Wesley Rankins
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Title
Wesley Rankins
Subject
Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County
Mt. Jackson (Va.)
Date
January 11, 1924
Contributor
Zach Hottel
Identifier
EnslavedPerson:18522
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
July 4, 1827
Birthplace
Unknown
Death Date
January 8, 1924
Occupation
Enslaved Person
Biographical Text
Lived in Moore's Store and in Mt. Jackson.
In an article printed in a Shenandoah Valley newspaper, Wesley was called "Uncle Rankin," and he reported he served in the Confederate Army as a teamster. After the war, he moved to Mt. Jackson.
Wesley was married twice. First, to Emily Bullet. His second wife was Fannie Luby, whom he was married to for 48 years.
Bibliography
Nancy Stewart, "African Americans in Shenandoah County, Virginia Notebooks," vol. 5, book B, (2010), 301.
Additional Information
Enslaved by Joseph Kaufman.
Citation
“Wesley Rankins,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 24, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14934.
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