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Rankin, Thomas F.

Personal Information
Last Name Rankin
First Name Thomas
Middle Name F.
Maiden Name
Death Date 4/19/1900
Birth Date 10/2/1827
Obituary Source Martinsville Republican, April 26, 1900
Source Information Cemetery index
Cemetery Mt. Pleasant, Hall
Family Information
Spouse Lavina S. Hardy
Survived By He is survived by his wife; 3 daughters who are: Mrs. George Seaton, Mrs. O.P. Hadley of Hall, and Mrs. Fanny Ashley of Pittsboro; plus 2 sons, Joseph and Henry.
Other Age 72. Born in Kentucky. Carpenter. Masonic emblem on gravestone. "Deaths Icy Hand -- Mr. Thomas F. Rankin, age 75, a resident of Hall, died at his home Thursday. He was born in Kentucky in 1825 and settled in Morgan County in 1855." "...He was born in Oldham County, Kentucky...and was the son of Samuel and Sarah Watson Rankin. He was 1 of 12 children, but only 2 survive: 2 sons. He married Lavina S. Hardy July 5th 1849 and they had 8 children and all are living."
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