Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


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William Rankin and Martha B. Hurst




Husband William Rankin 1

           Born: 20 Feb 1841 - North Union Twp, Fayette Co, PA 1
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         Father: William Rankin, Sr. (1800-1877) 1
         Mother: Eliza Junk (1807-      ) 1


       Marriage: 19 Nov 1861 1



Wife Martha B. Hurst 1

           Born: 1 Apr 1843 1
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         Father: Nathaniel G. Hurst (      -      ) 1
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Children
1 F Mary Eliza Rankin 1

           Born: 15 Jun 1863 1
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         Spouse: John F. Hankins (      -      ) 1


2 M William H. Rankin 1

           Born: 18 Feb 1865 1
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3 M Isaac Rankin 2

           Born: 4 May 1867 2
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4 F Frances Rankin 2

           Born: 12 Feb 1869 2
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         Spouse: Albert R. Craig (      -      ) 2


5 F Ida M. Rankin 2

           Born: 21 Jan 1873 2
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6 F Daisy M. Rankin 2

           Born: 16 Dec 1880 2
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General Notes: Husband - William Rankin


He was brought up on a farm, and was educated in the common schools of North Union township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. His business was farming, which he followed all of his life. He owned a finely improved farm, where he resided, and owned valuable property in Uniontown, as well.
In politics Mr. Rankin was a stanch democrat, but he held the office of supervisor in a strong republican township.He was a strong temperance man.

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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 215.


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