Lester
Randolph
Born in Red River County, Texas, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Walter Lester Randolph
and Lena Mae (Cohran) Randolph
Brother of
Robert Randolph [half], Velma Mae (Randolph) Hope [half], Frank Randolph [half], Coy Guthrie Randolph [half], Roy Godfrey Randolph [half], Nora Ruby (Randolph) Cramer, Sidney Lanier Randolph and Shirley Dean Randolph [half]
Husband of
Lynda Gayle (Hall) Randolph
— married
26 Jun 1967 (to 15 May 1969) in Cottle, Texas, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 83
in Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Jul 2023
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Biography
Lester was born in 1926. He was the son of Walter Randolph and Lena Cohran.
At age 18 he enlistment in the Army in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Enlistment Date 19 Nov 1943 Discharge Date 10 Jan 1946.
He married Linda Gayle Hall June of 1967 in Cottle County, Texas. The marriage barely lasted two years.
He was divorced May 1969 in Hardeman County, Texas.
He passed away in 2009. He left behind one daughter from his second Common Law Marriage.
Sources
1. Source Citation National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Number: 13556; Reel: 121 Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005._U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [1]
2. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.[2]
3"United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBKM-8SV : Sat Mar 09 12:50:54 UTC 2024), Entry for Walter L Randolph and Roy Randolph, 1940.
4. Source Information Ancestry.com. Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. [3]
5."United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK2K-2RGV : Thu Mar 07 15:49:34 UTC 2024), Entry for Mr Lester Randolph and Rev Sam Doby, 16 Mar 2009.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
- Anonymous Randolph
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup IP37, FTDNA kit #983145
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~25.00%
50.00%
L S Randolph :
Autosomal DNA Test
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~0.78%
Kim (Farrar) Huggins :
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~0.78%
J Randolph :
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