Brief Life History of William Aaron
When William Aaron Randolph was born on 27 July 1908, in Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States, his father, Ira Crofford Randolph, was 25 and his mother, Mary Jo Cornelius, was 26. He married Jennie Lurline Taylor. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Rural, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States in 1935 and Beat 2, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States in 1940. He died on 12 August 1974, in New Albany, Union, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Ecru, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States.
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Sources (10)
- W A Randoysh, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Aaron Randolph - Government record: birth: 27 July 1908; Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States
- William Randolph, "United States Social Security Death Index"
Spouse and Children
1908–1974 Male
1906–1979 Female
Children (5)
1927– Male
1930–1969 Female
1932– Male
1934–2011 Female
1937– Male
Parents and Siblings
1882–1968 Male
1882–1966 Female
Siblings (2)
1908–1974 Male
1911–1954 Female
World Events (8)
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Age 1
1916 · Mississippi State Sanatorium for TB is Established
Age 8
1927
Age 19
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.
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