Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Randall, William H 1840 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines ddhaines@gmail.com February 26, 2006, 12:58 am Author: History Grundy County 1882 William H. Randall, farmer, P. O. Minooka, was born in this township, where old Dresden now is, November 25, 1840, the only son of Samuel S. and Nancy L. (Perkins) Randall. Samuel S. Randall was born in Massachusetts March 3, 1809, son of Joshua Randall, of Massachusetts, who married Sally Skeel, who bore him a family of nine children, six sons and three daughters, all of whom lived to be grown - Bethany, Samuel S., Hannah, Dianah, Henry H., Louisa, William A. and Adaline A. Bethany married Frances H. Butler, in Kansas. Hannah married Geo. W. Dealing, settled in Chautauqua County, N. Y., and there died. Dianah now residing in New York, Oneida County, married a Mr. FOX. Henry H., in Minnesota. Louisa settled in Wisconsin, now deceased; she married L. McMaster. William A. resides in Kansas. Adaline resides in Marseilles, wife of S. K. Danley. Samuel S., the father of William H., emigrated West, to this State, locating in this township, in June, 1837, and lived some time at Dresden. He was a carpenter by trade, which occupation he followed for several years, and assisted in building the first frame house in Morris, the old American House. He finally located on Section 15, west half of the southwest quarter, where he built a house in 1844, and remained there until his death, which occurred June 14, 1877; his wife "passed over" the year previous, in August, 1876. He was a Whig, and later, a Republican, and, in early days, was one of the first Constables; subsequently, he served consecutively as Justice of the Peace for fourteen years, and Supervisor and other official stations of trust in the township. He was a successful man in business, and, by adding to his first purchase, he had, at the time of his death, about 400 acres of land. To him and his wife were born five children, three of whom lived to marry - W. H., Mary J. and Helen. Mary J. is the wife of George W. Collins; she died March 3, 1873, leaving four children - Edward L., Hattie and Katie A. Helen married Ezra Tabler, and resides in this township. Elizabeth died in 1864, aged 15. Harriet died in infancy. William Henry now succeeds his father on the homestead, and has since his birth been a resident of the township, where he received the home school advantages. At twenty-three years of age, he began business for himself, engaged in farming. November 12, 1866, he married Harriet M. Gifford, who was born in Lorain County, Ohio, daughter of John N. and Martha (Messenger) Gifford. Immediately after the death of his father, Mr. Randall located on the homestead, and has since resided there. He has two children - Libbie May and Henry G. They are members of the M. E. Church. Mr. Randall is a member of Minooka Lodge, No. 528, A., F. & A. M. Additional Comments: Source: History of Grundy County, Illinois. (1882) Chicago: O.L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/grundy/bios/randall466nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 3.5 Kb