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James A. Rankin (Shelby County, Kentucky farmer and soldier)

b. 1842-05-22 d. 1902-02-05

Shelby County laborer. Kentucky native. Son of James Rankin. Married Mildred J. Vaughn Rankin on May 24, 1864. Father of Lula Rankin. Employed as a farmer in Shelby County in 1860. Served as a private in Company D of the 9th Kentucky Cavalry (U. S. A.) from August 22, 1862 to August 21, 1865. Employed as a laborer in 1870 in Shelby County.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Shelby County, District 2, p. 57

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Shelby County Marriages, Film #259275, p. 220

Historical Register of National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1749, 282 rolls); Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

_Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Shelby County, Hardinsville, p. 558A
Find A Grave, "Name (Birth-Death)," Memorial #XXXXXXXX, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/XXXXXXXX (accessed January X, 2019).

Citation

Rankin, James A.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32202967 (November 12, 2026).

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