Brief Life History of William Riley
When William Riley Radford was born on 6 February 1835, in Washington, Missouri, United States, his father, Millender Radford, was 36 and his mother, Permelia Freelove Parker, was 22. He married Alzada Jane Sutterfield on 5 January 1854, in Reynolds, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Missouri, United States in 1870 and Jackson Township, Reynolds, Missouri, United States in 1880. He died on 29 September 1889, in Reynolds, Missouri, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Sutterfield Cemetery, Jackson Township, Reynolds, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (5)
- William Radford, "United States Census, 1870"
- William Riley Radford, "Find A Grave Index"
- William Radford, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1835–1889 Male
1836–1922 Female
Children (5)
1855–1929 Female
1855–1897 Female
1858–1939 Male
1861–1886 Female
1864–1865 Female
Parents and Siblings
1798–1875 Male
1813–1876 Female
Siblings (10)
1833–1917 Male
1834–1920 Male
1835–1889 Male
1835– Female
1840–1919 Female
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Name Meaning
English and Scottish: habitational name from any of several places called Radford (Devon, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Warwickshire, Worcestershire), Raddiford (Devon), Ratford (Sussex, Wiltshire), Redford (Angus, Fife, Midlothian, Dorset, Sussex), Retford (Nottinghamshire), Rodford (Gloucestershire), or Rudford (Gloucestershire). Most of these placenames appear to derive from Old English rēad ‘red’ + ford ‘ford’, though some are likely to derive from Old English hrēod ‘reed’ + ford (e.g. Rodford and Rudford (Gloucestershire)), and the Oxfordshire placename may derive from Old English rād ‘riding’ + ford, probably meaning ‘ford which can be crossed on horseback’. This English name has been established in Ireland (Wexford) since the 16th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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