General Information

Birth
23 OCT 1847
Chester, Crawford County, Arkansas
Death
6 MAR 1897
Burial
Vaught Cemetery, Chester, Crawford County, AR

Notes

Chester Lodge, Free and Accepted Masonry, NO 459 was organized April, 1887. W.H. Rankin was one of the charter members;

William H. Rankin purchased the following land:

February 10, 1883 - 26 12N 30W 80

February 10, 1883 - 26 12N 30W 0

January 15, 18884 - 26 12N 30W 40

Parents

Henderson Clark Henry Rankin
- Father
1822 - 1915
Birth
1 APR 1822
Murray County, TN
Death
1915
Crawford County, AR
Elizabeth Shepherd
- Mother
1826 - 1863
Birth
1826
Bidville, Crawford County, Arkansas
Death
1863
Buried Frog Bayou Cemetery near Alma, AR (1863?)

Spouse

Clarrinda Jane Sims
- Wife
1845 - 1914
Birth
16 MAR 1845
Crawford County, Arkansas
Death
20 JUL 1914
Burial
Vaught Cemetery, Chester, Crawford County, AR

Children

John Harvey Rankin
- Son
1874 - 1948
Birth
21 APR 1874
Chester, Crawford County, Arkansas
Death
21 MAY 1948
Fayetteville, Washington County, Dutch Mills Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
23 MAY 1948
Bluff Cemetery, Washington County, Springdale, Arkansas
George C. Rankin
- Son
1876 - 1883
Birth
JUL 1876
Crawford County, Arkansas
Death
MAR 1883
Burial
Vaught Cemetery, Chester, Crawford County, AR