Samuel C. Rankin and Rebecca Williamson

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Husband Samuel C. Rankin ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 4 Aug 1829 - Ireland 4
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         Father: Robert Rankin (1802-1854) 1 3 5 6
         Mother: Margaret Culbert (      -1879) 1 3 5 7

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       Marriage: 1853 8

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Wife Rebecca Williamson ^{2 9}

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         Father: Samuel Williamson (      -      ) 10
         Mother: Martha McCombs (      -      ) 10

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Children

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1 M Robert C. Rankin ⁹

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           Born: 25 Sep 1854 - Elizabeth Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 10
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         Spouse: Jennie F. Melhorn (      -      ) 10
           Marr: Jul 1884 10

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2 M John W. Rankin ^{2 9}

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           Born: 30 Jun 1862 - Elizabeth Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 2
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3 F Mary M. Rankin ⁹

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4 M Samuel H. Rankin ⁹

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5 F Maggie J. Rankin ⁹

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General Notes: Husband - Samuel C. Rankin

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He was a farmer and well-known citizen of Elizabeth township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and served one term as director of the poor of the county.

He was born in Ireland, about three miles from Londonderry, and was partly educated in his native land, completing his education in the public schools of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He early engaged in farming, which he followed for many years. He was elected poor-director of the county in 1883, serving two years, and was treasurer of his township, a position he filled for many years.

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

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

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

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

5 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 154.

6 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 114, 297.

7 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 297.

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

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

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