Lydia J. Randolph

Lydia J. Randolph
(1838-1908)

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Spouses/Children:
1. James Renton

Lydia J. Randolph ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵

Born: June 1838, Michigan ¹ ² ⁴
Marriage (1): James Renton on 19 October 1865 in Ypsilanti, MI ¹ ² ³
Died: 1908 at age 70 ⁵
Buried: 1908, Belleville, MI ⁵

bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth information of 1837.Her gravestone indicates a birth year of 1837. ⁵

• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI on 10 June 1870. ⁴

1870 US Census
Page 33, Family 292, Roll 710
Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan
Lydia J. Renton..32..MI..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 2 sons.)
.

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Detroit, MI on 3 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 181A, District 278, Family 85, Roll 0612
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
19 Sixth Street;
Lydia Renton..Wife..41..MI..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 2 sons.)
.

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI on 6 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 205, Family 145, Roll 755
Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan
farm owned, no mortgage
married 34 years
Lydia J. Renton..Wife..62..Jun 1837..MI..2/2
(Living with husband.)

NOTE - If her birth date was Jun 1838, then her age should have been 61 instead of 62.
.

• She was buried in 1908 in the Hillside Cemetery in Belleville, MI.

Find A Grave Memorial #29259351
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Lydia married James Renton, son of Andrew Renton and Agnes Wallace, on 19 October 1865 in Ypsilanti, MI.¹ ² ³ (James Renton was born on 30 November 1837 in Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland ³ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰, baptized on 26 December 1837 in Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland ⁶ and died after 27 April 1910.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI on 10 June 1870. ⁴

1870 US Census
Page 33, Family 292, Roll 710
Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan
James Renton..31..SCO..Carpenter
Lydia J. Renton..32..MI..Keeping House
Robert Renton..3..MI
Stephen Renton..10m..MI
.

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Detroit, MI on 3 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 181A, District 278, Family 85, Roll 0612
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
19 Sixth Street;
James Renton..Self..41..MI..Grocery Keeper
Lydia Renton..Wife..41..MI..Keeping House
Robert Renton..Son..13..MI
Stephen R. Renton..Son..11..MI
.

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI on 6 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 205, Family 145, Roll 755
Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan
farm owned, no mortgage
married 34 years
James Renton..Head..62..Nov 1837..SCO..Immig 1851..Farmer
Lydia J. Renton..Wife..62..Jun 1837..MI..2/2
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: James Renton
Birth Date: 1837
Age: 28
Spouse's Name: Lydia J. Randolp
Spouse's Birth Date: 1837
Spouse's Age: 28
Event Date: 19 Oct 1865
Event Place: Methodist Episcopal Church,Ypsilanti,Washtenaw,Michigan

Citing this Record
"Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCTY-4MT : 10 February 2018), James Renton and Lydia J. Randolp, 19 Oct 1865; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 955,794.
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1 April Padgett, "Renton Connections," database(http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/7187472/).

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 278, p. 181A, family 85, James Renton and Lydia J. Randolph; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 Mar 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0612.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 205, sheet 6B, dwelling 143, family 145, James Renton and Lydia J. Randolph; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 29 Jul 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 755.

4 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan, p. 33, dwelling 297, family 292, James Renton and Lydia J. Randolph; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 29 Jul 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 710.

5 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 1 Apr 2016), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29259351.

6 "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1771030 : accessed 25 Jun 2020), James Renton, 1837.

7 1841 census of Scotland, 6 Jun 1841, Innerwick, Haddingtonshire, enumeration district (ED) 2, page 6, Andrew Renton.

8 1851 census of Scotland, 30 Mar 1851, Innerwick, Haddingtonshire, enumeration district (ED) 1, page 10, schedule no. 38, Andrew Renton.

9 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan, p. 45, dwelling 384, family 369, Andrew Renton; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 564.

10 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 308, sheet 8A, family 435, James Renton and Sarah E. Westfall; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 Dec 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 679.

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