William Albert Rankin

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William Albert Rankin

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William was born on July 4th, 1862 in Chicago, IL.¹ William's father was Albert Augustus Rankin and his mother was Louisa Moffitt. His paternal grandparents were William Rankin and Olive Brown; his maternal grandparents were John Moffitt II and Maraget Dawson. He had three brothers and three sisters, named George, Samuel, John, Mary, Margaret and Olive. He was the second oldest of the seven children.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- James Rankin
  - b.03 Jun 1731 d.1804 in Littleton, NH
  
  William Rankin
  - b. in Glasgow - Lanark - Scotland d.08 Sep 1838
  
  Margaret Witherspoon
  - b.1739 in Paisley, Scotland d.1802 in Littleton, NH
  
  Albert Augustus Rankin
  - d.14 Jun 1894 in Kansas City
  
  Josiah Brown
  - b.31 Jan 1759
  
  Olive Brown
  - b.15 Feb 1787 in Plymouth, NH d.05 Oct 1869 in Brompton Quebec, Canada
  
  Rachel Fellows
  - d.1834 in Windsor Township - province Quebec Canada
  
  William Albert Rankin
  - b.04 Jul 1862 in Chicago, IL
  
  John Moffitt II
  - b.02 Nov 1802 in Ohio - Ross County d.01 Mar 1882 in Chillicothe, IL
  
  Louisa Moffitt
  - b.14 Feb 1837 in Chillicothe, IL
  
  <Unknown>
  
  Maraget Dawson
  - b.24 Apr 1805 in Pittsburg, PA d.04 Mar 1882 in Chillicothe, IL
  
  <Unknown>

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William's family with Fannie Agnes Fisher

‌William and Fannie were married in a religious ceremony on November 14th, 1894 in Chillicothe, IL.¹ They had a son named Brant.

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