Marin-Calaveras-Sonoma County CA Archives Biographies.....Randall, William Jas. 1852 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com March 2, 2007, 7:10 pm Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers (1880) William Jas. Randall. Was born at Murphy's Camp, Calaveras county, Cal., April 1, 1852. Came to this county with his parents in 1857. At the age of seven years, he went to Mrs. Varney's boarding school at Petaluma for six months, and thereafter attended the educational establishment in his own district until 1869, when he returned to Petaluma to the academy of Prof. Lippitt, which he attended for one year. Subsequently he went to Heald's Business College at San Francisco, and graduated from that institution December 22, 1873, finishing the course in less than six months, when he returned home, and has since resided on the Randall farm. In 1876 he visited the birthplace of his parents in Vermont, being absent three months. Married, January 15, 1879, to Abbie Louise Perham. Additional Comments: Extracted from: HISTORY OF MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; INCLUDING ITS Geography, Geology, Topography and Climatography; TOGETHER WITH A Full and Particular Record of the Mexican Grants; Its Early History and Settlement, Compiled from the most Authentic Sources; Names of Original Spanish and American Pioneers; A Full Record of its Organization; A Complete Political History, including a Tabular Statement of Office-holders since the Formation of the County; Separate Histories of Bolinas, Nicasio, Novato, Point Reyes, San Antonio, San Rafael, Saucelito, and Tomales Townships; Incidents of Pioneer Life, and Biographical Sketches of its Early and Prominent Settlers and Representative Men; ALSO An Historical Sketch of the State of California, In which is embodied the Raising of the Bear Flag ILLUSTRATED. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. ALLEY, BOWEN & CO., PUBLISHERS. 1880. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/marin/bios/randall831gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cafiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb