Typescript copy of letter of G.B.R. [George B. Randolph?], Anniston, Alabama, to "my dear Raymond," discussing his family's genealogy (2 pages). On stationery of the St. Louis Division, Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company, Cairo, Illinois. Encloses a copy of a letter of T.B. Brown or Morganfield, Kentucky. John Butler Randolph owned Randolph station, the first station on the L. & N.R.R. [Louisville & Nashville Railroad] from Louisville. His first wife was Miss Standiford, sister of Dr. E.D. Standiford, long-time president of the L. & N.R.R. Miss Frisbee was a sister of Miss Kate Frisbee for whom a steamboat was named. Lottie M. Steele of Fulton, Kentucky, is G.B.R.'s brother Edmund’s daughter. Butler [John Butler Randolph?] died in 1864 or 1865, and is buried in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville. One of his sisters, Margaret, married a Mr. Sisson. Mentions a Mr. Castleman of West Point, Kentucky. Encloses a letter from Uncle Ranson N. Crane of Tamoroa, Perry County, Illinois., 1901 Apr 21
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists primarily of typescript copies of correspondence gathered by George B. Randolph regarding the genealogy of the Randolph family of Virginia, Alabama, and Kentucky.
Dates
- 1901 Apr 21
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.06 Cubic Feet ( (2 folders))
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository