 63,000k Profiles to the Global Shared Tree!! Here is The Wrap Up information

Mary (Todd) Todd-Allen participated with Team Virginia during the 2022 Source-a-Thon, adding sources to 54 previously unsourced profiles. We added 7,350 sources & finished in 1st place!

Mindy and & Sandy ~ Team Virginia

WikiTree Symposium and Day on November 4-5, 2022

posted by Sandy (Craig) Patak
Todd-12386 Mary (Todd) Todd-Allen
You’re welcome. How can I add this correct badge to my profile? The one I copied does not have the correct stats.
posted by Mary (Todd) Todd-Allen
Craig-4574 Sandy (Craig) Patak
I will email the code to you to match the one I left in the comment. :)
posted by Sandy (Craig) Patak
McBeth-165 Emma (McBeth) MacBeath M.Ed MSM
Thank you for joining the USBH Weekend Sprint—adding birth locations. In 3 days we added 1792 locations! We also made many other valuable improvements to profiles. Together we cleared 19% of the profiles needing love!
posted by Emma (McBeth) MacBeath M.Ed MSM
McBeth-165 Emma (McBeth) MacBeath M.Ed MSM
I just looked at some of the profiles you counted for the Connecting Challenge. Excellent sourcing and formatting. Two thumbs up! Thanks for your awesome work. Emma
posted by Emma (McBeth) MacBeath M.Ed MSM
McBeth-165 Emma (McBeth) MacBeath M.Ed MSM
Thank you for joining the June USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us create almost 6000 new profiles! Our new total is 126903. We have less than 24,000 to our 2022 goal!

All first-time participants can add the participant sticker to their profile. Connecting Challenge Stickers

We’ve started the August challenge here: August Connecting Challenge.

posted by Emma (McBeth) MacBeath M.Ed MSM
McBeth-165 Emma (McBeth) MacBeath M.Ed MSM
hi Mary, I noticed your tag of "enslavement" and wanted to let you know that the standard tag for all things regarding slavery on WikiTree is "slavery." Using this tag instead will help you see posts on this topic. Emma
posted by Emma (McBeth) MacBeath M.Ed MSM
Todd-12386 Mary (Todd) Todd-Allen
I’m realizing that I am triggered by the word slavery! When I discovered the common use of enslavement it gave me life. It sounded less like an indictment of those who were held in bondage. The other term that just gets to me is owner. My early social studies education was traumatizing.
posted by Mary (Todd) Todd-Allen
Hoff-1617 Tabor (Hoff) Fisher
I agree with Mary on this. A person is a person who may be enslaved by another -- but it isn't that they *are* a slave. Is there a way to have WikiTree consider changing this tag?
posted by Tabor (Hoff) Fisher
McBeth-165 Emma (McBeth) MacBeath M.Ed MSM
The "slavery" tag is in regards to all topics of slavery and we can't ignore slavery while creating profiles of enslaved ancestors. It's not even possible. All their records are with the slave owners, plantations, etc. Ignoring their circumstances during their lifetime also does not honor what they have survived. The US Black Heritage Project lifts them up by creating their profiles, naming them publicly and getting them connected to their descendants. Emma
posted by Emma (McBeth) MacBeath M.Ed MSM
Hoff-1617 Tabor (Hoff) Fisher
Good morning, Emma. I fully support the work of the Black Heritage Project -- and have labeled some of my ancestors as enslavers. And I apologize for not looking closely enough last night (should not wikitree after 10 p,m.!) Anyway, the word I object to is "slave." Calling an individual a slave, rather than acknowledging that someone else enslaved them can erase the culpability of enslavers. I noticed in your response that you used the phrase "enslaved ancestors" -- exactly what I mean. I do not want to erase slavery (we won't improve as a nation if we do not acknowledge it!). I meant to ask if the tag "slaves" could be changed. I am not a member of the project, but I did consult on how to acknowledge slavery and was instructed to use the heading =Slaves=. (See DeHart-43). I suppose it would be huge to change all the category names, etc., but could it be considered? Especially if using the term triggers fellow genealogists?
posted by Tabor (Hoff) Fisher
Todd-12386 Mary (Todd) Todd-Allen
Hello all. I’m always open to discussion. Words are important. How we name things is important. This is not about ignoring the evil institution of slavery, it is about correct in a long, long, long history of wrong. Not only were my ancestors wronged in America but we perpetuate that wrong when we don’t recognize them as people. People with disabilities asked to be called people first. Not the disabled kid but the child who happens to have a disability. What I’m asking is that when we are in a community that honors our dear dead people that we refer to them all as people first . They were not cattle or furniture or slaves they were people. Thanks for the discussion I’m always open to teaching and learning. This is a teachable moment for WikiTree.
posted by Mary (Todd) Todd-Allen
McBeth-165 Emma (McBeth) MacBeath M.Ed MSM
Tabor, we don't use a "slaves" tag, only the word "slavery." For categories and page titles, etc, please see this page: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:US_Black_Heritage:_Preferred_Terminology as to why we use the words (or don't use) the words we use. This has been discussed at length in the project and we have specifically listened to the voices of the descendants who actually do not agree on which terms to use, so we seek to honor both sides of the discussion at this time. As to treating them as people first, that is 100% the goal of what US Black Heritage does by documenting them (creating people profiles). This is the most humanizing thing we can do. Take them from being a list on a page and turn them into a family member with a line of descendants. If you'd like to discuss this further, please feel free to reach out to Denise Jarrett, my Co-Leader in the project who is also a descendant.
posted by Emma (McBeth) MacBeath M.Ed MSM
Todd-12386 Mary (Todd) Todd-Allen
I will reach out to Denise. I will not use those categories and therefore will not document any enslaved people in WikiTree.
posted by Mary (Todd) Todd-Allen
Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Thank you for joining the South Central Appalachia Team of the Appalachia Project. Welcome to the project & the team! For the member sticker, see the Appalachia Project Membership page.

Sandy added your name to the team page but not your interest area(s). Is there a particular county that you're interested in? See Space: Counties of Appalachia for tables, by state, with links to WikiTree's category page for the county. See the team page for which counties are in the South Central Region (all of NC's are, but VA & TN also have counties in the Central Region).

Give me a holler if you have any questions about the team (or the stickers).

Cheers, Liz

posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Todd-12386 Mary (Todd) Todd-Allen
Done! Thanks for giving me concrete steps to follow.
posted by Mary (Todd) Todd-Allen
Todd-12386 Mary (Todd) Todd-Allen
Done and done! I am unclear about what to and how to add to each category. If you don’t mind could you add a category to my mom’s profile as an example. She was born in Dublin, Pulaski, Virginia. Her profile is Williams-112922.
posted by Mary (Todd) Todd-Allen
Craig-4574 Sandy (Craig) Patak
Mary -

We just started a new project on WikiTree: the Appalachia Project and we would love to have you join us. Since you are already working on profiles in Appalachia it wouldn't add to your WT work. Just a sticker and a category, here and there. To join, review the Project page, pick a regional team (or teams) and answer the G2G Membership post.

Join Today!
posted by Sandy (Craig) Patak
edited by Sandy (Craig) Patak
Todd-12386 Mary (Todd) Todd-Allen
I’ve clicked the link but am not sure exactly what to do once there in order to join. My ADHD needs enumerated steps I can check off. What is my first and second step?
posted by Mary (Todd) Todd-Allen
Craig-4574 Sandy (Craig) Patak
Hi Mary!

Thank you for your participation on Team Virginia in the July 2022 Connect-A-Thon. You helped bring Team Virginia to an amazing 1st place finish. We could not have done it without you! This year's Thon members added over 87,000k new Profiles to the Global Shared Tree!! Here is The Wrap Up information

Mary (Todd) Todd-Allen participated with The Virginia Connectors during the 2022 Connect-a-Thon, and added 11 connections.

Mindy and & Sandy ~ Team Virginia

Next Thon: Source-A-Thon in the Fall (tbd) and WikiTree Day on November 5, 2022

posted by Sandy (Craig) Patak
Johnson-61091 Debbie (Johnson) Ferguson
Mentors can help a lot! They can guide you in the right direction and answer all your questions.
posted by Debbie (Johnson) Ferguson
Todd-12386 Mary (Todd) Todd-Allen
Thank you. Are they available to review my entries to see if I am on the right track?
posted by Mary (Todd) Todd-Allen
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Ferguson-9359 Phil Ferguson
They did mine. I have learned so much more over this last year it is unreal.

Send me a private message.

posted by Phil Ferguson
edited by Phil Ferguson
Todd-12386 Mary (Todd) Todd-Allen
Is this a private message. I still find the WikiTree interface confusing
posted by Mary (Todd) Todd-Allen
Ferguson-9359 Phil Ferguson
Send me an email [email address removed]
posted by Phil Ferguson
Ferguson-9359 Phil Ferguson
I cant send you a private message. You dont accept them. Check your settings.
posted by Phil Ferguson
Rollet-41 Karen (Rollet) Lorenz
Welcome to Wikitree Mary,

Thank you for upgrading and signing the Honor Code.

Please visit our tutorial pages to learn how to use WikiTree: How To Use WikiTree. They will save you time, energy, and frustration as you add your family profiles.

Exploring the site is the best way to learn. One way to do that is to check out the drop-down menus on the top right side of your profile page. Finding a known ancestor and collaborating with the profile manager is another great way to start.

Questions? You can always use the G2G link in the Help Menu to find answers.

Karen Lorenz - Wikitree Greeter

posted by Karen (Rollet) Lorenz
Todd-12386 Mary (Todd) Todd-Allen
Thank you. It is a bit overwhelming
posted by Mary (Todd) Todd-Allen

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