Judging from the places where the brothers and sisters of Alfred died, it is probable that he is the only one of his family to join the Church. P> 133 of Paul K. Randall's book states: "Alfred Randall married a lady who was a believer in the mormon religion and soon embraced the same faith for himself.
Alfred Randall wass born 13 Jun 1811 at Bridgewater, Oneida, NY. His parents were Jason and Martha Thompson Randall. He was the second child of a family of Nine children. When he was nine, the family moved to Kirtland, OH and he helped to clear timber from the land where the Temple was later built. In 1830, they sold their home and moved to Munson, OH and at the age of 23, in 1834, he married Emerette Davis. In 1838, they sold their home and moved with their two children to Chardon, HO. Sometime later they moved to quincy, IL, where he took up the trade of carpenter.
On the 12th of May 1840, he was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Lattesr-day Saints by the Apostle Orson Hyde. On Feb. 13, 1841, he was ordained a Deacon by Jocob Crouse. With his wife and their two children they then moved to Nauvoo, where he labored on the Temple. In 1842, he was ordained an Elder by President Fredrick G. Williams. He received a patriarchal blessing under the hands of Patriarch John Smith in Nauvoo on 21 Feb. 1845. Shortly before this, on 12 Jan. of that year he was ordained a Seventy by Heber C. Kimball, being a mimbesr of the 15th Quorum of Seventy.
He attended the first meeting held in the Nauvoo Temple by the Prophet Joseph Smith, whom he knew and loved. He was often in the company of the Prophet, as well as other leaders of the Church. At Nauvoo, Council Bluffs, and other places he entertained Brigham Young, Ezra Benson, and many others, for Alfred was a good provider, his larder was alway well-filled, and his friendly, jovial manner won him many friends wherever he went.
From the Journal History in the Historian's Office in SLC, it is found that on Jun 12, 1844, Alfred accompanied the Prophet Joseph to Carthage Jail, and it has been stated that he was one of the last to leave the jail. He was pushed down the stairs backwards at the point of a bayonet.
After the martyrdom of the Prophet, the Saints were driven from their beloved city, Nauvoo, and Alfred was forced to leave a comfortable home. He took his family to Winter Quarters in 1846. One July 17 of that year he was chosen by Brigham Young and set apart to act as Bishop. He was one of the one hundred forty-four men who were chosen to come to the Valley in 1847 with the Heber C. Kimball Company but at the last moment he had the misfortune to break his leg and his two wagons loaded with supplies were used for others to come. So it was 14 Sep. 1848 when he first saw the Great Valley of the Salt Lake.
He obtained land on West Temple, north of the tabernacle square where he built an adobe house for himself and family. He was a wheelright and carpenter by trade and built many private and public buildings in the valley. Among them was a saw mill for Heber C. Kimball; a woolen mill for Archibald Gardner on the Jordan River. He assisted in the erection of the Court House of Salt Lake County which stands in the Twelfth Ward district. During `1857 and 1858 he went to Camp Floyd, where, with the aid of his son, Charles Franklin and others, he helped to build over one hundred homes which were later occupied by general Johnston and his Army. He and his family were in the historic "moves" south when the U.S. Army marched through their city.
His callings were many. In response to requests from the church authorities, he made four trips east to aid in bringing back immigrants and supplies. In 1856, he served a mission to the White Mountains in Beaver Valley and while there converted and baptized ten Indians. Later in 1865 he was set apart for a mission to the Sandwich Islands, now called the Hawaiian Islands. He was accompanied to the Islands by his wife, Mildred, who served as a School teacher while there. On April 10, 1862 he was set apart as first counselor to Bishop Nathan Davis.
In 1867, according to the Journal History, in the Hist. Offrice , Alfred Randall was called by President Brigham Young to go to Ogden and build a woolen mill and to select some men to assist in the project. The site chosen for the building was on Canyon Road, near the mouth of Ogden Canyon. He supervised the building of the factory, and it was known as the Ogden Woolen Mill. The machinery, which weighed about 55, 000 pounds, was hauled across the plains from Julesburg, Nebraska, in large freight wagons, each of which was drawn by eighteen mules. One of the freighters was Alfred's son, Alfred Jason.
He made several moves with his families, and finally settled in North Ogden and spent his time raising fruit and doing carpentry work. His life ended peacefully on the afternoon of 21 Mar. 1891, two months short of 80 years, and he was laid to rest in the Ogden City Cemetery.
Following the council of the Church Authorities, he entered into polygamy and married five times. His first wife, Emmerette, lived the later years of her life in Ogden. She was the mother of nine children. Margaret Harley had her home in Centerville and was the mother of seven. Mildred Johnson's two sons died in infancy and she lived most of her life in SLC. Her home was in the Constitution Bulding where for many years she taught private pupils. Elsie Anderson had a home on 23rd Street in Ogden and was the mother of three sons. Hannah Severn lived in North Ogden. Her family of nine children was the youngest and it was with them that Alfred spent the last part of his life. Thus Alfred Randall had a posterity of thirty sons and daughters; sevesral of them, however, died in infancy or childhood.
Alfred weighed about 200 pounds in his prime and was about 6 feet tall, a well-built man with a heavy head of hair, rosy cheeks and a merry twinkle in his blue eyes. He thoroughly enjoyed a clean, humorous story and was always ready to either hear or tell one, many times laughing until the tears ran down his cheeks. This characteristic of humor was noted in many of his children.
(Check to see if served as Pony Express Rider)Ref: THE TRUE LIFE STORY OF ALFRED RANDALL, PIONEER, by Lucy Randall Kofoed, published about 1952 by Percy E. Randall, North Ogden
A GENEALOGY OF A BRANCH OF THE RANDALL FAMILY, by Paul K. Randall, published about 1879 (In sl.L. Genealogica Library) p. 133
EARLY CHURCH RECORDS in S.L. Genealogical Library
Married by Brigham Young
Judging from the places where the brothers and sisters of Alfred died, it is probable that he is the only one of his family to join the Church. P> 133 of Paul K. Randall's book states: "Alfred Randall married a lady who was a believer in the mormon religion and soon embraced the same faith for himself.
Alfred Randall wass born 13 Jun 1811 at Bridgewater, Oneida, NY. His parents were Jason and Martha Thompson Randall. He was the second child of a family of Nine children. When he was nine, the family moved to Kirtland, OH and he helped to clear timber from the land where the Temple was later built. In 1830, they sold their home and moved to Munson, OH and at the age of 23, in 1834, he married Emerette Davis. In 1838, they sold their home and moved with their two children to Chardon, HO. Sometime later they moved to quincy, IL, where he took up the trade of carpenter.
On the 12th of May 1840, he was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Lattesr-day Saints by the Apostle Orson Hyde. On Feb. 13, 1841, he was ordained a Deacon by Jocob Crouse. With his wife and their two children they then moved to Nauvoo, where he labored on the Temple. In 1842, he was ordained an Elder by President Fredrick G. Williams. He received a patriarchal blessing under the hands of Patriarch John Smith in Nauvoo on 21 Feb. 1845. Shortly before this, on 12 Jan. of that year he was ordained a Seventy by Heber C. Kimball, being a mimbesr of the 15th Quorum of Seventy.
He attended the first meeting held in the Nauvoo Temple by the Prophet Joseph Smith, whom he knew and loved. He was often in the company of the Prophet, as well as other leaders of the Church. At Nauvoo, Council Bluffs, and other places he entertained Brigham Young, Ezra Benson, and many others, for Alfred was a good provider, his larder was alway well-filled, and his friendly, jovial manner won him many friends wherever he went.
From the Journal History in the Historian's Office in SLC, it is found that on Jun 12, 1844, Alfred accompanied the Prophet Joseph to Carthage Jail, and it has been stated that he was one of the last to leave the jail. He was pushed down the stairs backwards at the point of a bayonet.
After the martyrdom of the Prophet, the Saints were driven from their beloved city, Nauvoo, and Alfred was forced to leave a comfortable home. He took his family to Winter Quarters in 1846. One July 17 of that year he was chosen by Brigham Young and set apart to act as Bishop. He was one of the one hundred forty-four men who were chosen to come to the Valley in 1847 with the Heber C. Kimball Company but at the last moment he had the misfortune to break his leg and his two wagons loaded with supplies were used for others to come. So it was 14 Sep. 1848 when he first saw the Great Valley of the Salt Lake.
He obtained land on West Temple, north of the tabernacle square where he built an adobe house for himself and family. He was a wheelright and carpenter by trade and built many private and public buildings in the valley. Among them was a saw mill for Heber C. Kimball; a woolen mill for Archibald Gardner on the Jordan River. He assisted in the erection of the Court House of Salt Lake County which stands in the Twelfth Ward district. During `1857 and 1858 he went to Camp Floyd, where, with the aid of his son, Charles Franklin and others, he helped to build over one hundred homes which were later occupied by general Johnston and his Army. He and his family were in the historic "moves" south when the U.S. Army marched through their city.
His callings were many. In response to requests from the church authorities, he made four trips east to aid in bringing back immigrants and supplies. In 1856, he served a mission to the White Mountains in Beaver Valley and while there converted and baptized ten Indians. Later in 1865 he was set apart for a mission to the Sandwich Islands, now called the Hawaiian Islands. He was accompanied to the Islands by his wife, Mildred, who served as a School teacher while there. On April 10, 1862 he was set apart as first counselor to Bishop Nathan Davis.
In 1867, according to the Journal History, in the Hist. Offrice , Alfred Randall was called by President Brigham Young to go to Ogden and build a woolen mill and to select some men to assist in the project. The site chosen for the building was on Canyon Road, near the mouth of Ogden Canyon. He supervised the building of the factory, and it was known as the Ogden Woolen Mill. The machinery, which weighed about 55, 000 pounds, was hauled across the plains from Julesburg, Nebraska, in large freight wagons, each of which was drawn by eighteen mules. One of the freighters was Alfred's son, Alfred Jason.
He made several moves with his families, and finally settled in North Ogden and spent his time raising fruit and doing carpentry work. His life ended peacefully on the afternoon of 21 Mar. 1891, two months short of 80 years, and he was laid to rest in the Ogden City Cemetery.
Following the council of the Church Authorities, he entered into polygamy and married five times. His first wife, Emmerette, lived the later years of her life in Ogden. She was the mother of nine children. Margaret Harley had her home in Centerville and was the mother of seven. Mildred Johnson's two sons died in infancy and she lived most of her life in SLC. Her home was in the Constitution Bulding where for many years she taught private pupils. Elsie Anderson had a home on 23rd Street in Ogden and was the mother of three sons. Hannah Severn lived in North Ogden. Her family of nine children was the youngest and it was with them that Alfred spent the last part of his life. Thus Alfred Randall had a posterity of thirty sons and daughters; sevesral of them, however, died in infancy or childhood.
Alfred weighed about 200 pounds in his prime and was about 6 feet tall, a well-built man with a heavy head of hair, rosy cheeks and a merry twinkle in his blue eyes. He thoroughly enjoyed a clean, humorous story and was always ready to either hear or tell one, many times laughing until the tears ran down his cheeks. This characteristic of humor was noted in many of his children.
(Check to see if served as Pony Express Rider)Ref: THE TRUE LIFE STORY OF ALFRED RANDALL, PIONEER, by Lucy Randall Kofoed, published about 1952 by Percy E. Randall, North Ogden
A GENEALOGY OF A BRANCH OF THE RANDALL FAMILY, by Paul K. Randall, published about 1879 (In sl.L. Genealogica Library) p. 133
EARLY CHURCH RECORDS in S.L. Genealogical Library
Judging from the places where the brothers and sisters of Alfred died, it is probable that he is the only one of his family to join the Church. P> 133 of Paul K. Randall's book states: "Alfred Randall married a lady who was a believer in the mormon religion and soon embraced the same faith for himself.
Alfred Randall wass born 13 Jun 1811 at Bridgewater, Oneida, NY. His parents were Jason and Martha Thompson Randall. He was the second child of a family of Nine children. When he was nine, the family moved to Kirtland, OH and he helped to clear timber from the land where the Temple was later built. In 1830, they sold their home and moved to Munson, OH and at the age of 23, in 1834, he married Emerette Davis. In 1838, they sold their home and moved with their two children to Chardon, HO. Sometime later they moved to quincy, IL, where he took up the trade of carpenter.
On the 12th of May 1840, he was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Lattesr-day Saints by the Apostle Orson Hyde. On Feb. 13, 1841, he was ordained a Deacon by Jocob Crouse. With his wife and their two children they then moved to Nauvoo, where he labored on the Temple. In 1842, he was ordained an Elder by President Fredrick G. Williams. He received a patriarchal blessing under the hands of Patriarch John Smith in Nauvoo on 21 Feb. 1845. Shortly before this, on 12 Jan. of that year he was ordained a Seventy by Heber C. Kimball, being a mimbesr of the 15th Quorum of Seventy.
He attended the first meeting held in the Nauvoo Temple by the Prophet Joseph Smith, whom he knew and loved. He was often in the company of the Prophet, as well as other leaders of the Church. At Nauvoo, Council Bluffs, and other places he entertained Brigham Young, Ezra Benson, and many others, for Alfred was a good provider, his larder was alway well-filled, and his friendly, jovial manner won him many friends wherever he went.
From the Journal History in the Historian's Office in SLC, it is found that on Jun 12, 1844, Alfred accompanied the Prophet Joseph to Carthage Jail, and it has been stated that he was one of the last to leave the jail. He was pushed down the stairs backwards at the point of a bayonet.
After the martyrdom of the Prophet, the Saints were driven from their beloved city, Nauvoo, and Alfred was forced to leave a comfortable home. He took his family to Winter Quarters in 1846. One July 17 of that year he was chosen by Brigham Young and set apart to act as Bishop. He was one of the one hundred forty-four men who were chosen to come to the Valley in 1847 with the Heber C. Kimball Company but at the last moment he had the misfortune to break his leg and his two wagons loaded with supplies were used for others to come. So it was 14 Sep. 1848 when he first saw the Great Valley of the Salt Lake.
He obtained land on West Temple, north of the tabernacle square where he built an adobe house for himself and family. He was a wheelright and carpenter by trade and built many private and public buildings in the valley. Among them was a saw mill for Heber C. Kimball; a woolen mill for Archibald Gardner on the Jordan River. He assisted in the erection of the Court House of Salt Lake County which stands in the Twelfth Ward district. During `1857 and 1858 he went to Camp Floyd, where, with the aid of his son, Charles Franklin and others, he helped to build over one hundred homes which were later occupied by general Johnston and his Army. He and his family were in the historic "moves" south when the U.S. Army marched through their city.
His callings were many. In response to requests from the church authorities, he made four trips east to aid in bringing back immigrants and supplies. In 1856, he served a mission to the White Mountains in Beaver Valley and while there converted and baptized ten Indians. Later in 1865 he was set apart for a mission to the Sandwich Islands, now called the Hawaiian Islands. He was accompanied to the Islands by his wife, Mildred, who served as a School teacher while there. On April 10, 1862 he was set apart as first counselor to Bishop Nathan Davis.
In 1867, according to the Journal History, in the Hist. Offrice , Alfred Randall was called by President Brigham Young to go to Ogden and build a woolen mill and to select some men to assist in the project. The site chosen for the building was on Canyon Road, near the mouth of Ogden Canyon. He supervised the building of the factory, and it was known as the Ogden Woolen Mill. The machinery, which weighed about 55, 000 pounds, was hauled across the plains from Julesburg, Nebraska, in large freight wagons, each of which was drawn by eighteen mules. One of the freighters was Alfred's son, Alfred Jason.
He made several moves with his families, and finally settled in North Ogden and spent his time raising fruit and doing carpentry work. His life ended peacefully on the afternoon of 21 Mar. 1891, two months short of 80 years, and he was laid to rest in the Ogden City Cemetery.
Following the council of the Church Authorities, he entered into polygamy and married five times. His first wife, Emmerette, lived the later years of her life in Ogden. She was the mother of nine children. Margaret Harley had her home in Centerville and was the mother of seven. Mildred Johnson's two sons died in infancy and she lived most of her life in SLC. Her home was in the Constitution Bulding where for many years she taught private pupils. Elsie Anderson had a home on 23rd Street in Ogden and was the mother of three sons. Hannah Severn lived in North Ogden. Her family of nine children was the youngest and it was with them that Alfred spent the last part of his life. Thus Alfred Randall had a posterity of thirty sons and daughters; sevesral of them, however, died in infancy or childhood.
Alfred weighed about 200 pounds in his prime and was about 6 feet tall, a well-built man with a heavy head of hair, rosy cheeks and a merry twinkle in his blue eyes. He thoroughly enjoyed a clean, humorous story and was always ready to either hear or tell one, many times laughing until the tears ran down his cheeks. This characteristic of humor was noted in many of his children.
(Check to see if served as Pony Express Rider)Ref: THE TRUE LIFE STORY OF ALFRED RANDALL, PIONEER, by Lucy Randall Kofoed, published about 1952 by Percy E. Randall, North Ogden
A GENEALOGY OF A BRANCH OF THE RANDALL FAMILY, by Paul K. Randall, published about 1879 (In sl.L. Genealogica Library) p. 133
EARLY CHURCH RECORDS in S.L. Genealogical Library
Judging from the places where the brothers and sisters of Alfred died, it is probable that he is the only one of his family to join the Church. P> 133 of Paul K. Randall's book states: "Alfred Randall married a lady who was a believer in the mormon religion and soon embraced the same faith for himself.
Alfred Randall wass born 13 Jun 1811 at Bridgewater, Oneida, NY. His parents were Jason and Martha Thompson Randall. He was the second child of a family of Nine children. When he was nine, the family moved to Kirtland, OH and he helped to clear timber from the land where the Temple was later built. In 1830, they sold their home and moved to Munson, OH and at the age of 23, in 1834, he married Emerette Davis. In 1838, they sold their home and moved with their two children to Chardon, HO. Sometime later they moved to quincy, IL, where he took up the trade of carpenter.
On the 12th of May 1840, he was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Lattesr-day Saints by the Apostle Orson Hyde. On Feb. 13, 1841, he was ordained a Deacon by Jocob Crouse. With his wife and their two children they then moved to Nauvoo, where he labored on the Temple. In 1842, he was ordained an Elder by President Fredrick G. Williams. He received a patriarchal blessing under the hands of Patriarch John Smith in Nauvoo on 21 Feb. 1845. Shortly before this, on 12 Jan. of that year he was ordained a Seventy by Heber C. Kimball, being a mimbesr of the 15th Quorum of Seventy.
He attended the first meeting held in the Nauvoo Temple by the Prophet Joseph Smith, whom he knew and loved. He was often in the company of the Prophet, as well as other leaders of the Church. At Nauvoo, Council Bluffs, and other places he entertained Brigham Young, Ezra Benson, and many others, for Alfred was a good provider, his larder was alway well-filled, and his friendly, jovial manner won him many friends wherever he went.
From the Journal History in the Historian's Office in SLC, it is found that on Jun 12, 1844, Alfred accompanied the Prophet Joseph to Carthage Jail, and it has been stated that he was one of the last to leave the jail. He was pushed down the stairs backwards at the point of a bayonet.
After the martyrdom of the Prophet, the Saints were driven from their beloved city, Nauvoo, and Alfred was forced to leave a comfortable home. He took his family to Winter Quarters in 1846. One July 17 of that year he was chosen by Brigham Young and set apart to act as Bishop. He was one of the one hundred forty-four men who were chosen to come to the Valley in 1847 with the Heber C. Kimball Company but at the last moment he had the misfortune to break his leg and his two wagons loaded with supplies were used for others to come. So it was 14 Sep. 1848 when he first saw the Great Valley of the Salt Lake.
He obtained land on West Temple, north of the tabernacle square where he built an adobe house for himself and family. He was a wheelright and carpenter by trade and built many private and public buildings in the valley. Among them was a saw mill for Heber C. Kimball; a woolen mill for Archibald Gardner on the Jordan River. He assisted in the erection of the Court House of Salt Lake County which stands in the Twelfth Ward district. During `1857 and 1858 he went to Camp Floyd, where, with the aid of his son, Charles Franklin and others, he helped to build over one hundred homes which were later occupied by general Johnston and his Army. He and his family were in the historic "moves" south when the U.S. Army marched through their city.
His callings were many. In response to requests from the church authorities, he made four trips east to aid in bringing back immigrants and supplies. In 1856, he served a mission to the White Mountains in Beaver Valley and while there converted and baptized ten Indians. Later in 1865 he was set apart for a mission to the Sandwich Islands, now called the Hawaiian Islands. He was accompanied to the Islands by his wife, Mildred, who served as a School teacher while there. On April 10, 1862 he was set apart as first counselor to Bishop Nathan Davis.
In 1867, according to the Journal History, in the Hist. Offrice , Alfred Randall was called by President Brigham Young to go to Ogden and build a woolen mill and to select some men to assist in the project. The site chosen for the building was on Canyon Road, near the mouth of Ogden Canyon. He supervised the building of the factory, and it was known as the Ogden Woolen Mill. The machinery, which weighed about 55, 000 pounds, was hauled across the plains from Julesburg, Nebraska, in large freight wagons, each of which was drawn by eighteen mules. One of the freighters was Alfred's son, Alfred Jason.
He made several moves with his families, and finally settled in North Ogden and spent his time raising fruit and doing carpentry work. His life ended peacefully on the afternoon of 21 Mar. 1891, two months short of 80 years, and he was laid to rest in the Ogden City Cemetery.
Following the council of the Church Authorities, he entered into polygamy and married five times. His first wife, Emmerette, lived the later years of her life in Ogden. She was the mother of nine children. Margaret Harley had her home in Centerville and was the mother of seven. Mildred Johnson's two sons died in infancy and she lived most of her life in SLC. Her home was in the Constitution Bulding where for many years she taught private pupils. Elsie Anderson had a home on 23rd Street in Ogden and was the mother of three sons. Hannah Severn lived in North Ogden. Her family of nine children was the youngest and it was with them that Alfred spent the last part of his life. Thus Alfred Randall had a posterity of thirty sons and daughters; sevesral of them, however, died in infancy or childhood.
Alfred weighed about 200 pounds in his prime and was about 6 feet tall, a well-built man with a heavy head of hair, rosy cheeks and a merry twinkle in his blue eyes. He thoroughly enjoyed a clean, humorous story and was always ready to either hear or tell one, many times laughing until the tears ran down his cheeks. This characteristic of humor was noted in many of his children.
(Check to see if served as Pony Express Rider)Ref: THE TRUE LIFE STORY OF ALFRED RANDALL, PIONEER, by Lucy Randall Kofoed, published about 1952 by Percy E. Randall, North Ogden
A GENEALOGY OF A BRANCH OF THE RANDALL FAMILY, by Paul K. Randall, published about 1879 (In sl.L. Genealogica Library) p. 133
EARLY CHURCH RECORDS in S.L. Genealogical Library
Line 1933 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long:
NAME Elsey (Elsie) /ANDERSON OR (ELIZA/Line 1933 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long:
NAME Elsey (Elsie) /ANDERSON OR (ELIZA/
This info was copied from the Patron's Files (now on Microfilm) in the SLC Gen. Soc. Also ref. "A Genealogy of a Branch of the Randall Family from 1666 to 1879 by Paul K. Randall (Gen. Soc. Call # B3C41) P. 111 states: "Jason Randall removed to Ohio in 1818 and located first in Kirtland, where he spent most of his life as a farmer, but finally removed to Chardon, OH where he died in 1852.