Robert RANKIN & Sarah Jane EDMUNDS & Laura GOODNER

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Robert RANKIN
Sarah Jane EDMUNDS
Laura GOODNER

Husband: Robert RANKIN
Birth: 23 Jun 1827, Caldwell Co., KY
Death: 11 Dec 1878, Fall Creek Twp., Adams Co., IL
Occupation: farmer
Father: Elias RANKIN (c1796-c1868)
Mother: Matilda HERRING

Marriage-1: 2 Oct 1849, Adams Co., IL

Wife-1: Sarah Jane EDMONDS/EDMUNDS
Birth: 20 May 1828, NC, presumably in Iredell Co.
Death: 15 Sep 1873, presumably in Adams Co., IL
Occupation: homemaker
Father: John EDMONDS, Jr.
Mother: Elizabeth FITZGERALD

Sarah's sister, Ann Amanda EDMONDS, married Robert's brother, Jesse RANKIN.

Marriage-2: 17 Nov 1874, Adams Co., IL

Wife-2: Laura GOODNER
Birth: 17 Mar 1853, Adams Co., IL
Death: 22 Apr 1878, Fall Creek Twp., Adams Co., IL
Father: William Jackson GOODNER (1818-1893)
Mother: Jeanetta Ann COX (1833-1912)

Children with Sarah Jane EDMUNDS — born in Adams Co., IL:

1. Frances L. RANKIN, b. Apr/May 1850
2. Jesse L. RANKIN, b. 12 Jan 1852; d.s.p. 15 Aug 1852
3. George B. RANKIN, b. 29 Jul 1853; d.s.p. 29 Dec 1857
4. Samuel W. RANKIN, b. 2 Oct 1855; d.s.p. 3 Jan 1858
5. (Child) RANKIN, b. 13 Mar 1858; d.s.p. 13 Mar 1858
6. Charles H. RANKIN, b. 1859; still living in 1880
7. John W. RANKIN, b. 1 Jan 1862; d.s.p. 10 Jan 1862
8. Curtis B. RANKIN, b. 1 Nov 1862; d.s.p. 17 Feb 1880
9. Lincoln RANKIN, b. 28 Dec 1864; d.s.p. 29 Dec 1864
10. Lucretia RANKIN, b. 27 Sep 1866; d.s.p. 28 Sep 1866

Children with Laura GOODNER — born in Adams Co., IL:

11. Myrtle Bell RANKIN, b. 7 Apr 1878; d.s.p. 26 Sep 1878
12. May RANKIN, b. 14 May 1875; d.s.p. 16 May 1875

Sources:

1. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900:

Rankin, Robert Edmunds, Sarah Jane 10/02/1849 Adams Co.

Rankin, Robert Goodner, Laura 11/17/1874 Adams Co.

2. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #14 of 23): Fall Creek Twp., Adams Co., IL, p. 89B, 92/102, enumerated 4 Dec 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Robert Rankins 23 M Farmer 400 Ky

Jane " 22 F NC

Frances L " ¹/₁₂ F Ill

George Burton 12 M "

3. 1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #3-4 of 24): Payson P.O., Fall Creek Twp., Adams Co., IL, pp. 623-624, 698/704, enumerated 19 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Robert Rankins 33 M Farmer 9600 1500 Ky

Sarah 32 F NC

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Frances Rankins 10 M Ills

Charles ¹⁰/₁₂ M "

Mary H Moore 18 F Mo

John Awb 25 M Laborer Canada

Listed 14 households from Sarah's widowed mother.

4. 1870 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com; Image #19 of 26): Quincy P.O., Fall Creek Twp., Adams Co., IL, Roll 186 (Book 1), p. 152A, PN 19, 134/124, enumerated 9 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Rankin Robert 43 M W Farmer * 4500 Kentucky

______ Sarah J 42 F W Keepg House Tenn

______ Frances L 20 F W Ill

______ Charles H 11 M W Ill

______ Curtis B 7 M W Ill

Cosgrove William 17 M W Farm Laborer Ill

Barres Thomas 25 M W Farm Laborer England

Huflieg Frank 5? M W Farm Laborer Bavaria

Butler Charles 35 M W Farm Laborer Conn

Cup Henry 21 M W Farm Laborer Indiana

Jenner Lizzie 24 F W Servant Girl England

Furke Edward 27 M W Farm Laborer Maryland

*6000 or 46000

Henry CUP married our subjects' daughter, Frances, the next year.

5. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: Pedigree Resource File (index to CDs, online at FamilySearch.org).

6. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

7. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org).

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