I have a RANKIN BLACKBURN (abt 1816-1876) of Harrison County, Kentucky. He married LEANNA JOLLY (abt 1820-aft 1891) on 6 Jan 1841. The marriage bond is from Pendelton County, Kentucky. Their children were; 1DAVID BLACKBURN(21 nov 1841-30 jul 1925) m LIZA ANN EDWARDS a WILLIAM RICHARD (BILLIE) BLACKBURN m NANCY E. (NANNIE) HALEY b BEN BLACKBURN m UNKNOWN SCOTT c ROBERT (BOB) BLACKBURN m LIZZIE (MINNIE) BOOTH d MARTHA JANE BLACKBURN m BILL WHITLEY e SADIE BLACKBURN m GEORGE LAWSON f IDA BLACKBURN m JOE PLUMMER g MATTIE BLACKBURN h LUCIEN BLACKBURN i JAMES RANKIN BLACKBURN b 7nov 1862 m MARY ANN EDWARDS 2RICHARD S. BLACKBURN (9 apr 1843-11 dec 1925) married NANCY (NANNIE) BECKETT a WILLIAM (WILLIE) BLACKBURN m DELLA LYONS b ELLEN BLACKBURN c ROBERT M. BLACKBURN (2 aug 1866-1 jan 1912) m ADA ECKLER d MARY A. (ANNIE) BLACKBURN (9 apr 1872-21 jul 1892) e GEORGE L. BLACKBURN (9 apr 1872-2 feb 1895) f KEZIAH ELLEN BLACKBURN (6 sep 1875-5 aug 1968) m WILLIAM HARVEY CRISWELL 3 SARAH ANN BLACKBURN (b abt 1846) m JIM TOOMEY 4 MARCUS BLACKBURN (abt 1847- mar 1905) m JOSEPHINE EDWARDS 5 BEN BLACKBURN (b abt 1849) m MARY ANN HART 6 AMOS N. BLACKBURN ( abt 1852- abt 1892) 7 WILLIAM BLACKBURN (2 mar 1855-6 aug 1932) m 1 ABBIE WARRELS m 2 JOSEPHINE EDWARDS, widow of his brother, MARCUS All of these BLACKBURN's were from northern HARRISON County, KY., near the town of KELAT, on RICHLAND Creek. I am still looking for my ancesters of the above RANKIN BLACKBURN. I SUSPECT that he is the son of DAVID BLACKBURN and the Grandson of JAMES and JANE (RANKIN) BLACKBURN. THANKS.......MIKE