Jesse Vanvere Randolph (1839 - 1916)

Born 14 Sep 1839 in Bradley, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Julie Ann Randolph — married about 1858 in Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Sep 1916 at age 76 in Putnam, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Jesse was born in 1839. He passed away in 1916. He was the son of Lancaster Randolph and Nancy Elizabeth Rice.

The 1850 Census shows that Jesse was aged 10, living in Bradley County, Tennessee, in the household of Lancaster and Nancy Randolph. His grandmother Elizabeth Rice, age 80 b NC was in the household. He had siblings: John, Mahala, Malinda, Elizabeth, Calvin and Chisum Randolph.^[1]

His wife was named Julia Randolph. They were married about 1858 and had an infant son John W in the 1860 Census.^[2]

Jesse V. Randolph applied for a pension #13567 for his service in Capt. Robinson's (H) Company, S. S. Stanton Regiment (25th Tennessee, C. S. A.). In his application he stated that he was born in Bradley County, Tennessee about 1838. He enlisted in May 1862. He was in the battles of Murfreesboro, Chicamauga, Missionary Ridge and all the battles from Dalton (Ga.) to Atlanta and all the battles around Atlanta, Franklin and Nashville. At the battle of Nashville he was cut off from his command. He was never wounded more than a spent back in a skirmish near Chattanooga. He was never in prison. He was not discharged. When it came to answering the question whether he ever took the oath of allegiance to the United States Government, he wrote: "Never! Never!! Never!!!"

His conduct as a soldier was good and it was the general report of his comrades that he was cut off from his command at the battle of Nashville and after due diligence in trying to rejoin his command he failed to get with it and avoided capture and remained true to the last.

He wrote, "I have been married. Wife is dead." He was living with one widowed daughter aged about 30 and her five children. He had six boys living, one dead; three girls, two living, one dead. On the little farm where he lived with his daughter and grandchildren, there were about 100 acres of very poor land at an assessed value of $500. He worked it by manual labor. He suffered from transient rheumatism, heart and kidney disease which disabled him from performing more than 1/4 manual labor. He signed the document with his mark 28 Dec 1911.

The special examiner wrote back in 1912 to say that he could find no record in Washington for Company H, 25th Tennessee. Col. Stanton commanded the 25th early in the war and later commanded the 28th Tennessee. The 25th was in Virginia at the time the battles he named took place, but the 28th was in the battles he named. Jesse Randolph wrote back and said that he was mistaken; he was in the 28th Tennessee.

Moreover, despite his triple protestation of "Never, never, never," records showed that one Jesse Randolph, Private 28th Tennessee C. S. A. who left his command (deserted) Nov. 17, 1864, subscribed to the oath of allegiance at Nashville April 10, 1865.

By December 1912 the special examiner had heard no further from Jesse Randolph. He had sent a letter by his grandson but by January 10, 1913 had heard nothing.^[3]

In Putnam County, Tennessee, in 1870, Jesse and Julia Ann Randolph had children: John aged 10, Thomas age 8, William age 5, Samuel age 3 and Preston, infant.^[4]

By 1880 they had added children Joseph, A. J. (female) and Dock.^[5]

Jesse at age 70 was living in the household of his daughter Amanda Clouse and her children.^[6]

He died in 1916.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDW-MNN : 23 December 2020), Jesse Randolph in household of Lancaster Randolph, Bradley, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TL-89C : 18 February 2021), Jesse Randolph, 1860.
3. ↑ "Tennessee, Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows, 1891-1965", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q57B-Y5KR : 31 October 2018), Jesse V Randolph, 1891-1965.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZB-MXR : 29 May 2021), Jesse Randolph, 1870.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWQ-DJK : 20 February 2021), J V Randolph, District 4, Putnam, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 102, sheet 121A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,275.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGFQ-42P : accessed 24 October 2021), Jesse Randolph, Civil District 16, Putnam, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 93, sheet 1A, family 8, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1516; FHL microfilm 1,375,529.
7. ↑ "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC9-6DNZ : 1 March 2021), Jesse V. Randolph, 10 Sep 1916; Death, Putnam, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.

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