Alyda Seyffardt Randolph was born in Columbia, Illinois, October 30, 1887. She was the daughter of Ludwig Ernst Seyffardt and Henriette Wenkel Seyffardt. She was the youngest of four children, the first three having died of diphtheria within six days of each other. She was six when her father died. She and her mother went to live with her mother's sister, Mrs. H.H. Brockman, in Jerseyille, Illinois. She entered the Jerseyville School and attended Sunday School in the German Evangelical Church. At the age of 11 she was confirmed in Friedens Kirche. In 1908 she graduated from high school. She received her teaching credentials at the college at Normal, Illinois, and at a later time she attended State Teachers College [now Southeast Missouri State]at Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
In 1910, after four years of teaching, she and Carleton T. Randolph were married in the Evangelical Church in Collinsville, Illinois. To this union were born three children--Alice Jane, Fredericka and Louis S. Randolph, the latter died in infancy.
At the close of World War I, while living in a rural area in Southeast Missouri, Alyda organized a Sunday School which met in a little country school house every Sunday. She furnished Sunday School literature and rafted neighbors and relatives to teach the various classes for different ages; she put on special programs on Children's Day and other special holidays.
Alyda taught school for 32 years in city and rural schools in the states of Illinois and Missouri. During the depression one rural district ran out of funds and part of the year she taught just for her room and board in order that the children could complete the year's school work. She used her ingenuity in providing tools and supplies in various schools where funds for such materials were scarce.
Carleton predeceased her in 1959 and after his death she went to live in Good Samaritan Home where she lived until her demise. She was very happy at Good Samaritan. In the early years of her residence there she conducted handcraft classes for several senior citizens groups throughout the City of St. Louis. Later, when it was more difficult for her to get out, among other things, she made her time available for the production of scrap books for children's hospitals. [written by her daughter Alice Jane]
In 1910, after four years of teaching, she and Carleton T. Randolph were married in the Evangelical Church in Collinsville, Illinois. To this union were born three children--Alice Jane, Fredericka and Louis S. Randolph, the latter died in infancy.
At the close of World War I, while living in a rural area in Southeast Missouri, Alyda organized a Sunday School which met in a little country school house every Sunday. She furnished Sunday School literature and rafted neighbors and relatives to teach the various classes for different ages; she put on special programs on Children's Day and other special holidays.
Alyda taught school for 32 years in city and rural schools in the states of Illinois and Missouri. During the depression one rural district ran out of funds and part of the year she taught just for her room and board in order that the children could complete the year's school work. She used her ingenuity in providing tools and supplies in various schools where funds for such materials were scarce.
Carleton predeceased her in 1959 and after his death she went to live in Good Samaritan Home where she lived until her demise. She was very happy at Good Samaritan. In the early years of her residence there she conducted handcraft classes for several senior citizens groups throughout the City of St. Louis. Later, when it was more difficult for her to get out, among other things, she made her time available for the production of scrap books for children's hospitals. [written by her daughter Alice Jane]
Alyda Seyffardt Randolph was born in Columbia, Illinois, October 30, 1887. She was the daughter of Ludwig Ernst Seyffardt and Henriette Wenkel Seyffardt. She was the youngest of four children, the first three having died of diphtheria within six days of each other. She was six when her father died. She and her mother went to live with her mother's sister, Mrs. H.H. Brockman, in Jerseyille, Illinois. She entered the Jerseyville School and attended Sunday School in the German Evangelical Church. At the age of 11 she was confirmed in Friedens Kirche. In 1908 she graduated from high school. She received her teaching credentials at the college at Normal, Illinois, and at a later time she attended State Teachers College [now Southeast Missouri State]at Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
In 1910, after four years of teaching, she and Carleton T. Randolph were married in the Evangelical Church in Collinsville, Illinois. To this union were born three children--Alice Jane, Fredericka and Louis S. Randolph, the latter died in infancy.
At the close of World War I, while living in a rural area in Southeast Missouri, Alyda organized a Sunday School which met in a little country school house every Sunday. She furnished Sunday School literature and rafted neighbors and relatives to teach the various classes for different ages; she put on special programs on Children's Day and other special holidays.
Alyda taught school for 32 years in city and rural schools in the states of Illinois and Missouri. During the depression one rural district ran out of funds and part of the year she taught just for her room and board in order that the children could complete the year's school work. She used her ingenuity in providing tools and supplies in various schools where funds for such materials were scarce.
Carleton predeceased her in 1959 and after his death she went to live in Good Samaritan Home where she lived until her demise. She was very happy at Good Samaritan. In the early years of her residence there she conducted handcraft classes for several senior citizens groups throughout the City of St. Louis. Later, when it was more difficult for her to get out, among other things, she made her time available for the production of scrap books for children's hospitals. [written by her daughter Alice Jane]
In 1910, after four years of teaching, she and Carleton T. Randolph were married in the Evangelical Church in Collinsville, Illinois. To this union were born three children--Alice Jane, Fredericka and Louis S. Randolph, the latter died in infancy.
At the close of World War I, while living in a rural area in Southeast Missouri, Alyda organized a Sunday School which met in a little country school house every Sunday. She furnished Sunday School literature and rafted neighbors and relatives to teach the various classes for different ages; she put on special programs on Children's Day and other special holidays.
Alyda taught school for 32 years in city and rural schools in the states of Illinois and Missouri. During the depression one rural district ran out of funds and part of the year she taught just for her room and board in order that the children could complete the year's school work. She used her ingenuity in providing tools and supplies in various schools where funds for such materials were scarce.
Carleton predeceased her in 1959 and after his death she went to live in Good Samaritan Home where she lived until her demise. She was very happy at Good Samaritan. In the early years of her residence there she conducted handcraft classes for several senior citizens groups throughout the City of St. Louis. Later, when it was more difficult for her to get out, among other things, she made her time available for the production of scrap books for children's hospitals. [written by her daughter Alice Jane]
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