JOHN RANDALL was born in Virginia in 1805 the son of Alexander Randall,a
soldier in tho Revolutionary war, and a farmer who came to Ohio in 1810 settling
on a farm in Franklin County. Here our subject grew up attending the common
school and commenced farming In 1841. He came to Hancock County settling on a
farm which is now the site of McComb and built near where the Cooper & Bro Saw
mill was. He took an active part in commencing the town, was a prominent man and
held most of the offices of trust of Pleasant Township. He was very successful
and at the time of his demise owned 300 acres of land the greater part of which
is now in tho corporation and mostly owned by his daughter, Martha J. widow of
Dr. Turner.
He also owned eighty acres of land in Wood County, Ohio. He died October 12,
1856. His wife whose maiden name was Julia Ann Thrap lived to the advanced age
of seventy one years and died in 1881. They reared a family of nine children,
seven sons and two daughters, Five of the sons were in the Union Army during the
late war of the Rebellion, all serving three years,two re enlisted and served
till the close of the war, one was a commissioned officer "Joseph" captain of
Company K, Sixty fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
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Information provided by Robert Tong.
JOHN RANDALL was born in Virginia in 1805 the son of Alexander Randall,a
soldier in tho Revolutionary war, and a farmer who came to Ohio in 1810 settling
on a farm in Franklin County. Here our subject grew up attending the common
school and commenced farming In 1841. He came to Hancock County settling on a
farm which is now the site of McComb and built near where the Cooper & Bro Saw
mill was. He took an active part in commencing the town, was a prominent man and
held most of the offices of trust of Pleasant Township. He was very successful
and at the time of his demise owned 300 acres of land the greater part of which
is now in tho corporation and mostly owned by his daughter, Martha J. widow of
Dr. Turner.
He also owned eighty acres of land in Wood County, Ohio. He died October 12,
1856. His wife whose maiden name was Julia Ann Thrap lived to the advanced age
of seventy one years and died in 1881. They reared a family of nine children,
seven sons and two daughters, Five of the sons were in the Union Army during the
late war of the Rebellion, all serving three years,two re enlisted and served
till the close of the war, one was a commissioned officer "Joseph" captain of
Company K, Sixty fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
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Information provided by Robert Tong.
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