General Information

Birth
ABT 1835
Illinois
Death
6 APR 1862
Pittsburg Landing, TN

Notes

David served with Company C of the 40th Regiment, Illinois Infantry during the War Between the States. He was killed during the Battle of Pittsburg Landing in Tennessee on 6 Apr 1862. His stepfather, John Rankin Nelson, served in the same regiment and was wounded in the same battle.

Parents

Moses Rankin
- Father
1814 - 1838
Birth
3 APR 1814
Sevier County, Tennessee
Death
3 MAR 1838
Illinois
Sarah Johnson
- Mother
1813 - 1901
Birth
22 SEP 1813
Indiana
Death
ABT 1901
White County, IL

Spouse

Lucretia Pickett
- Wife
1830 - 1883
Birth
ABT 1830
Sevier County, Tennessee
Married
25 MAY 1853
Hamilton County, ILlinois
Death
12 JUL 1883
Mill Shoals, White County, IL

Children

William Rankin
- Son
Birth
MAR 1860
Illinois
Sarah Elizabeth Rankin
- Daughter
Birth
ABT 1856
Illinois
Moses Monroe Rankin
- Son
1854 - 1924
Birth
ABT 1854
Illinois
Death
27 MAR 1924