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Col. Richard Robert ✧ Rankin 1753–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Sep 1753

Birth Location: Frederick, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 30 Nov 1837

Death Location: Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA

Father: Robert Rankin

Mother: Margaret Marshall

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John Rankin

Col. Richard Robert ✧ Rankin was born in 1753 in Frederick, Virginia, United States, the child of Robert William Rankin And Margaret Masena Marshall. Col. Richard Robert ✧ Rankin had children including John Keith Rankin. Col. Richard Robert ✧ Rankin passed away in 1837 in Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Col. Richard Robert ✧ Rankin was born in 1753 in Frederick, Virginia, United States, the child of Robert William Rankin And Margaret Masena Marshall.
  • Col. Richard Robert ✧ Rankin had children including John Keith Rankin.
  • Col. Richard Robert ✧ Rankin passed away in 1837 in Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Rankin
1727–1818
Birth Location: Frederick, Virginia, United States
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Margaret Marshall
1733–1810
Birth Location: Washington Parish, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Rankin
1791–1884
Birth Location: Mason, Kentucky, United States
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Col. Rankin's Ancestors

Self
Col. Rankin
1753–1837
Birth Place: Frederick, Virginia, United States
Parents
Robert William Rankin
1727–1818
Frederick, Virginia, United States
Margaret (Masena) Marshall
1733–1810
Washington Parish, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Lawlin) Rankin
1658–1730
Ayrshire, Scotland, Fled to Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Lt. Rankin
1635–1703
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col. Rankin's Descendants

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Col. (Richard Robert ✧) Rankin (18 Sep 1753–30 Nov 1837)
  1. 1. John (Keith) Rankin 1791–1884 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Butler 1798–1867
    1. 1. Mary ("Polly" Rankin) Myers 1819–1896 m. Samuel (Alva) Myers 1818–1877
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Myers 1850– m. John (Gunn) Mills 1845–1927
        1. 1. Jesse (John) Mills 1870–1921 m. Martha (Louise) Rose 1878–1971

Col. Rankin's Timeline

2 Records

1753
18 Sep 1753
Birth of Col. Richard Robert ✧ Rankin in Frederick, Virginia, United States
Frederick, Virginia, United States
1837
30 Nov 1837
Age 84
Death of Col. Richard Robert ✧ Rankin in i. in the State Cem. in Austin, TX/Coldsprings, San Jacinto, Texas, USA
i. in the State Cem. in Austin, TX/Coldsprings, San Jacinto, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1753
    Event Place: Frederick, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1837
    Event Place: i. in the State Cem. in Austin, TX/Coldsprings, San Jacinto, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
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