Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Scott County, Kentucky, merchant. Virginia native. Married to Elizabeth Craig Rankins. Father of Martha Rankins, Elijah Rankins, Rufus Rankins, and Elizabeth Rankins. Merchant in Scott County in 1850. Owned four enslaved persons in Scott County in 1860. Merchant in Scott County in 1860. Owned three enslaved persons in Scott County in 1860. Held an additional enslaved person for Mrs. Sinclair in Scott County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Scott County, District 2, p. 447B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Scott County.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Scott County, District 2, p. 795.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Scott County, District 2, p. 237B.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Scott County, Georgetown, p. 274A.

Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 77-16355.

Citation

Rankins, Harrison. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32214046 (November 12, 2026).

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A. M. Ferguson and W. B. Galloway to Thomas E. Bramlette

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