RANDLE FAMILY "Dumb" John Randle This John Randle was born about 1734 in King William Couty, VA. He is called "Dumb" John as he could not speak. He moved to Brunswick County, VA and married Mary Tabitha Lyon. Along with other early Methodist pioneers, he migrated to a site on the west bank of the Yadkin River in what is now Stanly County, NC. Early Methodist Society members met in the homes of John Randle and John Robert Snuggs prior to the first sanctuary being built about 1785. This structure was essentially just a brush arbor. John Randle was a man of great faith. He became known to, and supported, the work of Francis Asbury, one of the first two bishops of the Methodist Church which was formed in 1784. John Randle died between 1800 and 1810 and is believed to be buried in the yard of his home. The John Randle house is across the street from Randall Church and is listed on the National Registry of Historical places.
John Randle John Randle, son of "Dumb" John Randall (Some sources say "Dumb" John died with out issue and that this John Randall was the nephew of "Dumb" John Randle and son of Peter Randle), was born in 1784 in present day Stanly County. He married Ann Marshall about 1815. He died 13 February 1824. His obituary in the Carolina Observer: 26 Feb 1824, issue 37 stated: "Near Allentown in Montgomery Co. on the 13th inst, Mr. John Randle, member of the State Legislature, died of Cancer." The inscription on his tombstone reads:
" IN THE MEMORY OF JOHN RANDLE, ESQ., WHO DIED ON THE 13TH OF FEBRUARY, 1824, IN HIS 40TH YEAR. HE WAS A MAN OF GREAT WORTH, WHO DISCHARGED IN AN EXEMPLARY MANNER THE DUTIES OF HUSBAND, FATHER AND FRIEND, AND WITH ABILITY AND INTEGRITY EVERY TRUST CONFIDED TO HIM. HE WAS A POLITE GENTLEMAN, POSSESSED OF A DISPOSITION CHEERFUL, BENEVOLENT AND KIND AND OF A MIND STRONG, HIGHLY CULTIVATED, AND ADORNED BY LITERATURE. AND WITH ALL, HE WAS A PIOUS MAN; TRUSTING IN HIS REDEEMER. HIS SOUL AWAITED, THE REWARD OF HIS VIRTUES." John Randle Home
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