I've been researching John Randall's family, trying to find out what happened to them after he died. His oldest two children, Permelia and George, both lived until 1944. Mary died in 1927 in the "Kansas State Hospital for the Insane." She had lived there for at least 12 years before she died, but she was also the mother of five children. As I discovered, Johnnie (John's son) took his own life at the age of 17. I have never been able to find out what happened to Sarah. I'm hoping that eventually I'll pick up her trail. I've actually traced some of Mary and George's decendants and called them on the phone to see if they have any family history. Mary actually has a granddaughter who is still living in Idaho--and who is in her 80s. She knew the story about John Randall being killed by Bushwhackers and told me that she "had something" about it, and that she would "dig it out" and make copies and send them to me. That was just a week or so ago, so I'm hoping that whatever she has might provide more information.
Maybe you know, were there any publications operating anywhere near where this might have happened? I'm wondering if there might be an account published about this somewhere that would give the date. I'm also going to try to find Terry or Rueben Hargrove's graves sometime. Maybe one of them would have the exact date of death. But that would require another trip to Missouri, which probably won't happen until next summer.
You mentioned a church in Dunksburg. When I went to find John Randall's grave last summer, the cemetery I found was next to a church. Seeing that there was almost nothing else around for miles, it seems possible that is the same church.
This is really facinating. Thank you again for your help!