George Henry Radford

George Henry Radford was born 1885 in Leamington, Utah. He married Martha Elizabeth Spracher 4 September 1907 at LaBelle, Idaho. George died in 1968. Martha was born 10 June 1888 in Labelle, Jefferson, Idaho and died 31 January 1969 in Rigby, Jefferson, Idaho. The family group picture above was taken between the births of their 5th and 6th children, in mid 1917.

Shown in the picture above are: Vera LaVona Radford (born 28 Nov 1908, died 2 June 1992) standing between her parents on the back row. The rest of the children, from left to right, are: George Elmer Radford (born 20 Feb 1910, died 15 April 1968), James Wayne Radford (born 8 Nov 1916, died 28 Feb 1980), Hazel Veretta Radford (born 24 Dec 1912, died 5 Sept 1917), and Etsel Henry Radford (born 17 Feb 1914, died 6 Nov 1984).

Click on the link above to see a picture of Vera Radford Haskell and her husband Charley Hans Haskell.

Click on the link above to see a picture of Etsel Radford and to read his life history written by himself.

George and Martha Radford had a total of 12 children. Not shown in the picture above were:

George Radford and his wife Martha Elizabeth Spracher Radford were active in family history and left some good records behind. George worked on the Great Feeder Headgates in Idaho and he sent letters to his cousin Ezra Morgan (Son of John Thomas Morgan and grandson of Thomas Morgan) with pictures of the Radford family and a picture of George Radford working on the construction of the Great Feeder Headgates with Willard Moore.

Above: George and Martha Radford with Flossie Fletter standing in front of the Radford ice house. Below: George and Martha Radford with Martha's brother Jack Spracher and some relatives.

ERROR CORRECTIONS; In the upper left corner of the above picture there is an error. The woman on the back row, left side, is Edith Ross Brown, not Elizabeth Ross Brown. And Wardon Swain, back row center, is spelled incorrectly. It is Wardon and not Warden. Another error correction: The woman second from left in the picture, titled Elzina Pearl Tyler Radford is not correctly identified. She is not Elzina Pearl Tyler Radford. We think she is Martha Grace Nielson Morgan (1903-1964) who married Thomas Ezra Morgan (1901-1986).

In the picture above we believe are some of George and Martha Radford's family and relatives. Edith Ross Brown was the oldest daughter of Melvin Ross and his second wife Mary Ellen Haddon. Melvin Ross was a stepson to John Whitlock Radford. George Henry Radford and Edward Thomas Radford were cousins whose mothers were sisters (daughters of Thomas and Ann Watkins Morgan) and fathers were brothers (Sons of John Whitlock and Rachel Leah Radford). James LeRoy (Roy) Radford was a son of Edward Thomas and Wealtha Permilla Wilbur Radford. Elzina Pearl Tyler Radford was his second wife. Delora Ross was a daughter of Melvin Ross. She was first married to Robert Morgan (son of Edward and Sarah Morgan and grandson of Thomas Morgan), second married to Norval Grant, and third married to William Wardon Swain. Wardon Swain is in the picture.

Click on the link above to be taken to a Ross page with a picture of, and more information on, five of the six children (including Edith and Delora) of Melvin Ross and his second wife Mary Ellen Hadden Ross.

Click on the link above to see a picture of Martha when she was younger and a picture of George and Martha in what appear to be their church clothes.

Click on the link above to be taken to pages with pictures and descriptions of the Great Feeder Headgates

Click on the link above to see pictures of George and Martha Radford's headstone.