Horace Malvern Randels (1900 - 1933)

Born 5 Aug 1900 in Anthony, Harper, Kansas, United States

Ancestors

Died 17 Jan 1933 at age 32 in Salt Lake, Utah, United States

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Biography

On 5 Aug 1900, Horace Malvern Randels was born in Anthony, Harper County, Kansas, USA to James Bennett Randels (born near Salem, Ohio) and Florence May Coulson (born in New Lisbon, Ohio). ^[1]

On 21 Apr at the time of the 1910 US Census, head of household James H. Randels (age 46, born in OH) was employed as a the Manager of a Wholesale Grocery Store and living in a home he owned with a mortgage at 223 South Bluff Avenue in Anthony Township, Harper, Kansas with his wife, Florence M. Randels (age 43, born in OH); daughter Wilamina Randels (age 18, born in KS) employed as a Teacher for a Public School; son Lee W. Randels (age 16, born in KS); daughter Alta F. Randels (age 14, born in KS); son George B. Randels (age 3, born in KS); son Horace M. Randels (age 9 years 9 months, born in KS); son Ray A. Randels (age 7, born in KS); and son Stanford C. Randels (age 3 years 10 months, born in KS). James and Florence had been married for 24 years; Florence had given birth to ten children, all ten of whom were alive at that time. Both of James's parents were born in Ohio; Florence's father was born in Ohio and her mother in Illinois. ^[2]

Marriage and Family

Horace Malvern Randels married Ione Dull Randels. ^[3]

Death and Legacy

On 17 Jan 1933, Horace Malvern Randels died at 32 years, 5 months and 12 days. Cause of death was due to "Sudden death homocidal bullet wounds in back and chest, revolver." Horace had been employed as a Rancher and living at the "Farm at Butlerville" at the time of his death. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Department of Health, Office of Vital Records and Statistics. Death Certificates, 1904-1961. Series 81448. Utah State Archives, Salt Lake City, Utah.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2C8-H46 : accessed 20 July 2021), Florence Randels in household of J B Randels, Anthony Ward 3, Harper, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 74, sheet 7A, family 129, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 441; FHL microfilm 1,374,454.
3. ↑ Department of Health, Office of Vital Records and Statistics. Death Certificates, 1904-1961. Series 81448. Utah State Archives, Salt Lake City, Utah.
4. ↑ Department of Health, Office of Vital Records and Statistics. Death Certificates, 1904-1961. Series 81448. Utah State Archives, Salt Lake City, Utah.