Born about in Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Rankin Sr.
and Mary (Keyes) Rankin
Sister of
William Rankin, Joseph Rankin, Humphrey G Rankin, Mary Jane Rankin, James Rankin Jr., David Rankin [half], John Rankin, Stephenson Rankin and Martha Rankin
Wife of
Abraham Dayton Calkins
— married
20 Dec 1860 (to 1890) in Lisbon, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 72
in Friend, Saline, Nebraska, United States
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Biography
Margaret Rankin was born 15 April 1835 in Massachusetts, the daughter of James Rankin (1804 Ireland-1874 Wisconsin) and Mary Keyes (1811 Ireland-1880 Wisconsin).
In 1860, the Rankin family lived in Lisbon, Waukesha, Wisconsin. The household included James Rankin, 57, born in Ireland, a farmer with $3000 in real estate and $600 in personal estate; his wife Mary, 48, b. Ireland; their ten children, William, 23, b. New York, farm laborer; Margaret, 24, b. Massachusetts; Joseph, 22, b. MA, farm laborer; Humphrey, 20, b. MA, farm laborer; Mary J., 16, b. MA, in school; James, 13, b. Wisconsin, in school; John, 13, b. WI, in school; Stephenson, 11, b. WI, in school; David, 9, b. WI, in school; and Martha, 6, b. WI, in school.[1]
Margaret married Abraham “Abram” Dayton Calkins (1819-1897) (born in New York), the son of Turner and Betsey Calkins, were married on 20 December 1860 in Lisbon, Waukesha, Wisconsin. [2]. They had a son, James Turner Calkins (1867 Wisconsin-1947 Nebraska).
Margaret died on 3 July 1907 in Friend, Saline County, Nebraska.[3][4]Margaret is buried with her husband Abram D. Calkins (1819-1897) at Andrew Cemetery, Friend, Saline, Nebraska. They share a headstone with their son and his wife, James T. and Mary E. Calkins.
Sources
- ↑ 1860 US Census, Lisbon, Waukesha, Wisconsin (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW96-B16)
- ↑ Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR29-5F6)
- ↑ Find A Grave Memoiral #79580131 - with a photo of her headstone
- ↑ familysearch.org Family Tree (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9Z8V-XN9)
Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA
- 1850 United States Federal Census
- 1870 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Record Note: Record Collection 7163
- 1880 United States Federal Census
- 1900 United States Federal Census
- Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908
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Rankin-4173 and Rankin-2127 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate. Found while working on Unsourced Profiles for the Rankin surname. Please merge. Thank you!
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