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William Rankin (Henderson County, Kentucky, farmer.)

b. 1795? d. 1871?

Henderson County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Frances Gwatkin Rankin. Father of Adam Rankin, Gwatkin Rankin, and Juliet S. Rankin. Farmer in Henderson County in 1850. Owned twelve enslaved persons in Henderson County in 1850, including five listed as fugitive slaves. Farmer in Henderson County in 1860. Owned seven enslaved persons in Henderson County in 1860.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henderson County, District 1, p. 270B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States(1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henderson County, District 1.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henderson County, Division 1, p. 21.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Henderson County, District 1, p. 28.

Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #13777.

Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, Kentucky County, District, and Probate Courts, Henderson County Administrators Bonds,1871-1909, p. 38.

Citation

Rankin, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32213898 (November 12, 2026).

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