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Descendants of David Rankin, Sr.

27. JAMES⁴ RANKIN (THOMAS³, WILLIAM², DAVID¹) was born December 22, 1784 in Mt. Pleasant Township, Washington County, PA. He married HESTER EARLY December 15, 1809. She was born May 31, 1793 in Chartiers Creek, Washington Co., PA, and died May 29, 1874.

Notes for JAMES RANKIN:
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SOURCE: Ohio Valley Genealogies, Relating Chiefly to Families in Harrison, Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio and Washington, Westmoreland and Fayette Counties, Pennsylvania, Charles A. Hanna, GPC, 1968, (From Jane Topoly of Ft. Washington, Maryland)

Settled in Athens Twp., Harrison Co., Ohio, served in the War if 1812.
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SOURCE: Commemorative Biographical Record of Harrison Co., OH, Beers, 1891, page 160

Children of JAMES RANKIN and HESTER EARLY are:

	i.	JANE⁵ RANKIN, b. WFT Est. 1810-1838.
	ii.	MARGARET RANKIN, b. WFT Est. 1810-1838.
	iii.	NANCY RANKIN, b. WFT Est. 1810-1838.
	iv.	SARAH RANKIN, b. WFT Est. 1810-1838.
	v.	THOMAS RANKIN, b. Abt. 1815.
84.	vi.	WILLIAM RANKIN, b. March 12, 1822, Athens Twp., Harrison Co., Ohio; d. January 03, 1864.
	vii.	MATILDA RANKIN, b. October 01, 1823, Ohio; m. DAVID M. WOODWARD, August 27, 1848, Port Washington, OH; b. Bet. 1819 - 1820, Pennsylvania.

More About MATILDA RANKIN:
Census: 1880, Jackson, Poweshiek Co, IA

Notes for DAVID M. WOODWARD:
Chas. DUGLAS Household
Male

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Other Information:
Birth Year <1866>
Birthplace IN
Age 14
Occupation Farming
Marital Status S <Single>
Race W <White>
Head of Household D. M. WOODWARD
Relation Nephew
Father's Birthplace IN
Mother's Birthplace OH

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Source Information:
Census Place Jackson, Poweshiek, Iowa
Family History Library Film 1254362
NA Film Number T9-0362
Page Number 608C

More About DAVID M. WOODWARD:
Census: 1880, Jackson, Poweshiek Co, IA
Occupation: 1880, Farmer
Parents (Facts Pg): Both b. in PA

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ISRAEL RANKIN, b. November 20, 1830, Ohio.

28. ISAAC⁴ RANKIN (JESSE³, WILLIAM², DAVID¹) was born Abt. 1798, and died Abt. 1847 in Lancaster, Ohio. He married JANE UNKNOWN.

Notes for ISAAC RANKIN:
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Moved to Fairfield County, Ohio after his father's death in 1837.

Child of ISAAC RANKIN and JANE UNKNOWN is:

MARY ANN⁵ RANKIN, b. Aft. 1833.

29. WILLIAM⁴ RANKIN (JESSE³, WILLIAM², DAVID¹) was born April 02, 1801, and died September 10, 1875 in Pennsylvania. He married ALMY J. LAWTON, daughter of JOSEPH LAWTON and MARY ALMY. She was born August 01, 1794²⁴, and died October 09, 1873 in Pennsylvania.

Notes for WILLIAM RANKIN:
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BURIED: Mt. Prospect Graveyard & Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant Township, Washington Co., Pa.

Notes for ALMY J. LAWTON:
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PARENTS: Daughter of Joseph Lawton and Mary Alma
BURIED: Mt. Prospect Graveyard & Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant Township, Washington Co., Pa.

Children of WILLIAM RANKIN and ALMY LAWTON are:

MARY HANNAH⁵ RANKIN, b. Abt. 1829; d. June 06, 1856, Washington Co., Pa..

Notes for MARY HANNAH RANKIN:
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Did not marry.
BURIED: Mt. Prospect Graveyard & Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant Township, Washington Co., Pa.

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JESSE MARTIN RANKIN, b. 1833; d. February 21, 1856, Washington Co., Pa..

Notes for JESSE MARTIN RANKIN:
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BURIED: Mt. Prospect Presbyterian Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Washington Co., Pa.

	iii.		JOSEPH M. RANKIN, b. Abt. 1843.
	iv.		MARY DOUGLAS, b. Abt. 1845; Foster child.

30. MARGARET⁴ RANKIN (JESSE³, WILLIAM², DAVID¹) was born Abt. 1803. She married (1) ISAAC GRIFFITH. He was born WFT Est. 1793-1808, and died Abt. 1840. She married (2) JOHN TUTEN.

Child of MARGARET RANKIN and ISAAC GRIFFITH is:

LARINA⁵ GRIFFITH, b. WFT Est. 1822-1848.

31. MARIA⁴ RANKIN (JESSE³, WILLIAM², DAVID¹) was born December 22, 1812 in Mt. Pleasant Township, Washington Co., Pa., and died July 30, 1878. She married GEORGE MCDONALD KELSO March 28, 1838 in Washington Co., Pa., son of MARK KELSO and ELIZABETH EWING. He was born April 06, 1806 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania ²⁵, and died March 27, 1879 in Mt. Pleasant Township, Washington Co., Pa..

Notes for MARIA RANKIN:
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Buried in Venice U.P. Cemetery

Notes for GEORGE MCDONALD KELSO:
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Source: History of Washington County, PA, Beers, 1893. page 575. Biography of J. R. Kelso.

George M. Kelso, son of Mark and Elizabeth (Ewing) Kelso, was born April 6, 1806, in Allegheny county, Penn., in 1818 coming to Washington county with his parents. The family settled on a farm now owned by J. B. Kelso, where George M. grew to manhood. On March 28, 1838, the latter was married to Maria Rankin, who was born December 22, 1813, in Mt. Pleasant township. The young people settled on the home farm, where their lives were passed. George M. Kelso and his wife were formerly members of the Robinson's Run Union Church, afterward uniting with the United Presbyterian Church at Venice. He died March 27, 1879, his wife being laid to rest July 30, 1878. They were the parents of nine children: an unnamed infant (deceased); Mary Jane; Lizzie E. (wife of David R. P. Springer); Mark; Abigail Lavina (deceased); Abigail Lavina (living on the home farm); J. R., subject of this sketch; William James, and Maggie A. Of these children, Lizzie E. was married February 19, 1878, to David R. P. Springer, a native and resident of Robinson township, and to this union were born two children, one of whom, Charley Ross, is living (Mr. Springer died August 29, 1887); Mark Kelso was married, October 19,1871, to Elizabeth Cornelius Allison, a native of Allegheny county (they have had seven children, three of whom are living: George and Alexander (twins) and Mark; the father is a farmer of North Fayette township, Allegheny Co., Penn.); William James was married May 11, 1882, to Miss Ella Finley, of Pittsburgh, Penn. (they reside in Cecil township, this county, and have one daughter, Mary Elsie).

Sources of information: Sketch of the Life of George Kelso, and Chronology of his Descendants.

Children of MARIA RANKIN and GEORGE KELSO are:

MARY JANE⁵ KELSO, b. August 14, 1840, Mt. Pleasant Township, Washington Co., Pa.; d. March 08, 1913.

Notes for MARY JANE KELSO:
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Buried in Venice U.P. Cemetery

More About MARY JANE KELSO:
Census: 1880, Mt. Pleasant Twp, Washington Co, PA
Marital Status: 1910, Single
Occupation: 1880, Keeping House for Siblings

86.	ii.	ELIZABETH EASTER KELSO, b. Bet. 1843 - 1844, Mt. Pleasant Township, Washington Co., Pa..
87.	iii.	MARK KELSO, b. 1846, Pennsylvania.
	iv.	ABIGAIL LAVINA KELSO, b. 1846, Pennsylvania; m. JOHN DUNBAR.

More About ABIGAIL LAVINA KELSO:
Census: 1880, Mt. Pleasant Twp, Washington Co, PA

JESSE RANKIN KELSO, b. 1849, Mt. Pleasant Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania; d. May 09, 1901, Washington Co., Pa..

Notes for JESSE RANKIN KELSO:
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Source: History of Washington County, PA, Beers, 1893. page 575. Biography of J. R. Kelso.

Born on farm where is resided, is a farmer and attends U.P. Church at Venice, not married at the time.

Buried in Venice U.P. Cemetery

!BORLAND-NOTES:"Rankin, who inherited the homestead died unmarried."

!R.WERT: Lists this son of Geo. McDonald Kelso as Jessie Rankin.

Source #3: "J. R. Kelso, a well known citizen and enterprising J. R. Kelso, son of George and Maria (Rankin) Kelso, was born on the

Sources of information: Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pa. containing; Sketch of the Life of George Kelso, and Chronology of his Descendants.

J. R. Kelso, p. 575
J. R. KELSO, a well known citizen and enterprising agriculturist of Mt. Pleasant township, is a son of George M. Kelso, whose father was Mark Kelso.
The Kelso family are of Irish descent, and Mark Kelso, after his marriage to Elizabeth Ewing, came to a farm in Allegheny county, Penn., where he remained for some time, and in 1818 bought an improved farm, which became his permanent home. His wife died many years before him, leaving the following children: Mary (Mrs. John Cowden), living in Mt. Pleasant township; Jane, married to George Robb; Esther, deceased in 1888; Elizabeth, deceased in 1884; George M., the father of our subject; John, married in Ohio, had one child, Americus, who died some years ago; James, Martha and Letta Ann (mentioned below). Of these children, James Kelso was first married to a Miss Elder, who bore him children as follows: William E., Mark, John, Elizabeth and Lucinda; the mother died, and for his second wife James was married to Jane Miller, and they had three children: Margaret, Alice and Miller; this wife also died, and Mr. Kelso then made a third choice in the person of Mrs. Catherine McMillan, who bore him two children, viz., James and Samuel George. The father of this family died in Allegheny county, two years after the decease of his last wife. Martha Kelso became the wife of Phineas Kelso, of Lawrence county, Ohio, and four children were born to them, as follows: Mark (who entered the service in Lawrence county, and was killed in battle), Elizabeth, Andrew and John. Letta Ann was married to John Gregg, of North Fayette township, Allegheny Co., Penn., the following children being born to their union: Elizabeth, Mark, Edward, Mary, Levi and Esther (twins), Clara, Emma and Ellsworth.

George M. Kelso, son of Mark and Elizabeth (Ewing) Kelso, was born April 6, 1806, in Allegheny county, Penn., in 1818 coming to Washington county with his parents. The family settled on a farm now owned by J. B. Kelso, where George M. grew to manhood. On March 28, 1838, the latter was married to Maria Rankin, who was born December 22, 1813, in Mt. Pleasant township. The young people settled on the home farm, where their lives were passed. George M. Kelso and his wife were formerly members of the Robinson's Run Union Church, afterward uniting with the United Presbyterian Church at Venice. He died March 27, 1879, his wife being laid to rest July 30, 1878. They were the parents of nine children: an unnamed infant (deceased); Mary Jane; Lizzie E. (wife of David R. P. Springer); Mark; Abigail Lavina (deceased); Abigail Lavina (living on the home farm); J. R., subject of this sketch; William James, and Maggie A. Of these children, Lizzie E. was married February 19, 1878, to David R. P. Springer, a native and resident of Robinson township, and to this union were born two children, one of whom, Charley Ross, is living (Mr. Springer died August 29, 1887); Mark Kelso was married, October 19,1871, to Elizabeth Cornelius Allison, a native of Allegheny county (they have had seven children, three of whom are living: George and Alexander (twins) and Mark; the father is a farmer of North Fayette township, Allegheny Co., Penn.); William James was married May 11, 1882, to Miss Ella Finley, of Pittsburgh, Penn. (they reside in Cecil township, this county, and have one daughter, Mary Elsie).

J. R. Kelso, son of George and Maria (Rankin) Kelso was born on the farm where he is now residing, receiving his literary education in the schools of Mt. Pleasant township. Mr. Kelso has always followed agricultural pursuits on the home farm of 189 acres, his sister keeping house for him. He devotes considerable attention to stock raising, and has been successful in all his business undertakings. He is a member of the U. P. Church at Venice, this county, and in politics votes the Republican ticket.

Text taken from page 575 of:
Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893).
Transcribed June 1997 by George A. and Mary Ann Plance of Gainesville, FL as part of the Beers Project.
Published June 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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More About JESSE RANKIN KELSO:
Census: 1880, Mt. Pleasant Twp, Washington Co, PA
Occupation: 1880, Farmer

88.	vi.		WILLIAM JAMES KELSO, b. May 05, 1852, Mt. Pleasant Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
	vii.		MARGARET A. 'MAGGIE' KELSO, b. July 02, 1854, Pennsylvania ²⁶; m. WILLIAM YOUNG.

More About MARGARET A. 'MAGGIE' KELSO:
Census: 1880, Mt. Pleasant Twp, Washington Co, PA

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