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Rankin family genealogy.
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Title:

Rankin family genealogy
Rankin family

Abstract:

Genealogy charts and citation lists for the Rankin family and other related families.

Date:

16uu (issued)

Subject:

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Rankin, John -- 1793-1886
Rankin family

Note:

The Rankin family appears to have fled from Scotland to Ireland before coming to America. A branch of the family settled in Ripley, Ohio, where Rev. John Rankin founded the "Underground Railroad" which helped slaves in Kentucky and other states escape north. Other descendants settled in California.
Rankin family.
Gift; Robin Wilde de Graf; 2010.
Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.

Type:

biography

Physical Description:

print
1 manuscript box; 15 1/4 x 11 3/4 x 3 in.

Language:

English

Identifier:

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.