This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Randolph / Steele / DuBois / Johnston Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HOCBAIB/987 Message Board Post: Hello Randolph researchers. Well, things are slowly falling into place. I have finally pieced together correctly some of the family connections. Jennie Steele was born in Missouri in 1846. She had at least one brother, John Steele born in Missouri in 1862. Their parents were John R. Steele born in either Maryland or Pennsylvania, and Susan A. RANDOLPH, born in Kentucky, but supposedly descended from the well known Randolph family from Virginia. Still working on finding those ties. I wanted to post these corrections so anyone else working on this line will not go around in circles like I did for some time. Joseph N. DuBois was born in 1840 in Ohio. He served in the Ohio 15th Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, one of the longest units in active duty during the Civil War. He mustered out as a Major, but was later given the rank of Colonel. Anyone who knows what the middle initial N. stands for, please let me know. Joseph was first married to Mary E. Askew in Belmont county, Ohio in 1866. She died two years later in childbirth. Mary Askew was the sister of Frank (Francis) Askew, the commander of the 15th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and good fried of Joseph DuBois. Joseph later married Jennie E. Steele - either in Missouri or Tennessee - still working on that. They had one child, Agnes Green DuBois born 1878 in Tennessee. (I had been told that Agnes' middle name was Morrison, but I found copy of the marriage certificate of Agnes to Benton H. Johnston, which shows her middle name as Green). Benton Johnston had moved with his family from Ohio to Wisconsin, and then later he moved from Wisconsin to Dallas, TX sometime in the 1890's. He was married to another lady, Nannie (unknown maiden name). Joseph DuBois moved to Dallas about 1898-1899. He was listed in the 1900 census in Dallas as a city surveyor. His daughter Agnes is listed as a court stenographer. Benton's first wife Nannie died in Dallas in March 1900. Benton married Agnes DuBois in 1901. Their only child, Gladys Johnston was born in 1902. Agnes died in December 1905 (or 1906). Gladys was sent back east to Minnesota to go to school. I think there may have been DuBois or Johnston relatives back there as well. She came back to visit her DuBois grandparents during school breaks and lived with them during that time. There is some coincidences that seems to indicate that the DuBois family of Belmont county, Ohio knew the Johnston family. Benton Johnston's father was William Johnston. William had a brother Jonathan. Not sure if there were any other siblings. I am hoping some of these details connects with other information that has been found on the DuBois family that settled in Belmont county, Ohio. I have received some information on descendants, but am anxious to know more specifics about ancestors. Joseph DuBois Sr. is listed as being married to Jane Tate, and that both of them were born in Ireland. I believe this DuBois line has Huguenot ancestry, and am hoping to receive information to confirm that. Please post or contact me with any additional information. Thanks. Connie