Lowell Fitz Randolph
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Lowell Fitz Randolph (1894 - 1980)

Lowell Fitz Randolph
Born in Alfred, Allegany, New York, United Statesmap
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Died at age 85 in Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United Statesmap
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Contents

Biography

Lowell was born in 1894 in Alfred, NY, the son of Alva Fitz Randolph and Mary Caroline Hoff. He grew up there, graduating from the local high school in 1912 and then completing his undergraduate studies at Alfred University in 1916. He continued his education at Cornell University, getting involved in work there on the genetics and cytology of maize and earning a PhD in Botany in 1921. He married a fellow graduate student in Botany, Fannie C. Rane in 1922. They settled in Ithaca, and brought up three children there. Lowell worked for 24 years as a cytologist with the Office of Cereal Investigations of the U.S. Department of Agriculture stationed at Cornell. In 1926-1927, the family accompanied him on a fellowship to visit a number of laboratories across Europe. In 1947, he resigned from the USDA to work on cytogenetics full time with Cornell Department of Botany. In 1957-1958, they spent six months on a Fulbright Award at Aligarh Muslim University in India. His wife devoted much of her time to assisting him in his research. After he retired in 1962, he continued his research during the summers in Ithaca and during the winters with the Fairchild Tropical Garden in Miami, FL. His research on plant genetics got him interested in iris and using it for experimental breeding techniques; he became a leading expert on the flower, winning several awards and serving as the President of the American Iris Society in 1960-1962. Lowell and Fannie kept extensive iris gardens at their home in Ithaca, which attracted many visitors. Lowell passed away in Ithaca in 1980.

Lowell's family had a long history of involvement in the Seventh Day Baptist Church, from participating in its establishment in New Jersey in the late 1600s to being part of a tight knit church community first in New Jersey for the 1700s and then in West Virginia for the 1800s. Lowell and his sister Vida were the first to break from that community to lead independent, secular lives pursuing their interest in science. His other sisters remained part of the church community, with his sister Elizabeth becoming a well-known Seventh Day Baptist evangelist.

A much more detailed account of his life and especially his research can be found at his Wikipedia entry, at an even more detailed WikiVisually entry and in the memorial prepared by his colleagues at Cornell University which is available online.

Lowell has been mentioned in controversy surrounding one of his research assistants and student, Barbara McClintock, who was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1983. A narrative was generated about the discrimination she faced as a woman, including an early conflict with Lowell over authorship. A 2003 article by Kass gives that story some perspective: Lee B Kass, 2003. Barbara McClintock, Nobel-Prize-Winning Geneticist. Genetics, 164:4; 1 Aug 2003: 1251-1260; accessed at Oxford Academic

Some publications [Thanks to Brent Scheffer for contributing these!]: Google Books: Lowell Fitz Randolph. Developmental Morphology of the Caryopsis in Maize. 1936.

National Library of Medicine: L.F. Randolph. 1932. Some Effects of High Temperature on Polyploidy and Other Variations in Maize. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 1932 Mar, 18(3):222-229. doi: 10.1073/pnas.18.3.222.

Research Notes

Google patents, accessed 24 Nov 2023. Lowell's research results served as the basis for corn seed patents. [Thanks to Brent Scheffer for contributing this!]

Cornell University Archives: Lowell's research materials are archived at Cornell [Thanks to Brent Scheffer for contributing this!]

Surname note

In this Fitz Randolph family, Fitz appears to have been used by all family members in the family where Lowell is a child as their middle name as if part of their surname: In some censuses, the family is recorded using FitzRandolph or Fitz Randolph as the surname including Lowell's mother, Mary C (Catherine) FitzRandolph. Lowell did not apply the same practice in the family that he headed: his wife and daughter did not use the Fitz, so his children and wife are given the Randolph surname. The current consensus is therefore to use the surname Fitz Randolph as Last Name at Birth for Lowell, his siblings and father. (Need to confirm how Fitz Randolph was used in the Alva Fitz Randolph family in legal documents and when births were recorded.) Please don't hesitate to contact the profile manager if you think this decision should be reviewed!

Sources

Brown, Walter Leroy. The Maxson family (Albion, NY 1954). Entry no. 3068, p. 178.

R. Fitz Randolph, son, direct knowledge.

  • Louise Aymar Christian and Howard Stelle Fitz Randolph.
  • (1950). Fitz Randolph Genealogy: The Descendants of Edward Fitz Randolph and Elizabeth Blossom: 1630-1950. 222 pp. Entry 997, p. 181.
Name: Lowell Fitz Randolph;
Birth: 7 Oct 1894, Alfred, N.Y.
Marriage: 13 Sep 1921, Boston, Mass.
Spouse: Fanny Rane
Children, born Ithaca, N.Y.:
  1. Robert, b. 27 Dec 1923
  2. Jane, b. 20 Dec 1927
  3. Rane, b. 14 Aug 1929
  • (1955). Supplement to the Fitz Randolph Genealogy with addition and corrections. Edward Brothers Inc.: Ann Arbor, MI, 44 pp. No change.
  • Oris H. F. Randolph. (1976). Edward Fitz Randolph Branch Lines, Allied Families and English and Norman Ancestry: A Family Genealogy, 860-1976. Edwards Brothers Inc.: Ann Arbor, MI. 694 pp. Entry 1470, p. 342.
Name: Lowell Fitz Randolph;
Birth: 7 Oct 1894, Alfred, N.Y.
Marriage: 15 Sep 1921, Boston, Mass.
Spouse: Fanny Rane
Spouse note: grad. Wellesley Coll.; M.A. Cornell; teacher
Occupation: research work, Dept. of Plant Ind. at Ithica N.Y. [sic]
Children:
  1. Robert, b. 27 Dec 1923
  2. Jane, b. 20 Dec 1927
  3. Rane, b. 14 Aug 1929

Birth

Certificate of Birth Registration, New York State Dept of Health; Date filed: 8 October 1894; Name: Lowell Fitz Randolph; Birth date: 7 Oct 1894; Birthplace: Town of Alfred; Son of Alva Fitz Randolph and Mary C. Hoff.

Marriage

Certificate of Marriage; no. 354; City of Newton; Notarized copy dated 29 Jul 1992. Date of marriage: 13 Sept 1921; Place: Newton, Massachusetts; Groom's name: Lowell Fitz Randolph, Ithaca, NY; White, 27 yrs old, 1st marriage; Occupation: Teacher and researching; Birthplace: Alfred, NY; Parent's names: Alva F. Randolph and Mary C. Huff; By: Raymond Calkins, Clergyman, 19 Berkeley St, Cambridge, MA; Date of record: 15 Sep 1921; Bride's name, residence: Fannie Coolbaugh Rane, 1535 Beacon Str, Newton, Massachusetts; white, 24 yrs old, 1st marriage; Occupation: at home; Birthplace: Durham, New Hampshire; Parents: Frank W. Rane and Elizabeth Bailey.

  • Marriage: "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
    citing Newton City, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 745,079.
    FamilySearch Record: Q28V-9W2K (accessed 16 August 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BN-XJ2Q Image number 00298
    Fannie Coolbaugh Rane (24) marriage to Lowell Fitz Randolph on 13 Sep 1921 in Newton City, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
Entry no.: 354
Name: Lowell Fitz Randolph
Sex: Male
Age: 27
Birth Year (Estimated): 1894
Birthplace: Alfred, NY
Number of marriage: First
Residence: Ithaca, NY
Occupation: Teaching and researching
Father's Name: Alva F
Father's Sex: Male
Mother's Name: Mary C Hoff
Mother's Sex: Female
Spouse's Name: Fannie Coolbaugh Rane
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 24
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1897
Spouse birthplace: Durham, NH
Spouse Number of marriage: First
Spouse residence: 1535 Beacon St.
Spouse occupation: At home
Spouse's Father's Name: Frank W
Spouse's Father's Sex: Male
Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth Bailey
Marriage Date: 13 Sep 1921
Marriage Place: Newton City, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Event Type: Marriage
Performed by: Raymond Calkins, 19 Berkeley St,, Cambridge, Mass, clergyman

Residence in New York

"United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS67-WSL : accessed 4 May 2015), Lowell Fitz in household of Randolph Alvah Fitz, Alfred Township Alfred village, Allegany, New York, United States; citing sheet 15B, family 397, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,008. Name: Lowell Fitz; Gender: Male; Age: 6; Marital Status: Single; Race: White; Race (Original): W; Relationship to Head of Household: Son; Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son; Birth Date: Oct 1894; Birthplace: New York; Father's Birthplace: West Virginia; Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia; Household (Role Gender Age Birthplace): Randolph Alvah Fitz, Head, M, Apr 1867, 33, married; yrs married: 12; West Virginia; Farmer, Unemployed: 0 months; owned farm with mortgage; farm schedule available; Mary C Fitz, Wife, F, Mar 1863, 37, married, yrs married: 12; children born: 4; living: 4; West Virginia; occupation: none; Fucia Fitz, Daughter, F, June 1889; 11 (10 in original form), West Virginia; at school, 9 mo; Elizabeth Fitz, Daughter, F, Oct 1890, 10 (9 in original), New York; at school, 9 mo; Lowell Fitz, Son, M, Oct 1894, 6 (5 in original), New York; at school, 9 mo; Florence Fitz, Daughter, F, Mar 1899, 1, New York. Parents' birthplace for everyone: West Virgina. NOTE: on original form, the family is listed by the surname Fitz Randolph; e.g. Fitz Randolph, Alvah; Fitz Randolph, Mary C; etc.

New York, State Census, 1905, index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVBH-JDF : accessed 3 May 2015), Lowell F Randolph, Alfred, E.D. 01, Allegany, New York; citing p. , line , county offices, New York.; FHL microfilm. Name: Lowell F Randolph; Residence Place: Alfred, Allegany, New York; Age: 10; Birth Year (Estimated): 1895; Birthplace: United States; Relationship to Head of Household: Son; Race: W; Page: 36; Reference ID: 9. Address: Callen Hill. Household members listed: Alva F Randolph, head, w, m, 38, US, cit, Farmer, own account; Mary F Randolph, wife, w, f, 42, US, cit, housework; Fusia F, daughter, w, f, 16, US, cit, at school (8); Elizabeth F Randolph, daughter, w, f, 14, US, cit, at school (8 1/2); Lowell F Randolph, son, w, m, 10, US, cit, at school (8 1/2); Florence F Randolph, daughter, w, f, 6, US, cit, at school (8 3/2); Vida F Randolph, daughter, w, f, 3, US, cit.

"United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5Q9-32W : accessed 3 May 2015), Lowell F Randolph in household of Alva F Randolph, Alfred, Allegany, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1, sheet 11A, family 270, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,936. Name: Lowell F Randolph; Gender: Male; Age: 15; Marital Status: Single; Race: White; Race (Original): White; Relationship to Head of Household: Son; Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son; Birth Year (Estimated): 1895; Birthplace: New York; Father's Birthplace: West Virginia; Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia; Household (Role Gender Age Birthplace): Alva F Randolph, Head, M, 43, 1st marriage; yrs married: 21; West Virginia; Farmer, dairy farm, employer; owned farm, with mortgage; has farm schedule. Mary C F Randolph, Wife, F, 47, 1st marriage, yrs married: 21; children born:5;living:5; West Virginia; Fucia F Randolph, Daughter, F, 20, single, West Virginia; Elizabeth F Randolph, Daughter, F, 19, single, New York; Lowell F Randolph, Son, M, 15, single, New York; Florence F Randolph, Daughter, F, 11, single, New York; Vida F Randolph, Daughter, F, 6, single, New York; All parents' birthplaces: West Virginia. Everyone can read/write. All children attending school. NOTE: All children use F as middle initial for Fitz.

"New York, State Census, 1915," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9X2-5L4 : accessed 4 May 2015), Lawell Fitzrandolph, Alfred, A.D. 01, E.D. 01, Allegany, New York, United States; from "New York, State Census, 1915," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing p. 24, line 45, state population census schedules, 1915, New York State Archives, Albany. Name: Lawell Fitzrandolph; Gender: Male; Age: 20; Relationship to Head of Household: Son; Birth Year (Estimated): 1895; House Number: Un; Page: 24; Line Number: 45. Address: Cross Road, R.D. 1. Farm. Household members listed: Alva FitzRandolph; head, w, m, 49, US, cit, farmer, emp.; Mary C FitzRandolph, wife, w, f, 53, US, cit, housework; Fucia FitzRandolph, daughter, w, f, 25, US, cit, teacher, wages, Hancock NY; Elizabeth FitRandolph, daughter, w, f, 24, US, cit, teacher, wages, Wellsville, NY; Lowell FitzRandolph, son, w, m, 20, US, cit, college; Florence FitzRandolph, daughter, w, f, 16 US, cit, school; Vida FitzRandolph, daughter, w, f, 11, US, Cit, school; Perry Ralph, servant, w, m, 19, US, cit, farm laborer, wages.

United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXTD-HCG : accessed 4 May 2015), Lowell Fitz Randolph, 1917-1918; citing Allegany County no 1, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,711,954. Name: Lowell Fitz Randolph; Event Type: Draft Registration; Event Date: 1917-1918; Event Place: Allegany County no 1, New York, United States; Gender: Male; Nationality: United States; Birth Date: 07 Oct 1894; Birthplace: Alfred, N Y, United States; Age: 22; Home Address: Alfred, NY; Natural born citizen; Occupation: Farm laborer 3rd; Employer: Alva Fitz Randolph, Alfred, NY; Dependents: None; Status: Single; Race: Caucasian; Military service: none: Do you claim exemption: blank. Height/Build: Tall, Medium; Color of Eyes/Hair: Blue, brown. Date: 5 June 1917.

"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJKD-G8K : accessed 4 May 2015), Lowell Fitzrandolph in household of Alva Fitzrandolph, Alfred, Allegany, New York, United States; citing sheet 9B, family 250, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,084. Name: Lowell Fitzrandolph; Gender: Male; Age: 25; Marital Status: Single; Race: White; Race (Original): White; Relationship to Head of Household: Son; Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son; Birth Year (Estimated): 1895; Birthplace: New York; Father's Birthplace: West Virginia; Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia; Household (Role Gender Age Birthplace): Alva Fitzrandolph, Head, M, 52, married, West Virginia; farmer, general farm, own account, farm schedule 66; Mary C Fitzrandolph, Wife, F, 56, married, West Virginia; no occupation; Fucia Fitzrandolph, Daughter, F, 30, single, West Virginia; teacher, high school, wages; Elizabeth Fitzrandolph, Daughter, F, 29, single, New York; attended school!; no occupation; Lowell Fitzrandolph, Son, M, 25, single, New York; teacher, university, wages; Florence Fitzrandolph, Daughter, F, 20, single, New York; no occupation; Vida Fitzrandolph, Daughter, F, 16, single, New York; attended school; Arthur Moland, Hired man, M, 67, single, New York; parents' birthplace: NY; farm laborer, working out, wages. Address: Randolph Road, Farm, Owned, no mortgage. All parents' birthplace: West Virginia.

"New York, State Census, 1925," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSHP-PYG : accessed 3 May 2015), Fannie R Randvidaolph, Ithaca, A.D. 01, E.D. 02, Tompkins, New York, United States; from "New York, State Census, 1925," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing state population census schedules, 1925, p. 16, line 09, New York State Archives, Albany. Name: Fannie R Randolph; Gender: Female; Age: 28; Nationality: United States; Race: White; Relationship to Head of Household: Wife; Birth Year (Estimated): 1897; Page: 16; Line Number: 09. Address: Hanshaw Road. Household members: Lowell F. Randolph, head, w, m, 30, US, cit, research asst. (U.S. Govt), wages; Fannie R. Randolph, wife, w, f, 28, US, cit, housework; Robert F. Randolph, son, w, m, 1, US, cit.

"New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXGM-1JJ : accessed 3 May 2015), Lowell Randolph, 1927; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,755,879. Name: Lowell Randolph; Gender: Male; Age: 33; Birthplace: Alfred N J; Ship Name: Deutschland; Sailing from Hamburg, 23 Sep 1927 to New York (City), 3 Oct 1927; Birth Year (Estimated): 1894, married, 7 Oct 1994; US Passport 277523, issued: Washington, 16 Aug 1926; Address: Stona Hall, Ithaca, NJ. Travelling with: Name: Fannie Randolph; Gender: Female; Age: 31; Birthplace: Durham Mass; Birthdate: 20 July 1996; Birth Year (Estimated): 1896; Robert Randolph, 3, m, single, Ithaca NJ, 27 Dec 1924. All travelling under same passport.

"United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4L5-DZW : accessed 3 May 2015), Lowell Randolph, Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0033, sheet 2B, family 54, line 82, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1654; FHL microfilm 2,341,388. Name: Lowell Randolph; Gender: Male; Age: 35; Marital Status: Married; Race: White; Race (Original): White; Relationship to Head of Household: Head; Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head; Birth Year (Estimated): 1895; Birthplace: New York; Father's Birthplace: United States; Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia; Household (Role Gender Age Birthplace): Lowell Randolph, Head, M, 35, married; marriage age: 26; New York; parents' birthplace: f: United States; m: West Virginia; teacher, college, wages, employed, not a veteran; Fannie R Randolph, Wife, F, 32, married; marriage age: 23; New Hampshire; parents' birthplace: Michigan; no occupation; Robert Randolph, Son, M, 6, New York; parents' birthplace: f:NY; m:NH; Elizabeth Randolph, Daughter, F, 2 (2 3/12), New York; parents' birthplace: f:NY; m:NH; Rane Randolph, Son, M, 0 (7/12), New York; parents' birthplace: f:NY; m:NH; Address: Hanshaw Corners Road; owned house, $7000, has a radio, not a farm.

"New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24KV-2F4 : accessed 3 May 2015), Lowell F Randolph, 1937; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,757,737. Name: Lowell F Randolph; Gender: Male; Age: 42; Married; Address: 1010 Triphammer Rd, Ithaca, NY; Birthplace: Alfred N Y; 7 Oct 1894; Ship Name: Statendam; Sailing from Southampton, 19 Jun 1937 to New York (City), 26 Jun 1937; Birth Year (Estimated): 1895. Accompanying Elisabeth B. Rane, 67, Female, Widow, Birth: 8 Jan 1870, Waban, Mass; Address: Waban, Boston, MASS, c/o Boston Gardening Co.

"United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ5W-1BY : accessed 3 May 2015), Lowell Randolph, Ithaca Town, Tompkins, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 55-40, sheet 1A, family 8, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2793. Name: Lowell Randolph; Gender: Male; Age: 45; Marital Status: Married; Race (Original): White; Race: White; Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head; Relationship to Head of Household: Head; Birthplace: New York; Birth Year (Estimated): 1895; Last Place of Residence: Same House; Household (Role Gender Age Birthplace): Lowell Randolph, Head, M, 45, married, educ:C-5; New York; employed; 45 hrs/52 wks; Research professor, university, govt wages; $2800, no other income; Fannie Randolph, Wife, F, 42, married, educ:c5; New Hampshire; Housework; occupation: none; other income; Robert Randolph, Son, M, 16, educ:8; New York; Jane Randolph, Daughter, F, 12, educ:6; New York; Rane Randolph, Son, M, 10, educ:4; New York. Address: 1010 Triphammer; owned, $11,000, not a farm; all lived in same house in 1935. Additional data for Fannie: Parents' birthplace: New Hampshire; mother tongue: English; not a veteran, no SSN; housewife, own home; married once; age at marriage: 24; children born: 3

"New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1Z-KWDL : accessed 3 May 2015), Lowell Randolph, 1950; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm . Name: Lowell Randolph; , 1010 Triphammer Rd., Ithaca, NY; USPP 286763, New York; Teacher; Event Date: 26 July 1950; Event Place: New York, New York, United States. American Overseas Airlines, USA flight No. 177/26 from London England, disembarking at New York.

"New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HW1-2VJ : accessed 3 May 2015), Lowell Randolph, 1954; citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 2,321,903. Name: Lowell Randolph; Name: Fannie Randolph; Ship Name: N-6011c Usa; Flight No. 925/27, Trans World Airlines; From Paris to New York, 27 May 1954. Passport: US 225429 (both under same passport).

"United States National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel Files, 1954-1970," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KLWM-XDS : accessed 4 May 2015), L F Randolph, New York, United States, Feb 1954; citing 1954 National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel, 622629, National Archives at College Park, Maryland. Name: L F Randolph; Event Type: Residence; Event Date: Feb 1954; Event Place: New York, United States; Gender: Male; Nationality: USA; Education Level: Ph.D., Sc.D., Ed.D., And Other Doctoral Degrees (When Not Honorary); Birth Year: 1894; Employer: College Or University; Military Status: No Report; Society Name: American Biological Society; Educational Major: Botany; Year Obtained Degree: 1921; Institution Granting Degree: Cornell University - Ithaca, NY.

University records

Alfred University, Herrick Memorial Library, University Archives, Alfred, NY. (Laurie McFadden): Email to Tom Randolph, dated 18 Sep 2015. Name: Lowell Fitz Randolph; Home address: Alfred, NY; Dates registered:1912-1916; Degree: Ph.B. (1916). Philosophical course; major – Philosophy & Education; minors – Physics & Chemistry.

Death

New York State Dept of Health Certificate of Death; copy of original dated 26 June 1995. Recorded District 5400; Register No. 211. Name: Lowell F. Randolph; Gender: male; Date of death: 26 May 1980; 11:45 am; Age: 85; Birth date: 7 Oct 1894; Veteran?: No; SSN: 086-32-2126; Deathplace: Tompkins Co, Ithaca, 118 Sheldon Rd; Place of birth: NY; Citizen: USA; Marital status: married; Spouse surviving: Fannie R. Rane; Race: White; Education: College 5+; Occupation: Professor, Cornell University; 118 Sheldon Road; Residence: Ithaca, Tompkins Co, New York; Father: Alvah Fitz; Mother's maiden name: unknown; Informant: Rane F. Randolph; Cremation; 27 May 1980; Cayuga Crematorium, Dryden, NY; Cause of death: Carcinoma of colon; duration: 1 yr.

"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JK21-6ZQ : accessed 3 May 2015), Lowell Randolph, May 1980; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing). Age: 86; Given Name: Lowell; Surname: Randolph; Birth Date: 07 Oct 1894; State: New York; Last Place of Residence: Tompkins, New York; Previous Residence Postal Code: 14850; Event Date: May 1980

DNA confirmation

Paternal side -- Fitz Randolph branch

  • Paternal relationship is confirmed with a 23andMe test match between R. Fitz Randolph and James Eckman, third cousins. Their MRCAs are John Maxson and Mary Bee, their 2nd great grandparents. Predicted relationship by 23andMe: 4th Cousin based on 0.51% DNA shared across 2 segments.
  • Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Tom Randolph and Mary Williams, second cousins twice removed. Their MRCA is John LaForge Fitz Randolph, the third great grandfather for Tom and the great grandfather for Mary. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 4th-6th Cousins, based on sharing 55 cM across 7 segments; Confidence: not reported.

Maternal side -- Hoff branch

  • Maternal relationship is confirmed with a 23andme test match between Thomas Fitz Randolph and C.R.D., 3rd cousins. Predicted relationship from 23andme: "2nd to 3rd cousin based on 1.54% of DNA shared across 8 segments."
  • Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Tom Randolph and Janet Bee, third cousins. Their MRCAs are John Hoff and Elizabeth Ann Gaston, their second great grandparents. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 4th Cousin, based on sharing 22.9 cM across 2 segments; Confidence: Good.
  • Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Tom Randolph and Michael Greer, third cousins. Their MRCAs are John Hoff and Elizabeth Ann Gaston, their second great grandparents. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 4th Cousin, based on sharing 73 cM across 4 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
  • Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Tom Randolph and Bradford Hoff, third cousins. Their MRCAs are John Hoff and Elizabeth Ann Gaston, their second great grandparents. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 4th-6th Cousins, based on sharing 49 cM across 4 segments; Confidence: not given.
  • Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Tom Randolph and Roger Brady, third cousins. Their MRCAs are John Hoff and Elizabeth Ann Gaston, their second great grandparents. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 4th-6th Cousins, based on sharing 65.8 cM across 4 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.

Maternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group consisting of Thomas Fitz Randolph (GED kit M011134), Linda Kovach (GED Kit M412337) and one anonymous test-taker at 23andme (name withheld to protect their privacy) sharing a 18.3 cM segment on chromosome 8 from 121,000,000 to 132,000,000, with Peter Swisher III (1779-1830) and Susannah Rinehart (1779-1856) identified as the common ancestors.

Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group consisting of Thomas Fitz Randolph (GED kit M011134), Lucy Hansen (23andme) and Robert Lee Carson (GEDmatch kit M085143) sharing a 18.4 cM segment on chromosome 20 from 21,000,000 to 29,000,000, with Thomas William Davis (1719-1795) and Tacy Crandall (1721-1795) identified as the most recent common ancestors.

The paternal relationship is confirmed by two triangulated groups. The first group consists of Thomas Fitz Randolph (GED kit M011134), Eileen Garrett (23andme) and Robert Lee Carson (GEDmatch kit M085143) sharing a 4.4 cM segment on chromosome 22 from 18,188,769 to 20,658,391 (GEDmatch analysis), and the second group consists of Thomas Fitz Randolph (GED kit M011134), Lucy Hansen (23andme) and Robert Lee Carson (GEDmatch kit M085143) sharing an approximate 18.4 cM segment on chromosome 22 from 21,335,259 to 28,015,752 (combined 23andme AFI and GEDmatch comparisons). These two discontiguous segments are both contained in a longer segment shared by Tom Randolph and Robert Lee Carson (18,180,154 28,015,752, 23.8 cM), suggesting the two triangulated segments come from the same ancestors common to all four people, and those common ancestors are identified as Thomas William Davis (1719-1795) and Tacy Crandall (1721-1795). This joint triangulation confirms that Nathan is their son and one or more of their three children Martha, Elizabeth or Mary is also their child, and possibly William G. ‘Greenbrier Billy’, but determining which will require additional triangulation.

Untriangulated DNA Matches

Researcher Randolph-1145 has identified up to four autosomal DNA segments which which may have passed from Mary Caroline (Hoff) Fitz Randolph to her son Lowell Fitz Randolph: Thomas Fitz Randolph (GEDmatch kit M011134) and Winnetta Bowman (23andme) share four segments (23andme FI:A analysis):

  1. 21.2 cM segment on Chromosome 1 from 109,000,000 to 147,000,000 for 2630 SNPs
  2. 10.1 cM segment on Chromosome 1 from 164,000,000 to 172,000,000 for 2047 SNPs
  3. 13.5 cM segment on Chromosome 4 from 96,000,000 to 113,000,000 for 2917 SNPs
  4. 6.6 cM segment on Chromosome 12 from 1,000,000 to 3,000,000 for 747 SNPs.

Common ancestors for the match have been tentatively identified as:

  1. John Gaston (1752-1829) and Ann Davisson (1765-1864)
  2. Peter Swisher III (1779-1830) and Susanah Rinehart (1779-1856).

Researcher Randolph-1145 has identified an autosomal DNA segment which may have passed from Alva Fitz Randolph to his son Lowell Fitz Randolph, and from Lowell to his son Robert Fitz Randolph: Thomas Fitz Randolph (GED kit M011134) and Forrest Fitz Randolph (GED kit A817547) share a 13.9 cM segment on chromosome 11 from 123,444,417 to 130,519,957 (GEDmatch analysis, 28 Nov 2015). Common ancestors for the match have been tentatively identified as:

  1. Samuel Fitz Randolph (1738-1825)
  2. Thomas William Davis (1719-1795) and Tacy Crandall (1721-1795)
  3. David Fitz Randolph (1690-1773) and Sarah Molleson (1695-1738).




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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lowell by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree: It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lowell:

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Images: 6
Lowell Fitz Randolph c.1925 Cornell
Lowell Fitz Randolph c.1925 Cornell
Alva Fitz Randolph family in 1917
Alva Fitz Randolph family in 1917
Lowell and Fannie Fitz Randolph 1920s
Lowell and Fannie Fitz Randolph 1920s
Fannie and Lowell Fitz Randolph, c. 1978
Fannie and Lowell Fitz Randolph, c. 1978
Fannie and Lowell Fitz Randolph and their iris gardens c. 1965
Fannie and Lowell Fitz Randolph and their iris gardens c. 1965
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