Abigail Morford

Brief Life History of Abigail

When Abigail Morford was born on 29 August 1853, in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States, her father, John Wesley Morford Sr., was 32 and her mother, Mary Polly Cullumber, was 32. She married Charles William Randall on 26 December 1869, in Rock Creek Township, Pottawatomie, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Union Township, Pottawatomie, Kansas, United States in 1880 and Midland Township, Gage, Nebraska, United States in 1910. She died on 25 February 1933, at the age of 79, and was buried in Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles William Randall
1840–1926
Abigail Morford
1853–1933
Marriage: 26 December 1869
Lottie Randall
1870–1934
Alda Millie Randall
1872–1937
James Randall
1875–1955
Granville Clifford Randall
1877–1949
Viola Randal
1879–1959
Arthur William Randall
1880–1967
Lester Raymond Randall
1886–1965

Sources (13)

  • Abbie Randall in household of C W Randall, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Abigail Morford, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911"
  • Abigail Morford Randall, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1857

Historical Boundaries: 1857: Gage, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Gage, Nebraska, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English (Kent): variant of Moorfoot (see Morfitt ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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