West Virginia Pioneers

William Riley Randolph

Male 1863 - 1949  (85 years)


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  • Name William Riley Randolph 
    Born 23 Nov 1863  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 10 Jan 1949  [2, 3
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Betty McIntyre has his birth as 24 Nov 1863

      Services will be at 10 a.m. today for William R. Randolph, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. J. L. Winnell, of 5420 MacCorkle Ave., SE, Rev. A. F. Hayes will officiate and burial will be in the Kiser Cemetery at Kentuck, Jackson County. The body was taken yesterday to the Winnell residence. Mr. Randolph was a retired farmer and stonemason and a lifelong resident of Jackson County, died at his daughter's home Monday night following an illness of eight weeks. Also surviving are his wife, Mrs. Emma Cox Randolph; two other daughters, Mrs. M. V. Boggess of Tyler Mountain and Mrs. Ethel Parsons of Jamestown, Ohio; four sons, Oscar, Fred and Sherman of Ripley, and Sheridan of Charleston; 31 grandchildren; two brothers, Everett of Red House, and Charles Washington of Kentuck; three sisters, Mrs. Cora Walls and Mrs. John D. Hammond of Sissonville. (unknown paper)

      Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Kiser Cemetery at Kentuck for William Riley Randolph, 85 year old retired farmer, who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. L. Winnell in South Charleston on Monday following an eight week illness. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Emma Randolph; two daughters, Mrs. M. V. Boggess of Tyler Mountain and Mrs. Ethel Parsons of Johnstown, Ohio; four sons, Oscar, Fred and Sherman of Ripley, and Sheridan of Charleston; and 31 grandchildren; two brothers, Everett of Red House and Charles Washington Randolph of Kentuck; three sisters, Mrs. Cora Walls and Mrs. Margaret Carpenter, both of Walton, and Mrs. Jane Hamon of Sissonville. (Jackson Herald, 21 Jan 1949)
    Person ID I1511  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 26 Aug 2007 

    Father Christopher Smith Randolph,   b. 18 Jan 1841, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1927  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Anna A Gandee,   b. 1 May 1846, Harmony, Roane, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1932, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 7 Aug 1862  Harmony, Roane, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • Roane Co marriages:
      Randolph, Christopher L, 21, JC, Roane
      Gandee, Anna, 16, JC, Roane
      William R & Martha Ann
      George & Mary

      Both buried Kiser memorial Cemetery, near Kentuck, Jackson co, WV

      Chris and Anna lived in a log cabin on Second Creek of Middle Fork of Pocataligo River, Jackson Co., WV. I have a photograph of the log cabin that I took in 1985. Chris's great-grandson, Ronald Randolph, was living in the cabin at that time. The land and cabin was purchased by the State of West Va and the cabin was burned by the State of West Virginia in 1987. The cabin was burned during the clearing procedures when construction of the watershed dam on Middle Fork started in 1986. My mother, Ola (Kiser) Kessel, and my grandmother, Lydia Ann (Siders) Kiser dressed "Aunt Annie" when she died. My grandfather, Joseph Floyd Kiser, helped make the casket and Mother and grandmother Lydia made the lining and pillow for the casket. (Ref: Betty Kessel McIntyre).

      Chris served in the 7th WVa Cav Co B, Civil War
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      1870 census Roane Co, Harper Dist Flat Fork #31
      C Randolph, 28, Farmer WV June 100PP
      Anna, 23, " May
      Wm R, 6 " Nov
      Cora, 4 " May
      Margaret, 1 " Mar

      1880 census Jackson Co, E Ripley all born WV WV WV
      Christopher J (?), 39
      Annie, 34
      Wm R, 16
      Cora I or J, 14
      Margaret A, 11
      Everet Smith, 8
      Virginia F, 5
      Minerva J, 3
      Parsons, Joanna, 21, domestic

      1900 Washington Dist, Jackson, WV
      Christopher, 1/1840, m 38y
      Annie, 5/1846, 10-6
      Charles W, 9/1882
      Mary J 8/1894

      1910 Washington, Jackson, WV # 185-185
      Randolph, Christopher S 69 m1- 47y WVWVVA
      Anna 64 m1 -47y 10-6 children WVWVWV
      Anna D gd 7 WVWVWV
      Wolfe, Clarence M hired man 19 S WVWVWV

      1920 Jackson, WV, pg 359
      Christopher, 78
      Anna, 73
      Dulcie, 16, g/dau [d/o Everett Smith and Nancy Ann]

      1930 Washington, Jackson, WV # 144
      Randolph, anna 83 wd md age 16 WVWVWV

      Parsons Cemetery, Kentuck PO
      Randolph, Otmer F July 1, 1887 - July 2, 1887
      Randolph, Ina E March 5, 1886 - March 5, 1896
      Randolph, Martha L June 1, 1887 - July 2, 1889
      The dates are subject to how clear they were when the cemetery was read. They do not all agree with Birth Records.
    Family ID F253  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma Emeline Cox,   b. 14 Feb 1870, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1962  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 1 Oct 1885  [5
    Notes 
    • Marriage Record
      Date: 1 Oct 1885 at George Randolph's
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      W R Randolph, 21, Roane Co, WV; Jackson Co, WV
      Emma Estaline Cox, 15, Minnesota, Jackson Co, WV

      1900 Jackson Co WV Washington Dist
      Randolph, William R 11/1863, m 14y WV WV WV
      Emma 2/1870, 7-5 WV WV WV
      Fredric O, 6/1886 WV WV WV
      Annie E, 6/1888 WV WV WV
      Elva M, 8/1890 WV WV WV
      Myrtha V, 12/1892 WV WV WV
      Arstella M 8/1899 WV WV WV

      1910 Washington, Jackson, West Virginia
      Randolph, William R 46 m1- 24y WV WV WV
      Emma E wife 39 m1- 24y 10-8 children Minnesota unk WV
      Stella V dau 10 WV WV WV
      Oscar F son 7 WV WV WV
      Pery S son 4 WV WV WV
      William S son 1 WV WV WV
      Jasper Randolph cousin 25 WV WV WV

      1920 Washington, Jackson Co WV
      Randolph, William R, 56 WV WV WV
      Emma M, 49 WV WV WV
      Oscar 16 WV WV WV
      Sheridan 13 WV WV WV
      Sherman 10 WV WV WV

      1930 Washington, Jackson, West Virginia First-Creek Road
      Randolph, William R 66 md age 21 WV WV WV
      Emma E wife 60 md age 15 WV WV WV
      Shirden son 23 WV WV WV
      Sherman son 21 WV WV WV

      1940 ED 18-15, Advent, Washington, Jackson, WV p 14B First Creek Rd
      #217 owns $1500, farm
      Randolph, William 76 WV 1935 lived same house
      Emma wife 70 WV 1935 lived same house

      Both buried Kaiser Cemetery, Fletcher, along with children Otis O, Mary L, Addie F
    Children 
     1. Frederick Oten Randolph,   b. 17 Jun 1886, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1965  (Age 78 years)
     2. Anna Ethyl Randolph,   b. 20 Jun 1888, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1971  (Age 82 years)
     3. Elva May Randolph,   b. Abt 1890, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1935 and 1937  (Age ~ 45 years)
     4. Martha Venila Randolph,   b. 6 Dec 1892, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1983, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     5. Mary L Randolph,   b. 1895,   d. 1 Mar 1899, Advent, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 4 years)
     6. Otice O Randolph,   b. 17 Jul 1897, Advent, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Sep 1898, Advent, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     7. Arstella Virginia Randolph,   b. 8 Aug 1899, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1988  (Age 89 years)
     8. Oscar Lloyd Randolph,   b. 27 May 1903, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Sheridan Perry Randolph,   b. 3 May 1906, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1995  (Age 88 years)
     10. Sherman William Randolph,   b. 20 Nov 1908, Advent, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 1993  (Age 85 years)
     11. Addie F Randolph,   b. 1911,   d. 1911  (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F757  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S7] Gravestone.

    3. [S6] Betty K McIntyre.

    4. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV.

    5. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.