Augusta Randolph

Brief Life History of Augusta

When Augusta Randolph was born on 4 May 1880, in Cumberland, Tennessee, United States, her father, Jasper Randolph, was 33 and her mother, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bumbalough, was 36. She married Gooden Jesse Sherrill in 1900, in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Civil District 3, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States for about 30 years and Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States for about 1 years. She died on 8 June 1952, in Cumberland, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Big Lick, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States.

Photos and Memories (0)

Do you know Augusta? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account

Family Time Line

Gooden Jesse Sherrill
1881–1965
Augusta Randolph
1880–1952
Marriage: 1900
Wesley Sherrill
1901–
Manard E Sherrill
1903–
Hubert Sherrill
1903–1964
Albert Howard Sherrill
1906–1952
Elvin Maynard Sherrill
1909–2001
Vernon Sherrill
1910–1968
Ethel Cora Sherrill
1914–1985
Dudley Sherrill
1917–1917
Wesley Sherrill
1917–1917
Litton Sherrill
1919–1993
Nannie Elizabeth Sherrill
1922–1998
Willie Sherrill
1925–1983

Sources (15)

  • Gusta Sherrill, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Gustie Randolph Sherrill, "United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023"
  • Gustie Randolph Sherrill in entry for Elvin Maynard Sherrill, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

Name Meaning

English and German: from Randolf, an ancient Germanic personal name composed of the elements rand ‘rim (of a shield), shield’ + wolf ‘wolf’. This was introduced into England by the Normans in Old French forms of two different ancient Germanic personal names which became confused with each other: Randulf (from rand ‘(shield-)edge’ + wulf ‘wolf’) and Rannulf (from hraf(a)n ‘raven’ + wulf ‘wolf’).

History: An American family bearing this surname are descended from William Randolph (c. 1651–1711), a planter and merchant, a member of a family that originally came from Sussex, England. William Randolph emigrated from Warwickshire to VA c. 1673. He was a forebear of Thomas Jefferson and Robert E. Lee. Randolph had seven sons, each of whom inherited an estate, the name of which was sometimes added to their own, such as Sir John Randolph of Tazewell. His great-grandsons included Edmund Randolph (1753–1813), first attorney general of the US and one of the framers of the US Constitution, and the diplomat and statesman John Randolph of Roanoke (1773–1833), who served as US minister to Russia.

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

Possible Related Names

Discover Even More

As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.

Create a FREE Account

Search for Another Deceased Ancestor

Share this with your family and friends.