Alfred Randall

Alfred Randall, the son of Jason Randall and Martha Thompson, was born June 15, 1811 at Bridgewater, New York. Alfred was a large man; large in stature, in activity and in faith. He was, as a young man, a carpenter and wheelwright by trade and later became an accomplished builder and a year later a “mill man”. As a carpenter, he worked on the Nauvoo Temple and in Utah he worked on many buildings, bridges, and mills. He constructed the first saw mill in Utah, which he built in Kimball Canyon and soon after built another in Brigham Canyon. In 1867, he was called by President Young to build a woolen mill in Ogden. Although active in building, his greatness was best manifest in his faith, in his service and willingness to follow and serve the leadership of the church. Alfred lived the law of plural marriage. He eventually had five wives: Emmerette Davis, Margaret Harley, Mildred Johnson, Hannah Severn, and Elsie Anderson. He was a close associate of the Prophet Joseph Smith. At Carthage, he was one of the last to leave the Prophet, being forced down the stairs backward at the point of a bayonet. He would have been in the first company to go to Salt Lake City, but a broken leg detained him for a year. Later he made four trips east to bring immigrants and supplies. On April 6, 1855, he was called on a mission, apparently to the Indians, in the White Mountains in Beaver Valley. He filled a second mission in 1856 and a third mission in 1865 to the Sandwich Islands (Hawaiian Islands). He was for a time a Bishop, presiding over and caring for the needs of part of the families whose husbands had gone with the Mormon Battalion. **************** Find a Grave Index: Alfred J. Randall BIRTH 13 Jun 1811 Bridgewater, Oneida County, New York, USA DEATH 21 Mar 1891 (aged 79) North Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA BURIAL Ogden City Cemetery Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA PLOT D-2-8-1E MEMORIAL ID 31641447 · View Source Son of Jason Randall and Martha Thompson From Ancestry.com: Alfred Randall In the Seventy Quorum Membership, 1835-1846 Name: Alfred Randall Birth Date: 1811 Birth Place: New York Death Date: 1891 Death Place: Utah Father: Jason Randall Mother: Martha Thompson Wives: Anderson, Elsie (3); Davis, Emerett Louisa (9); Harley, Margaret (7); Johnson, Mildred e (2); Severn, Hannah s (8) Quorum: Q15 Nauvoo Data: Baptized 1840; Endowed Nauvoo Temple 1/21/46 (Seventy); Nauvoo Ward 2 Post-Nauvoo Data: Carpenter; Farmer; Missions Sandwich Islands; Salt Lake City UT Sources: M36:60; N489; S49; Q15+ Alfred Jason Randall (*Not his first time to the valley.) In the Utah, U.S., Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Records, 1847-1868 Name: Alfred Jason Randall Gender: Male Birth Date: 13 Jun 1811 Record Type: Arrival Departure Date: 1867 Arrival Date: 1 Oct 1867 Arrival Place: Deseret, United States Death Date: 21 Mar 1891 Business Name: William Streeper Freight Train Alfred Randall In the Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848 Name: Alfred Randall Gender: Male Relationship to Primary Person: Self (Head) Father: Jason Randall Mother: Martha Thompson [Patty Thompson] Birth Date: 13 Jun 1811 Birth Place: Bridgewater, Oneida, New York, USA Marriage Date: 7 Mar 1863 Death Date: 21 Mar 1891 Alternate Death Dates: Mar 19, 1891 Death Place: North Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA Burial Date: 24 Mar 1891 Burial Place: Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA Residences: Salt Lake County, Utah, USA; 1850 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA; 1860 LDS Church Ordinance Data: Baptism Date: May 13, 1840 Ordained Seventy LDS Temple Ordinance Data: Baptism Date: October 13, 1981 Endowment Date: January 21, 1846 Temple: Nauvoo, Hancock, IL, USA Sealed to Parents Date: June 3, 1921 Sealed to Spouse Date: January 29, 1846 Temple: Nauvoo, Hancock, IL, USA Sealed to Spouse Date: January 31, 1848 or February 19, 1857 Temple: Endowment House, Salt Lake City, UT, USA Sealed to Spouse Date: May 29, 1860 Temple: Endowment House, Salt Lake City, UT, USA Sealed to Spouse Date: March 7, 1863 Temple: Endowment House, Salt Lake City, UT, USA Sealed to Spouse Date: May 13, 1865 Temple: Endowment House, Salt Lake City, UT, USA Vocations: Carpenter; 1850, 1860 Farmer Comments: Alfred came to Utah in 1848. He served a mission to the Sandwich Islands twice. Comments: #21. In 1850 Alfred had a household of eight, and a real wealth of $300. In 1860 he had a household of five, a real wealth of $3,200, and a personal wealth of $9,000. Comments: #31. Alfred was a member of the Nauvoo 2nd ward. Household Members Relationship Alfred Randall Self (Head) Emerett Louisa Davis Spouse Charles Franklin Randall Child Sarah Lovern Randall Child Alfred Jason Randall Child Emerett Louisa Randall Child Levi Leander Randall Child Alison Roxana Randall Child Davis Richaun Randall Child Charlotte Ann Randall Child