Frederick Harrison Rankin is buried here. His father was a soldier in the War of 1812; his grandfather was a soldier in the Revolutionary Army in the war for our independence from England. He himself was a soldier in the war for the independence of Texas. He was present when Santa Anna surrendered and his name was sixth on the list in Stephen F. Austin’s Original Colony of 300.  


1870 United States Federal Census > Texas > Ellis > Burnham
6-6 Rankin, Frederic 76 Farmer KY
  Elizabeth 58 LA
  
7-7 Rankin, Aust 37 TX
7-8 Rankin, Robert 43 TX
7-9 Gaston, Charles 48 KY
	Elizabeth 30 TX
	John 12 TX

7-10 Foster, Elizabth 18
8-11 Rankin, Napoleon B 41
	Mary 31 TX
	A. Martin 6
	Henry 5
	Amelia 8

10-13 Rankin, Reuben TX
	Eugenia S. AL
	Caroline 3 TX
	Walker R 5/12  TX




1900 United States Federal Census > Texas > Ellis > Justice Precinct 3 > District 22
Rankin, Alex 35  TX TX TX
Lillie TX KY KY
Fred H son Dec 1897 2
Fay May 1900