▁ 1 8 0 5 ▁– ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 1 1 ). ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁stand ▁for ▁re e lection ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁and ▁Mary ▁Rand ▁had ▁ten ▁children ▁and ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 8 1 1 ▁Thomas ▁decided ▁to ▁move ▁the ▁family ▁to ▁Sel ma , ▁Alabama , ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁new ▁plant ation . ▁Thomas ▁left ▁behind ▁his ▁oldest ▁son ▁O wen ▁Rand ▁Ken an ▁to ▁look ▁after ▁the ▁Liber ty ▁Hall ▁Plant ation ▁and ▁start ▁his ▁own ▁family . ▁While ▁in ▁Alabama , ▁Thomas ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁Alabama ▁State ▁Represent ative . ▁ ▁Ken an ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁Sel ma , ▁Alabama ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 , ▁where ▁he ▁engaged ▁in ▁plant ing ; ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Alabama ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁before ▁dying ▁near ▁Sel ma ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 , ▁aged ▁ 7 2 . ▁He ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁Sel ma ' s ▁Valley ▁Creek ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 4 3 . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁are ▁buried ▁at ▁Valley ▁Creek ▁C emetery ▁near ▁Sel ma . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 7 7 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 4 3 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ken ans ville , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Category : N orth ▁Carolina ▁Democratic - Rep ublic ans ▁Category : Al abama ▁Democr ats ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Alabama ▁House