Will/Braffitt/Johnson/Cook genealogy - Person Sheet
Will/Braffitt/Johnson/Cook genealogy - Person Sheet
Name: Electa Margaret Radford
Birth: 6 Nov 1842, Meigs, OH1,2
Death: 15 Jul 1923, Meigs, OH1,2
Burial: Chester Cemetery, Chester, Meigs, OH1,2
Father: David Radford (1815-1882)
Mother: Theresa M. Rice (1821-1894)
Misc. Notes
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: Chester Cemetery, Chester, Meigs, OH1,873, 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, OH282, 964/939, Electa Radford
!MARRIAGE: 24-Feb-1876 Meigs County, OH marriages124, 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 births356, for daughter Theresa Maud Will, Electa Radford
!REFERENCE: 28-Jun-1879 Chester, Meigs, OH births356, for son Earl Dudley Will, David Will
!CENSUS: 16-Jun-1880 Chester, Meigs, OH874, 157/162, Electa Will
!REFERENCE: 20-Nov-1880 Chester, Meigs, OH births356 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, https://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohmeigs/news_by_year/1881.html
!REFERENCE: 12-May-1882 Chester, Meigs, OH births356 for son Walter Clyde Will, Electa Radford
!REFERENCE: 1883 Hardesty’s898, 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 births356,668, for son Will, Electa Radford
!REFERENCE: 1892 Meigs, OH will for mother Theresa Radford875, 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 deaths904 for husband David Will, Electa Will
!CENSUS: 12-Jan-1920 Chester, Meigs, OH867, 80/82, Electa Will, widowed
!REFERENCE: 31-Mar-1950 Pomeroy, Meigs, OH deaths928, 25680, for son Galen O. Will, Electa Radford
!REFERENCE: 1997 Jay C. Russell283, Electe Radford
Spouses
Birth: 23 Apr 1831, OH161,1,2
Death: 23 Mar 1913, Chester, Meigs, OH161,1,2
Burial: 25 Mar 1913, Chester Cemetery, Chester, Meigs, OH161,1,2
Father: John H. Will (1803-1845)
Mother: Mary M. Fisher (1805-~1865)
Misc. Notes
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: 23-Mar-1913 Chester, Meigs, OH deaths161,904, David Will, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X643-H24
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: Chester Cemetery, Chester, Meigs, OH1,873, 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, OH282, 960/935, David Will, note that the age given in this census is off by 20 years
!OCCUPATION: Farmer282
!MARRIAGE: 24-Feb-1876 Meigs County, OH marriages124, 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 births356, for daughter Theresa Maud Will, David Will
!REFERENCE: 28-Jun-1879 Chester, Meigs, OH births356, for son Earl Dudley Will, David Will
!CENSUS: 16-Jun-1880 Chester, Meigs, OH874, 157/162, David Will
!REFERENCE: 20-Nov-1880 Chester, Meigs, OH births356 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, https://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohmeigs/news_by_year/1881.html
!REFERENCE: 12-May-1882 Chester, Meigs, OH births356 for son Walter Clyde Will, David Will
!REFERENCE: 25-Dec-1885 Chester, Meigs, OH births356,668, 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 deaths928, 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
Marriage: 24 Feb 1876, Meigs, OH124
Misc. Notes
!MARRIAGE: 24-Feb-1876 Meigs County, OH marriages124, 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."
Children: David 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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