William RANKIN

1795 - 1872  (76 years)

• Name	William RANKIN
  Born	9 Oct 1795	Center Co., PA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Jul 1872	Shippensburg Twp, Cumberland Co, PA   [3, 4]
  Buried	Spring Hill cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA
  Person ID	I10020	Primary
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	William RANKIN,   b. 5 Nov 1770, Franklin Co., PA ,   d. 29 Nov 1847, Potter's Mills, Centre Co., PA  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Abigail MCGINLEY,   b. 8 Apr 1773,   d. 14 Sep 1812, Centre Co., PA  (Age 39 years)
  Married	Bef 1796
  Family ID	F2837	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Caroline Olivia NEVIN,   b. 17 Oct 1812, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA ,   d. 4 Jul 1882, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA  (Age 69 years)
  Married	3 Mar 1829	Shippensburg, PA United Presbyterian   [1, 5, 6]
  Children	+ 1. William Alexander RANKIN,   b. 30 Dec 1829,   d. 18 Jul 1892, Warren, PA  (Age 62 years) + 2. Mary Adeline RANKIN,   b. 3 Nov 1832, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA ,   d. 20 May 1901, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA  (Age 68 years) + 3. David Nevin RANKIN,   b. 28 Oct 1833, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA ,   d. 1 Jan 1901, Shield's Station, PA  (Age 67 years) + 4. Abigail McGinley RANKIN,   b. 1 Sep 1836,   d. 1 Feb 1918, Southampton, Franklin Co., PA  (Age 81 years)   5. Alfred John RANKIN,   b. Abt 1838,   d. 24 Apr 1891  (Age ~ 53 years) + 6. James Henry RANKIN,   b. 19 Sep 1840,   d. 12 Feb 1915, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA  (Age 74 years) + 7. Elizabeth Jane RANKIN,   b. 16 May 1842, Shippensburg Twp, Cumberland Co, PA ,   d. 17 Jan 1906, New York City, NY  (Age 63 years) + 8. Joseph Pierce RANKIN,   b. 17 Feb 1844,   d. 20 Jun 1918, Carlisle, Cumberland Co., PA  (Age 74 years) + 9. Caroline O. RANKIN,   b. 1 Apr 1846,   d. 9 Jul 1926, Carlisle, Cumberland Co., PA  (Age 80 years)   10. Samuel Nevin RANKIN,   b. 1848,   d. 30 Mar 1849  (Age 1 years)   11. Alice RANKIN,   b. 11 Aug 1851,   d. 17 May 1852  (Age 0 years) + 12. Anna M. RANKIN,   b. 12 Oct 1853,   d. 30 Aug 1927  (Age 73 years)
  Photos		Rankin, William and his family
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F2820	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - - Spring Hill cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Portrait		Dr. William Rankin
  		Dr. William Rankin From an old photo album in Shippensburg, photo provided courtesy of David Pierce

  
  

• Sources

  [S126] Bible: Bratton family bible (Reliability: 0). [S128] PA Biography: Men of Mark, Nevin, Alfred, (Philadelphia, Fulton Publishing Company, 1876), p.333 (Reliability: 0). [S126] Bible: Bratton family bible, Dr. William Rankin died in Shippensburg, Pa, July 15th 1872. [S523890147] PA Cumberland Co.: Carlisle Herald: Marriages and Deaths 1866, 1868-1872, Wilson, Mary Anne Capell, (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 1998), 98 (Reliability: 3). Death of Dr. Rankin - Dr. William Rankin, an eminent practitioner at Shippensburg, died on Monday. The Dr. was a man of about 80 years of age, and had been in the practice of medicine for over fifty years - and previous to his death was one of the leading members of out county medical association. During the long term of the Doctor's practice, he made may valuable contributions to medical science. His loss will not be felt alone in his own community,but by the people at large, since, being deprived of his valuable knowledge of medicine. [S128] PA Biography: Men of Mark, Nevin, Alfred, (Philadelphia, Fulton Publishing Company, 1876), p. 333 (Reliability: 0). [S148] PA Cumberland Co.: Marriages and Death 1821-1830, Wright, F. Edward, (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1991,1994), p. 122 (Reliability: 0).