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James Smith Randolph

Male 1923 - 1997  (74 years)


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  • Name James Smith Randolph 
    Nickname Jack 
    Born 30 Apr 1923  Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 30 Sep 1997  Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Buried Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
      Name: James S Randolph
      Birth Year: 1923
      Race: White, citizen (White)
      Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
      State of Residence: West Virginia
      County or City: Summers
      Enlistment Date: 13 Mar 1943
      Enlistment State: Kentucky
      Enlistment City: Fort Thomas Newport
      Branch: No branch assignment
      Branch Code: No branch assignment
      Grade: Private
      Grade Code: Private
      Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
      Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
      Source: Civil Life
      Education: Grammar school
      Civil Occupation: Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor
      Marital Status: Single, without dependents
      Height: 98
      Weight: 080

      James Randolph

      BANCROFT - James "Jack" Randolph, 74, of Bancroft, Putnam County, died Sept. 30, 1997, at home after a short illness.

      He was retired from Avtex Fibers, Nitro, with 13 years' service. He was a self-employed mechanic, a member of Textile Workers of America and the AFL-CIO and an Army veteran of World War II.

      Surviving: wife, Beatrice Landers Randolph; son, James of Lowell, N.C.; daughters, Patricia Whitfield of Anderson, S.C., Frances Griffith of Elkview, Mary Jo Bailey of Red House; sisters, Valena Rhea of Dewey, Ariz., Hazel Harmon of Red House, Veda Roop of St. Cloud, Fla., Joesphine Pittman of Charleston, Gladys Caudill of Winston-Salem, N.C.; brothers, Russell of Richmond, Va., Jennings of Columbus, Ohio, Richard of Point Pleasant; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren.

      Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Gatens Funeral Home, Poca, with the Rev. John Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Center Point Cemetery, Liberty. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. (Charleston Newspapers)

      Social Security Death Index
      Name: James S. Randolph
      SSN: 236-24-6582
      Last Residence: 25011 Bancroft, Putnam, West Virginia, United States of America
      Born: 30 Apr 1923
      Died: 30 Sep 1997
      State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)
    Person ID I23214  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 22 Jan 2013 

    Father James Christopher Randolph, Sr,   b. 4 Sep 1899, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1963, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Gracia Clare Darlington,   b. 26 Sep 1900, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1977  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 28 May 1922  Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 

    • 1930 Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier, WV # 14 all WVWVWV
      Randolph, James C 30 md age 22
      Gracie C 29 md age 21
      James S son 7
      Russell E son 5
      Valena E da 2 4/12

      1940 Elk, Kanawha, WV
      all born WV, 1935: lived rural Kanawha Co, WV
      Randolph, James C 40 coal miner
      Gracie C 39
      James S son 17
      Russell E son 15
      Valena E da 13
      Veda M da 9
      Jennings C son 7
      Hazel P da 3
      Infant dau 0/12
    Family ID F7299  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Beatrice Mae Landers 
    Family ID F25638  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S21] Obit.

    3. [S6] Betty K McIntyre.