Noah Randolph (1827 Can - 1872 Detroit)
Looking for Noah Randolph (b: ~1827 Canada - d: 1872 Detroit, Wayne Co., MI age 45).First appears on 1860 MI census with wife Phebe (b: ~1830 Canada), son James (b: 1855 MI), and Phebe Wright (age 16, b: Canada). 1870 census still in Detroit with wife, son, and daughter Anna (b: MI 1861). Died of smallpox in 1872, death record indicates birthplace Canada, parents unknown. Can't find any info on Phebe or Anna after Noah's death. No luck tracking his marriage records or immigration data and Canada is a big place to look for birth records without a province. One family legend says he was a Great Lakes mariner. Another says that young James' face was on a paint can of all things.
If anyone has any clues or suggestions of where to go next, they would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Julie Randolph