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William Milton Rankin 1842 – 1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Aug 1842

Birth Location: Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 14 May 1897

Death Location: Whitwell, Marion, Tennessee, United States

Father: James Rankin

Mother: Mary Alley

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Children(s): Minnie Rankin

The story of William Milton Rankin began in 1842 in Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, United States. William Milton Rankin had children including Minnie Belle Rankin. William Milton Rankin passed away in 1897 in Whitwell, Marion, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Milton Rankin began in 1842 in Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, United States.
  • William Milton Rankin had children including Minnie Belle Rankin.
  • William Milton Rankin passed away in 1897 in Whitwell, Marion, Tennessee, United States.

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William Rankin's Ancestors

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William Rankin
1842 – 1897
Birth Place: Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, United States
Parents
James Rankin
1809 – 1871
Greene, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Jane) Alley
1825 – 1880
Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
James (Ray) Rankin
1768 – 1810
Green, Tennessee, United States
Mary Brashear,Rankin
1776 – 1810
Guilford, North Carolina, USA
John (Erasmus) Alley
1801 – 1878
Overton, Tennessee, United States
Mary ("Polly") Kelly
1806 – 1871
Old Liberty, Marion County, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Zaza Brasher
1772 – 1823
Elizabeth Adkinson
1756 – 1798
Walter *
1775 – 1848
Jane Alley
1773 – 1850
John Kelly
1779 – 1845
Nancy Mayho\Mayo
1777 – 1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain Brashear
1745 – 1818
Jemima Nelson-Brashear
1747 – 1826
James Gilliland
1745 – 1835
Elizabeth Kane
1745 –
Alexander Kelly
1755 – 1825

William Rankin's Descendants

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William (Milton) Rankin (28 Aug 1842 – 14 May 1897)
  1. 1. Minnie (Belle) Rankin (2 October 1879 – 24 January 1952) m. John (M) Bentley (May 1877 – 26 October 1962)
    1. 1. Cyntha (A) Bently (May 1897 – )
    2. 2. Effie (Myrtle) Bentley (14 Apr 1900 – 5 Jul 1990)
    3. 3. Milt (Valancourt “Milt”) Bentley (5 April 1903 – 10 August 1991) m. Rebecca (Newsom) Bentley (28 August 1902 – 22 April 1984) m. Stella (Effie) Bentley (8 June 1914 – 6 March 2006)
      1. 1. Bathus (Lee) Bentley (21 October 1923 – 31 October 2007)
      2. 2. James (Patton) Bentley (4 April 1926 – 17 May 2009)
      3. 3. Blanch (Irene) Bently (17 Jan 1928 – 6 September 2002) m. Guy (Vernard) Johnson (08-Mar-1926 – 14 Nov 2000) m. Guy (Vernard) Johnson (8 Mar 1926 – 14 Nov 2000)
        1. 1. Sheila (Ann) Johnson (22 May 1979 – ) m. Michael (Joe) Church (15 Jan 1956 – )
      4. 4. Bathus (Lee) Bentley (21 October 1923 – 31 October 2007)
      5. 5. James (Patton) Bentley (4 Apr 1926 – 17 May 2009)
    4. 4. Lester (Glenn) Bentley (28 Nov 1905 – 29 Sep 1983)
    5. 5. Ribern (Taylor) Bentley (8 Apr 1907 – 23 Jul 1981)
    6. 6. Alethie (“Letha” V) Bentley (13 Dec 1909 – 8 Jun 2005)
    7. 7. Golden (V) Bentley (abt 1913 – )
    8. 8. Clifford (Donely) Bentley (22 Jul 1914 – 19 Nov 1987)
    9. 9. Nora Bentley (abt 1921 – )

William Rankin's Timeline

2 Records

1842
28 Aug 1842
Birth of William Milton Rankin in Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, United States
Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, United States
1897
14 May 1897
Age 55
Death of William Milton Rankin in Whitwell, Marion, Tennessee, United States
Whitwell, Marion, Tennessee, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1842
    Event Place: Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1897
    Event Place: Whitwell, Marion, Tennessee, United States

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