William
James
Rankin
Born about in Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas J. Rankin
and Hannah Caroline (Shearer) Rankin
Brother of
Francis Marshall Rankin, David Hutchenson Rankin, Barbara Ann (Rankin) Conley, Lucy N Rankin, Lilian Caroline (Rankin) Jones, Seymore Lee Rankin, Adam Isaac Rankin and Flora Emily Rankin
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Oct 2014
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Biography
This profile is part of the Rankin Name Study.
William James Rankin was born about 1855 in Kentucky, United States, son of Thomas J. Rankin (1831–1905) and Hannah Caroline Shearer (1832–1918).
In the 1860 census William (age 5) was in Wayne, Kentucky, United States.[1]
Sources
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1860 Census:
"United States Census, 1860"
citing Page: 159; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005169981; FHL microfilm: 803399; Image number: 387; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01724-7
FamilySearch Record: MZB1-J7L (accessed 30 September 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GB9J-S1PF
William J Rankin (5) in Wayne, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky.
- First-hand information as remembered by Victor J, Sunday, October 5, 2014.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~1.56%
Linda (Shearer) Murtaugh
:
AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T149707 [compare], FTDNA kit #256891
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~0.78%
C (Rector) Walls :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Jody (Ard) Ihlenfeldt :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Angie (Gilliam) McCall :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member angie65459
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Frankie Barrier :
AncestryDNA
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Rejected matches › William Rankin (abt.1853-abt.1942) › William Rankin (abt.1856-) › William Edmund Rankin (1855-1934)
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