Logan County IL Archives Biographies.....Rankin, Edward November 2, 1812 - 
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Author: History of Logan Co, 1886

Biography of Edward Rankin
transcription by William L. Stephenson, Jr.

History of Logan County Illinois, 1886
Broadwell Township

Edward Rankin, one of Logan County’s wealthy farmers, resides on section 10, 
Broadwell Township.  He owns 1,400 acres of Logan County’s best land, situated 
on sections 9, 10, 11, 14 and 15.  Besides his won fine residence he owns four 
farms, with improvements, which he rents to tenants.  Mr. Rankin has been one 
of the most public-spirited men in the county, and no one has done more than 
he to assist in building up and improving the county.  Perfectly honorable and 
upright, his integrity has won him a wide circle of friends, all with whom he 
has any dealing having the utmost confidence in him.  Mr. Rankin was born in 
Fayette County, Ohio, November 2, 1812, a con of William and Elizabeth 
Rankin.  He was reared on a farm, receiving such education as the common 
schools of his day afforded.  He remained on the old home till thirty-four 
years of age, when, in company of his brothers, William and Sinnet, he came to 
Logan County, and the following winter lived in Postville.  He worked rented 
land two years, and then, in company with his brothers, bought a section of 
land, a third of which is a part of his home farm, to which he moved in the 
fall of 1848.  When he came to this county Mr. Rankin had a cash capital of 
$1,600, and his present prosperity exceeds his greatest expectations.  He 
married January 4, 1844, to Rachel Allen, a native of Ohio, born in April, 
1824.  They have a family of three children – Elizabeth, wife of Benjamin C. 
Warrick, who resides on one of Mr. Rankin’s farms; Polly, wife of George D. 
Corwin, of Lincoln; Sarah E. married John N. Parsons, and died February 6, 
1884.  In politics Mr. Rankin is a Democrat.

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