Snapshot: | farmer |
Parents: | unknown |
Born: | 1790's Georgia |
Last known record: | 1860 census Laurens County, Georgia |
Buried: | unknown |
By the early 1820's he had married his first wife, whose name was probably Ann Capps, as explained below.
Who was When enumerated for the 1830 census, Although I have found no record that directly documents the marriage,
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The 1830 and 1840 censuses show the growth of his family. Like all other records I've found pertaining to
His wife Ann presumably died not longer thereafter.
The 1850 and 1860 censuses show his family continue to grow with his new wife.
The 1860 census is the last record I have found pertaining to
• | wills book for the years 1840-1868 |
• | wills book B (1862-1867) |
• | inventories & appraisements book E (1852-1872) |
• | inventories & appraisements book F (1873-1908) |
1: 1830 U.S. Federal Census. Militia district 53, Emanuel County, Georgia. Page 172, Randall Williams household. NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 17. Ancestry.com, accessed 29 March 2012. The same record is also available on the Internet Archive: <https://archive.org/stream/populationsc18300017unit#page/n349/mode/1up>.
2: 1840 U.S. Federal Census. Houston County, Georgia. Page 391, Randall Williams household. NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 43. Ancestry.com, accessed 28 March 2012. The same record is also available on the Internet Archive: <https://archive.org/stream/populationsc18400043unit#page/n371/mode/1up>, accessed 17 February 2015.
3: 1850 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). District 49, Laurens County, Georgia. Page 233A, dwelling 62, family 62, Randal Williams household. NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 75. FamilySearch, <https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11929-129796-12?cc=1401638>, accessed 17 February 2015.
4: 1860 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Laurens County, Georgia. Page 583, dwelling 43, family 42, Randal Williams household. NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 129. Internet Archive, <https://archive.org/stream/populationschedu129unit#page/n90/mode/1up>, accessed 18 December 2014.
5: Montgomery County, Georgia death certificate 5522 for Mary Jane McLendon. FamilySearch, <https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDFJ-LML>, accessed 18 December 2014.
6: Houston County, Georgia. Deed book G (1836-1840), pages 529 and 530, land deed from Jessee Capps to "the heirs of Randal + Ann Williams," dated 25 August 1838. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4V-Y2HN?i=336&cat=207572>, accessed 23 October 2021.
7: Houston County, Georgia. Marriage book A (1833-1852), page 78, for the marriage of Randall Williams and Penelope Jenkins on 5 October 1841. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS7W-J3BS-B?i=96&cc=2748952&cat=4092336>, accessed 23 October 2021.
8: 1850 U.S. Federal Census (Agriculture Schedule). Laurens County, Georgia. Pages 3 and 4, entry 17, Randal Williams farm. NARA microfilm publication T1137, roll 3. Copied 6 April 2012 from microfilm 2654, Genealogical & Historical Room, Washington Memorial Library, Macon, Georgia. The census-taker used ditto marks to abbreviate, so some clarifications are necessary:
column 7 = 1
column 9 = unclear; either 2 or 4
column 10 = 20
column 12 = illegible
column 15 = 7
column 19 = No number is ever stated.
9: 1860 U.S. Federal Census (Agriculture Schedule). Laurens County, Georgia. Page 1, entry 37, Randal Williams farm. NARA microfilm publication T1137, roll 5. I don't have a copy of the second page.