William Riley RANDOLPH

Abt 1817 - 1863  (~ 46 years)

• Name	William Riley RANDOLPH
  Birth	Abt 1817	Mason County, West Virginia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 May 1863	Winchester VA Post Hospital   [2]
  Person ID	I5	Rhodes Chris 1830
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2009

  
  

  Family	Martha Ann RHODES,   b. Apr 1817, Rockbridge Co, VA d. 13 Feb 1902, Fayette Co, WV (Age ~ 84 years)
  Marriage	27 May 1838	Jackson County, West Virginia   [3]
  Notes	JCMR 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 Co census 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 4 - M.A. Randolph, 53 Keeps house VA Apr 1200RE/300PE William R, 18 WV Mar Can't write George A, 15 " 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.
  Children	1. John Wesley Randolph,   b. 9 Aug 1839, Jackson County, West Virginia d. 19 Jul 1921 (Age 81 years) + 2. Christopher Smith Randolph,   b. 18 Jan 1841, WV d. 23 Aug 1927 (Age 86 years) + 3. Hiram Thomas Randolph,   b. 27 Jan 1843, WV d. 27 Feb 1926, Roane County, West Virginia, United States (Age 83 years)   4. Margaret Randolph,   b. 6 Aug 1846, Jackson County, West Virginia d. Mar 1913 (Age 66 years)   5. Melvinna J Randolph,   b. 8 Dec 1848, Jackson County, West Virginia d. 9 Apr 1855 (Age 6 years)   6. James Addison Randolph,   b. 17 Oct 1849, Jackson County, West Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   7. William Riley RANDOLPH,   b. 8 Mar 1852, Jackson County, West Virginia d. 9 Jan 1934, Kanawha County, West Virginia (Age 81 years)   8. George Alexander Randolph,   b. 5 Jun 1854, Kenna, Jackson Co, WV d. 11 Jan 1930, Jackson County, West Virginia (Age 75 years)   9. Virginia Elizabeth Randolph,   b. 15 Jun 1856   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Matthew S Randolph,   b. 28 Mar 1860, Roane County, West Virginia, United States d. 12 Sep 1861 (Age 1 year)
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Riley was born on Elk Fork of Elk Creek JCMR: William Riley Randolph to Martha Ann Roads, 5/27/1838 Bk 1-A, page19 Married by George Casto. ~ "History of Roane County" by William H Bishop, page 681 sketch on the Thomas family At the time of her marriage to Enoch Thomas, Anna [Carney] was a widow, having been twice married previously. First, to Cornelius Straley [his name was Staats. . .bb], of which marriage she had two children, and second, to .......... Randolph, by whom she had one child. The son, Riley Randolph, there grew up, married and founded a family in Jackson County. ~ Civil War He enlisted Jan 9, 1862, at Spencer, Roane Co, VA, mustered in & appointed Corporal March 1, 1862 at Spencer, and served in Co G, 9th WVa Infantry Vols. He was taken sick with typhoid fever April 4, 1863, taken to the Post Hosptial, Winchester, Va, where he died May 8, 1863. In the Claim for Widow's Pension, Martha states: Marriage May 27, 1838 Names and dates of birth of children: James Addison, October 17, 1849 William Riley, March 8, 1852 George Alexander, June 5, 1854 Virginia Elizabeth, June 15, 1856 Claim admitted March 13, 1865, to a pension of $8 per month commencing May 8, 1863. Affidavits by: Elizabeth Allen who served as assistant to the midwife who delivered Geroge and Virginia, so knew the dates, she had known the family 13 years. Telitha Rhodes, who stated she had known the family 26 years, and had a child born 8 days before William Riley, Jr. Affidavit by Martha stated that the midwife who delivered him had died and the other women who attended her had moved. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 Name: Wm. R. Randolph Side: Union Regiment State/Origin: West Virginia Regiment Name: 9 West Virginia Infantry. Regiment Name Expanded: 9th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry Company: G Rank In: Corporal Rank In Expanded: Corporal Rank Out: 2 Corps. Rank Out Expanded: Second Corporal Film Number: M507 roll 10

  
  

• Sources

  [S101] Census. [S18] Military Records. [S11] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.