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Son of [[anderson_smith_randal|Anderson Smith Randal]] and [[sophia_mitchell|Sophia Mitchell]], Thomas Watson Randall (known to friends and family as simply "T.W." or "Tom") was born September 22, 1863 in Franklin County, Georgia. | Son of [[anderson_smith_randal|Anderson Smith Randal]] and [[sophia_mitchell|Sophia Mitchell]], Thomas Watson Randall (known to friends and family as simply "T.W." or "Tom") was born September 22, 1863 in Franklin County, Georgia. |
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On November 17, 1887, Thomas Watson Randall (at age 24) married Rutha Ella Farmer (age 19). | On November 17, 1887, Thomas Watson Randall (at age 24) married Rutha Ella Farmer (age 24). |
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Rutha Ella Farmer (born June 24, 1868), ((http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gafrankl/marriages/wgroomr.html)) was the daughter of [[James Morris Farmer|James Morris Farmer]] (Nov. 14, 1833 - June 10, 1915) and his wife, Elizabeth Harrison (1839 - Feb, 14, 1904). | Rutha Ella Farmer (born June 24, 1863), ((http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gafrankl/marriages/wgroomr.html)) was the daughter of [[James Monroe Farmer|James "Jim" Monroe Farmer]] (Nov. 14, 1833 - June 10, 1915) and his wife, Elizabeth "Bettie" Harrison (1839 - Feb, 14, 1904). |
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[{{ :thomas_watson_randall:thomas_watson_randall-marriage_record-1887.jpg?direct&800 |Marriage License for T.W. Randall and R.E. Farmer. Nov. 17, 1887. \\ Source: "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-25509-1337-8?cc=1927197 : accessed 26 January 2016), 0365742 (005190952) > image 185 of 603; county courthouses, Georgia.}}] | [{{ :thomas_watson_randall:thomas_watson_randall-marriage_record-1887.jpg?direct&800 |Marriage License for T.W. Randall and R.E. Farmer. Nov. 17, 1887. \\ Source: "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-25509-1337-8?cc=1927197 : accessed 26 January 2016), 0365742 (005190952) > image 185 of 603; county courthouses, Georgia.}}] |
- Dasie P. Randall (b: Abt. 1898) | - Dasie P. Randall (b: Abt. 1898) |
- [[william_bill_randall|William “Bill” Randall]] (b. Abt. 1901) | - [[william_bill_randall|William “Bill” Randall]] (b. Abt. 1901) |
- Jim F. Randall (b. Abt. 1904) | - Jim F. Randall (b. Abt. 1901) |
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The current personification of Santa Claus, in his red suit with white fringe and a red stocking cap, was created by an Australian named Frank A. Nankivell, and appeared for the first time in the December 3, 1902 edition of "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puck_(magazine)|Puck]]" magazine (v. 52, no. 1344), the first successful humor magazine in the United States (featuring colorful cartoons, caricatures and political satire). This modern "version" of Santa Claus was soon popularized with Norman Rockwell’s cover of "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boys'_Life|Boys’ Life]]" published December 1913, depicting a couple of Boy Scouts rescuing Santa. Contrary to urban legend, Coca-Cola was not the first company to use this modern personification of Santa Claus in advertising. It was "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Rock_Beverages|White Rock Beverages]]" who first used the modern Santa Claus to advertise mineral water in the December 19, 1915 issue of the "San Francisco Examiner" (driving a motorized vehicle rather than a sleigh - even though a sleigh being pulled by flying reindeer was introduced to the Santa Claus narrative in 1821)((http://altogetherchristmas.com/traditions/reindeer.html))... and the following year in the "New York Herald" on December 10, 1916 ([[http://www.whiterocking.org/santa.html|flying a bi-plane]] rather than a sleigh - perhaps to depict a more modern, forward thinking Santa Claus). "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Rock_Beverages|White Rock Beverages]]" later expanded its advertising to include its line of ginger ale in 1923. \\ | The current personification of Santa Claus, in his red suit with white fringe and a red stocking cap, was created by an Australian named Frank A. Nankivell, and appeared for the first time in the December 3, 1902 edition of "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puck_(magazine)|Puck]]" magazine (v. 52, no. 1344), the first successful humor magazine in the United States (featuring colorful cartoons, caricatures and political satire). This modern "version" of Santa Claus was soon popularized with Norman Rockwell’s cover of "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boys'_Life|Boys’ Life]]" published December 1913, depicting a couple of Boy Scouts rescuing Santa. Contrary to urban legend, Coca-Cola was not the first company to use this modern personification of Santa Claus in advertising. It was "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Rock_Beverages|White Rock Beverages]]" who first used the modern Santa Claus to advertise mineral water in the December 19, 1915 issue of the "San Francisco Examiner" (driving a motorized vehicle rather than a sleigh - even though a sleigh being pulled by flying reindeer was introduced to the Santa Claus narrative in 1821)((http://altogetherchristmas.com/traditions/reindeer.html))... and the following year in the "New York Herald" on December 10, 1916 ([[http://www.whiterocking.org/santa.html|flying a bi-plane]] rather than a sleigh - perhaps to depict a more modern, forward thinking Santa Claus). "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Rock_Beverages|White Rock Beverages]]" later expanded its advertising to include its line of ginger ale in 1923. \\ |
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In 1930, artist Fred Mizen painted a department-store Santa in a crowd drinking a bottle of Coke. The painting featured the world's largest soda fountain, which was located in the department store "Famous Barr Co." in St. Louis, Mo. Mizen's painting was used by the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coca-Cola_Company|Coca-Cola Company]] in print ads that Christmas season, appearing in "The Saturday Evening Post" in December 1930. This inspired a major ad campaign by the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coca-Cola_Company|Coca-Cola Company]], which began the following year, featuring a coke-drinking Santa Claus drawing created by Haddon Sunblom, who continued drawing the ads until 1964. | In 1930, artist Fred Mizen painted a department-store Santa in a crowd drinking a bottle of Coca Cola. The painting featured the world's largest soda fountain, which was located in the department store "Famous Barr Co." in St. Louis, MO. Mizen's painting was used by the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coca-Cola_Company|Coca-Cola Company]] in print ads that Christmas season, appearing in "The Saturday Evening Post" in December 1930. This inspired a major ad campaign by the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coca-Cola_Company|Coca-Cola Company]], which began the following year, featuring a coke-drinking Santa Claus drawing created by Haddon Sunblom, who continued drawing the ads until 1964. |
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[{{ :thomas_watson_randall:thomas_watson_randall-death_certificate.png?800 |Thomas Watson Randall - Death Certificate. Source: "Georgia, Deaths, 1914-1927," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11096-20408-62?cc=1320969 : accessed 22 January 2015), 004179365 > image 1120 of 1498; Department of Archives and History, Atlanta.}}] | [{{ :thomas_watson_randall:thomas_watson_randall-death_certificate.png?800 |Thomas Watson Randall - Death Certificate. Source: "Georgia, Deaths, 1914-1927," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11096-20408-62?cc=1320969 : accessed 22 January 2015), 004179365 > image 1120 of 1498; Department of Archives and History, Atlanta.}}] |
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Thomas Watson (TW) Randall was buried along side his wife, Rutha Ella (Farmer) Randall who died June 7, 1938 (at age 69). Rutha Ella (Farmer) Randall died from chronic endocarditis, hypertension, chronic nephritis, and apoplexy. They are buried in "Shoal Creek Baptist Church Cemetery", Hart County, Georgia. (Ref: Find A Grave Memorial# 34398265 & 34398249).((http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34398265))((http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34398249)) | Thomas Watson (TW) Randall was buried in "Shoal Creek Baptist Church Cemetery", Hart County, Georgia. (Ref: Find A Grave Memorial# 34398265 & 34398249).((http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34398265)) |
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[{{ :thomas_watson_randall:gravestone-tw_randall_ella_randall.jpg |Tombstone for Thomas Watson Randall (September 22, 1863 - April 30, 1926) & Rutha Ella (Farmer) Randall (June 24, 1868 - June 7, 1938)}}] | Rutha Ella (Farmer) Randall died on June 7, 1938 (according to her tombstone) in Centerville, (Anderson County), South Carolina (at age 75) from chronic endocarditis, hypertension, chronic nephritis, and apoplexy. |
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| [{{ :thomas_watson_randall:death_certificate-rutha_ella_farmer-randall.jpg?direct&800 |Death Certificate for Rutha Ella Farmer-Randall (indicating that she died on June 8, 1938).}}] |
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| She was buried along side her husband in "Shoal Creek Baptist Church Cemetery", Hart County, Georgia. (Ref: Find A Grave Memorial# 34398265 & 34398249).((http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34398249)) |
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| [{{ :thomas_watson_randall:gravestone-tw_randall_ella_randall.jpg |Tombstone for Thomas Watson Randall (September 22, 1863 - April 30, 1926) & Rutha Ella (Farmer) Randall (June 24, 1863 - June 7, 1938)}}] |
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[{{ :thomas_watson_randall:gravestone-tw_randall.jpg |Close-up of tombstone for Thomas Watson Randall (September 22, 1863 - April 30, 1926)}}] | [{{ :thomas_watson_randall:gravestone-tw_randall.jpg |Close-up of tombstone for Thomas Watson Randall (September 22, 1863 - April 30, 1926)}}] |