Family:Randall, Thomas Whitney (1841-1919)
Thomas Whitney Randall (Olive Guthrie, Sarah7 Whitney, Joshua6, Thomas5, William4, William3, Joshua2, John1), son of Allen and Olive8 (Guthrie) Randall, was born 01 Oct 1841, in Whitney Point, Broome Co., New York and died 13 Feb 1919, in Amboy, Blue Earth Co., Minnesota. Thomas moved to Sterling Township, Minnesota in 1866, where he opened a general merchandise store. He moved with his family to Amboy in 1879, where he opened a new store which he operated until 1914.
He married 20 Jul 1873, Clarinda Pleasant Secrest, daughter of David and Bathsheba Jane (Burns) Secrest. She was born 01 Jul 1855 in Bethesda, Belmont County, Ohio (her obituary says in Illinois), and died 09 Dec 1948 in San Diego, San Diego Co., California.
They lived in Sterling Township and Amboy.
Children of Thomas Whitney and Clarinda (Secrest) Randall:
i. George G. Randall, b. 16 Jun 1874 in Sterling Township, d. unknown, m. 29 Jun 1896 to Christine Johnson. ii. Mark Twain Randall, b. 12 Oct 1877 in Sterling Township, d. unknown, m. 02 Oct 1900 to Susan Mallery. iii. Sarah Theresa Randall, b. 02 Sep 1883 in Amboy, d. 1924, m. (1) 06 Jun 1904 to Albert N. Eels, (2) to B. Stuart. iv. Catherine Jane Randall, b. 15 Jul 1888 in Amboy, d. 14 Oct 1970 in San Diego, San Diego Co., California, m. 16 Nov 1918 in Amboy to Earl Leslie Cornell.
References
1.Lawrence R. Guthrie, American Guthrie and Allied Families, (Chambersburg, PA: 1933), pp. 84-86.
2.William L. Chaffin, A Biographical History of Robert Randall and His Descendants 1608-1909, (New York: 1909), pp. 88-89, 140.
3.obituary of Thomas Whitney Randall (I don't have the exact newspaper citation - I have a photocopy of the obituary which was provided by my grandaunt, who is the granddaughter of Thomas and Clarinda (Secrest) Randall)
4.obituary of Clarinda (Secrest) Randall (I don't have the exact newspaper citation - I have a photocopy of the obituary which was provided by my grandaunt, who is the granddaughter of Thomas and Clarinda (Secrest) Randall)
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