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Harrison County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Mary Rankin. Father of Sarah Rankin, Thomas Rankin, Mary Rankin, and Henry Rankin. Stepfather of John Lyter, Alonzo Lyter, and Jonas Lyter. Farmer in Harrison County in 1860. Employed John Lyter, Alonzo Lyter, and Jonas Lyter as farm hands in Harrison County in 1860. Owned five enslaved persons in Harrison County in 1860.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Harrison County, District 2, p. 481.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Harrison County, p. 110B.

KYR-0001-004-0300.

Citation

Rankin, Thomas A.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32210701 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
David Dills et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1863-11-04

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