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Jesse Rankin 1795–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1795

Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Gibson, Gibson, Tennessee, United States

Father: Robert Rankin

Mother: Leah Reynolds

Spouse(s): Cynthia Sellers

Children(s): Madison Rankin, Nancy Rankin, Robert Rankin, Elias Rankin, Elizabeth Rankin-Davidson, Williamson Rankin, James Rankin

Jesse Rankin was born in 1795 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States, the child of Robert Rankin And Leah Reynolds. Jesse Rankin married Cynthia Sellers, and had children including Elias C Rankin, Elizabeth J Rankin Davidson, James Rankin, Madison James Rankin, Nancy Rankin, Robert William Jesse Rankin, Williamson Rankin. Jesse Rankin passed away in 1860 in Gibson, Gibson, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Jesse Rankin was born in 1795 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States, the child of Robert Rankin And Leah Reynolds.
  • Jesse Rankin married Cynthia Sellers, and had children including Elias C Rankin, Elizabeth J Rankin Davidson, James Rankin, Madison James Rankin, Nancy Rankin, Robert William Jesse Rankin, Williamson Rankin.
  • Jesse Rankin passed away in 1860 in Gibson, Gibson, Tennessee, United States.

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Jesse Rankin's Ancestors

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Jesse Rankin
1795–1860
Birth Place: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Robert Rankin
1749–1815
Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA
Leah Reynolds
1768–1830
North Carolina
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jesse Rankin's Descendants

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Jesse Rankin (1795–1860) m. Cynthia Sellers (1800–1860)
  1. 1. Madison (James) Rankin 1837–1875 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Whittenton 1848–1922
    1. 1. John (William (Will) Rankin) Sr 1868–1925 m. Alice (Josephine) Holt 1875–1919
      1. 1. Milton (Terrell "Red") Rankin 1912–1993 m. Joe (Hurley Hendrick) Rankin 1914–1976
        1. 1. Jimmy (Rankin) Sr 1946–2018 m. Barbara (Lee Pernell Powell Foreman Rankin) Estes 1938–2011
        2. 2. Billy Rankin 1942–2019
    2. 2. James (Allen) Rankin 1868–1915
    3. 3. Cynthia (Jane) Rankin 1874–1959
  2. 2. Nancy Rankin 1831–1908
  3. 3. Robert (William "Jesse") Rankin 1826–1850
  4. 4. Elias (C.) Rankin 1833–1900
  5. 5. Elizabeth (J) Rankin-Davidson 1824–
  6. 6. Williamson Rankin 1835–1875
  7. 7. James Rankin 1829–1875

Jesse Rankin's Timeline

3 Records

1795
1795
Birth of Jesse Rankin in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
1821
7 Jan 1821
Age 26
Jesse Rankin was married in Kentucky
Kentucky
1860
1860
Age 65
Death of Jesse Rankin in Gibson, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
Gibson, Gibson, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1821
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Gibson, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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