Elijah Randolph

	Elijah Randolph
Born	March 5, 1853 Osage County, Missouri
Lived
Occupn	Blacksmith and minister
Died	April 28, 1919 Stuart, Hughes Co., Okla.
Will
Buried	Pryor Cemetery Stuart, Hughes Co., Okla.
Father	Isaac Randolph
Mother	Juda Cooper


Married
August 23, 1873

	Laura Josephine Holston
Born	1855 Indiana
Lived
Died	1895/6 Crawford Co., Ark.
Will
Buried	Crawford Co., Ark.
Father	Capt. James Holston
Mother	Naomi Wallace

Other Spouses:

Name	Notes
Ardelle Wilson	Ardelle was 16 years old and Elijah was 43 when this marriage occurred. When Laura Josephine passed there were still 2 young children in Elijah's care. Family legend has it that Elijah, in his ministry, was familiar with Ardelle's family in Franklin Co., Ark. Ardelle was a young wife and a young mother to boot.

Children:

Name	Birth	Death	Buried	Marriage	Spouse & Parents
*Sarah Naomi "Sally"	Terre Haute, Indiana November 23, 1876	August 22, 1938 Ashland, Oregon	Ashland, Oregon	August 14, 1890 Fayatteville, Arkansas	George Carter Baugh Nicholas and Amanda Baugh
Ben F.	Indiana	24 Feb 1958		12 July 1908	Lucy Ann Lindley
Olie	Sullivan Co., Indiana 16 Aug 1879	28 July 1937			Lee Hendrix
Thomas Arlie	Sullivan Co., Indiana 15 Jan 1881	12 Sep 1932		21 Nov 1902	Ollie Gresham
Iva	Lincoln, Washington Co., Ark. 5 Aug 1887	20 Jan 1947			Elijah McCombs
Eva	Lincoln, Washington Co., Ark. 5 Aug 1887	5 Aug 1887
John Elmer	24 Jun 1890	6 Aug 1964			Sally Grayson
Virus Cleton	Johnson Co., Ark. 22 Oct 1897	22 Nov 1932		5 Dec 1918	Alice Virginia Bell
Pearl Corrine	Guerty Indian Terr., Hughes Co., Okla. 15 Jan 1881	6 June 1981		14 Jan 1922	Clarence Franklin Scarbrough
Lucie Lee	Guerty Indian Terr., Hughes Co., Okla. 7 Nov 1903	26 June 1977		31 Dec 1921	Joseph McCurtain Wooley
Ruth Marie	Guerty Indian Terr., Hughes Co., Okla. 29 MAr 1912	8 Aug 1997		12 Nov 1935	Oral Kermit Stallings

Notes:

Name	Notes
1880 census	Courtesy of Vigo County, Indiana Public Library - Special Collections Department Elijah and Laura Randolph listed in Jefferson Township, Sullivan County, E.D. 325, Sheet 13, Line 18. The entry is as follows: Elijah Randolph age 27 Blacksmith b MO father b TN Mother b. TN Laura " 25 Keeps House IN VA VA Sarah " 6 IN MO VA Ben F. " 2 IN MO VA Ola (son) " 9/12 IN MO VA In the 1870 Sullivan county census 15 year old Laura J. Holston was listed in Jefferson Township. She was living in the household of Stephen Wallace, a 53 year old farmer from Virginia, and his wife Sarah, age 55 and born in Virginia. Perhaps Stephen Wallace was her stepfather.

Name

Notes

1880 census

Courtesy of Vigo County, Indiana Public Library - Special Collections Department

           Elijah and Laura Randolph listed in Jefferson Township, Sullivan County, 
           E.D. 325, Sheet 13, Line 18.  The entry is as follows:

           Elijah Randolph   age 27  Blacksmith  b MO  father b TN  Mother b. TN
           Laura       "         25  Keeps House   IN           VA            VA       
           Sarah       "          6                IN           MO            VA
           Ben F.      "          2                IN           MO            VA
           Ola (son)   "       9/12                IN           MO            VA

           In the 1870 Sullivan county census 15 year old Laura J. Holston  was 
           listed in Jefferson Township. She was living in the household of Stephen 
           Wallace, a 53 year old farmer from Virginia, and his wife Sarah, age 55 
           and born in Virginia.  Perhaps Stephen Wallace was her stepfather.

Images:

Elijah and family	Date of photo ~1880
Randolph Headstones	Located in a cemetery near Stuart, Ok.

Sources:

Name	Information	Source
Elijah Randolph Laura Josephine Holston	General	Personal communication from Bob Keene Pedigree chart for Everett Eugene Baugh prepared by Neomah Baugh
Headstone photos	Confirmed DOB, DOD and burial of Elijah Randolph	Personal communication from Bob Keene Personal communication from Lila Clay (aka ^Bluebird)

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