Person:Adam Rankin (7)

Watchers
m. Bef 1813
  1. Joseph Fleming Rankin - Aft 1854
  2. Adam Rankin - Bef 1854
  3. William Rankin - Bef 1854
  4. Rhoda Jane Rankin - Aft 1854
Facts and Events
Name[1] Adam Rankin
Gender Male
Birth? Fayette, Kentucky, United States
Death? Bef 1854 Fayette County, Texas[possibly]
References
  1. Family Recorded, in Rankin, John Mason. 1854 0913 Transcript of Letter. (Originally written by John Mason Rankin. Privately held.).

    ... Brother Samuel married three times.
    His first wife, Mary Fleming died before you were born leaving three sons and one daughter.
    Joseph F.,
    Adam,
    William and
    Rhoda Jane.
    His 2nd wife Mary Hinds died leaving one son who died soon after his mother.
    His 3rd wife Hannah Harrison with whom he moved to Tennessee taking his first wife’s children. They live there 15-20 years and soon after I moved to this county he move here and settled 300 miles west of this on the Colorado River where he died 6 or 7 years ago leaving his wife and four sons and one daughter by her.
    Two of his first wife's children - Adam and William died.
    Rhoda married James York, he is dead leaving three children. She and her brother, Fleming

    Page 4

    (who is married) live in Maury County near Columbia farming and wealthy.
    One of his sons, Harrison, by his last wife edits and publishes a paper in Washington in this state.
    One [Calvin] is a graduate practicing physician, married, and lives near his mother.
    Her daughter married and is living near her.
    All I believe, doing well. ...