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Rankin Family Genealogy - Side One

Rankin Family Genealogy - Side One

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Entry/Object ID

2014.031.0101

Scope and Content

Genealogical List of Ancestors of the Rankin Family; sheets of paper glued to both sides of a piece of cardboard; mimeograph ink on 10" x 7-1/2" paper, 9-1/2" x 8-1/4" paper and 2" x 7-1/4; Side One: Grandpa Rankin's father came to Littleton in 1776 from Lanark. He had a grist and saw-mill and took up land for his soms. They were seven and one sister. John who lived in Danville, Vt. James died in New England Sanuel went out West David Andrew came to Windsor in 1826 William Henry Marion died in Windsor about 1830 Henry, our grandfather, came to Brompton and received the deed of his land in 1803 Names Born Died Henry Rankin Oct. 11, 1777 July 4, 1827 Mary Holbrook Nov. 28, 1789 Feb. 11, 1857 Married Oct. 4th 1809 Joseph June 23, 1810 Aug. 24, 1810 Henry Sept. 14, 1811 Jan. 2, 1843 Joseph Holbrook Jan. 31, 1813 Mar. 9, 1891 Mary Oct. 6, 1814 Jan. 17, 1869 Persis Apr. 18, 1816 Feb. 17, 1854 Ralph E. Feb. 4, 1818 Aug. 3, 1847 Sidney Feb. 8, 1820 Feb. 21, 1891 Caroline Oct. 6, 1821 Sarah Alma Mar. 31, 1824 Zerah July 17, 1826 Feb. 18, 1862 Henry Rankin married Caroline Frye Mary and Helen Wallace Mary left two sons. Fred Henry and Fritz Herbert Joseph Holbrook married May 31, 1838 Sarah Chapman March 20, 1821 Names Born Died Henry H. April 7, 1840 Aug. 18, 1852 Mary Jane July 21, 1841 June 14, 1858 Lydia Adelaide Nov. 15, 1842 July 12, 1873 Joseph Alba Sept 27, 1845 Sarah Chapman Apr. 23, 1847 Thomas Apr. 22, 1849 Oct. 1, 1889 Ralph Erskine June 5, 1851 Franklin Feb. 18, 1853 Henry Edward Mar. 11, 1855 Walter Mar. 30, 1858 May 16, 1858 Mary Ellen Aug. 5, 1859 Nov. 13, 1880 Walter Zerah Oct. 10, 1861 Simon G. Sept. 25, 1863 Sheldon Holbrook July 23, 1865 Side Two: Robert Sykes married Lydia in May 25, 1869 Franklin Washington Sykes born Dec. 23, 1871 died Aug.31,1873 Joseph Alba married Phebe Farnsworth, June4, 1879 Catharine Mahala Aug. 22, 1880 Mary Helma Feb. 4, 1882 Thomas married Susan Shanks (died) May 27, 1872 Ernest July 1, 1873 Joseph Henry Sept. 2, 1875 2nd. married Elizabeth Wilkinson. July 1, 1885 Infant born May 14, 1886 died August 5, 1886 Joseph Holbrook Dec. 15, 1887 died Jan. 4, 1888 Ralph married Isabel McNeil Born Dec. 5, 1849 Annie Eleanor Jan 27, 1877 Jessie Adaline Feb. 4, 1879 Franklin married Feb 11, 1879 Ruby Emeline Andrews born Mar. 28, 1856 Otis Caswell married Mary Ellen Nov. 4, 1879 Mabel Helma Sept. 8, 1880 died Oct. 4, 1880 Walter married Della Markie Simon G. Married Ida Bagge Sheldon Married May 1, 1889 Ellen I. Caird born Dec. 5, 1866 John Main > Augusta, Jessie, Mary Rankin > Persis (died 1 John, Maria, Albert, Emily Joel Barlo > Victoria Nov. 24, 1839 Peris Rankin > Georgiana Feb. 6, 1840 Eliza Sidney Rankin Sara Ann Lindsay Sarah Amy April 18, 1850 Sidney Herbert Jan. 3, 1854 Harvey Lindsay Feb. 16, 1856 Catharine Mary Adelaide Persis Jan 6, 1861 Edna A. April 26, 1868 Alexander Gibson > Zerah, Henry Caroline Rankin > Mary Jane, Earle William Richardson > Wesley, Henry, Any Sarah Alma Rankin > Charles, Austin Wm. Abercombie > Ethel, Edna Amy Richardson > Percy Charles - died Lucy Fowler Zerah Rankin Emma Mathews Feb. 12, 1830 died Aug. 18 1861 Married Dec. 24, 1856 Helen Amelia Oct. 18, 1859 Emma Louisa June 3, 1861

Collection

Benicia Historical Museum Collection