William Randall, son of William Randall and Sarah Gooding, was born November 16, 1847, probably outside Hamilton in Glanford Township of Wentworth County.

Marriage

The Berliner Journal of March 4, 1869 reports that William married Barbara Laufer, both of Woolwich, on February 9, 1869. The wedding was performed in Elmira by Rev Raw. The Name, Occupation and Place image at the right is from the record of a daughter's birth in 1884.

Death

This item appeared in the Berlin Weekly News-Record (a weekly publication for wider rural distribution) on Thursday March 23, 1899 on page 8 in the Elmira section:

Mr. Wm Randall is at the Berlin and Waterloo Hospital to undergo an operation...

The same day in the Berlin News-Record we read on page 1:

DIED AT THE HOSPITAL.     William Randall died at the Berlin and Waterloo Hospital yesterday forenoon at the age of 51 years. He underwent an operation for a tumorous growth, from which he suffered for some time. He lived for many years in the vicinity of Elmira and was well known in North Waterloo. A family of eight grown up children mourn his death.

The next day, Friday March 24, 1899 in the Berlin News-Record there is a revision on page 1:

CAUSE OF DEATH WAS LUNG TROUBLE.     The Record was misinformed as to the cause of death of the late William Randall notice of which appeared in yesterday's issue, and which stated an operation had been performed. As a matter of fact, no operation had been made. Deceased was brought to the Hospital about two weeks ago in a very emaciated condition, and in an advanced stage of lung trouble, from which he had been ailing for a long time, and which finally caused his death.

Also on Friday in the Berlin News-Record is the funeral notice:

OBITUARY.     The funeral of the late William Randall will be held at St Jacobs at 1 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, after which the remains will be taken to Elmira for burial.

In the Berlin Weekly News-Record on Thursday March 30, 1899 on page 1:

DIED AT THE HOSPITAL.     William Randall died at the Berlin and Waterloo Hospital Wednesday Mar. 15, at the age of 51 years.     He lived for many years in the vicinity of Elmira and was well known in North Waterloo. A family of eight grown up children mourn his death.

And in the same Berlin Weekly News-Record on page 8 in the Elmira section:

Mr. Wm Randall's funeral was well attended on Saturday last considering the stormy weather...

The Ontario Vital Statistics for 1899 records the death of William Randall in reference #025-943:

     Name:          Randall, William Sr.
     Sex:           Male
     When:          March 18, 1899
     Age:           51yr 4mo 6dy
     Where:         Arthur St, Elmira
     Occupation:    Laborer, married
                    Woolwich Twp
     Cause:         Inflamation of Lungs, 4 weeks
     Doctor:        Dr. Bowlby
     Religion:      Presbyterian
     Informant:     Ephraim Randall
     Date:          March 20, 1899

Barbara Laufer was born in Germany in about January of 1841. The 1901 or 1911 Canadian census would confirm this information recorded at the time of her death. She immigrated to Canada when she was six or seven. The 1861 Census lists Barbara Telafer? (born Germany, age 22) with the household of George and Susanna Girling. How she came to be working on this farm is not known.

Death

The death of Barbara Randall on November 28, 1922 is recorded in the Ontario Vital Statistics, #032-985, for 1922:

     Name:          Randall, Barbara
     Place of death:      241 King St E [Kitchener]
     Sex/Origin/Married:  Female, German, Widow
     Age:           81yr 10 mo
     Born:          Germany, Jan 21st 1841
     Occupation:    Housewife
     Residence:     5yrs at place of death,
                    75 yrs Ontario, 75 years Canada
     Father:        born Germany
     Mother:        born Germany, maiden name not known

     Doctor:        Robert W Schnarr, Kitchener
     Informant:     Mrs Emma Hatch,
                    241 King St E, daughter
     Burial:        Mt Hope Cemetery, Nov 30th, 1922
     Undertaker:    Ed Lippert, Kitchener
     Death:         Nov 28, 1922

     Medical --     Barbara Randall
     Died:          Nov 28, 1922
     Cause:         Brights disease
     Duration:      1 mo 15 dys
     Autopsy:       No

Her obituary appeared in The Daily Record on Wednesday November 29, 1922:

THE DEPARTED Mrs. William Randall     The death occurred at the hospital last evening of Mrs. William Randall, aged 81 years.     Surviving the deceased are four daughters and one son, Mrs. Foerster, Yipsilanti, Mich; Mrs. Hoefle, Winnipeg; Mrs. Frickley and Mrs. Hatch, both of this city, and Amzi, St. Catherines. Her husband predeceased her about twenty years ago. Before coming to this city she resided at St. Jacobs. She was a member of the First English Lutheran church.     The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon from the residence 241 East King street and will be private. Interment will be made in Mount Hope Cemetery.

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