The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 187, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 6, 1982 Page: 8 of 66
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Tracing Roots
Colonel Rankin's Life Is Told
By CATHERINE CRAVEY SIMS
More information about W.R
Rankin's ancestor, Col. Richard
Robert Rankin:
The colonel was bom in Vir
gtma in 1753 and served during
the American Revolution as an of^
ficer in the Continental Army He
was an original member of theSc^
ciety of the Cincmatti organized
by Gen. George Washington Col
Rankin received a land grant in
Kentucky in 1789. where, he and
his family lived until 1804 when
they moved to the Mississippi
Territory
Rank)
>n Ran
son. Fred-
. came to
ephen t
ed Later
HjnK
at eh
emm
application
Austin . He
iandonOct
us Jove of advent
came to Texas he
ipplied to the Mexi
nt for land, and his
panish is
immedi
an Gov-
original
an file in
received title to. his
JO. 1835. consisting of
a" league of land in the Vehlin Col-
ony, which was known at Liberty
Municipality then in Polk Coun-
ty, which is now San Jacinto
County. The town of Cold Spring
is located on the Robert Rankin
Survey, and much of this land Is
still owned by descendants *4
Robert Rankin and his wife,. Mar-
garet Berry ) Rankin
Rumblings of revolution were
soon heard in Texas The colonel
was too old to take an active part
in the Texas Army, but he was
sympathetic in every wav His
home was only a short distance
from ‘ Council Hill where Sam
Houston met with men^Of mature
minds and broad experience, and
at these gatherings Col Rankin s
experience as an officer under
Washington was felt in words of
advice He ami Sam Houston were
neighbors and friends
Col Rankin died in 1837 living
long enough to help establish the
Republic of Texas He was buried
in Cold Springs
Col Robert Rankin was the on
ly officer of the Continental Army
to die and be buried in Texas His
grave at Cold Spring was so
marked by the Daughters of the
American Revolution
In June of 1906. kt the instiga-
tion of Texas Centennial Commit-
tee. (Jo4 Rankin s body, was re-
moved from Cold Spring burial
ground and reinterred in Austin in
thp State Cemetery, the "Arllng
toh" of Texas His grave is near
the grave of Stephen F Austin
The children of Col Robert and
Margaret f Berry > Rankin came
to Texas and they were
Thomas Berry Rankin bom in
1783; who served Ip the Texas Ar-
my He never married, and ts
buried m Montgomery County
William Marshall Rankin, bom
in 1786. was married to Sarah
Landrum in Alabama They came
to Texas in 1830
Joseph Rankin, bom In 1788.
was killed by Creek Indians at
Fort Mims in 1813
John Keith Rankin bom in
1791, was married io Elizabeth
Butler He came to Texas in 1847
and located in DeWitt County
bom in 1794. was married to
Elizabeth Smith He was Issued ti-
tle to a league of land on San Ja-
cinto Bay in Harris County He
later settled In Ellis County, and
built the community of Rankin In
1936, the state honored Frederick
and Elizabeth Rankin by erecting
a monument over their gravesite
He served in the Texas Army
James Rankin, bom In 1796
was married to Mary Jones, niece
of Oliver Jones, who was the de-
signer of our Lone Star flag of
Texas He received a land grant
adjoining that of his father in Cold
Spring
Masena Rankin who was bora
in Mason County. Ky, was mar-
ried to Robert Brown and they
came to Texas in 1834 They re-
ceived a league of land in Cold
Spring where they are burled
Francis was married to Mat
thew Hubert, and they received a
league of land in Cold Spring in
1834
Please send questions and com
mentSto CatherineCravey SimS
w.
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BAYTOWN MEDICAL Center Hospital Auxiliary presents three MOO
icbolarthipa to students studying in the medical fWd From left, la
front, are Betty Camp, president of the auxiliary. Janice Barber
Leslie Singleton and Lots Curt, scholarship recipients and Ruby
Hodges, auxiliary member In beck are Mabel Padgett, scholarship
chairman, BUI Camp, auxiliary treasurer and Eller Crouch, aux
liiary member
Frederick Harrison Rankin.. Box 7241.Baytown, TX 77520
Motorists Advised To Prepare For Driving
HOUSTON Sp -
Motorists should pre-
pare themselves for
summer driving,
says Maj A J Mia.
denka regional com
mander of the Texas
Department of Public
He warned drivers
that accidents cah
spoil vacation trips
Summer driving
is different because
the motorist is trying
to get away from it
all, and this means
getting into an unfa
miliar environment
he said
A good rule is to
plan-your trip before
leaving and know
highway numbers
and streets that you
will travel. Mladenka
advises
For the urban dri
ver the expressway
can become a bore
luring the. weary mto
a false sense of secur
ity Drivers who nor
maliy drive on quiet
country roads can
panic in the confusion
of the multilane mix
of car and pedestrian
city traffic, "he said
Mladneka added
Fatigue and lack of
alertness Is a serious
problem on long free-
way trips. He ad-
vised the motorist to
stop every two hours
to rest or change dri-
vers and to never
dnve more than 10
hours each day
He suggested that
motorists check all
hoses, fan belts, tires
and to make sure the
vehicle is in good me-
chanical condition
before making any
trip He also advised
motorists to get plen-
ty of rest each night
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est for any month in
the industry's his
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they were just short
of the record level of
il l7 billion set iri Ju
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include all mutual
funds except the
short term funds,
mainly money mar
ket funds
Redemptions of
these funds were up
slightly to *523 mil
lion from *492 million
. m March but were far
lower than the *73)
million level of April
1981
Thus, funds other
than short term
funds had net sales
net sales in alt. but
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Net sales were *456
million in, March and
*212 million last
April
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Brown, Leon. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 187, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 6, 1982, newspaper, June 6, 1982; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1063677/m1/8/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.