Randleman, John H.

RANDLEMAN

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Date: 6/29/2021 at 23:56:25

History of Warren County, Iowa from Its Earliest Settlement to 1908, by Rev. W. C. Martin, Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, Illinois, 1908, p.912

JOHN H. RANDLEMAN
John H. Randleman, who is one of the most progressive farmers, stock-raisers and fruit-growers of Warren County, has a beautiful home adjoining the village of Carlisle in Allen Township. He is a native of Missouri, born in Johnson County, February 6, 1856, and is a son of Captain M. C. Randleman, who was a hero of two wars.
The father was born in North Carolina on the 9th of December, 1830, and was about two years of age when he accompanied his father, John Randleman, on his removal to Owen County, Indiana, where the Captain grew to manhood. He joined the army at the time of the Mexican war, and after his return home was married to Miss Nancy Hicks, a native of Indiana, from which state they removed to Johnson County, Missouri, at an early day. There the wife died in 1857, and he subsequently married again. In 1859 he came to Warren County, Iowa, and settled on a farm in Allen Township, where he continued to make his home throughout the remainder of his life. He was a prominent farmer and a most highly respected citizen of his community. When the country became involved in Civil War he enlisted from Carlisle and raised a company, which was mustered in as Company B, Tenth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, serving until discharged for disability in 1863. He served with the rank of captain and after his return home raised a militia company, which he drilled.
John H. Randleman was only three years of age when the family came to Warren County and he is indebted to the Carlisle schools for the educational advantages he enjoyed during his youth. On the 1st of October, 1876, he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah E. Stumbo, who was born and reared in this county, a daughter of William Stumbo, one of the first settlers of the county. The children born of this union are as follows: Curtis, who is now married and is engaged in farming and stock-raising in Idaho; Lulu, the wife of Hardin Keeney, a farmer of Polk county; Everett, who also follows farming; William, who operates one of his father's farms; Fred, who is married and occupies a part of the home farm; Mabel, Teresa and Travis, all at home, and Emma, who died at the age of two years.
For five years after his marriage Mr. Randleman engaged in farming on rented land and then purchased eighty acres in Allen Township, Polk County, near Carlisle, where he lived for twenty-five years. In the meantime he kept adding to his property as his financial resources increased until he now owns four hundred and sixty-three acres lying partly in Polk County and over the line in Allen Township, Warren county. This is divided into two farms on which are three sets of buildings. In 1907 Mr. Randleman purchased twenty-nine acres of land adjoining Carlisle and has built thereon a large two-story residence, heated by furnace, lighted by acetylene gas furnished with bath and toilet and every modern convenience usually found in a city home. It is one of the largest and best residences in the county.
In politics Mr. Randleman is independent, supporting the men whom he believes best qualified for office regardless of party lines, and in Polk County he served as township trustee and as school director for sixteen years and president of the board several years. As a public-spirited and progressive cit­izen he has taken an active part in the development and upbuilding of this section of the state and is justly regarded as one of its foremost farmers. In business affairs he is energetic, prompt and notably reliable, and the suc­cess that has come to him is but the merited reward of his own well directed labors for he started out in life for himself empty-handed.