Biographical Sketch of Jabez D. Randall, Texas County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas,
Pulaski, Phelps & Dent Counties, Missouri, from Earliest Times to the
Present" Published by Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1889.

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Jabez D. Randall, farmer, is a son of Ornan and Esther (Stafford) 
Randall, who were born in Rhode Island and Vermont, respectively,
but were married in New York.  The father served in a regiment of
artillery during the War of 1812, and from the jar occasioned by
firing the guns he became quite deaf.  From New York they moved 
to Bradford County, Penn., and in 1855 immigrated to Texas County,
MO., where they were engaged in farming, and where the mother died
at the age of fifty-seven years.  The father returned to Pennsyl-
vania, and there died at about the age of eighty years.  Their 
family consisted of twelve children, five sons being soldiers in 
the Federal army during the late war, and one in the Confederate.
Jabez D. Randall, one of the sons, was born in Bradford County,
Penn., March 5, 1846, and was there reared on a farm and received
a common school education.  In May, 1863, he enlisted in Company B,
Fifth Cavalry, of Missouri State Militia, and served until the
close of the war, being a participant in the battle of Boonville.
After peace was proclaimed he returned to his parents' home in
Missouri, and here has been engaged in husbandry up to the present
time, being now the owner of 249 acres of land, eighty of which is
under cultivation.  He is a Republican in politics, was committee-
man from his district, and has been constable of Sherrill Township
for two years.  January 1, 1867, he espoused Miss Mary A. Bradford,
a daughter of James Bradford.  She was born in Texas County on
October 6, 1847, and her union with Mr. Randall has been blessed
in the birth of five children: James L., Esther A., Oscar A.,
Leslie C. and Iva F. (deceased).  Mr. Randall and wife belong to
the Methodist Episcopal Church, and are worthy citizens of the county.

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