bˈɔːɹn nˌɪɹ dˈændɹɪdʒ, tˌɛnəsˈiː ɪn dʒˈɛfɚsən kˈaʊnti ˌɔn ɑːktˈoʊbɚɹ ˈeɪtiːn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, ɹˈændɑːlf wʌzðə sˈʌn ʌv dʒˈeɪmz mɑːntɡˈɑːmɚɹi ænd nˈænsi ɡˈoʊən ɹˈændɑːlf.
Born near Dandridge, Tennessee in Jefferson County on October 18, 1825, Randolph was the son of James Montgomery and Nancy Goan Randolph.