Person Sheet


Name David Radford
Birth 7 Apr 1815, Wicklow, Ireland703,731
Death 5 Nov 1882, Meigs, OH703,731
Burial Chester Cemetery, Chester, Meigs, OH731
Father William Radford (~1788-1869)
Mother Eleanor “Ellen” Ashworth (~1790-~1874)
Misc. Notes
!BIRTH:http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/PRF/individual_record.asp?recid=550955263&lds=2&region=-1&regionfriendly=&frompage=99
!MARRIAGE: Meigs, OH marriage record for David Radford and Theresa Rice
!CENSUS: 1840 Chester, Meigs, OH711
!CENSUS: 23-Oct-1850 Chester, Meigs, OH744, 689/689
!OCCUPATION: Farmer
!REFERENCE: Meigs County Agricultural Fair, Sep-1859745, PREMIUMS AWARDED ON HOGS & POULTRY - Best Fat Hog, D. Radford $4.00, 2d best Fat Hog, D.Radford $2.00
!CENSUS: 26-Jun-1860 Chester, Meigs, OH212, 964/939, p. 259A
!CENSUS: 1880 Chester, Meigs, OH746
!REFERENCE: Hardesty’s, 1883703 - David Radford: deceased - was a native of Ireland, born in County Wicklow, in April, 1815, who came to Meigs county, Ohio, in 1819, with his parents, William and Ellen (Ashworth) Radford. They have both ended their days in this county. In Meigs county, Ohio, November 6, 1839, David Radford was united in marriage with Theresa, daughter of Josiah and Ursula (Hicox) Rice, who settled in this county in 1803. She was born in Meigs county, May 12, 1821, and has lost her parents by death, her father's death occurring in 1870 and her mother's in 1868. Her father was born in Massachusetts, and was a veteran of the 1812 war, and her mother was a native of New York State. The children of Mr. and Mrs. David Radford were three: Sarah E., (Cummings), born August 21, 1840, lives in Bedford township, this county; Electe, November 6, 1842, lives in this township; William H., December 10, 1845, lives in Chester township. William H., served 100 days in the Ohio National Guards, during the 1861 war. December 21, 1861, he married Harriet L., daughter of William and Rachel (Anderson) Smith. Her father, for many years a justice of the peace in Bedford township, this county, was born in Sussex county, New Jersey, March 22, 1798, and died in Meigs county, Ohio, February 19, 1880. Her mother was born in Greenbrier county, Virginia, in 1806, and is still living in Bedford township. William H. Radford is township trustee in Chester township, where he is largely engaged in farming. Pomeroy, Meigs county, Ohio, is his post office address.
!REFERENCE: 1920 census for daughter Sarah E. Cummings gives birthplace for father (David Radford) as Cork, Ireland
!REFERENCE: Meigs, OH will for father William Radford747
!REFERENCE: Meigs, OH will for mother Ellen Radford748
!REFERENCE:http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/4688/meigs.html - another good map of Meigs with a good county summary
Spouses
1 Theresa M. Rice
Birth 12 May 1821, Meigs, OH703
Death 27 Sep 1894731
Burial Chester Cemetery, Chester, Meigs, OH731
Father Josiah Rice (1780-1869)
Mother Ursula Hecox (1787-1862)
Misc. Notes
!REFERENCE:http://www.familysearch.org/Search/IGI/igi_individual_frame.asp?recid=64335282&ldsnn=12
!MARRIAGE: Meigs, OH marriage record for David Radford and Theresa Rice
!CENSUS: 23-Oct-1850 Chester, Meigs, OH744, 689/689, Therefsa Radford
!REFERENCE: Meigs County Agricultural Fair, Sep-1859745, DOMESTIC ARTICLES & FLOWERS - Best Yarn Carpet, Mrs. David Radford, $2.00
!CENSUS: 26-Jun-1860 Chester, Meigs, OH212, 964/939, p. 259A, Theresa Radford
!CENSUS: 1880 Chester, Meigs, OH, Therissa746
!REFERENCE: Hardesty’s, 1883703
!REFERENCE: 1892 Meigs, OH will for Theresa Radford688
!BURIAL:731, Theresa M. Radford
Marriage 6 Nov 1839, Meigs, OH703
Children Sarah Ellen (1840-1922)
  Electa (1842-1923)
  William H. (1845->1920)
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