Joseph Randall – 1857-1929
Margaret Flachs – 1859-1932

Birth

Joseph Randall, son of William Randall and Sarah Gooding, was born September 10, 1857 after the family moved to Elmira from Wentworth County. His date of birth was recorded when he was baptized at the Peel & Wellesley Station of the Primitive Methodist Church in 1858. The 1861 census backs up the date when Joseph was 4 years old.

Margaret Flachs was born August 30, 1859 in St Clements, the daughter of George Flachs. Her mother was named as Amalia Flachs when Margaret was married and as Barbara Schlidt when Margaret died. Her father was a widower when the 1871 census was taken and must have remarried. The date comes from the family entry in the 1901 census and the location from her marriage record, with both facts confirmed in her death record.

Marriage

From the Minutes of St James Church in Elmira, we know Joseph married Margarette Flachs, on February 4, 1878. The marriage is also recorded in the Ontario Vital Statistics, reference #011-011 in 1878, but one day earlier on February 3. Groom: Joseph Randall Age: 21 Residence: Elmira Born: Elmira bachelor Occ: Laborer Parents: William and Sarah Randall Relig: Church of England Bride: Margaretha Flachs Age: 17 Residence: Elmira Born: St Clements spinster Parents: George and Amalia Flachs Relig: R. C. Witnesses: Daniel Wakeford and William Randall of Elmira Place: Elmira, 3rd February 1878 By: Rev B H Warnke banns

Deaths

The death of Joseph on March 26, 1929 is noted in the Ontario Vital Statistics, #035-557, for 1929:

     Name:            Randall, Joseph
     Place of death:  St Mary's Hospital, Kitchener
     Sex/Origin/Married:  Male/English/Married
     Age:             73 yrs 6 mos 17 dys
     Born:            Sept 9, 1855; Elmira, Ont
     Occupation:      Laborer
     Residence:       6 months at residence,
                      Ontario all his life
     Father:          W. Randall, England
     Mother:          Don't know Clara Gooding,
                         England

     Informant:       Samuel Randall, son,
                      38 1/2 Breithaupt St, Kitchener
     Burial:          Woodland Cemetery,
                      Mar 29-[19]29
     Undertaker:      Lippert & Hunter,
                      Kitchener, Ont
     Death:           March 26-[19]29

     Medical --       Joseph Randall
     Died:            Mar 26-[19]29
     Attended:        from Mar 26-[19]29
     Cause:           Cardiac Failure
     Contributory:    Gastric Carcinoma
                      for 1 yrs
     Physician:       Dr. F. Kalbfleisch,
                      Kitchener, Ont
     Received:        Mar 30-[19]29

• Well at least Sarah Gooding and Clara Gooding rhyme.

The death notice was printed in the Kitchener Daily Record on Tuesday March 26, 1929 on page 15. Yes, the age given is 73 years:

DEATHS RANDALL -- March 26, Joseph Randall,     41 west King street, aged 73     years.

This is the obituary on the same page of the Kitchener Daily Record:

The Departed ----- Joseph Randall     The death occurred at the St. Mary's hospital this morning of Mr. Joseph Randall, husband of Margaret Randall, in his 75th year. Mr. Randall has been a resident of Kitchener for the last 15 years and is survived by his wife, and six sons, Oscar of Welland, Robert, Samuel and Arthur of Kitchener, David of Windsor, Harold of Toledo, and four daughters, Mrs. Lester Williams of Preston, Mrs. Arthur Riehl of Kitchener, Mrs. Carl Houlther of Regina and Mrs. Harry Stevens of Lakewood, Ohio. One brother, Mr. Samuel Randall of Palmerston, and one sister, Mrs. George Kathrey of Elmira, also survive. The funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Margaret's death followed that of her husband in 1932. From the Ontario Vital Statistics of that year, #033-537:

     Name:            Randall, Margaret
     Place of death:  New Hamburg, Webester Street
     Residence:       New Hamburg
     Sex/Origin/Married: Female/English/Widow
     Born:            St Clemens, Aug 31st 1858
     Age:             73 yrs 4 mos 12 dys
     Occupation:
     Length Res:      2 years at place of death, life Ontario
     Father:          Geo. Flachs, born Germany
     Mother:          Barbara Schlidt, born Germany

     Informant:       Arth Randall, New Hamburg, son
     Burial:          Woodland Cemetery, Jan 14, 1932
     Undertaker:      Lippert Hunter, Kitchener
     Registered:      18th January 1932

          Medical Information
     Died:            Jan 11, 1932
     Cause:           Angina Pistoris, 1 day
     Contributory:    Arteris Sch...osis (?), 5 years
     Physician:       T.B. Feich MD, New Hamburg
     Received:        Jan 12, 1932

Margaret's death notice and obituary was printed in the Kitchener Daily Record on Tuesday January 12, 1932, page 13, with a followup the next day and a notice of thanks in the Friday paper:

The Departed ----- MRS. JOSEPH RANDALL   The death occurred at the residence of Mr. Arthur Randall, New Hamburg, yesterday of his mother, Mrs. Joseph Randall in her 73rd year. The deceased was the widow of Mr. Joseph Randall and resided in Kitchener for some 20 years removing to New Hamburg only two years ago. She was the victim of an attack of pneumonia. She is survived by six sons, Samuel, Kitchener, Oscar, Welland, David, Windsor, Robert, Kitchener, Harold, Toledo and Arthur of New Hamburg and by four daughters, Mrs. H. Stevens, Cleveland, Mrs. Charles Hoelscher, Regina, Mrs. L Williams, Preston and Mrs. A. Riehl, Kitchener and by one brother, Peter Flack, Remus, Mich., and one sister, Mrs. Mary Rau, St. Clements. The funeral will take place from the Lippert-Hunter Funeral Home. The time of the funeral will be announced later. ----- MRS. JOSEPH RANDALL   The funeral of Mrs. Joseph Randall, who died at the home of her son, Mr. Arthur Randall in New Hamburg on Monday, will take place from the Lippert and Hunter Funeral Home with a service (tomorrow) Thursday afternoon at three o'clock. Interment will be made in Woodland cemetery. Rev. George Taylor-Munro pastor of St. Andrew's Presbyterian church will be in charge of the service. ----- CARD OF THANKS   The family of the late Mrs. Joseph Randall wish to thank their friends and neighbors for the kindness and sympathy shown during their recent bereavement, also for loan of cars and floral tributes.

Joseph and Margaret are buried together in Section F at Woodland Cemetery in Kitchener. The lot is not indicated with any headstone or marker.

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