On 18 Dec 1890, Fannie Aldridge married Robert Locust in the presence of her sister Lizzie Aldridge, brother M.W. Aldridge, and Robert’s neighbor George W. Reid. Robert’s first wife, Emma Artis, had died the previous year, and it is likely that he met Fannie, who lived at the other end of Wayne County, through her family. Fannie’s sister Amanda was married to Emma’s father Adam T. Artis, and her brother John was married to Emma’s sister Louvicey Artis.
Fannie and Robert’s first two children, William Hardy and Fred Robert, were born in Wayne County. Circa 1895, the family left North Carolina for Washington DC after– it is said — Robert and a couple of Fannie’s relatives were involved in the murder of a white man. By time Robert, Fannie, his older daughters, and their boys arrived in DC, they were no longer Locusts. Robert, in fact, assumed a whole new name, and was George R. Randall ever after. According to their grandson, in order to collect Fannie’s inheritance when her father’s estate settled in 1902, the couple had to cross over into Alexandria, Virginia, where they were not known and could safely sign documents as Robert and Fannie Locust.
The 1900 and 1910 censuses recorded the family at 1238 Madison, then 138 B Street (no quadrant designated.) On 20 March 1917, Fannie “Randell” of 412 South Capitol Street was dead of heart disease. She was 44.
Washington Post, 24 March 1917.
In their 20 years in DC, she and Robert/George had been able to usher their children along the path to the middle class. Hardy Randall (1891-1967) went to work for the United States Postal Service. Fred R. Randall (1894-1996), a high school football standout, was a parks director. We met decorated officer Oscar Randall (1896-1985) here. Fannie Randall Dorsey (1900-1994) taught school, as did her sister Arnetta Randall (1904-1993). Edna Randall Breedlove (1909-1990) did not work after her marriage to Jesse Breedlove. George Randall died in infancy, as did two unnamed brothers.
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Very interesting post … thanks for sharing!!
Thank you!
Thank you! By the way, I live down the street from your daughter and family!
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My house was one of 6 or 7 houses George Randall left to his children when he died. Edna Randall Breedlove inherited 2, 700 blks of Irving and Morton St NW DC. Her only child Bertram Paul Breedlove owning them after he was an adult.
Bert Breedlove was an Air Force veteran, sharp shooter, and later Detective with DC Metropolitan Police where he was often known as “killer.” He was briefly married, then annulled. Had two children that he never met but kept every child support receipt for all the years. Bert died of lung cancer in 2004.
I bought the Breedlove’s home from Bert’s long time friend from the police department, Leonard Douglas Nickens, who was managing the estate. The house came with 70+ years worth of belongings and papers that taught me a lot about the family that had lived here for so many decades.