Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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John W. Rankin




Husband John W. Rankin 1 2

           Born: 30 Jun 1862 - Elizabeth Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 2
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         Father: Samuel C. Rankin (1829-1895) 2 3 4
         Mother: Rebecca Williamson (      -      ) 1 2





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General Notes: Husband - John W. Rankin


He was educated in the public schools of his native county, and after leaving school devoted his entire attention to farming; he had a splendid place in Elizabeth township. Mr. Rankin was an ardent and active republican, and occupied a prominent place in the public affairs of the township, having been elected to a position on the school board in 1902, and also serving for two years as tax collector of the township.

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Sources


1 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 346, 498.

2 —, Memoirs of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Vol. II (Madison, WI: Northwestern Historical Assosciation, 1904), Pg 502.

3 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 346, 497.

4 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 998.


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