The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-01-18
Father Of Judge Clifford
E. Randall Dies from
Pneumonia.
WAS WIDELY KNOWN
Member of One of Pioneer
Families and Resided in he
nOsha Sixteen Years.

John Randall, aged 70 years, father
Of Judge Clifford E. Randall, and one
Of the best-known pioneers of south
eastern Wisconsin, died at the Randall
ho1,s, No. $40 Prairie avenue, at nine
O'Clock Saturday evening, following a
few days illness from pneumonia. Mr..
Randall had been taken i'll less than a
week ago, and his condition from the
first had been so serious that members
of the family had been alarmed over it.
His son and the members of the Ran
dali family were at the bedside when
the final summons came.
Mr.. Randall had been resident of
Kenosha for the past sixteen years, and
he had a great number of friends in
Kenosha to whom the announcement of
his death will come as a personal sor-
row.
Was Member of Pioneer Family.
Mr. Randall was a member of one of
the pioneer families of southeastern
Wisconsin. He was born at East Troy,
Walworth county, April d, 1851. He
was d son of the late Nathan Palmer
Randall and Maria Brownlee Randall
who were among the earliest settlers
OF this section of Wisconsin. The Ran
dahs were members of one of the old
revolutionary families, and they came
settling near East Troy.
Mr.. Randall was educated in the
schools at East Troy and on February
16, 1876, he was married to Eliza
Schwartz, iJust after their marriage
they purchased \the farm near East
Troy, where they made their home
until they came to- Kenosha in 1906.
Mrs, Randall died December 10th, 1917,
and since her. death Mr.. Randall had
made his home with his son.
After giving up the work on the farm
itshad, been the plan of Mr.. Randall to
live ia retired life, but after he came to
Kenosha he accepted positions with the
Allen A, company and the Thomas B.
Jeffery- company.
: Worked in, National Congress.
When Judge Randall was selected to
represent the First District of Wis
consin in the lower house of Congress
his father went with him to Washing
ton, and for some time he was en-
ploved as clerk in the House of Rep
resentatives He was q great favorite
among the members of Congress, and
the experiences of his two years in
Washington furnished one of the hap
piest periods of his life.
He was a member Of St. Matthew's
parish and had taken a great interest
in the work of the parish. He was
also active SIS q member of Kenosha
Lodge No. Az, r. and A. NJ, and of Pike
Woods Camp of the Modern Woodmen
of America. He is survived by his one
son, Judge Clifford E. Randall, and
one brother, Byron Randall, residing
at Burlington.
Mr., Randall was an ardent follower
of the principles of the Republican
party and from young manhood he had
taken an active interest in politics, but
he had never been candidate for a
public Offices After coming to Kenosha
he had very active part in the politi-
cal life of Kenosha county
Those who knew him in the intimate
cirala of tAegh pme found in him q de-
lightful colp anton, and the loss Of MS
genial friendship will be felt by many
who had come to know him in this init
mate manner. His interest in Masonry
and all that it stands for made him a
familiar figure about the Masonic Tenn