Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John H Randolph
and Harriet Randolph
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Clements Casburn
— married
6 Sep 1881 in Graham, Young, Texas, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 83
in Graham, Young County, Texas, United States
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Biography
Johnie Ella Randolph was born in 1861. She was the daughter of John H Randolph and Harriet R Randolph. Both her parents were born in Robertson County, Tennessee and had the same last name because she was the first cousin of her husband. Her family had strong roots in the new country dating back to the 1700's.[1] After the Civil War circa, 1876, her family moved to Graham, Young County, Texas.
Johnie married John Clemens Casburn on September 6, 1881. The ceremony was performed by Reverend S.E. Burkhead[2]
The couple had seven children, four girls and three boys. Unfortunately, two children died in early childhood.
Her nephew Floyd Randolph, (son of her brother, Gustavus) was the husband of National Cowgirl Hall of Fame Florence Hughes Randolph.
She passed away in 1947.
Fun memories of Johnie are on the Casburn Family Website [3]
Sources
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8184694/johnie-ella-casburn
- ↑ "The Old Casburn Race Track" by D.D. Cusenbary, The Graham Reporter, Monday September 28, 1964
- ↑ http://www.casburnfamily.com/Casburn3/getperson.php?personID=I11094&tree=Casburn3Tree
- "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8M-CPB : Tue Mar 05 06:36:42 UTC 2024), Entry for Jno H Randolph and Harriet Randolph, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFJL-N6T : Sun Mar 10 20:00:18 UTC 2024), Entry for John H. Randolph and Harriett Randolph, 1880.
- "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3RM-8Y3 : Thu Apr 11 20:50:36 UTC 2024), Entry for J C Casburess and Jonnie Casburess, 1900.
- "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2Q8-GFM : Wed Mar 06 08:39:14 UTC 2024), Entry for J C Casburn and Jonnie Casburn, 1910.
- "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC92-466 : Sun Mar 10 16:40:36 UTC 2024), Entry for John C Casburn and Johnie E Casburn, 1920.
- "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HG44-MMM : Sun Mar 10 08:28:53 UTC 2024), Entry for John C Casburn and Jonnie E Casburn, 1930.
- "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K39J-PYW : Sun Mar 10 23:04:57 UTC 2024), Entry for Jonnie Casburn and John Randolph, 11 June 1947.
See also
- Casburnfamily.com
- Find a Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8184694/johnie-ella-casburn
- Johnie Ella Randolph on Ancestry[[1]]
Author's Notes
Some sources spelled her name Jonny. Jonnie is on her tombstone. Elizabeth Cashurn states her name was Johnie so bad handwriting would certainly trick the mind and add to the confusion.
In my notes I have that she came to Graham County, Texas in 1876 with her father. They lived on S. Oak St. I didn't write down the source and can't find it.
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Lynn (Welton) Welton-Beatty
Per a newspaper article in the Wichita Falls Times, Sept 30, 1979, her son Randolph claimed that she was part Tonkawa Indian.
posted 26 Jun 2023 by Lynn (Welton) Welton-Beatty
[thank Lynn]
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Was Jonie Ella Randolph part Tonkawa as her son Randolph claimed? My mother (Joyce) repeatedly stated that her grandmother looked just like an American Indian. However, no true evidence has appeared. I only know of one descendant (possibly two) taking a DNA test. It was negative for America Indian.
We know she was born in Tennessee. Tonkawas lived in Oklahoma. Her parents and grandparents are pretty well documented in Find a Grave. None are identified as American Indian. It is always possible a part American Indian child was adopted at some time and the child's lineage concealed. Until DNA results are definitive one way or another, we won't know.
Johnie Ella Randolph
1861–1947 BIRTH 25 APR 1861 • Robertson County, Tennessee, United States DEATH 10 JUN 1947 • Graham, Young County, Texas, United States MY 3rd cousin 3x removed
I do not have any Indian blood. People who descend via her brothers Robert Lexie "Pete" Randolph and William Leslie "Les"Randolph do not have any Indian blood.
The Tonkawas were a small independent ban of Indians with several other even smaller groups mixed in. The Tonkawas were part of Oklahoma Territory up by the Kansas border. The NW section of diagonal line through what is now Oklahoma, was called Oklahoma Territory. The SE section was called Indian Territoy. The general area of the Tonkawas was known as "Fort Oakland"; the city of Tonkawa was founded in March 1894. This area is Kay County, Oklahoma today.
Tonkawas have been regarded as an old Texas tribe, but new evidence suggests that the Tonkawa migrated from the high plains as late as the seventeenth century. So "looking like" and living in an Indian area; especially after the fact, does not create an Indian blood line. Nor does assumption. This little thread seems very determined to weave itself into as many historical family quilts as it possible can.
I cannot tell you how many times I was asked if I were Indian when I lived in Oklahoma. Again, my English and Scottish body did not come to Oklahoma until 150 years after the facts.
Lol, my Randolphs have nothing to do with Pocahontas either.
I think you're right. It's unlikely that she was part Tonkawa. But may she just had the look.
The information you sent me is awesome!!!
Johnnie and [Private] are 14th cousins once removed
Johnnie Ella (Randolph) Casburn (1864-1947) and Cherie (Randolph) Freeman (2736) are both descendants of Margaret Gainsford (1396-1424).
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