Nathaniel G. Rand was born 1872 in Panther Branch, Wake County, the youngest of 7 known surviving children (4 boys/3 girls) born to CSA veteran Capt. Oscar Ripley Rand and his wife, Sarah M. Hart.
He was the paternal grandson of Nathaiel Green Rand & Pherabee Parker Mial, for whom he was named; and gr-grandson of Walter Rand & Mary Ann Parker of Isle of Wight, who came to the Rand Plantation ca. 1783. He was the paternal grandson of W. D. Hart and Sarah Fort of Franklin Co, AL.
After returning from the Civil War, Nat's father resumed farming in Panther Branch, but sometime after 1880 he removed the family to Smithfield Township in Johnston County where he purchased 3,000 acres at a dollar an acre, on land bordering the Neuse River below Smithfield. Oscar and his 4 sons worked the land, which took years to pay off.
Nathaniel was the only son of Oscar R. Rand that stayed with the land. His 3 brothers (Oscar Jr, Walter, and John) operated a saw mill near Holt Lake in Johnston County, which was near the family homestead. His older brother John (1865-1897)was killed in an accident at the saw mill when a board being trimmed from a log fell atop the large circular blade, propelling the board into John's abdomen.
In 1905, the 33-year old Nathaniel married 26-year old Mary E. (surname unknown). The couple resided on the Rand family homestead in Johnston County, and no evidence was ever found that they had children. It is not known when Mary died.
Nathaniel G. Rand died in Smithfield in 1965 at age age 92. His remains were interred at the Rand Family Cemetery in Wake County.
In 1991, the Town of Smithfield appropriated the lands containing the Country Club of Johnston County into the corporate limits of Smithfield. The Assembly bill indicates that part of this land bordered the N. G. Rand farm, and another portion bordered Holt Lake. I would say this gives us a pretty good idea of where the Johnston County farm of Oscar Ripley Rand and Nathaniel G. Rand was located.
An article appearing in "The Smithfield Herald" on April 7, 1964 (as quoted in NORTH CAROLINA RANDS: A STUDY IN ANCESTRY) gives some insight into Nat. It was written about a year before he died:
"If hard work and busy hands promote longevity, N. G. (Nat) Rand of Route 1, Smithfield, will live to be an old man. Right now he's 91 years young. From 5:30 in the morning until nightfall, he usually can be seen chopping wood, raking trash, tending his home garden, or sharpening a handsaw. It's go, go, go all the time. Young people of the present generation might observe Mr. Rand and learn a lesson. Through two previous generations and 25 years into the present one he has realized that it's not work but worry that tends to cripple men's minds and bodies. [After giving a sketch of Uncle Nat's life, with mention of some of his daily activities at that time, the article concluded as follows;] There's still time for reading and watching television, two of his favorite pastimes, as well as the odd jobs he finds to do across the highway at the Rand house and yard. By being active, Mrs. Hodge said, Mr. Rand has a good appetite and gets his proper nourishment from three good meals a day. Some time ago he retired on Social Security, but he scarcely knows the meaning of the word "retired". To Nat Rand "retired" means gone to bed for the night. Sometimes, perhaps if he watches television until a late hour, he will sleep as late as 6:30 a.m."
He was the paternal grandson of Nathaiel Green Rand & Pherabee Parker Mial, for whom he was named; and gr-grandson of Walter Rand & Mary Ann Parker of Isle of Wight, who came to the Rand Plantation ca. 1783. He was the paternal grandson of W. D. Hart and Sarah Fort of Franklin Co, AL.
After returning from the Civil War, Nat's father resumed farming in Panther Branch, but sometime after 1880 he removed the family to Smithfield Township in Johnston County where he purchased 3,000 acres at a dollar an acre, on land bordering the Neuse River below Smithfield. Oscar and his 4 sons worked the land, which took years to pay off.
Nathaniel was the only son of Oscar R. Rand that stayed with the land. His 3 brothers (Oscar Jr, Walter, and John) operated a saw mill near Holt Lake in Johnston County, which was near the family homestead. His older brother John (1865-1897)was killed in an accident at the saw mill when a board being trimmed from a log fell atop the large circular blade, propelling the board into John's abdomen.
In 1905, the 33-year old Nathaniel married 26-year old Mary E. (surname unknown). The couple resided on the Rand family homestead in Johnston County, and no evidence was ever found that they had children. It is not known when Mary died.
Nathaniel G. Rand died in Smithfield in 1965 at age age 92. His remains were interred at the Rand Family Cemetery in Wake County.
In 1991, the Town of Smithfield appropriated the lands containing the Country Club of Johnston County into the corporate limits of Smithfield. The Assembly bill indicates that part of this land bordered the N. G. Rand farm, and another portion bordered Holt Lake. I would say this gives us a pretty good idea of where the Johnston County farm of Oscar Ripley Rand and Nathaniel G. Rand was located.
An article appearing in "The Smithfield Herald" on April 7, 1964 (as quoted in NORTH CAROLINA RANDS: A STUDY IN ANCESTRY) gives some insight into Nat. It was written about a year before he died:
"If hard work and busy hands promote longevity, N. G. (Nat) Rand of Route 1, Smithfield, will live to be an old man. Right now he's 91 years young. From 5:30 in the morning until nightfall, he usually can be seen chopping wood, raking trash, tending his home garden, or sharpening a handsaw. It's go, go, go all the time. Young people of the present generation might observe Mr. Rand and learn a lesson. Through two previous generations and 25 years into the present one he has realized that it's not work but worry that tends to cripple men's minds and bodies. [After giving a sketch of Uncle Nat's life, with mention of some of his daily activities at that time, the article concluded as follows;] There's still time for reading and watching television, two of his favorite pastimes, as well as the odd jobs he finds to do across the highway at the Rand house and yard. By being active, Mrs. Hodge said, Mr. Rand has a good appetite and gets his proper nourishment from three good meals a day. Some time ago he retired on Social Security, but he scarcely knows the meaning of the word "retired". To Nat Rand "retired" means gone to bed for the night. Sometimes, perhaps if he watches television until a late hour, he will sleep as late as 6:30 a.m."
Nathaniel G. Rand was born 1872 in Panther Branch, Wake County, the youngest of 7 known surviving children (4 boys/3 girls) born to CSA veteran Capt. Oscar Ripley Rand and his wife, Sarah M. Hart.
He was the paternal grandson of Nathaiel Green Rand & Pherabee Parker Mial, for whom he was named; and gr-grandson of Walter Rand & Mary Ann Parker of Isle of Wight, who came to the Rand Plantation ca. 1783. He was the paternal grandson of W. D. Hart and Sarah Fort of Franklin Co, AL.
After returning from the Civil War, Nat's father resumed farming in Panther Branch, but sometime after 1880 he removed the family to Smithfield Township in Johnston County where he purchased 3,000 acres at a dollar an acre, on land bordering the Neuse River below Smithfield. Oscar and his 4 sons worked the land, which took years to pay off.
Nathaniel was the only son of Oscar R. Rand that stayed with the land. His 3 brothers (Oscar Jr, Walter, and John) operated a saw mill near Holt Lake in Johnston County, which was near the family homestead. His older brother John (1865-1897)was killed in an accident at the saw mill when a board being trimmed from a log fell atop the large circular blade, propelling the board into John's abdomen.
In 1905, the 33-year old Nathaniel married 26-year old Mary E. (surname unknown). The couple resided on the Rand family homestead in Johnston County, and no evidence was ever found that they had children. It is not known when Mary died.
Nathaniel G. Rand died in Smithfield in 1965 at age age 92. His remains were interred at the Rand Family Cemetery in Wake County.
In 1991, the Town of Smithfield appropriated the lands containing the Country Club of Johnston County into the corporate limits of Smithfield. The Assembly bill indicates that part of this land bordered the N. G. Rand farm, and another portion bordered Holt Lake. I would say this gives us a pretty good idea of where the Johnston County farm of Oscar Ripley Rand and Nathaniel G. Rand was located.
An article appearing in "The Smithfield Herald" on April 7, 1964 (as quoted in NORTH CAROLINA RANDS: A STUDY IN ANCESTRY) gives some insight into Nat. It was written about a year before he died:
"If hard work and busy hands promote longevity, N. G. (Nat) Rand of Route 1, Smithfield, will live to be an old man. Right now he's 91 years young. From 5:30 in the morning until nightfall, he usually can be seen chopping wood, raking trash, tending his home garden, or sharpening a handsaw. It's go, go, go all the time. Young people of the present generation might observe Mr. Rand and learn a lesson. Through two previous generations and 25 years into the present one he has realized that it's not work but worry that tends to cripple men's minds and bodies. [After giving a sketch of Uncle Nat's life, with mention of some of his daily activities at that time, the article concluded as follows;] There's still time for reading and watching television, two of his favorite pastimes, as well as the odd jobs he finds to do across the highway at the Rand house and yard. By being active, Mrs. Hodge said, Mr. Rand has a good appetite and gets his proper nourishment from three good meals a day. Some time ago he retired on Social Security, but he scarcely knows the meaning of the word "retired". To Nat Rand "retired" means gone to bed for the night. Sometimes, perhaps if he watches television until a late hour, he will sleep as late as 6:30 a.m."
He was the paternal grandson of Nathaiel Green Rand & Pherabee Parker Mial, for whom he was named; and gr-grandson of Walter Rand & Mary Ann Parker of Isle of Wight, who came to the Rand Plantation ca. 1783. He was the paternal grandson of W. D. Hart and Sarah Fort of Franklin Co, AL.
After returning from the Civil War, Nat's father resumed farming in Panther Branch, but sometime after 1880 he removed the family to Smithfield Township in Johnston County where he purchased 3,000 acres at a dollar an acre, on land bordering the Neuse River below Smithfield. Oscar and his 4 sons worked the land, which took years to pay off.
Nathaniel was the only son of Oscar R. Rand that stayed with the land. His 3 brothers (Oscar Jr, Walter, and John) operated a saw mill near Holt Lake in Johnston County, which was near the family homestead. His older brother John (1865-1897)was killed in an accident at the saw mill when a board being trimmed from a log fell atop the large circular blade, propelling the board into John's abdomen.
In 1905, the 33-year old Nathaniel married 26-year old Mary E. (surname unknown). The couple resided on the Rand family homestead in Johnston County, and no evidence was ever found that they had children. It is not known when Mary died.
Nathaniel G. Rand died in Smithfield in 1965 at age age 92. His remains were interred at the Rand Family Cemetery in Wake County.
In 1991, the Town of Smithfield appropriated the lands containing the Country Club of Johnston County into the corporate limits of Smithfield. The Assembly bill indicates that part of this land bordered the N. G. Rand farm, and another portion bordered Holt Lake. I would say this gives us a pretty good idea of where the Johnston County farm of Oscar Ripley Rand and Nathaniel G. Rand was located.
An article appearing in "The Smithfield Herald" on April 7, 1964 (as quoted in NORTH CAROLINA RANDS: A STUDY IN ANCESTRY) gives some insight into Nat. It was written about a year before he died:
"If hard work and busy hands promote longevity, N. G. (Nat) Rand of Route 1, Smithfield, will live to be an old man. Right now he's 91 years young. From 5:30 in the morning until nightfall, he usually can be seen chopping wood, raking trash, tending his home garden, or sharpening a handsaw. It's go, go, go all the time. Young people of the present generation might observe Mr. Rand and learn a lesson. Through two previous generations and 25 years into the present one he has realized that it's not work but worry that tends to cripple men's minds and bodies. [After giving a sketch of Uncle Nat's life, with mention of some of his daily activities at that time, the article concluded as follows;] There's still time for reading and watching television, two of his favorite pastimes, as well as the odd jobs he finds to do across the highway at the Rand house and yard. By being active, Mrs. Hodge said, Mr. Rand has a good appetite and gets his proper nourishment from three good meals a day. Some time ago he retired on Social Security, but he scarcely knows the meaning of the word "retired". To Nat Rand "retired" means gone to bed for the night. Sometimes, perhaps if he watches television until a late hour, he will sleep as late as 6:30 a.m."
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