BIO: Charles W. Todd, Wyoming Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, PA & NY

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Chaffee, Amasa Franklin. History of the Wyoming 
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
New York: Eaton & Mains, 1904, pages 415-416.
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  Todd, Charles Wesley, was born in South Sterling, Wayne County, Pa., 
on July 22, 1832. He was educated in the district school of his native 
place, and also spent some few years in study at Wyoming Seminary. He 
learned the harness-making trade with W. W. Loomis, and was working for 
him at the time of his conversion, in February, 1853, which was during 
a series of revival services in Wilkes-Barre, conducted by Dr. George 
Peck. Subsequent to conversion he taught in the public schools of 
Wilkes-Barre about a year and a half. At the same time he was reading 
law with Hendrick B. Wright and Samuel P. Longstreet, of that city. In 
the spring of 1860 he was admitted to the bar. His convictions as to 
his duty relative to preaching the Gospel grew and strengthened with 
the passing years, until in 1860, instead of entering upon the practice 
of law, he united with Wyoming Conference.
  On December 25, 1861, he married Miss Anna M. Pursel, of Buckingham, 
Bucks County, Pa. Four children have been born to them - Fanny 
Forester, wife of O. C. Giddings, Seattle, Wash.; William Pursel, of 
Uniondale, Pa.; Mary Bensley, wife of S. H. Norton, of Uniondale; and 
Charles Forester.
  While serving Rosenberg charge, in Douglas County, Ore., he was 
elected superintendent of schools for the county, serving in that 
capacity two years. During the first year of his work as county 
superintendent he saved three churches in the county from embarrassing 
indebtedness. During his work as agent for Umpqua Academy, in the 
Oregon Conference, he served the Church well in raising funds for the 
rebuilding of the burned school building.
  His pastoral record is as follows: 1860, Union; 1861, Springville; 
1862-63, Spencer; 1864, Barton; 1865, Plymouth, Pa.; 1866-67, 
Narrowsburg; 1868, Hawley; transferred to Oregon Conference, 1869 (and 
part of 1868), Oregon City; 1870, Albany; 1871-72, Rosenburg; 1873-74, 
Agent for Umpqua Academy; 1875, Springfield; 1876-79, located; 1880, 
readmitted to Wyoming Conference; 1880-81, Masonville; 1882-84, 
Uniondale; 1885, sy.; 1886, Thompson; 1887-89, Oregon; 1890, Beach 
Pond; 1891-92, sy.; 1893, Waymart; 1894-1903, sd.