General Information

Birth
21 MAR 1795
Pendleton, South Carolina
Death
16 JUL 1871
Fall Creek Township, Adams County, IL
Burial
Fall Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Adams County, IL

Notes

Elias Rankin was born 21 Mar 1795 in Pendleton District, SC a son of Robert Rankin and his second wife, Leah. He married in Caldwell County, KY on 19 Jan 1820 to Matilda Herring who was born in South Carolina. After residing in Caldwell County for the births of their children, Elias and Matilda moved to Sangamon County, IL and later to Iowa for a few years before settling in Fall Creek Township, Adams County, Illinois. Matilda died in Fall Creek Township between 1850 and 1860 and Elias died on 16 July 1871. Both are at rest in the Fall Creek Methodist Church Cemetery. Their children:

Parents

Robert Rankin
- Father
1749 - 1820
Birth
ABT 1749
North Carolina
Death
ABT 1820
Caldwell County, Kentucky
Leah
- Mother
1772 - 1820
Birth
1772
Death
1820

Spouse

Matilda Herring
- Wife
Birth
South Carolina
Married
19 JAN 1820
Caldwell County, KY
Death
ABT 1850
Fall Creek Township, Adams County, IL
Burial
Fall Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Adams County, IL

Children

Jesse Rankin
- Son
1829 - 1916
Birth
ABT 1829
Kentucky
Death
JUL 1916
Spokane, Washington
Burial
JUL 1916
Mt. Hope Cemetery, Spokane, Washington
Mary Ann Rankin
- Daughter
Birth
ABT 1826
Kentucky
Margaret Rankin
- Daughter
Birth
ABT 1826
Caldwell County, KY
Death
Fulton, Calloway, Missouri
Nancy Rankin
- Daughter
Birth
ABT 1824
Caldwell County, KY
Malissa Rankin
- Daughter
Birth
FEB 1820
Caldwell Couty, Kentucky
Elizabeth Jane Rankin
- Daughter
1820 - 1873
Birth
FEB 1820
Caldwell County, KY
Death
7 JUL 1873
Fall Creek Methodist, Adams County, IL