Thomas Andrew RANDOLPH Edward J RANDOLPH Pearl SCHULTZ Mary Elizabeth LAMB Francis B RANDOLPH Glenn Owen RANDOLPH Alice K RANDOLPH Eliza Jane KEYSER Mini tree diagram
Thomas Andrew RANDOLPH

Thomas Andrew RANDOLPH5,6,1,7,8,2,3,4,4,9,10,11

24th Jul 18891,2,3,4,4 - UNKNOWN

Life History

24th Jul 1889

Born in Stanley, Page, Virginia.1,2,3,4,4

20th May 1908

Married Pearl SCHULTZ in Harris County, Texas.8

26th Jul 1912

Death of Pearl SCHULTZ in Houston, Harris, Texas.12

2nd May 1916

Married Mary Elizabeth LAMB in Luray, Page, Virginia.3

UNKNOWN

Death of Mary Elizabeth LAMB

UNKNOWN

Died

Notes

  • 1900 Federal Census, Dallas County, Texas, 9 June, Dallas, District 103, page 11B, 393 Harwood St, Hse #176, Fam #227
    Randolph, Thos  Head  W M May 1856 44 married 15 years England England England Bar Keeper Rents
    Randolph, E J Wife W F Aug 1861 38 married 15 yrs 5 children/5 living VA VA VA
    Randolph, Edward J  Son W M July 1887  12 VA England VA
    Randolph, Thos A  Son W M July 1889  10 VA England VA
    Randolph, Francis B  Son W M June 1892  7 TX England VA
    Randolph, Owen  Son W M Dec 1894  5 TX England VA
    Randolph, Alice Dau W F June 1897  2 TX England VA
    Keyser, M J Sister-in-law W F Oct 1856  40 VA VA VA

    The 1909 Houston City directory reported Thomas A Randolph and his brother as check clerks at the Rice Hotel.  Their residence address indicates they are living in their parents' home.  This directory did not report wives in the household, so their mother Eliza Jane is not reported.  Their father is a bartender, which shows up as his occuption in other records.

    U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    Houston, Texas, City Directory, 1909, p 358
    Randolph Edward J check clk Rice Hotel h 1116 Montgomery ave
    Randolph Thomas bartender Hotel Brazos r h 1116 Montgomery ave
    Randolph Thomas A check clk Rice Hotel  h 1116 Montgomery ave

    Tom was convicted twice of crimes and sentence to two years in Huntsville prison.  The first was in 1909 for Passing a Forged Instrument.  The detailed perosnal informaton on this and another convictoin record report that his birth place was DC.

    The 1900 census reported Virginia as his birth palce.  His family came from Virginia, but the county where they were living when they migrated to Texas was Page County, in the Shenandoah Valley, in western Virginia.

    His WWI draft registration also reported he was born in Stanley, Virginia, which is in Page County.  This would seem to have been stated directly by Tom for that record.  But then the court system probably got their information also form Tom.  The 1910 census reported his birth place, but also that of both parents as Wshington, apparently meaning the nation's federal capital in the District of Columbia.

    Texas, Convict and Conduct Registers, 1875-1945
    Tom Randolph, Residence Houston
    Age 21, Birth 1888 District of Columbia
    Father born in Ireland, Mother born in Virginia
    Clerk
    Physical description:
    Fair Skin, Blue Eyes, Brown Hair;  Small notch cut in Left Ear, Scar Right Side Upper Left, Birth Mark under Left Nipple, Scar inner right buttock, Vac Sin [sic] Left Arm, Size 6 shoes
    Can Read & Write, 8th Grade Education
    Charge Forgery of a financial instrument, Convicted 8 Mar 1909 in Jefferson County, Residence Houston
    Sentenced to to 2 years Mar 17 1909 - Mar 8, 1911, Pardoned April 6 1910
    Prison in Huntsville, Walker, Texas, USA
    Convict Number 29345

    Tom was pardoned apparently just in time to be enumerated in the census back home in Houston in the 1910 census, with his wife Pearl Schultz.

    In the 1910 census, the entries and ages match Thomas and his wife Pearl Schultz, and their son Harry.  And as in his 1917 WWI registration, he is reported working on the railroad.  But it is puzzling why the enumerator reported that Thoma and both his parents were born in Washington.  However, two conviction records of Thomas report his place of birth as DC.  Thus maybe it is Washington, DC, that is being reported here.  The marriage record for his second record in 1916, however, reports he was born in Page County, Virginia, where his parents lived before moving to Texas.

    1910 Federal Census, Harris County, Texas, 19 April, Houston, District 55, page 8A, 1808 Washington, Hse #160, Fam #170
    Randolph, T A Head  M W 21 Married 2 years WA WA VA Railroad Laborer Rents Home [b abt 1889]
    Randolph, Pearl Wife F W 19 Married 2 yrs 2 children (no separate report on # living) TX TX TX [b abt 1891]
    Randolph, Harry Son M W 1yr1mo TX WA TX [b abt 1908]

    In 1911 he was convicted again, this time for horse theft.

    Texas, Convict and Conduct Registers, 1875-1945
    Tom Randolph Jr, Residence Houston
    Age 23, Birth 1888 District of Columbia
    Father born in Ireland, Mother born in Virginia
    Railroad Employee
    Physical description:
    Fair Skin, Gray Eyes, Brown Hair; Plug out of Left Ear, Burn Scar Right Forearm, Size 6 1/2 shoes
    Can Read & Write, 8th Grade Education
    Charge Horse Theft, Convicted 15 Dec 1911 in Harris County, Residence Houston
    Sentenced to to 2 years 20 Dec 1911 - Dec 15, 1913, Pardoned March 20 1913
    Prison in Huntsville, Walker, Texas, USA
    Convict Number 32550

    During this incarceratoin, Tom was still reported in the 1911 Houston City Directory with Pearl, at the Washington Street address reported int eh 1910 census.  It would appear that Pearl had reported the couple's information to the directory creator's, not reporting that Tom was not there during that period.  Tom's occupation was reported in 1911 as waiter.

    But the incarceration record above reported his occupation in 1911 as Railroad Employee.  This matches the record in the 1912 Houston City Directory, which detailed his employment as "brakeman, M K & T."  This matches the occupation he reported in his 118 WWI draft registration, but with a different railroad.

    U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    Houston, Texas, City Directory, 1911, p 955
    Randolph Frank appc coppersmith S P Shops r 219 Hogan
    Randolph Thomas (Eliza J) firemn r 219 Hogan
    Randolph Thomas (Pearl) waiter r 1808 Washington

    The directory above was actually labeled 1911-1912, yet there was a new, separate 1912 census in which they were reproted also.

    In the 1912 city directory, no wives were reported.  But both Thomases are listed at the same addresses as in 1911.  We know the first listed is Thomas Jr.

    There is a third Thomas Randolph now reported here, whose identity is an enigma.  He is listed as Thomas A, and hjis address is one house down from Thomas Jr.  But it is noted he rooms there.  This may be a hotel or boarding house.

    In the 1900 ensus above, Thomas and Eliza's son was reported as Thomas A Randolph.  Genealogies tell us both father and son were Thomas Andrew Randolph.  Thomas A Randolph here is probably the son of one of the other Randolph famlies we see here, who just coincidentally have the same name, and has now moved out on his own.

    U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    Houston, Texas, City Directory, 1912, p 567
    Randolph Thomas brakeman M K & T r 1808 Washington
    Randolph Thomas bartender r 219 Hogan
    Randolph Thomas A night yd clk H & T C rms r 1806 Washington

    Tom was pardoned again on this second sentence, after about 15 months served, on March 20 1913, but in the meantime he had missed the death of hsi wife Pearl in July 1912.  His wife's death certificate repoted her place of death not as their home address on Washington Stree, but as 119 Hogan St.  This is very similar to Tom's parents' address, 219 Hogan St, which might have been intended.  In this case, we can surmise that Pearl and her children were staying with Thomas Sr and Eliza at their home, or that Pearl had grown ill and was being cared for there when she died.

    Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
    Mrs Thomas Randolph
    Age 21 yrs, 11 mos, 26 days
    Birth 28 Jul [abt 1891] Texas
    Housewife
    Father G C Schultz, Mother Caroline Klea, both born in Texas
    Informant E J Schultz, Houston
    Death 26 Jul 1912 119 Hogan St, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Cause of Death Pulmonary Tuberculosis
    Burial German Cemetery, 27 July 1912, by C J Wright & Co, Houston
    Filed 27 July 1912

    In 1916 Tom remarried in his family's home county of Virginia.  Note that on this marriage record, tom's birth place is again in Page County, Virginia,

    Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    Thos. Andrew Randolph
    Widowed, Age 26 (born abt 1890) in Page County, Virginia
    Father Thos Randolph, Mother E J
    Mary Elizabeth Lamb, Age 22 (born abt 1894) in Page County, Virginia
    Father A J Lamb, Mother Maggie
    Marriage 2 May 1916 Luray, Page, Virginia

    U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
    Thomas Andrew Randolph
    Birth 24 Jul 1889 Stanley [Page County], Virginia, USA
    Residence Shanandoah, Page, Virginia, USA
    Dependants Wife and 3 Children
    Employed as a Railroad Brakeman by B & G RR Co, Connelsville, Pennsylvania
    Medium Height, Stout, Gray Eyes, Dark Brown Hair
    Registered 1 June 1917 by the Sheriff of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, for Page County, Virginia

    The next record found for Thomas and Thomas Jr is back in Houston in the 1919 city directory.  No wives were reported in this directory for some reason.  But Tom's sister Alice is listed inher own record, but at her father's address.

    U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    Houston, Texas, City Directory, 1919, p 893
    Randolph Alice K Miss tel opr Anderson's Pharmacy bds 2001 Freeman
    Randolph Edward J plmbr h 2001 Freeman
    Randolph Frank B h 2001 Freeman
    Randolph Glenn O clk S P Lines bds 2001 Freeman
    Randolph Thos watchman r 2001 Freeman
    Randolph Thos Jr r 3200 Mt Vernon av

    U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    Houston, Texas, City Directory, 1920, p 1097
    Randolph Alice K Miss clk Gen Production Co h 2001 Freeman
    Randolph Edward J plmbr r 814 Boundary
    Randolph Frank B oilman h 2001 Freeman
    Randolph Glenn O clk h 2001 Freeman
    Randolph Thos nremn US Pub Health Service Hosp No 25 r 2001 Freeman
    Randolph Thos Jr V-Pres San Jacinto Trust Co 3200 Mt Vernon, Tel Had 2384

    Details for Thomas Jr (Thomas Andrew Randolph) are unclear.  The first entry in 1920 for Thomas Randolph appears to be for Thomas Sr, husband of Eliza Jane Keyser.  His occupation is unclear from the abbreviation in the directory entry, and Eliza is not reported.

    The person reported as Thomas Jr, we would expect to be their son.  But a gravestone in Holy Cross Cemetery, where several members of this Randolph family are buried, dates the death of Thomas A Randolph in 1919.  The birth date on that stone and memorial is 24 July 1889.  Several other records matching this Tho mas A Randolph has that birth date also.

    Then there is a 1923 entry with a Thos and E Jane Randolph, followed by an entry for "Thos died November 2, 1922."

    U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    Houston, Texas, City Directory, 1923, p 1219
    Randolph Edward J (Elizab) plmbr Geo J Robischung r 814 Boundary
    Randolph Frank B (Ethel) rodmn T & NO RR r 1612 Bell av
    Randolph Glenn O clk S P Lines h 2001 Freeman
    Randolph Thos (E Jane) firemn r 2001 Freeman
    Randolph Thos died November 2, 1922

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