Adams Randall Family Tree

Ahnentafel #15. EMILY MARCIA CLARKE (RANDALL): She died in the Mennonite Hospital at the age of 95 yrs., 9 months, 20 days. She had been a resident in the Mennonite nursing home for 3 yrs. Elizabeth Adams Moloney was the executrix of her estate. In June, 1991, Marion Randall Adams told Elizabeth that her mother was called "The Merry Widow" about town --no relationships, just parties. She was talking about Rocky Ford being lively with produce buyers coming to town, especially at fair time and Watermelon Day (always Labor Day, at least when I was growing up). Mother talked about parties when buyers came, and this led to "The Merry Widow". Marion remembered the train arriving in Rocky Ford for the fair with passengers from all over. Emily was named for her aunt Emily Ellsworth (Fowler) Ford. She lived at 307 N. 9th St., Rocky Ford, CO. The building behind the house had been a carriage house which had been converted to a garage; a horse and buggy had been their mode of transportation. Marion was never too keen on horses; her brother teased her with them. Marion appreciated her mother providing her nice clothes. Emily took Marion to San Diego the year between her attendance at Milwaukee Downer and Colorado University; they visited Earl Zimmerman (nothing serious) on this trip and Marion flew with him in an airplane which he piloted. . About 1960, Emily sent family information to her grandchildren. Her children were Harold Clarke and Marion Elizabeth. Note in pitcher (now in the hands of Mary Jo Humphreys, granddaughter): This Parian marble pitcher was brought to my mother from Paris the year I was born by Aunt Marcia Ford after whom I was named and who was my mother's half sister. Emily Marcia Randall.

10 June 1931, La Junta or Pueblo newspaper, copied at Pueblo library: Thirtieth Colorado State Conference D.A.R. to be held in Pueblo this week. National and state officers of the Daughters of the American Revolution and officers and members from 37 chapters in the state, will be in Pueblo this week for the state convention of the D.A.R. Mrs. E. Thomas Boyd of Denver, vice president general, Mrs. John Campbell, Denver, honorary vice president general and Mrs. Emily M. Randall, Rocky Ford, state regent are among national and state officials expect to attend. Opening session of this convention will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the ballroom of the Congress hotel. Wednesday from 4 to 6 p.m. hostess chapters will entertain at a reception honoring Mrs. Emily M. Randall, state regent and national and state officers. Wednesday at 8 p.m. hostess chapters will present a pageant. "The Book of Yesteryear," at Central high school auditorium. Thursday at 12:30 p.m. the annual luncheon will be held at the Congress hotel. Official program for the convention has been arranged as follows: Tuesday, 8 P.M. Trumpet call - Sam Shattuck. Processional march - Mrs. Edward C. Sparrow. Entrance of national and state officers escorted by the pages. The thirtieth annual Colorado state conference called to order by Mrs. Emily M. Randall, state regent. .........