Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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William A. Rankin and Mary L. "Mollie" Craig




Husband William A. Rankin 1

           Born: 11 Feb 1858 - North Union Twp, Fayette Co, PA 1
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         Father: John Rankin (1831-Aft 1889) 2 3
         Mother: Nancy Huston "Nannie" Bryson (      -1866) 2 3


       Marriage: 2 Oct 1884 2



Wife Mary L. "Mollie" Craig 2

           Born: 29 Sep 1866 2
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         Father: William Craig (1831-Aft 1900) 2 4
         Mother: Emily Crossland (      -Aft 1900) 2 5




Children

General Notes: Husband - William A. Rankin


He was raised on a farm, and was educated in the common schools. Leaving the school, he engaged in farming as his occupation. He and his brother owned a valuable farm in North Union township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where he resided. He was a democrat in politics, and served as assessor of North Union township. He was a member of the Presbyterian church at Laurel Hill, to which his wife also belonged.

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Sources


1 John M. Gresham, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: John M. Gresham & Co., 1889), Pg 214.

2 John M. Gresham, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: John M. Gresham & Co., 1889), Pg 214, 337.

3 Scott Lee Boyd, The Boyd Family (Santa Barbara, CA: Self-published, 1935), Pg 106.

4 Editor, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 741, 745.

5 Editor, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 741, 746.


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