>From another list........mention of a Craig........this is Fayette Co., PA -----Original Message----- From: marta burns <marta43@juno.com> To: PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com <PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 11:38 PM Subject: [Pafayett-L] rankin, junk, preston, hurst, hankins, craig >Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Fayette County by Gresham and >Wiley, 1889, p214 > William Rankin was born February 20, 1841, in North Union township, >Fayette county, Penna, on the old Rankin homestead which has belonged to >a Rankin by the name of William for four generations. > William Rankin, father of the subject of this sketch, was born at the >Rankin homestead September 25, 1800. He was a whig in his younger days >but became a democrat in 1856. He died March 27, 1877. His father and >grandfather owned the present Rankin homestead. > Eliza Junk, daughter of John Junk of North Union township, was the >mother of the subject of this sketch. She was born April 13, 1807, and >was married February 1831, to William Rankin. They had four children: >John Rankin; William Rankin; Samuel Rankin and Hugh Rankin. > John Junk, the father of Eliza Junk, was married to Sarah Preston. He >was an elder in the United Presbyterian church, was a prosperous farmer, >and left large tracts of land to his children. He voted for General >Washington for president. > The subject of this sketch was brought up on a farm and was educated in >the common schools of North Union township. His business is farming which >he has followed all of his life. He owns a finely improved farm, where he >resides and owns valuable property in Uniontown. > On November 19, 1861, he was married to Miss Martha B Hurst by Rev B P >Ferguson. Mrs Rankin was a daughter of Nathaniel G Hurst, and was born >April 1, 1843. > They have six children living, two boys and four girls: Mary Eliza >Rankin, born June 15, 1863, married to John F Hankins of Uniontown; >William H Rankin, born February 18, 1865, engaged in teaching: Isaac >Rankin, born Mary 4, 1867; Frances Rankin, born February 12, 1869, >married to Albert R Craig; Ida M Rankin, born January 21, 1873, attending >school, living at home; and Daisy M Rankin, born December 16, 1880. > In politics Mr Rankin is a staunch democrat and is a strong temperance >man. He holds the office of supervisor in a strong republican township. >________________________________________________________________ >YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! >Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! >Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: >http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > >==== PAFAYETT Mailing List ==== >"You Have a Friend in Fayette County, Pennsylvania"! > >