Records about her sometimes show her middle initial as a J instead of I for Isabella.
Guilford County NC marriage bond/license issued 24 Nov 1853 to Thomas A. Rankin and Isabella Close. Minister's return shows the marriage occurred 29 NOv 1853, and was performed by C. K. Caldwell, M.G. Wm. C. Donnell was bondsman.
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