West Virginia Pioneers
John Wesley Randolph
1839 - 1921 (81 years)-
Name John Wesley Randolph Born 9 Aug 1839 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [1] Gender Male Died 19 Jul 1921 [1] Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Notes
U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
Name: John W Randolph
Birth Year: abt 1839
Place of Birth: Virginia
Age on 1 July 1863: 24
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Residence: Roane, West Virginia
Congressional District: 3rd
Class: 1
John W. Randolph, son of William R. and Martha A. (Rhodes) Randolph, was born in Jackson County August 9, 1839 and was living here when the county of Roane was organized. He was a farmer and mason, and one of the energetic and prosperous men of Curtis district. In Roane County, June 5, 1862, he married Nancy A. Reed and their daughter and only child, Elizabeth J. was born Nov 18, 1862 and died Jan 10, 1863. Mrs. Randolph was a daughter of David and Susan (Carpenter) Reed who were living here when Roane County was organized, and she was born May 22, 1842. Her father was born Nov 16, 1814. She had one brother, Solomon Reed, in the Federal Army, three years a member of the 15th WV Infantry, and two brothers in the Confederate Army; John B., who served about three years, and Marcellus, who was killed in the battle of Cloyd Mountain, May 9, 1864. William R. Randolph, father of John W., served 17 months in Co. G., WV Infantry, Federal Army and died at Winchester, Va. May 9, 1863. Christopher Rhodes, grandfather of Mr. Randolph and David Reed Sr., his wife's grandfather, were soldiers in the War of 1812. [Ref: West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia- page 341 Sup. Vol. 5]
Person ID I51 WVPioneers Last Modified 8 Apr 2007
Father William Riley RANDOLPH, b. Abt 1817, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia , d. 8 May 1863, Winchester, Virginia, USA (Age ~ 46 years) Mother Martha Ann RHODES, b. Apr 1817, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA , d. 13 Feb 1902, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA (Age ~ 84 years) Married 27 May 1838 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [2] Notes
Jackson County, Marriage Record
Wm Riley Randolph
Martha Ann Roads
5/27/1838
1840 Jackson Co census
Randolph, Wm Rial (?)
1 M under 5
1 M 20-30
1 F 20-30
1850 Jackson, VA # 305-309 - 3 oldest attended school
Randolph William R 32 M Farmer Va
Randolph Martha A 33 F Va
Randolph John W 11 M Va
Randolph Christopher S 8 M Va
Randolph Hiram T 7 M Va
Randolph Margaret 5 F Va
Randolph Melvina 2 F Va
Randolph James A 5/12 M Va
1860 Roane County, WV 14 July
Wm R Randolph, 42, M, Farmer, value of real estate, $500
Martha, 43, F
John W, 20, M, farm laborer
Christopher S, 19, M, farm Laborer
Hiram T, 17, M, farm laborer
Margaret, 10 (?), f
John A. N. 10, M
Wm W, 8, M
George A, 6, m
Virginia, 4, f
Matthew S, 2/12, m
Christopher Rhodes, 67, m, value of real estate $250/150
Phillip C Rhodes, 20, m
1870 Roane Co, Harper Dist, PO Flat Fork #3-4 July 18, 1870
Randolph, M.A. , 53 Keeps house VA Apr 1200 RE / 300 PP
William R, 18 WV Mar Can't write
George A, 15 WV June
1880 census, Washington Twp, Jackson Co, WV
Living with Wm and Virginia Martin
Martha A Randolph, 63, mother-in-law, widow, WV, WV, WV
1880 annotated census states she was born in Rockbridge county
1890 Special Census, Fayette Co, page 1, ED #36, Sewell Dist, house #73, Fam #76
Martha A Randolph, widow of William R Randolph, Corp, 9th WVA Inf, enlisted 1861, Disch 1864, PO Russellville, Fayette co, WVA
1900 census, Fayette Co, Sewell Mt Dist
#23, sheet 18, line 49
386-347
Martin, Wm R, May 1838 62 m 30 WV
Virginia (W) June 1858 42 m 30 WV WV WV
Lana (D) Aug 1883 14 WV
Randolph, Martha A (M-in-l) Ap1817, 82 W 10-8 VA VA VA
Farmer, owns farm, all read, write and speak English except Virginia can't write.
Family ID F131 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Nancy Ann Reed, b. 22 May 1842, bur. Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Married 5 Jun 1862 Roane County, West Virginia, USA [1, 3] Notes
1870 Washington, Jackson, WV #83-83
Randolph, John W, 31
, Nancy A, 26
Corder, Edward, 12, at home (cousin, s/o John & Mary Roach Corder. Mary d/o Delila Carney)
1880 Washington, Jackson, WV
çJohn W, 40 WV WV WV
Nancey A, 38 WV WV WV
1900 Washington Dist, Jackson, WV
Randolph, John W 8/1839, m 37y
Nancy A, 5/1842, 1-0
Norman, Homer E, bdr, 7/1887
1910 Washington, Jackson, WV
Randolph, John W 70 m1- 47y WV VA WV
Nancy A wife 67 m1- 47y o-o child WV WV WV
1920 Jackson Co, WV
Randolph, John W, 80 WV WV WV
Nancy A, 77, wife WV WV WV
JCWR: B4, pg 125
JW Randolph, 1/10/1918, prv 8/20/1921
wife Mary A
John W. and Nancy Ann are buried in Evans Cemetery, Gay, WV. There is no DOD for Nancy.
Children 1. Elizabeth J Randolph, b. 18 Nov 1862, d. 10 Jan 1863 (Age 0 years) Family ID F251 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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