Nancy E. (Rankin) Blacker (1840 - 1890)

Born 3 Sep 1840 in Fayette, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Blacker — married 3 Nov 1859 in Logan, Illinois

Died 3 Apr 1890 at age 49 in Atlanta, Logan, Illinois, United States

Biography

Nancy was born in 1840, the daughter of Sennet Rankin (1817 Ohio - 1913 Lincoln, Logan, Illinois) and Eveline McBee (1818 VA - 1856 IL), who married in 1839 and had three children, Nancy E.; William, 1842; and Elmira J., 1846-1856). Nancy married Robert Blacker, Jr. on 3 November 1859 in Lincoln, Logan, Illinois. They had six children, born between 1861 and 1881. Nancy passed away in 1890. ^{[1] [2]}

In 1850, the Rankins lived on their farm in Logan County, Illinois. The family included

Linnet (Sinnett) Rankin, 31,Male, born in Ohio, a farmer, with $1700 in real estate

Evaline Rankin Female 32 Virginia

Nancy Rankin Female 7 Ohio, in school

Elmira I Rankin Female 3 Ohio

William Rankin Male 8 Ohio, in school

Living nearby was William Rankin-751, 35; wife Sarah Allen-8371, 34; their four children, and Jacob Allen. (Sinnett and William were probably brothers or cousins). ^[3]

In 1860, the Blackers lived in Lincoln Township, Logan County, Illinois. Robert Blacker, 27, was a physician, with $5000 in real estate and $1000 in personal estate. His wife, Nancy E., was 20. They both were born in Ohio. ^[4]

In 1870, the Blacker family lived in Broadwell, Logan, Illinois. The family included

Robert Blacker, 34, born in Ohio, a cattle broker, with $5000 in real estate

Nancy E Blacker Female 30 Ohio

Anna Blacker Female 6 Illinois, in school

Allie Bell Blacker Female 4 Illinois

Robert Blacker Male 1 Illinois

John C McCauley Male 23 Ohio p, a school teacher ^[5]

In 1880, the Rankin family lived in Broadwell, Logan, Illinois. The family included

Sinnett Rankin, head of household, 62, born in Ohio, a farmer, whose father was born in KY; his mother was born in VA.

Eviline Rankin Wife Female 63 Virginia (parents b. MD)

Nancy E. Blacker Daughter Female 39 Ohio

Robert Blacker Son-in-law Male 47 Ohio, a farmer

Annie Blacker Granddaughter Female 16 Illinois

Ellen D. Blaker Granddaughter Female 15 Illinois

Robert Blaker Grandson Male 12 Illinois

Amalie Blaker Granddaughter Female 6 Illinois

Pleasant Rankin* Nephew Male 28 Illinois, farm hand

John Wilson Other Male 20 Germany, farm hand

Living nearby was William Rankin, 65; and wife, Mary J., 48. ^[6] Note: * Pleasant Thomas Rankin, 1854 IL- 1914 OK, son of Edward Rankin and Rachel Allen (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L5XS-WQS). This establishes the familial link between his family and that of Nancy E. Rankin.

Robert Blacker and Nancy E. Rankin are mentioned in records for their children:

1. William Dyke Blacker, 29, born in Illinois, married Louise Patee, 24, on 2 April 1910 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. ^[7]
2. Robert Lee Blacker, 58, died on 14 March 1927 in Newton, Jasper, Iowa. ^[8]

Nancy E. (Rankin) Blacker (1840 Fayette, Ohio - 1890 Atlanta, Logan, Illinois) died, aged 49, and is buried at Old Union Cemetery, Lincoln, Illinois. Among family buried there are her husband, Robert; four children, Edward, Olive, Louis, and Sinnet; her parents, Sinnet and Eveline Rankin; a sister, Elmira J; grandfather, William Rankin, 1784-1857; and an uncle, Edward Rankin. Four of her other children are buried elsewhere. Her grandmother, Elizabeth (Popejoy) Rankin, 1785-1847, is buried in Ohio. ^[9]

research notes

Her mother, and her paternal grandparents (as shown on FindAGrave) are not on Wikitree.

Her grandfather, William Rankin, 1784-1857 (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LH5R-ZNV)

Sources

1. ↑ Familysearch Family Tree, with sources (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHNS-B8S)
2. ↑ Ancestry.com Family Tree (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/36407284/person/260118490277/facts)
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8RS-L31 : 20 December 2020), Nancy Rankin in household of Linnet Rankin, Logan, Illinois, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX41-KK6 : 18 February 2021), Nancy E Blacker in entry for Robert Blacker, 1860.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6HQ-WH2 : 29 May 2021), Nancy E Blacker in entry for Robert Blacker, 1870.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXV6-D6Y : 13 January 2022), Nancy E. Blacker in household of Sinnett Rankin, Broadwell, Logan, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
7. ↑ "California Marriages, 1850-1945", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H9D3-WJW2 : 24 March 2020), E. Rankin in entry for William Dyke Blacker, 1910.
8. ↑ "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q248-9K9M : 8 November 2017), Nancy Rankin in entry for Robert Lee Blacker, 14 Mar 1927, Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #501556, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101784559.
9. ↑ FindAGrave (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=58476217&ref=acom)