Frank C. Rand

[3][5][6] One of his paternal great-grandfathers, John Rand (1786–1865), was a planter in Colbert County, Alabama, in the Antebellum South.

[8] His paternal grandfather, Jesse P. Norfleet, was a cabinetmaker from Suffolk, Virginia, who lived at the historic Dunvegan cottage in Holly Springs, Mississippi, until 1861.

[8] Rand had two brothers, Jesse H. and Edgar Eugene, and two sisters, Eva Cornelia and Helen Octavia.

[9] The company, which became the world's largest manufacturer of shoes,[1][2] eventually changed its name to Furniture Brands International.

[1] Rand was honored by the American Hospital Association and inducted into the Methodist Church Hall of Fame for his philanthropy.

[3] His wife donated the Nettie Hale Rand Collection of Fine Binding and Printing to the Jean and Alexander Heard Library in 1941.

[1] Rand's mansion in University City, Missouri has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 11, 1980.

[4] Additionally, his portrait, done by painter Harold Ellison in 1950, is on display in Kirkland Hall, Vanderbilt University's administration building.

[4] His grandson, Frank C. Rand III, was a real estate developer and sports car collector.