James Rankin and Margaret E. Murtland

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Husband James Rankin ¹

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           Born: 24 Feb 1846 - Fairview Twp, Butler Co, PA 2
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         Father: David C. Rankin (1813-Aft 1895) 3
         Mother: Nancy Moore (1817-Aft 1883) 4

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       Marriage: 31 Mar 1886 5

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   Other Spouse: Mary L. Graham (      -1881) 1 6 - 28 Apr 1868 2

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Wife Margaret E. Murtland ⁵

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         Father: John Murtland (1812-1876) 7 8
         Mother: Margaret Flemming (      -1894) 8 9

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Children

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1 F Lilly T. Rankin ⁵

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2 F Mary L. Rankin ⁵

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3 M James W. Rankin ⁵

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4 M William P. Rankin ⁵

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General Notes: Husband - James Rankin

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He was reared on the homestead in Fairview township, Butler County, PA, attended the dis­trict school of his neighborhood, and adopted farming as his vocation. In Feb­ruary, 1864, he enlisted in Company B, One Hundred and Third Pennsylvania Volunteers, and served until July 10, 1865, when he was honorably discharged. He was a member of the United Presbyterian church, and was superintendent of the Sabbath school. In politics, he was a Republican, and was assessor, super­visor and collector in his township.

1 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 916, 999.

2 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 916.

3 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 916, 995.

4 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1026.

5 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 917.

6 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1458.

7 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 917, 982.

8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 640.

9 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 982.