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Margaret Wilson Rankin 1803–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 July 1803

Birth Location: Greene County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 14 December 1855

Death Location: Madisonville, Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: James Rankin

Mother: Mary Brashear

Spouse(s): David Rankin, Samuel Magill

Children(s): Sarah Rankin, William McGill, Robert McGill, John McGill, Charles McGill, James Magill, Harriett Magill, Mary Rankin, Margaret Rankin

In 1803, Margaret Wilson Rankin entered the world in Greene County, Tennessee, USA, born to James Rankin And Mary Brashear. In 1850, Margaret Wilson Rankin resided in Eastern Subdivision 12, Sevier, Tennessee, USA. Margaret Wilson Rankin married David Rankin, Samuel Wallace Magill, and had children including Charles Mcgill, Harriett Matilda Magill, James H Magill, John Mcgill, Margaret Rankin, Mary Elizabeth Rankin, Robert Mcgill, Sarah Jane Rankin, William Mcgill. Margaret Wilson Rankin passed away in 1855 in Madisonville, Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1803, Margaret Wilson Rankin entered the world in Greene County, Tennessee, USA, born to James Rankin And Mary Brashear.
  • In 1850, Margaret Wilson Rankin resided in Eastern Subdivision 12, Sevier, Tennessee, USA.
  • Margaret Wilson Rankin married David Rankin, Samuel Wallace Magill, and had children including Charles Mcgill, Harriett Matilda Magill, James H Magill, John Mcgill, Margaret Rankin, Mary Elizabeth Rankin, Robert Mcgill, Sarah Jane Rankin, William Mcgill.
  • Margaret Wilson Rankin passed away in 1855 in Madisonville, Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Margaret Rankin's Ancestors

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Margaret Rankin
1803–1855
Birth Place: Greene County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James Rankin
1768–1812
Green, Tennessee, United States
Mary Brashear
1776–1810
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
David Rankin
1745–1802
Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Ann Campbell
1748–1802
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Zaza (Dowell) Brasher
1772–1823
Rockingham, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
ELIZABETH HENRY
1703–1748
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Rankin's Descendants

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Margaret (Wilson) Rankin (29 July 1803–14 December 1855) m. David Rankin (10 Feb 1804–27 Sep 1833) m. Samuel (Wallace) Magill (17 July 1799–17 August 1855)
  1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Rankin 1826–1885 m. James (Harvey) Magill 1823–1897
    1. 1. Edward (Everett) Magill 1864–1939
    2. 2. David (Rankin) Magill 1847–1935
    3. 3. Robert (Newton) Magill 1849–1935
    4. 4. Samuel (E.) Magill 1866–1927
    5. 5. Thomas (A.) Magill 1856–1928
    6. 6. Mary (Jane) Mansfield 1861–1936
    7. 7. Andrew (McMullen) Magill –1863
    8. 8. William (Marshall) Magill 1854–1928
  2. 2. William McGill 1832–
  3. 3. Robert McGill 1835–
  4. 4. John McGill 1838–
  5. 5. Charles McGill 1841–
  6. 6. James (H.) Magill 1836–1865
  7. 7. Harriett (Matilda) Magill 1840–1872
  8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth) Rankin 1832–1895
  9. 9. Margaret Rankin 1828–1844

Margaret Rankin's Timeline

3 Records

1803
29 July 1803
Birth of Margaret Wilson Rankin in Greene County, Tennessee, USA
Greene County, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 47
Margaret Wilson Rankin resided here in Eastern Subdivision 12, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Eastern Subdivision 12, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
1855
14 December 1855
Age 52
Death of Margaret Wilson Rankin in Mouse Creek, (Niota), Tennessee, USA
Mouse Creek, (Niota), Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 July 1803
    Event Place: Greene County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Eastern Subdivision 12, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 895; Page: 408a
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Eastern Subdivision 12, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Eastern Subdivision 12, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 895; Page: 408a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 December 1855
    Event Place: Mouse Creek, (Niota), Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Madisonville, Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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