George W Rankin (abt. 1832 - 1865)

Born about 1832 in Newberry, South Carolina, United States

Husband of Mary Adeline (Wood) Force — married [date unknown] in South Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 23 Apr 1865 at about age 33 in Scotland, Montgomery, Maryland, United States

Biography

The son of William Rankin (1798-) and his wife, Delilah (1801-1869), George Rankin was born in South Carolina around 1832.^{[citation needed]} His siblings included:

1. Margaret Elizabeth Rankin (1826-)
2. Henry C. Rankin (1830-1902)
3. Andrew Jackson Rankin (1834-)

In 1850, George Rankin lived in Newberry County, residing in the home of George and Mary Morris and their family, and working as a farmer.^[1] He married Mary Adeline "Polly" Wood (1841-1912), the daughter of John Wood and Mary Ann Garrett, having two children together:

1. Thomas Benjamin Rankin (1859-1937)
2. Mary Madora (Rankin) (Clamp) (Thrift) Morse (1863-1946)

In 1860, they lived with George's widowed mother, residing and farming in Newberry, South Carolina.^[2]

George Rankin served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 21 Nov 1862
Mustered out: 23 Apr 1865
Side: CSA

George Rankin enlisted when the Civil War broke out, enlisting and mustering in on the same day, on November 21, 1861. He mustered into Company H of the Holcombe's Legion Infantry.^[3] He was captured during the Battle of Five Forks, being captured southwest of Petersburg, Virginia on April 2, 1865,^[4] and died from acute diarrhea at Point Lookout Federal Prison in Scotland, Maryland three weeks later, on April 23, 1865.^[4] He is buried at Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery in Scotland, Maryland.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QK-4B2 : 23 December 2020), George Rankin in household of George Morris, Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C. The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1224; Page: 221; Family History Library Film: 805224. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Ancestry Record 7667 #18818392 with attached Image
3. ↑ "South Carolina Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XG1Q-TZP : 12 December 2014), George W Rankin, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of South Carolina," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Holcombe Legion Pe-Sh, NARA microfilm publication M267 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1959), roll 378.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} National Archives at Washington DC; Washington, DC. USA; War Department Collection of Confederate Records; NARA film publicaton #:: M598; Record Group: War Department Collection of Confederate Records; Record Group Number: 109; Selected Records of the War Department Relating to Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865. Ancestry.com. U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Ancestry Record 1124 #512401 with attached Image
5. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration; Burial Registers of Military Posts and National Cemeteries, compiled ca. 1862-ca. 1960; Archive Number: 44778151; Series: A1 627; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery. Ancestry.com. U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Ancestry Record 3135 #262839 with attached Image