Frederick Harrison Rankin
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 32° 19.395 W 096° 38.541
14S E 721935 N 3578708
1936 gray granite Texas Centennial marker at the grave of Frederick Harrison Rankin, one of Stephen Austin's Old Three Hundred who settled in Texas way back in the 1820s. He died in Ellis County in 1874, and was buried in Ennis's Myrtle Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMKF1Q
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
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Marker Number: 7141

Marker Text:
Born in Kentucky, February 15, 1795. Came to Texas in 1822 with Austin's first colony. Died July 2, 1874. His wife Elizabeth Smith Rankin Born January 30, 1802. Died June 1, 1882. Erected by the State of Texas 1936
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