In 1860, the Rankins lived in Cedar Township, Lucas, Iowa. The six eldest children were all in school. The household included
In 1870, the Rankin family lived on their farm in Smithland, Livingston, Kentucky. The household included C. Rankin, 60, born in Tennessee, a farmer, with $150 in real estate; his wife, Mary E., 52, b. Indiana; their children, all b. Iowa, except as noted: Felix, 26, b. Indiana, farm laborer; Emily, 24, b. Indiana; William, 21, farm laborer; Tressa, 18; Rebecca, 16, in school; Thomas, 14, farm laborer, in school; and Eugene, 12, farm laborer, in school. [2]
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