History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed.
by William Henry Perrin,  O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882.  p. 783.
[Nicholas County]  [Ellisville Precinct]

F. M. RANKIN, general farmer, P. O. Oakland Mills, was born where he at
present resides, June 29, 1848, and is the youngest child born to John
and Nancy (McMahill) Rankin.  John Rankin, the father of our subject was
born in Lewis County, Ky., May 4, 1804, and was an extensive farmer; he
also kept a hotel on the Maysville Pike, for the accommodation of stage
travel; he was a highly respected citizen and a member of the Carlisle
Lodge of Free Masons; he died July 19, 1870; his wife, Nancy McMahill,
was born Aug. 26, 1809, daughter of William and Polly (Curtis) McMahill,
all natives of Kentucky.  John and Nancy were the parents of eight
children.  Our subject received a liberal education for the time at
Carlisle, and began life as a farmer, following the same to the present
time, having a farm of 300 acres well stocked and improved; Dec, 30,
1880, he married Miss Mattie Armstrong, born in Fayette county, June 26,
1855, daughter of James and Elizabeth (McDaniel) Armstrong, natives of
Nicholas County; one child has blessed this union, James Wady, born Oct.
30, 1881.  Mr. Rankin is a Democrat.

Rankin McMahill Curtis Armstrong
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Lewis-KY Fayette-KY

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