This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XJB.2ACE/271.273 Message Board Post: My grandfather was Nathan Dewitt Rankin, his father was John Robinson Rankin from Scottland. I am not sure if he was born in the USA or Scottland, but I know there were brothers who came from Scottland. There was a Thomas, George, and William Rankin. One of the Rankins married a Crawford. Nathan had sisters, Dora, Ida both married Baxters in Mississippi. Lamar County to the best of my knowledge. Another sister "Deanie" married a Ward from around Marion County, in MS.