Will/Braffitt/Johnson/Cook genealogy - Person Sheet
Will/Braffitt/Johnson/Cook genealogy - Person Sheet
NameDavid Will
Birth23 Apr 1831, OH157,1,2
Death23 Mar 1913, Chester, Meigs, OH157,1,2
Burial25 Mar 1913, Chester Cemetery, Chester, Meigs, OH157,1,2
FatherJohn H. Will (1803-1845)
MotherMary M. Fisher (1805-~1865)
Misc. Notes
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: 23-Mar-1913 Chester, Meigs, OH deaths157,899, David Will, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X643-H24
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: Chester Cemetery, Chester, Meigs, OH1,867, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150304878
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: FamilySearch2, David Will, https://ancestors.familysearch.org/LT3V-P6D
!CENSUS: 22-Oct-1850 Chester, Meigs, OH, 684/684, David Will
!CENSUS: 25-Jun-1860 Chester, Meigs, OH278, 960/935, David Will, note that the age given in this census is off by 20 years
!OCCUPATION: Farmer278
!MARRIAGE: 24-Feb-1876 Meigs County, OH marriages122, David Will and Electa Radford; 01-Mar-1876 The Meigs County Telegraph, "WILL-RADFORD - At the residence of the officiating clergyman Re. J. Godfrey Jones, 24-Feb-1876, Mr. David Will to Miss Electa Radford, all of Chester Township."
!REFERENCE: 24-Apr-1878 Chester, Meigs, OH births351, for daughter Theresa Maud Will, David Will
!REFERENCE: 28-Jun-1879 Chester, Meigs, OH births351, for son Earl Dudley Will, David Will
!CENSUS: 16-Jun-1880 Chester, Meigs, OH868, 157/162, David Will
!REFERENCE: 20-Nov-1880 Chester, Meigs, OH births351 for son Jessie Blanche Will, David Will
!REFERENCE: 08-Jun-1881 Pomeroy Telegraph, Pomeroy, Meigs, OH, Jessie Blanche Will, child of David Will and Electa Will, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohmeigs/news_by_year/1881.html
!REFERENCE: 12-May-1882 Chester, Meigs, OH births351 for son Walter Clyde Will, David Will
!REFERENCE: 25-Dec-1885 Chester, Meigs, OH births351,663, for son Will, David Will
!CENSUS: 05-Jun-1900 Chester, Meigs, OH, 50/50, David Will
!CENSUS: 19-Apr-1910 Chester, Meigs, OH, 35/35, David Will
!REFERENCE: 31-Mar-1950 Pomeroy, Meigs, OH deaths923, 25680, for son Galen O. Will, David Will
!REFERENCE: Obituary for David Will, David Will and Avarilla Curtis had one child who died in infancy, David Will and Keziah Wandling had a daughter who died in infancy
Spouses
Birthabt 1831
Death22 Oct 18572
Misc. Notes
!DEATH: FamilySearch2, Avarilla F. Curtis, https://ancestors.familysearch.org/9SHY-ZNF
!REFERENCE: Obituary for husband David Will, David Will and Avarilla Curtis had one child who died in infancy
Marriage17 Apr 1856
Birthabt 1839, Cleveland, Noble, OH
Death30 Jul 1863, Meigs, OH
Misc. Notes
!REFERENCE: The Sprague Project, Keziah Wandling, parents Henry Wandling and Diana Sprague, parents died Chester, Meigs, OH, http://www.sprague-database.org/genealogy/getperso...;tree=SpragueProject
!REFERENCE: Sprague Families in America by Dr. Warren Vincent Sprague, page 293, Henry Wandling was a farmer, and he and his wife removed from Noble, OH to Chester, Meigs, OH
!CENSUS: 25-Jun-1860 Chester, Meigs, OH278, 960/935, Casai Will, note that the age given in this census is off by 20+ years
!REFERENCE: Obituary for husband David Will, David Will and Keziah Wandling had a daughter who died in infancy
!REFERENCE: Ancestry.com196, Keziah Wandling
Marriage21 Jun 1860
ChildrenGeorge Brittain McCall (1861-1943)
Birth6 Nov 1842, Meigs, OH1,2
Death15 Jul 1923, Meigs, OH1,2
BurialChester Cemetery, Chester, Meigs, OH1,2
FatherDavid Radford (1815-1882)
MotherTheresa M. Rice (1821-1894)
Misc. Notes
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: Chester Cemetery, Chester, Meigs, OH1,867, 7 children, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150304998
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: FamilySearch2, Electa Margaret Radford, 7 children, https://ancestors.familysearch.org/9SHY-ZN1
!CENSUS: 23-Oct-1850 Chester, Meigs, OH, 689/689, Electa Radford
!CENSUS: 26-Jun-1860 Chester, Meigs, OH278, 964/939, Electa Radford
!MARRIAGE: 24-Feb-1876 Meigs County, OH marriages122, David Will and Electa Radford; 01-Mar-1876 The Meigs County Telegraph, "WILL-RADFORD - At the residence of the officiating clergyman Re. J. Godfrey Jones, 24-Feb-1876, Mr. David Will to Miss Electa Radford, all of Chester Township."
!CENSUS: 23-Jun-1870 Chester, Meigs, OH, 241/238, Electa Radford
!REFERENCE: 24-Apr-1878 Chester, Meigs, OH births351, for daughter Theresa Maud Will, Electa Radford
!REFERENCE: 28-Jun-1879 Chester, Meigs, OH births351, for son Earl Dudley Will, David Will
!CENSUS: 16-Jun-1880 Chester, Meigs, OH868, 157/162, Electa Will
!REFERENCE: 20-Nov-1880 Chester, Meigs, OH births351 for son Jessie Blanche Will, Electa Radford
!REFERENCE: 08-Jun-1881 Pomeroy Telegraph, Pomeroy, Meigs, OH, Jessie Blanche Will, child of David Will and Electa Will, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohmeigs/news_by_year/1881.html
!REFERENCE: 12-May-1882 Chester, Meigs, OH births351 for son Walter Clyde Will, Electa Radford
!REFERENCE: 1883 Hardesty’s892, Electe Radford, "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."
!REFERENCE: 25-Dec-1885 Chester, Meigs, OH births351,663, for son Will, Electa Radford
!REFERENCE: 1892 Meigs, OH will for mother Theresa Radford869, Electa Will
!CENSUS: 05-Jun-1900 Chester, Meigs, OH, 50/50, Electa Will
!CENSUS: 19-Apr-1910 Chester, Meigs, OH, 35/35, Electa Will, 7 children 3 living
!REFERENCE: 23-Mar-1913 Chester, Meigs, OH deaths899 for husband David Will, Electa Will
!CENSUS: 12-Jan-1920 Chester, Meigs, OH861, 80/82, Electa Will, widowed
!REFERENCE: 31-Mar-1950 Pomeroy, Meigs, OH deaths923, 25680, for son Galen O. Will, Electa Radford
!REFERENCE: 1997 Jay C. Russell279, Electe Radford
Marriage24 Feb 1876, Meigs, OH122
Misc. Notes
!MARRIAGE: 24-Feb-1876 Meigs County, OH marriages122, David Will and Electa Radford; 01-Mar-1876 The Meigs County Telegraph, "WILL-RADFORD - At the residence of the officiating clergyman Re. J. Godfrey Jones, 24-Feb-1876, Mr. David Will to Miss Electa Radford, all of Chester Township."
ChildrenDavid Radford (1877-1942)
 Theresa Maud (1878-~1903)
 Earl Dudley (1879-1880)
 Jessie Blanche (1880-1882)
 Walter Clyde (1882-1952)
 Haley G. (1885-~1893)
 Galen Oderkirk (1887-1950)
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