Portrait and Biographical Album of Fulton County,
Illinois: containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of
prominent and representative citizens of the county: together with
portraits and biographies of all the presidents of the United States,
and governors of the state; Biographical Pub. Co., Chicago, IL; 1890;
page 201; Transcribed by Margaret Rose Whitehurst
Washington F. Randolph, a veteran of the late war and a
well-known farmer of Canton Township, was born I Joshua Township, this
county, January 11, 1842, the youngest child of John F. and Nancy
(Rawalt) Randolph. He was reared to manhood on his father’s farm
in the place of his birth and made his home with his parents until his
marriage. After that he settled in Canton Township, where he had
since lived. He has always been engaged in farming with the
exception of the two years that he spent in the army during the war,
and he has a choice farm of eighty acres on section 8, which is
well-improved.
Our subject was one of the brave volunteers during the late
Civil War. He enlisted in the month of August, 1862, the year
that he attained his majority, in Company C, One Hundred and Third
Illinois Infantry and served with credit two years.
Mr. Randolph was married in Canton Township to Miss Mary, a
daughter of Homer and Susan Moore, early pioneers of Fulton
County. The mother, a daughter of John Hagen, is living at a
venerable age and is one of the oldest settlers remaining in Fulton
County. Mrs. Randolph is a native of Canton Township. Her
marriage with our subject has brought them these three children:
Minnie F., Lola F., and Homer F.
Mr. Randolph is a devoted advocate of the Prohibition party in
politics. He has been School Director and has served his township
well in that capacity. He is a man of exemplary habits, and is
classed among our most worthy citizens. Mrs. Randolph, who is
held in like respect, is a member of the Baptist Church.
