Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Rev. William Alexander Rankin was the son of Dr. William McGinley and Caroline Olivia (Nevin) Rankin. He was the husband of Josephine V. Rankin. He was a minister in the Presbyterian Church.
Minutes of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, 1866, Vol. 18, Page 1128
William A. Rankin, Warren Pennsylvania
US CENSUS
1880
Warren, Warren co., PA
RANKIN
William A., age 50, b1830 PA, clergyman
Josephine V., age 47, b1833 DELAWARE
dau Annie J., age 21, b1859 DELAWARE
son William W., age 19, b1861 DELAWARE, law student
son Percy R., age 7, b1873 PA
edited by Alfred Nevin
Encyclopaedia of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, 1884, Page 1242
Rankin, Rev. William Alexander
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William A. Rankin
Dec 30, 1829
Jan 18, 1892