Illinois:  History of Cass County, Illinois, ed. William Henry
Perrin. O. L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers, Chicago, 1882. 
Cass County.

GEORGE M. RANDALL, clerk, Ashland; was born in Vienna, Scott County, Ind.,
April 21, 1856.   His father, George W. Randall, who followed the occupation of
a farmer, was born in New Albany, Ind., in 1826, and died June 2, 1876.   His
mother, Mary J. Swope, who is still living, was born in Spencer County, Ky.,
in 1828; of her nine children, George M. is the fifth.   He received a good
education in the High School at Vienna, Ind., and having fitted himself for a
teacher, taught school in Scott County, Ind., for some time; be afterwards
taught in Cass County for six years.  He has been engaged in his present
business, clerking, in the employ of T. La Touche, for about three months.  In
Scott County, Ind., July 15, 1876, he married Jemima Whitson, a native of that
county; born November 28, 1854, daughter of Lorenzo D. and Jemima (Collins)
Whitson, both natives of Clark County, Ind., he, still living; she dead.  From
this union three children have been born, viz.: Linneaus, Olvia and Norman.
Mr. Randall is a Republican.

Randall Swope La Touche Whitson Collins
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Scott-IN Spencer-KY Cass-IL Clark-IN