On the first day of February, 1831 Sara Dupuy Thomasson, eldest daughter of the Hon. Will. P. and Charlotte Leonard Thomasson was born. (Family Bible, 1847, New York: American Bible Society, 6"x9", In possession of Thomas Page Nelson, Jr.) ============================== 1850 US Federal Census: Name: Sarah Thomasson Age: 20 Birth Year: abt 1830 Birthplace: Kentucky Home in 1850: District 2, Jefferson, Kentucky Gender: Female Family Number: 89 Household Members: Wm P Thomasson 52 - Lawyer Charlotte Thomasson 43 Chas L Thomasson 21 Sarah Thomasson 20 Mary P Thomasson 18 Laura Thomasson 16 Anne C Thomasson 13 Nelson Thomasson 10 John J Thomasson 8 Thomas J McCalla 15 ===================================== 1856 Iowa State Census: Name: Sarah Rankin Age: 24 Birth Year: abt 1832 Birth Place: Kentucky Residence Date: 1856 Residence Place: Harrison, Lee, Ia Gender: Female Marital Status: Married Household Members: Jno W. Rankin 32 - Lawyer Sarah Rankin 24 Mary Rankin 4 Wm T Rankin 2 ====================================== 1860 US Federal Census: Name: Sarah Rankin Age: 28 Birth Year: abt 1832 Gender: Female Birth Place: Kentucky Home in 1860: Keokuk Ward 1, Lee, Ia Post Office: Keokuk Family Number: 101 Household Members: John W Rankin 36 - Attorney at Law Sarah Rankin 28 Mary Rankin 8 William F Rankin 6 Sarah B Rankin 2 John W Rankin 3/12 John J Thompson 18 - Law Student Mary McCarty 25 Ann Downing 17 ====================================== 1880 US Federal Census: Name: Sarah Rankin Age: 49 Birth Year: abt 1831 Birthplace: Kentucky Home in 1880: Keokuk, Lee, Ia Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Widowed Father's Birthplace: Kentucky Mother's Birthplace: Rhode Island Occupation: Keeping House ousehold Members: Sarah Rankin 49 - Keeping house Birdie Rankin 22 - Daughter John W. Rankin 20 - Son - Clark in Dry Good House John Irurie 33 - Son-in-Law - Wholesale Dry Goods Mary Irurie 28 - Wife Alice Irurie 7 - Daughter Elizabeth Stephanie Irurie 5 - Daughter Stephen Irurie 2 - Son ================================== 1885 Iowa State Census: Name: Sarah Rankin Age: 55 Birth Year: abt 1830 Birth Place: Kentucky Residence Date: 1885 Residence Place: Keokuk, Lee, Ia 401 North 5th Street Gender: Female Marital Status: Widowed Household Members: Sarah Rankin 55 Sarah Rankin 27 ====================================== Name: Sara Rankin Gender: Female Age: 63 Birth Date: 1830 Death Date: 6 Dec 1893 FHL Film Number: 960039 Reference ID: 2735 (Iowa, Deaths and Burials) ====================================== Name: Sara Dupuy Thomason Birth Date: 1830 Death Date: 1893 SAR Membership: 36919 Role: Ancestor Application Date: 22 Jul 1922 Father: William Poindexter Thomason Mother: Charlotte Leonard Spouse: John Walker Rankin Children: Mary Love Rankin (Thomas Page Nelson SAR Application - 1922) Gravesite Details GPS is for Block 8 centerpoint