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William Rankin

abt 1852 – 1894

Transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

1894

Date of birth

abt 1852

Age at death

42 or 43 (only birth and death years are recorded, not exact dates)

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

1852
William Rankin
1894
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Researcher's notes

Provenance

This coffin plate for William Rankin 1852 ~ 1894 was submitted by Rob Rankin. Thanks Rob.

1880 United States Federal Census

I went and had a hunt for William Rankin in the 1880 United States Federal Census on Ancestry.com. I found several individuals of interest as you can see below.

NameParent or SpouseHome in 1880Birth YearBirthplace
Wm. RankinLizziePhiladelphia, Philadelphia, PAabt 1852Pennsylvania
William RankinAnnie D.Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PAabt 1854Pennsylvania
William RankinMaryAlbany, Albany, NYabt 1850New York
William M. RankinCorneliaKings (Brooklyn), New York City-Greater, NYabt 1850Pennsylvania
William RankinNew York (Manhattan), New York City-Greater, NYabt 1851New York
William RankinMarySaint Mary, LAabt 1854North Carolina
Wm. RankinDallas, Dallas, TXabt 1852Georgia
Wm. B. RankinMary S.Precinct 3, Gonzales, TXabt 1854Texas
Wm. A. RankinThos. J., ElizabethJackson, WVabt 1853Virginia
William RankinShelby, TNabt 1854Tennessee
Wm. P. RankinE. A.District 9, Washington, TNabt 1853Tennessee
William RankinMariaHenderson, Henderson, KYabt 1853Kentucky
William H. RankinSusan F.Gratz, Owen, KYabt 1850Kentucky
A. William RankinRiver Bend, Gaston, NCabt 1851North Carolina
Wm. C. RankinGilmer, Guilford, NCabt 1854North Carolina
William A. RankinCuster, MTabt 1851Ohio
Wm. RankinWillow Valley, Nevada, CAabt 1854England
William RankinArlington, Middlesex, MAabt 1853Massachusetts
William RankinKateManchester, Hillsborough, NHabt 1851Maine
William RankinLizzieChicago, Cook, ILabt 1852Illinois
William RankinEdmund, Hellena A.Broadwell, Logan, ILabt 1853Illinois
William RankinHughPleasant Vale, Pike, ILabt 1854Ireland
Wm. RankinElisabathStanwood, Cedar, IAabt 1854Ohio
William J. RankinIda H.Mitchellville, Polk, IAabt 1853West Virginia
William RankinThomas, KatieLincoln, Harrison, MOabt 1851Virginia
William RankinHodgeman, KSabt 1851New York
William RankinMaryRossville, Shawnee, KSabt 1852Pennsylvania
William RankinRoseNewark, Essex, NJabt 1851New Jersey
Wm RankinFannie F.Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PAabt 1851Pennsylvania
William RankinAdelaideBellefonte, Centre, PAabt 1854Pennsylvania
William RankinMary H.North Union, Fayette, PAabt 1852Pennsylvania

Sources consulted

  • 1880 United States Federal Census

Record submitted by

Rob Rankin — to the Ancestors at Rest archive

Source & citation

Source type
Original photograph
Provenance
Submitted by Rob Rankin to the Ancestors at Rest archive
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-05-12
Permalink
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Image vs transcription
Transcription only — no photograph of the plate survives.

Citation: "Coffin plate of William Rankin (abt 1852 – 1894)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/rankin-william-1894/ : accessed [your access date]).

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