On the first day of February, 1831 Sara Dupuy Thomasson, eldest daughter of the Hon. Will. P. and Charlotte Leonard Thomasson was born. (Family Bible, 1847, New York: American Bible Society, 6"x9", In possession of Thomas Page Nelson, Jr.)
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1850 US Federal Census:
Name: Sarah Thomasson
Age: 20
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1850: District 2, Jefferson, Kentucky
Gender: Female
Family Number: 89
Household Members:
Wm P Thomasson 52 - Lawyer
Charlotte Thomasson 43
Chas L Thomasson 21
Sarah Thomasson 20
Mary P Thomasson 18
Laura Thomasson 16
Anne C Thomasson 13
Nelson Thomasson 10
John J Thomasson 8
Thomas J McCalla 15
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1856 Iowa State Census:
Name: Sarah Rankin
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1832
Birth Place: Kentucky
Residence Date: 1856
Residence Place: Harrison, Lee, Ia
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Household Members:
Jno W. Rankin 32 - Lawyer
Sarah Rankin 24
Mary Rankin 4
Wm T Rankin 2
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1860 US Federal Census:
Name: Sarah Rankin
Age: 28
Birth Year: abt 1832
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Kentucky
Home in 1860: Keokuk Ward 1, Lee, Ia
Post Office: Keokuk
Family Number: 101
Household Members:
John W Rankin 36 - Attorney at Law
Sarah Rankin 28
Mary Rankin 8
William F Rankin 6
Sarah B Rankin 2
John W Rankin 3/12
John J Thompson 18 - Law Student
Mary McCarty 25
Ann Downing 17
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1880 US Federal Census:
Name: Sarah Rankin
Age: 49
Birth Year: abt 1831
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1880: Keokuk, Lee, Ia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Rhode Island
Occupation: Keeping House
ousehold Members:
Sarah Rankin 49 - Keeping house
Birdie Rankin 22 - Daughter
John W. Rankin 20 - Son - Clark in Dry Good House
John Irurie 33 - Son-in-Law - Wholesale Dry Goods
Mary Irurie 28 - Wife
Alice Irurie 7 - Daughter
Elizabeth Stephanie Irurie 5 - Daughter
Stephen Irurie 2 - Son
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1885 Iowa State Census:
Name: Sarah Rankin
Age: 55
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birth Place: Kentucky
Residence Date: 1885
Residence Place: Keokuk, Lee, Ia
401 North 5th Street
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Household Members:
Sarah Rankin 55
Sarah Rankin 27
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Name: Sara Rankin
Gender: Female
Age: 63
Birth Date: 1830
Death Date: 6 Dec 1893
FHL Film Number: 960039
Reference ID: 2735
(Iowa, Deaths and Burials)
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Name: Sara Dupuy Thomason
Birth Date: 1830
Death Date: 1893
SAR Membership: 36919
Role: Ancestor
Application Date: 22 Jul 1922
Father: William Poindexter Thomason
Mother: Charlotte Leonard
Spouse: John Walker Rankin
Children: Mary Love Rankin
(Thomas Page Nelson SAR Application - 1922)