General Information

Birth
25 JUN 1829
Gaston County, NC
Death
2 AUG 1881
Hughes Springs, TX
Burial
rankin Cemetery, Cass County, Texas

Notes

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865

about James Alexander Rankin

Name: J. A. Rankin

Side: Confederate

Regiment State/Origin: Texas

Regiment Name: 9 Texas Cavalry

Regiment Name Expanded: 9th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Sims')

Parents

James Rankin
- Father
1783 - 1848
Birth
1783
Lincoln County, North Carolina
Death
4 APR 1848
Gaston County, North Carolina
Burial
Goshen Cemetery, Gaston County, Belmont, North Carolina
Mary Poly Johnson
- Mother
1797 - 1842
Birth
1797
Lincoln County, North Carolina
Death
1842
Lincoln County, North Carolina
Burial
Goshen Cemetery, Gaston County, Belmont, North Carolina

Spouse

Sarah Elizabeth Cloninger
- Wife
1841 - 1923
Birth
23 MAR 1841
Lincoln County, NC
Death
24 MAR 1923
Hughes Springs, TX
Burial
rankin Cemetery, Cass County, Texas

Children

Robert Benjamin Rankin
- Son
1870 - 1957
Birth
15 NOV 1870
Cass County, Texas
Death
5 JUL 1957
Cass County, Texas
Burial
rankin Cemetery, Cass County, Texas
Alice May Rankin
- Daughter
Samuel Lee Rankin
- Son
Walter Dell Rankin
- Son
1873 - 1873
Birth
23 JUL 1873
Cass County, Texas
Death
1 NOV 1873
Cass County, Texas
Burial
rankin Cemetery, Cass County, Texas
Susan Justina Rankin
- Daughter
1869 - 1870
Birth
8 APR 1869
Cass County, Texas
Death
9 SEP 1870
Cass County, Texas
Burial
rankin Cemetery, Cass County, Texas
Zoe Maxvillia Rankin
- Daughter