William Radford
| William Radford | |
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From 1860 daguerreotype
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| Born |
September 9, 1809 Fincastle, Virginia |
| Died | January 8, 1890 (aged 80) Washington, D.C. |
| Place of burial | Oak Hill Cemetery Plot: Reno Hill, Lot 916 |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1825-1870 |
| Rank |
 Rear Admiral
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| Commands held |
USS Lexington USS Dacotah USS Cumberland USS New Ironsides North Atlantic Squadron European Squadron |
| Battles/wars |
Second Seminole War Mexican-American War American Civil War |
| Relations |
William Clark Stephen W. Kearny Meriwether Lewis Clark, Sr. Sophie Radford de Meissner William R. Coyle François E. Matthes Rosemary Radford Ruether |
William Radford (September 9, 1809 - January 8, 1890) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy who served during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War, in which he remained loyal to the Union, despite his Virginia birth. Radford commanded the Ironclad Division in the attacks on Fort Fisher (December 1864/January 1865) to assert Union control of Cape Fear.
On December 23, 1806, John Radford [May 27, 1785 – April 15, 1817 (aged 31)] married Harriet Kennerly [July 28, 1788 – December 25, 1831 (aged 43)] in Fincastle, Virginia at Santillane, the estate of her uncle George Hancock. In attendance at the wedding was William Clark direct from the Corps of Discovery exploration.
There is a discrepancy about William's birth-date, with some references giving it as March 1, 1808 but family records and the U.S. Federal Census forms support the 1809 date.
After William was born in Fincastle, the Radfords moved to Lewis County, Kentucky near Maysville where William's two siblings were born:
In 1817, father John Radford was killed by the wild boar he was hunting. Widow Harriet moved her three children to Saint Louis, Missouri to join her brothers and first cousin Judith "Julia" Hancock Clark, wife of William Clark. The Radfords resided with her brother James Kennerly.
Julia Clark succumbed June 27, 1820. Widower William Clark married Harriet November 28, 1821 in Saint Louis, adopted the Radford children and added three children to their combined family:
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