Linear W. Rankin (1813 - 1862)

Born 1813 in South Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 21 Feb 1862 at about age 49 in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States

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Linear Rankin is buried in Gregory Cemetery.

Biography

Linear W. "Len" Rankin was born in 1813 in South Carolina, USA as the first child of an unnamed Rankin and Hester Gregory.

He had one sibling, namely: Martha Marzell.

He died on Feb 21, 1862 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 49).

Linear W. "Len " Rankin was buried in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Gregory Cemetery). ^[1]

He lived in Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1840. Civil: Dec 10, 1840 in Simpson, Mississippi, USA He lived in Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1850. Civil: Oct 01, 1851 in Mississippi, USA He lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1860.

Linear W. "Len" Rankin has numerous land records filed in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA.^[2][3]

Linear W. "Len" Rankin and Rebecca Roberts had the following children:

1. David Madison Rankin was born on Sep 29, 1835 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Jan 18, 1903 (Age at Death: 67). He married Rachel Ann Currie on Jan 13, 1875 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA.
2. Martha Jane Rankin was born in Aug 1836 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Mar 11, 1932 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 95). She married John Sellers about Abt. 1868.
3. Emeline Rankin was born on Sep 29, 1839 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Dec 08, 1902 (Age at Death: 63). She married William Joseph Layton in 1860.
4. Easter E. Rankin was born on Dec 17, 1841 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Feb 25, 1935 (Age at Death: 93). She married James Madison Stubbs in 1862.
5. Charles R. "Charlie" Rankin was born on Feb 04, 1844 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Oct 15, 1929 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 85). He married Margaret Caroline Stubbs on Jan 03, 1866.
6. Sarah A C "Sally" Rankin was born in 1848 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA. She died on Nov 20, 1932 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 84). She married E.W. Meadows on Jun 30, 1887 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA.
7. Lucinda "Cindy" Rankin was born in 1848 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Apr 21, 1932 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 84).
8. Lutiney "Tenie, Lensy" Rankin was born on Feb 28, 1849 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Dec 31, 1933 (Age at Death: 84). She married Andrew Jackson Runnels in 1877.
9. Nancy A Rankin was born on Dec 16, 1850 in Mississippi, USA. She died on May 12, 1931 in Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 80).
10. James L. "Jimmy" Rankin was born on Nov 01, 1857 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Mar 16, 1927 (Age at Death: 69). He married Sarah Elizabeth "Bettie" Gilcrease in 1878.

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1860

Place: Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA^[4]

Name Age

Lenear Rankin 46

David M Rankin 25

Easter E Rankin 18

Charles R Rankin 16

Sarah A C Rankin 14

Lucinda Rankin 11

Nancy Rankin 9

Lutiney Rankin 7

James L Rankin 3

Residence:

Date: 1850

Place: Simpson, Mississippi, USA^[5]

Name Age

Linear Rankin 37

Rebecca Rankin 35

David M Rankin 14

Martha J Rankin 12

Emeline Rankin 10

Esther E Rankin 8

Charles R Rankin 6

Sara A C Rankin 4

Lucinda Rankin 2

Residence:

Date: 1840

Place: Simpson, Mississippi, USA^[6]

Name: Lineal Rankin [Linear Rankin]

Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Simpson, Mississippi

Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1

Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1

Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2

Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 2

Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1

No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write: 1

Free White Persons - Under 20: 3

Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3

Total Free White Persons: 6

Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 6

Sources

1. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVD-8LCD : accessed 8 January 2016), Linear W Rankin, 1862; Burial, , Simpson, Mississippi, United States of America, Gregory Cemetery; citing record ID 14581351, Find a Grave, Linear W Rankin
2. ↑ Mississippi, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908; Linear Rankin Jackson 40.28 10 Dec 1840, Linear Rankin Jackson 40.28 10 Dec 1841, Linear Rankin Jackson 40.45 10 Dec 1841, Linear Rankin Jackson 80.94 1 Oct 1851, Linear Rankin Jackson 161.34 1 Mar 1859
3. ↑ U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907; Linear Rankin 10 Dec 1840 Choctaw Mississippi Simpson 1-N 6-E 30 , Linear Rankin 10 Dec 1841 Choctaw Mississippi Simpson 1-N 6-E 29, Linear Rankin 1 Oct 1851 Choctaw Mississippi Simpson 1-N 6-E 20 , Linear Rankin 1 Mar 1859 Choctaw Mississippi Simpson 1-N 6-E 20
4. ↑ Page: Database online. Year: 1860; Census Place: Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi; Roll: ; Page: 215; Image: 219. Data: Text: Record for Lenear Rankin
5. ↑ Database online. Year: 1850; Census Place: , Simpson, Mississippi; Roll: M432_381; Page: 291B; Image: . Data: Text: Record for Linear Rankin
6. ↑ Database online. Year: 1840; Census Place: , Simpson, Mississippi; Roll: ; Page: . Data: Text: Record for Lineal Rankin

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GJ-RBV : accessed 8 January 2016), Lenear Rankin, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LF-L69 : accessed 8 January 2016), Linear Rankin, Simpson county, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing family 62, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRL-KQH : accessed 8 January 2016), Lineal Rankin, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing p. 218, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 217; FHL microfilm 14,841.

• Author: United States, Bureau of Land Management Title: Mississippi Land Records Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1997; Repository: #R1 NOTE United States, Bureau of Land Management, Mississippi Pre-1908 Patents: Homesteads, Cash Entry, Choctaw Indian Scrip and Chickasaw Cession Lands, : General Land Office Automated Records Project, 1997
• Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008; Repository: #R1 NOTE United States. Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records, Automated Records Project; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes, Springfield, Virginia: Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States, 2007