Will/Braffitt/Johnson/Cook genealogy - Person Sheet
Will/Braffitt/Johnson/Cook genealogy - Person Sheet
NameThomas Radford
Birth23 Aug 1818, Wicklow, Ireland157,1,2
Death2 Nov 1882, Salisbury, Meigs, OH157,1,2
BurialRock Springs Cemetery, Rock Springs, Meigs, OH1,2
FatherWilliam Radford (~1789-1869)
MotherEleanor Ellen Ashworth (~1783-1874)
Misc. Notes
!BIRTH-DEATH: 02-Nov-1882 Salisbury, Meigs, OH deaths157, Thomas Radford, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6JR-82P
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: Rock Springs Cemetery, Rock Springs, Meigs, OH1,1105, Thomas Radford, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109881540
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: FamilySearch2, Thomas Radford, https://ancestors.familysearch.org/LKXP-TF1
!REFERENCE: 03-Jul-1819 William Radford and family arrival in Philadelphia, PA from Halifax, Nova Scotia941
!CENSUS: 1820 Sutton, Meigs, OH942,864, for father William Radford
!REFERENCE: 09-Nov-1827 Meigs, OH, naturalization record for father William Radford943
!MARRIAGE: 01-Apr-1842 Meigs, OH marriages122, Thomas Radford and Catharine Mcveigh, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ2V-N4F
!CENSUS: 1850 Salisbury, Meigs, OH793, 1522/1554
!REFERENCE: 1851-1853 Meigs, OH Agricultural Society fairs, "The first fair of the Meigs County Agricultural Society was held on Wednesday, October 22, 1851 in Middleport, Ohio.Officers elected for the following year were:  Stephen Titus, president; Whittamore Reed, vice president; Samuel Halliday, corresponding secretary; Isaac M. Gilmore, recording secretary; Oren Branch, treasuer; Stillman Larkin, Mil Guthrie, W. Sherwood, Thomas Radford, Silas Strong - managers. The second annual fair was held at the Rock-Spring hotel on the 30th day of September 1852. Officers elected on the fairgrounds, on the day of the fair were: Stephen Titus, president; Abner Stout, vice president; Oren Branch, treasurer; Samuel Halliday, corresponding secretary; Isaac M. Gilmore, recording secretary; S.C. Larkins, W. Sherwood, Thomas Radford, Silas Strong, Cyrus Grant - managers. The third annual fair was held at Middleport. The same officers were elected with Josiah Simpson, R. Bradford, and J.F. Brown replacing Thomas Radford, Silas Strong and Cyrus Grant as managers.", http://www.themeigscountyfair.com/contact_us_and_about_the_ag_society
!CENSUS: 1860 Salisbury, Meigs, OH394, 31/31, Thomas Radford
!CENSUS: 1880 Salisbury, Meigs, OH1132
!OCCUPATION: Farmer793,394,1132,157
!REFERENCE: 1869 Meigs, OH will for father William Radford947
!REFERENCE: 1874 Meigs, OH will for mother Ellen Radford948
!REFERENCE: 16-Dec-1874 Meigs, OH will probate for Frederick Radford987. Thomas Radford. In the will, Frederick Radford names all 6 of his children. In the probate of the will, Thomas Radford (probably the son of William Radford) is named. Even though the relationship of Thomas to Frederick is not specified in the will or the probate of the will, it seems probable that Frederick is the either the uncle of Thomas or some other close relation to Thomas.!REFERENCE: 1964 Fowlers And Kindred Families of Meigs & Mason Counties1107, page 40, Thomas Radford
!REFERENCE: 2002, "Thomas Radford, who had been brought to this country in 1818 at the age of six months from the County of Wicklow, Ireland, by his parents, William and Eleanor Ashworth Radford, constructed the large red brick two story home on the Pomeroy Athens Road, (Route 33) one mile north of the community and post office known as Rock Springs, Meigs County.", https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/goeglein.rootsweb.com/2002/2/
!REFERENCE: 2005 WorldConnect368, Thomas Radford, https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/188092/I15148/-/individual
Spouses
Birth11 Jun 1821, Dumfries, Scotland1,2
Death21 Jul 1900, Meigs, OH1,2
BurialRock Springs Cemetery, Rock Springs, Meigs, OH1,2
Misc. Notes
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: Rock Springs Cemetery, Rock Springs, Meigs, OH1,1105, Catharine Radford, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109882010
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: FamilySearch2, Catharine McVay, https://ancestors.familysearch.org/LKX5-8SY
!MARRIAGE: 01-Apr-1842 Meigs, OH marriages122, Thomas Radford and Catharine Mcveigh, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ2V-N4F
!CENSUS: 1850 Salisbury, Meigs, OH793, 1522/1556
!CENSUS: 1860 Salisbury, Meigs, OH394, 31/31, Catharine Radford
!CENSUS: 1880 Salisbury, Meigs, OH1132, Catharine, parents born Scotland
!REFERENCE: 01-Apr-1954 Athens Messenger, Athens, OH, page 9, "Radfords Lived Ohio's History", by Waid Radford1106, Catharine McVay
!REFERENCE: 1964 Fowlers And Kindred Families of Meigs & Mason Counties1107, page 40, Catharine McVay
!REFERENCE: 2005 WorldConnect368, Catharine McVay, https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/188092/I15148/-/individual
Marriage1 Apr 1842, Meigs, OH122
Misc. Notes
!MARRIAGE: 01-Apr-1842 Meigs, OH marriages122, Thomas Radford and Catharine Mcveigh, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ2V-N4F
ChildrenWilliam Valentine (1844-1888)
 John (1845-1845)
 George (~1847-)
 Susan (1848-1849)
 (infant son) (1850-1850)
 Homer Columbus (1852-1858)
 John Emmet (1855-1918)
 Emma Jane (1858-1912)
 Ella (1859-1908)
 Clara V. (1862-1899)
Last Modified 29 Jul 2020Created 14 Apr 2024 https://willbraffitt.org/roots/
14 Apr 2024 https://willbraffitt.org/roots/