NameSilas FITZ RANDOLPH157,197,492
Birth3 Jul 1833, Greenbrier Run, Doddridge Co., Virginia
Death1 Dec 1915, Farina, Fayette Co., Illinois
FatherWilliam FITZ RANDOLPH (1800-1861)
MotherMary Bond “Polly” DAVIS (1804-1854)
Spouses
Birth7 Sep 1834, New York
Death21 Feb 1913, Farina, Fayette Co., Illinois
Marriage2 Dec 1862, Dansville, Livingston Co., New York
ChildrenErnest (1863-1935)
 Lura Bell (1868-1955)
 Inez Verlette (1870-1947)
Notes for Silas FITZ RANDOLPH
"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 79, No 25, p 799, Dec. 20, 1915.
Silas Fitz Randolph, the son of William F. Randolph and Mary Davis Randolph, was born July 3, 1883, on Greenbrier Run, W. Va., and died December 1, 1915, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. E. Persels, of Farina, Ill., at the age of 82 years, 4 months, and 28 days.
Mr. Randolph was the sixth in a family of twelve children, only two of whom are still living - Judson and Preston, both of Salem, W. Va. His early education consisted of several terms in a private school taught by members of his family and a term or two at West Union Academy. He was converted and baptized under the labors of Elder Azor Estee, who persuaded him to accompany him to his home at Petersburg, N. Y., to learn the northern style of farming. While here he lived in Elder Estee's home and joined the Petersburg Seventh Day Baptist Church.
In the spring of 1855, Mr. Randolph took one of his sisters and his two brothers who survive him to Alfred, where he entered school. These were the first students to go from west Virginia to Alfred. While here he met Miss Emily Lusk, to whom he was married on December 2, 1862, at her home in Danville, N. Y. In January 1864, Mr. Randolph enlisted as a volunteer in the Civil War, serving in Company I, 5th N. Y., Heavy Artillery, until the close of the war.
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph moved to Farina on February 14, 1866, after a few months spent in West Virginia. Mr. Randolph was one of the constituent members of the Farina Seventh Day Baptist Church, with which he has since held his membership, except for a few years while in California. In the fall of 1887, he took up a soldier's claim in southern California near Valley Center and lived there for a number of years. He also lived at Colony Heights, Riverside, and Los Angeles. In the spring of 1906, he and his wife returned to Farina, where she passed away February 21, 1913. Since then Mr. Randolph has made his home with some of his children.
To Mr. and Mrs. Randolph were born five children: Ernest F., Virtue, who died in infancy, Lura, the wife of C. E. Persels, Ines, the wife of O. C. Wells, and Mabel, now Mrs. Wm. H. Allen, all of whom live at Farina, and were present at the funeral, which was conducted by the pastor at the home of Mrs. Persels, Friday afternoon, December 3.
For some time Mr. Randolph has been failing in health. He was a Christian man and an ardent student of the Bible, especially in his later years. For a number of years both his eyesight and hearing gradually left him, yet he kept well informed on matters of denominational interest. He has written a number of articles for the Sabbath Recorder. Before the end came he expressed a readiness to go to his eternal home where there will be no more affliction or sorrow, and waited patiently for the summons. L. O. G.


Census: 1880 La Clede, Fayette Co., Illinois: age 46, farmer

Admitted abt 1858 - Alfred, New York Assisted in founding the Colony Heights SDB Church in Riverside, California Apr 5, 1896. Returned to Farina after 1906.
Notes for Emily Ann (Spouse 1)
"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 74, No 13, p 415, Mar. 31, 1913.
Emily Ann, daughter of Catherine and Robert Lusk, was born in West Sparta, Livingston Co., N. Y., December 7, 1840, and died at her home in Farina, February 21, 1913.
In 1850 she moved with her father's family to Allegany County, New York. On December 2, 1862, she was united in marriage to Silas F. Randolph at Dansville, N. Y., and they soon went to housekeeping at Alfred. Her father was a soldier in the War of 1812, and her husband served in the Civil War. In the fall of 1865 Mr. and Mrs. Randolph went to West Virginia to spend the winter. The next spring they came to Farina, reaching here on the fourteenth of February. Two months later the Farina Seventh Day Baptist Church was organized. Mrs. Randolph was baptized the following April and united with this church. Her membership has been with us except while she was in California between the years 1891 and 1906.
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph were the parents of one son and four daughters, one of the daughters dying in infancy. The other children, Mr. E. F. Randolph, Mrs. C. E. Persels, Mrs. O. C. Wells, and Mrs. Mabel Furrow, live in Farina, and lovingly cared for their mother in her final sickness. During her late life she was denied the privilege of public worship because of poor health, but her love for the cause of God has been great. Herself a convert to the Sabbath she found great satisfaction in seeing her children love and keep the day.
Last December the children, grandchildren, and some of the many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Randolph gathered at the home of their son to celebrate their golden wedding.
Mrs. Randolph died trusting in the merits of Christ, and was ready, we believe, to enter into rest. She leaves her husband and children at Farina, and an aged brother in Iowa.
Funeral services were held at the home on Sabbath afternoon, conducted by her pastor. W. D. B.
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