Last Updated: September 29, 2020

Jesse & Dorothy (Thomas) Radford Family

 

1. Radford, Jesse

Parents: Robert & Eleanor (Underwood) Radford)

1823 Birth: abt 1823 Franklin Co., VA.

1845 Marriage #1: Jesse Radford m. Dorothy R. Thomas 11-24-1845 Patrick Co., VA. He s/o Robert Radford. She d/o Richard Thomas.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, H498:

…… Radford, Jesse 25 yo w/m farmer, b. Franklin, $0, HOH.

……… Dorotha 27 yo w/f, b. North Carolina.

……… Ferdinan 3 yo w/m, b. Floyd. (does read w/m)

……… E. T. 1 yo w/m, b. Floyd.

1860 Residence: Franklin Co., VA, SW District, H251: (Robert & Eleanor Radford in previous house)

…… Radford, Jesse 36 yo w/m, b. VA, $1500/500, HOH.

……… Dorothy 37 yo w/f, b. NC.

……… Timandia C. A. 13 yo w/f, b. VA.

……… Ezra T. 11 yo w/m, b. VA.

……… Lewis M. S. 9 yo w/m, b. VA.

……… Michael H. 5 yo w/m, b. VA.

1870 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Town District, Marsh Fork PO, H455:

…… Radford, Jesse 47 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $250, HOH.

……… Dorothy 50 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house.

……… Tymanda L. 24 yo w/f, b. VA.

……… Ezra T. 21 yo w/m, b. VA.

……… Mattson L. 19 yo w/m, b. VA.

……… Michael H. 15 yo w/m, b. VA.

1880 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Town District, H136: Jessee Radford, 56 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, HOH. Doratha 59 yo wife, b. NC, keeping house. Michael H. 24 yo son, b. VA.

1883 Death: 10-8-1883 Raleigh Co., WVA.

Jesse Radford, 61y 4m 4d, married w/m farming, b. Franklin Co., VA, s/o Robt & Ellender Radford. Spouse: Dorothy Radford. COD: paralysis.

1883 Burial: 

…+ Radford, Dorothy

Parents: Richard Thomas.

1823 Birth: abt 1823 NC.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Jesse Radford.

1860 Residence: Franklin Co., VA with husband Jesse Radford.

1870, 1880 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with husband Jesse Radford.

1891 Death: 5-1-1891 Raleigh Co., WVA.

Dorothy Radford, 71 yo w/f, b. NC, d/o Richard & Matilda Thomas. Consort: Jesse Radford. COD: lagrippe. Informant: M. H. Radford, son.

1891 Burial:

…2. Radford, Timandia

Parents: Jesse & Dorotha (Thomas) Radford.

1847 Birth: abt 1847 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1860 Residence: Franklin Co., VA with parents.

1870 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

…2. Radford, Ezra Taylor

Parents: Jesse & Dorotha (Thomas) Radford.

1851 Birth: abt 1849 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1860 Residence: Franklin Co., VA with parents.

1870 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

1878 Marriage #1: Ezra T. Radford m. Mary Maggie Oneal 11-1-1876 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1880 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Town District, H122:

…… Radford, Ezra T. 31 yo w/m stone mason, b. VA, father b. VA, mother b. (blank), HOH.

……… Maggie M. 19 yo wife, b. WVA, father b. WVA, mother b. VA, keeping house.

……… Daisy M. 1 yo daughter, b. WVA, father b. VA, mother b. WVA.

1884-1900 Death

……+ Radford, Mary Margaret “Maggie”

Parents: Jimmy & Jenny (Lemmon) O’Neil.

1861 Birth: Mar 1861 WVA.

1880 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with husband Ezra Taylor Radford.

1900 Residence: Fayette Co., WVA, Fayetteville District 13, H243:

…… Radford, Maggie Mary 39 yo widowed w/f, b. Mar 1861 WVA, parents b. WVA, 1 child with 1 living, HOH. (# of ch is not correct)

……… Lonnie B. 15 yo son, b. Aug 1884 WVA, father b. WVA, mother b. WVA.

…… (5 nonrelated boarders)

1954 Death: 3-24-1954 Huntington, Cabell Co., WVA.

1954 Burial: Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WVA.

……3. Radford, Daisy Maude

Parents: Ezra Taylor & Maggie Mary (Oneal) Radford.

1877 Birth: 8-31-1877 Raleigh Co., WVA

1880 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

1896 Marriage #1: Daisy M. Radford m. Andrew E. Reitz 2-13-1896 Fayette Co., WVA. He 35 yo single w/m, b. Wheeling, WVA, s/o John & Addie. She 18 yo single w/f, b. Raleigh Co., WVA, d/o E. T. & Maggie M.

1952 Death: 11-16-1952 Huntington, Cabell Co., WVA.

Daisy Maude Reitz, 74y 2m 16d, widowed w/f, d/o William Radford & Margaret O’Neil.

1952 Burial: Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington, Cabell Co., WVA.

……3. Radford, Wousley Ernest

Parents: Ezra Taylor & Maggie Mary (Oneal) Radford.

1881 Birth: 10-5-1881 Hinton, Summer Co., WVA.

1904 Marriage #1: W. E. Radford m. Blanche Meads 7-14-1904 Red Star, Fayette Co., WVA. He 22 yo s/o E. T. &  Maggie. She 18 yo d/o J. E. Meads.

1957 Death: 2-24-1957 Nitro, Kanawha Co., WVA,

1957 Burial:

……3. Radford, Lonnie B.

Parents: Ezra Taylor & Maggie Mary (Oneal) Radford.

1884 Birth: Aug 1884 WVA.

1900 Residence: Fayette Co., WVA with widowed mother.

…2. Radford, Lewis Madison Stephen

Parents: Jesse & Dorotha (Thomas) Radford.

1851 Birth: 2-16-1851 Floyd Co., VA.

1860 Residence: Franklin Co., VA with parents.

1870 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

1880 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Mountain Cove District, H105:

…… Radford, Madison 30 yo single w/m stonemason, b. VA, parents b. VA, HOH.

…… (2 nonrelated coal miners, b. in England)

Marriage #1: Sonora Warden.

1900 Residence: Mercer Co., VA, Upper End of Rock District 85, H257:

…… Radford, Madison 49 yo w/m merchant, b. Feb 1851 VA, parents b. VA, m. 14y, owns home with mortgage, HOH.

……… Nora 33 yo wife, b. WVA, parents b. VA, m. 14y, 3 children with 3 living.

……… Elma 16 yo daughter, b. Feb 1884 WVA, father b. VA, parents b. WVA.

……… William A. 11 yo son, b. June 1889 WVA, father b. VA, parents b. WVA, school.

……… Lois C. 8 yo dau b. Nov 1891 WVA, father b. VA, parents b. WVA, school.

…… Underwood, George 17 yo single w/m, b. Mar 1883 WVA, parents b. WVA, store clerk.

1910 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Skelton Coal Mines, District 179, H535:

…… Radford, Mattison 57 yo w/m quarry stone mason, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 29y, owns home with mortgage, HOH.

……… Nora 44 yo wife, b. WVA, parents b. VA, M1 29y, 3 children with 2 living.

……… William A. 20 yo single son, b. WVA, father b. VA, mother b. WVA, coal mine driver.

……… Louis C. 19 yo single son, b. WVA, father b. VA, mother b. WVA. (does read son but should be dau)

1920 Raleigh Co., WVA, Lanark District 165, H121:

…… Radford, Matison 68 yo widowed w/m stone mason, b. VA, parents b. VA, rents, HOH.

……… Nora 55 yo wife, b. WVA, parents b. VA.

…… Bailey, Lois 28 yo div daughter, b. WVA, father b. VA, mother b. WVA.

…… Woods, William W. 5 yo grandson, b. WVA, parents b. WVA.

1926 Death: 12-24-1926 Beckley, Town District, WVA but of Calloway Heights, WVA.

Lewis Madison Stephen, 75y 10m 8d, married w/m stone mason, b. Feb 16, 1851 Floyd Court House, VA. Spouse: Nara (Warden) Radford. Father: Jesse Thomas, b. Floyd Court House, VA. Mother: Dorothy Thomas, b. Patrick or Franklin Co., VA. Informant: Nara Radford. COD: mitral stenosis. Burial: Warden, WVA.

1926 Burial: Warden Cemetery, Stanaford, Raleigh Co., WVA.

Louis Madison Stephen Madison Radford

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Nancy Horton Gillispie)

……+ Radford, Sornora

Parents: John Walker & Miriam (Hurt) Warden of Pulaski Co., VA.

1864 Birth: 7-11-1864 WVA.

1900 Residence: Mercer Co., VA with husband Lewis Madison Stephen Radford.

1910, 1920 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with husband Lewis Madison Stephen Radford.

1930 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Town District 23, H494:

…… Ratford, Nora M. 65 yo widowed w/f, b. WVA, parents b. WVA, owns, HOH.

…… Davidson, Lois C. 37 yo married daughter, b. WVA, parents b. WVA, 19 yo when 1st married.

…… Woods, William W. 15 yo grandson, b. WVAm parents b. WVA.

1940 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Town District 41-27a, H676:

…… Radford, Nora 75 yo widowed w/f, housework, b. WVA, completed G5, resided in Raleigh Co., WVA 1935, rents, HOH.

…… Edwards, Lois 47 yo married daughter, b. WVA, completed H4, resided in Raleigh Co., WVA 1935, housework.

…… Woods, Billy 25 yo married grandson, b. WVA, completed H4, resided in Raleigh Co., WVA 1935, coal miner.

1942 Death: 1-27-1942.

1942 Burial: Warden Cemetery, Stanaford, Raleigh Co., WVA.

Sonora Nora <i>Warden</i> Radford

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Nancy Horton Gillispie)

……3. Radford, Elma

Parents: Lewis Madison Stephen & Sonora “Nora” (Warden) Radford.

1884 Birth: Feb 1884 WVA.

1900 Residence: Mercer Co., VA with parents.

Marriage #1: Edward McDowell Moore.

1 daughter, Elma Moore Arthur, b. 5-21-1906 WVA, d. 12-26-1963 Greensboro, Durham Co., NC. Spouse: Ernest Stevenson Arthur. She is buried in the Forest Lawn Cemetery, Greensboro

1907 Death: 1907 Beckley, Raleigh Co., WVA.

1907 Burial: Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington City, VA.

(src: Find A Grave; photo  added by Joan Mays)

(src: Find A Grave; photos added by Jerry Gill)

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Joan Mays)

……3. Radford, William Alfred Will

Parents: Lewis Madison Stephen & Sonora “Nora” (Warden) Radford.

1889 Birth: 6-9-1889 Coopers, Mercer Co., WVA.

1900 Residence: Mercer Co., VA with parents.

1911 Marriage #1: Will Alfred Radford m. m. Nora Otilla Arndt 12-22-1911 Beckley, Raleigh Co., WVA. He 22 yo, b. Mercer Co., WVA. She 22 yo, b. Fayette Co., WVA. Both living in Raleigh Co., WVA.

1940 Death: 7-8-1940 Beckley, Raleigh Co., WVA.

1940 Burial: Warden Cemetery, Stanaford, Raleigh Co., WVA.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by historianne)

……3. Radford, Lois Carman

Parents: Lewis Madison Stephen & Sonora “Nora” (Warden) Radford.

1891 Birth: 11-6-1891 Bramwell, Mercer Co., WVA.

1900 Residence: Mercer Co., VA with parents.

1912 Marriage #1: Louis Carman Radford m. Stephen Adam Woods 7-17-1912 Beckley, Raleigh Co., WVA. He 25 yo, b. Raleigh Co., WVA. She 20 yo, b. Mercer Co., WVA. Both living in Raleigh Co., WVA. M. Radford & S. Woods gave information.

1917 Marriage #2: Lois W. Wood m. Wilmer W. Bailey 1-3-1917 Beckley, Raleigh Co., WVA. He 27 yo w/m, b. Raleigh. She 25 yo w/f, b. Raleigh.

1920 Raleigh Co., WVA, Lanark District 165, H121:

…… Radford, Matison 68 yo widowed w/m stone mason, b. VA, parents b. VA, rents, HOH.

……… Nora 55 yo wife, b. WVA, parents b. VA.

…… Bailey, Lois 28 yo divorced daughter, b. WVA, father b. VA, mother b. WVA.

…… Woods, William W. 5 yo grandson, b. WVA, parents b. WVA. (William Walton Woods, 1915-1999, s/o Steve Woods & Lois Radford)

1929 Marriage #3: Lois Carman Radford m. Walter Davidson 10-23-1929 Beckley, Raleigh Co., WVA.

1930 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Town District 23, H494:

…… Ratford, Nora M. 65 yo widowed w/f, b. WVA, parents b. WVA, owns, HOH.

…… Davidson, Lois C. 37 yo married daughter, b. WVA, parents b. WVA, 19 yo when 1st married.

…… Woods, William W. 15 yo grandson, b. WVA, parents b. WVA.

1935 Marriage #4: Lois Radford m. Jas T. McDaniel 11-24-1935 Beckley, Raleigh Co., WVA. He 57 yo widowed w/m, b. Ireland & living in Charleston, s/o Geo W & Mary. She 42 yo dvced w/f, b. Raleigh and living in Beckley, d/o Mat & Nora.

1937 Marriage #5: Lois Carman Radford m. Kenneth H. Edwards 3-20-1937 Orange Co., VA. He 25 yo single w/m missionary, b. Beaver Co., Utah, s/o David H. Edwards & Anne Bradshaw. She 33 yo div. w/f, b. Cooper, WVA, d/o Matt Radford & Nora Warden.

1940 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Town District 41-27a, H676:

…… Radford, Nora 75 yo widowed w/f, housework, b. WVA, completed G5, resided in Raleigh Co., WVA 1935, rents, HOH.

…… Edwards, Lois 47 yo married daughter, b. WVA, completed H4, resided in Raleigh Co., WVA 1935, housework.

…… Woods, Billy 25 yo married grandson, b. WVA, completed H4, resided in Raleigh Co., WVA 1935, coal miner.

1950 Death: 5-20-1950 Sprague, Raleigh Co., WVA.

1950 Burial: Warden Cemetery, Stanaford, Raleigh Co., WVA.

radford_loisCarman

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Nancy Horton Gillispie)

…2. Radford, Michael H.

Parents: Jesse & Dorotha (Thomas) Radford.

1855 Birth: 9-23-1855 VA.

1860 Residence: Franklin Co., VA with parents.

1870, 1880 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

1888 Marriage #1: Michael H. Radford m. Charlotte F. Bragg 10-24-1888 Fayette Co., WVA.

1900 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA, Town District 120, H106:

…… Radford, Michael H. 46 yo w/m stone mason, b. Sept 1853, VA, parents b. VA, m. 12y, owns farm, HOH.

……… Charlotte 35 yo wife, b. Jay 1864 WVA, parents b. WVA, m. 12y 3 children with 3 living.

……… Harry S. 10 yo son, b. Oct 1889 WVA, father b. VA, mother b. WVA, school.

……… James M. 6 yo son, b. Nov 1893 WVA, father b. VA, mother b. WVA.

……… Marie 3 yo daughter, b. Jay 1897 WVA, father b. VA, mother b. WVA.

…… Smith, Bertha I. 15 yo niece, b. Apt 1885 WVA, father b. WVA, mother b. VA.

1914 Death: 10-6-1914 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1914 Burial: Radford Cemetery, Piney View, Raleigh Co., WVA. (src: Find A Grave) (no photo)

……+ Radford, Charlotte Lillian

Parents: W. Hazard & Frances (Redder) Bragg.

1864 Birth: 6-28-1864 Fayette Co., WVA.

1900 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with husband Michael H. Radford.

1929 Death: 10-25-1929 Batoff Mt, Town District, Raleigh Co., WVA.

Mrs Charlotte F. Radford, 64 yo widowed w/f, b. 1865 Fayett Co., VA. Spouse: M. H. Radford. Father: W. H. Bragg, b. Fayett. Mother: Francis Redder, b. Monroe. Informant: Mrs E. F. Sheppard. COD: lobar pneumonia. Burial: Batoff Mt.

1929 Burial: Radford Cemetery, Piney View, Raleigh Co., WVA. (src: Find A Grave) (no photo)

……3. Radford, Harry Stephen

Parents: Michael H. & Charlotte H. (Bragg) Radford.

1889 Birth: 10-19-1889 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1900 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

1925 Marriage #1: Sarah Frances Martin 4-15-1925 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1977 Death: 10-29-1977 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1977 Burial: Radford Cemetery, Piney View, Raleigh Co., WVA. (src: Find A Grave) (no photo)

……3. Radford, James Madison

Parents: Michael H. & Charlotte H. (Bragg) Radford.

1893 Birth: 11-3-1893 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1900 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

1973 Death: 3-25-1973 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1973 Burial: Radford Cemetery, Piney View, Raleigh Co., WVA. (src: Find A Grave) (no photo)

……3. Radford, Marie

Parents: Michael H. & Charlotte H. (Bragg) Radford.

1897 BIrth: 1-16-1897 Raleigh Co., WVA

1900 Residence: Raleigh Co., WVA with parents.

……3. Radford, Lois

Parents: Michael H. & Charlotte H. (Bragg) Radford.

1901 Birth: 9-24-1901 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1969 Death: 5-3-1979 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1969 Burial: Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., WVA.

……3. Radford, Lillian Charlotte

Parents: Michael H. & Charlotte H. (Bragg) Radford.

1901 Birth: 9-24-1901 Raleigh Co., WVA.

1969 Death: 8-15-1969 Ventura Co., CA.

1969 Burial: Nordhoff Cemetery, Pjai, Ventura Co., CA.

End Jesse & Dorotha (Thomas) Radford Family.