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Size | 12.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 9,000 items) |
Abstract | William Calvin Rankin, a native of Guilford County, N.C., worked for the Tennessee Valley Authority in Knoxville before retiring in 1948 to Charlotte, N.C., where he began researching the history of his family and their relations in Guilford County. He was the son of John Henry Rankin (1844-1921) and Nancy Jane Smith Rankin (1846-1919). The collection is chiefly genealogical and biographical compilations of William Calvin Rankin, relating to his work after 1948 in writing the history of the Rankin, Wharton, and allied and other families in Guilford County, N.C., and elsewhere. Also included is correspondence of Rankin with persons connected to, or interested in, the families he was investigating. Also included are scattered Guilford County letters, deeds, account books, scrapbooks and commonplace books, wills, and obituary clippings as well as family photographs that Rankin collected. |
Creator | Rankin, William Calvin, 1881-1962. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Caroline Moakley and Benjamin Bromley, December 2008
Updated by: Amanda Loeb, April 2012
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William Calvin Rankin (1881-1962), a native of Guilford County, N.C., worked for the Tennessee Valley Authority in Knoxville before retiring in 1948 to Charlotte, N.C., where he began researching the history of his family and their relations in Guilford County, N.C. He was the son of John Henry Rankin (1844-1921) and Nancy Jane Smith Rankin (1846-1919).
Back to TopThe collection is chiefly genealogical and biographical compilations of genealogist William Calvin Rankin, relating to his work after 1948 in writing the history of the Rankin, Wharton, and allied and other families in Guilford County, N.C., and elsewhere. Also included is correspondence of Rankin with persons connected to, or interested in, the families he was investigating. Also included are scattered Guilford County letters, deeds, account books, scrapbooks and commonplace books, wills, and obituary clippings as well as family photographs that Rankin collected.
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Folder 1 |
Adams |
Folder 2 |
Agnew |
Folder 3 |
Aiken |
Folder 4 |
Albright |
Folder 5 |
Alcorn |
Folder 6 |
Alderman |
Folder 7 |
Alexander |
Folder 8 |
Allison |
Folder 9 |
Allred |
Folder 10 |
Anderson |
Folder 11 |
Andrew |
Folder 12 |
Anthony |
Folder 13 |
Archer |
Folder 14 |
Armfield |
Folder 15 |
Armstrong |
Folder 16 |
Aydelette |
Folder 17 |
Ballinger |
Folder 18 |
Barnhardt |
Folder 19 |
Barr |
Folder 20 |
Barringer |
Folder 21 |
Beall |
Folder 22 |
Ball |
Folder 23 |
Benbow |
Folder 24 |
Bencini |
Folder 25 |
Bevill |
Folder 26 |
Bingham |
Folder 27 |
Black |
Folder 28 |
Blair |
Folder 29 |
Bond |
Folder 30 |
Boone |
Folder 31 |
Bowman |
Folder 32 |
Boyd |
Folder 33 |
Brashear |
Folder 34 |
Brawley |
Folder 35 |
Breeden |
Folder 36 |
Brenizer |
Folder 37 |
Brewer |
Folder 38 |
Brockman |
Folder 39 |
Brown |
Folder 40 |
Brown-Gillespie |
Folder 41 |
Brower |
Folder 42 |
Bruce |
Folder 43 |
Buchanan |
Folder 44 |
Burch |
Folder 45 |
Burney |
Folder 46 |
Burnsides |
Folder 47 |
Burrow |
Folder 48 |
Busick |
Folder 49 |
Caffey |
Folder 50 |
Cabe |
Folder 51 |
Caldwell |
Folder 52 |
Callum |
Folder 53 |
Cannon |
Folder 54 |
Carmon |
Folder 55 |
Carruth |
Folder 56 |
Carson |
Folder 57 |
Cartland |
Folder 58 |
Chambers |
Folder 59 |
Chance |
Folder 60 |
Chrisman |
Folder 61 |
Clapp |
Folder 62 |
Clark |
Folder 63 |
Clary |
Folder 64 |
Clendenin |
Folder 65 |
Climer |
Folder 66 |
Close |
Folder 67 |
Cobb |
Folder 68 |
Coble |
Folder 69 |
Cole |
Folder 70 |
Cooper |
Folder 71 |
Coots |
Folder 72 |
Corsbie |
Folder 73 |
Craft |
Folder 74 |
Creswell |
Folder 75 |
Crutchfield |
Folder 76 |
Cumming |
Folder 77 |
Cummins |
Folder 78 |
Cunningham |
Folder 79 |
Cusach |
Folder 80 |
Davault |
Folder 81 |
Denny, James |
Folder 82 |
Denny, Walter |
Folder 83 |
Dent |
Folder 84 |
Dick |
Folder 85 |
Dickey |
Folder 86 |
Dillard |
Folder 87 |
Dillon |
Folder 88 |
Doak |
Folder 89 |
Dodson |
Folder 90 |
Doggett |
Folder 91-95
Folder 91Folder 92Folder 93Folder 94Folder 95 |
Donnell |
Folder 96 |
Donnell, James |
Folder 97 |
Donnell, Robert II |
Folder 98 |
Donnell, Robert I |
Folder 99 |
Donnell, Thomas |
Folder 100 |
Doub |
Folder 101 |
Douglas |
Folder 102 |
Dowd |
Folder 103 |
Duff |
Folder 104 |
Duke |
Folder 105 |
Eckel |
Folder 106 |
Elliott |
Folder 107 |
Erwin |
Folder 108 |
Fields |
Folder 109 |
Finley |
Folder 110 |
Flack |
Folder 111 |
Fleming |
Folder 112 |
Fogleman |
Folder 113 |
Forbis |
Folder 114 |
Forsyth |
Folder 115 |
Foster |
Folder 116 |
Foust |
Folder 117 |
Freeland |
Folder 118 |
Fry |
Folder 119 |
Fryer |
Folder 120 |
Galbraith |
Folder 121 |
Gamble |
Folder 122 |
Gannon |
Folder 123 |
Gerringer |
Folder 124 |
Gibson |
Folder 125 |
Gilchrist |
Folder 126 |
Gilespie |
Folder 127 |
Gilmer |
Folder 128 |
Gladson |
Folder 129 |
Glass |
Folder 130 |
Glenn |
Folder 131 |
Gordon |
Folder 132 |
Gorrell |
Folder 133 |
Gott |
Folder 134 |
Gowdy |
Folder 135 |
Gray |
Folder 136 |
Greeson |
Folder 137 |
Gretter |
Folder 138 |
Grier |
Folder 139 |
Grissom |
Folder 140 |
Groome |
Folder 141 |
Gullett |
Folder 142 |
Hackett |
Folder 143 |
Hall |
Folder 144 |
Hamilton |
Folder 145-146
Folder 145Folder 146 |
Hanner |
Folder 147 |
Harden |
Folder 148 |
Harris |
Folder 149 |
Hatrick |
Folder 150 |
Heath |
Folder 151 |
Henderson |
Folder 152 |
Hendrix |
Folder 153 |
Hill |
Folder 154 |
Hilton |
Folder 155 |
Hines |
Folder 156 |
Holt |
Folder 157 |
Hoskins |
Folder 158 |
Houston |
Folder 159 |
Hubbard |
Folder 160 |
Mateer |
Folder 161 |
Huffman |
Folder 162 |
Huffines |
Folder 163 |
Humphreys |
Folder 164 |
Hunt |
Folder 165 |
Ingle |
Folder 166 |
Ireland |
Folder 167 |
Irvin |
Folder 168 |
Isley |
Folder 169 |
Jobe |
Folder 170 |
Jones |
Folder 171 |
Jordan |
Folder 172 |
Kennedy |
Folder 173 |
Kernodle |
Folder 174 |
Kerr |
Folder 175 |
King |
Folder 176 |
Kirkman |
Folder 177 |
Kirkpatrick |
Folder 178 |
Lackey |
Folder 179 |
Lamb |
Folder 180 |
Lambeth |
Folder 181 |
Landreth |
Folder 182 |
Law |
Folder 183 |
Lednum |
Folder 184 |
Lee |
Folder 185 |
Lemons |
Folder 186 |
Lester |
Folder 187 |
Lewey |
Folder 188 |
Lindsay |
Folder 189 |
Logan |
Folder 190 |
Long |
Folder 191 |
Low |
Folder 192 |
Lyon |
Folder 193 |
Marley |
Folder 194 |
Martin |
Folder 195 |
Martinsville |
Folder 196 |
Maxwell |
Folder 197 |
May |
Folder 198 |
McAden, Hugh |
Folder 198a |
McAdoo |
Folder 199 |
McBride |
Folder 200 |
McCann |
Folder 201 |
McClintock |
Folder 202 |
McComb |
Folder 203 |
McConnell |
Folder 204 |
McDaniel |
Folder 205 |
McDill |
Folder 206 |
McDowell |
Folder 207 |
McGahey |
Folder 208 |
McGee |
Folder 209 |
McGibbony |
Folder 210 |
McGready |
Folder 211 |
McKnight |
Folder 212 |
McCain |
Folder 213-214
Folder 213Folder 214 |
McLean |
Folder 215 |
McLean; Moses |
Folder 216 |
McMinn |
Folder 217 |
McMurray |
Folder 218 |
McNairy |
Folder 219 |
McNeely |
Folder 220 |
McQuiston |
Folder 221 |
Matthews |
Folder 222 |
Mears |
Folder 223 |
Mebane |
Folder 224 |
Mecklin |
Folder 225 |
Meek |
Folder 226 |
Michael |
Folder 227 |
Michaux |
Folder 228 |
Minor |
Folder 229 |
Mitchell |
Folder 230 |
Montgomery |
Folder 231 |
Moore |
Folder 232 |
Morehead |
Folder 233 |
Moring |
Folder 234 |
Morgan |
Folder 235 |
Morrow |
Folder 236 |
Murphey |
Folder 237 |
Murray |
Folder 238 |
Murrow |
Folder 239 |
Neely |
Folder 240 |
Neese |
Folder 241 |
Nelson |
Folder 242 |
Nieks |
Folder 243 |
Odell |
Folder 244 |
Orrell |
Folder 245 |
Ozment |
Folder 246 |
Paisley |
Folder 247-248
Folder 247Folder 248 |
Paisley family; Partridge |
Folder 249 |
Partridge |
Folder 250 |
Patterson |
Folder 251 |
Perdew |
Folder 252 |
Patrick |
Folder 253 |
Permar |
Folder 254 |
Phifer |
Folder 255 |
Piercy |
Folder 256 |
Phipps |
Folder 257 |
Porter |
Folder 258 |
Prior |
Folder 259 |
Pritchett |
Folder 260 |
Rankin |
Folder 261 |
Rankin, Robert |
Folder 262 |
Rankin |
Folder 263 |
Rankins of Gaston |
Folder 264 |
Rankin, John |
Folder 265 |
Rankin addition |
Folder 266 |
Rankin, William |
Folder 267 |
Reece |
Folder 268 |
Reynolds |
Folder 269 |
Rhodes |
Folder 270 |
Richardson |
Folder 271 |
Rose |
Folder 272 |
Ross |
Folder 273 |
Rumbley |
Folder 274 |
Russell |
Folder 275 |
Ryan |
Folder 276 |
Scales |
Folder 277 |
Scherer |
Folder 278 |
Schoolfield |
Folder 279 |
Scott |
Folder 280 |
Sergeant |
Folder 281 |
Settle |
Folder 282 |
Sharpe |
Folder 283 |
Shaw |
Folder 284 |
Shepherd, Shaver |
Folder 285 |
Sherwood |
Folder 286 |
Sikes |
Folder 287 |
Sloan |
Folder 288-290
Folder 288Folder 289Folder 290 |
Smith |
Folder 291 |
Smith: Greensboro |
Folder 292 |
Sockwell |
Folder 293 |
Spence |
Folder 294 |
Spruce |
Folder 295 |
Stafford |
Folder 296 |
Starr |
Folder 297 |
Starrett |
Folder 298 |
Steel, Steele |
Folder 299 |
Stephens |
Folder 300 |
Stewart |
Folder 301 |
Story |
Folder 302 |
Stratford |
Folder 303 |
Suits |
Folder 304 |
Summers |
Folder 305 |
Sutton |
Folder 306 |
Strader |
Folder 307 |
Swain |
Folder 308 |
Tate |
Folder 309 |
Tate, Sarah (Wilson) |
Folder 310 |
Tatum |
Folder 311 |
Thacker |
Folder 312 |
Thom |
Folder 313 |
Thomas |
Folder 314 |
Thompson |
Folder 315 |
Touchstone |
Folder 316 |
Trollinger |
Folder 317 |
Troxler |
Folder 318 |
Tucker |
Folder 319 |
Unthank |
Folder 320 |
Vance |
Folder 321 |
Vanstory |
Folder 322 |
Wagoner |
Folder 323 |
Walker |
Folder 324 |
Ward |
Folder 325 |
Watson |
Folder 326 |
Weatherly |
Folder 327 |
Webb |
Folder 328 |
Welborn |
Folder 329 |
Welker |
Folder 330 |
Wharton |
Folder 331 |
White |
Folder 332 |
Whitely |
Folder 333 |
Whitesell |
Folder 334 |
Whitsett |
Folder 335 |
Whitt |
Folder 336 |
Whittington |
Folder 337 |
Wiley |
Folder 338 |
Wills |
Folder 339 |
Wilson |
Folder 340 |
Woodard |
Folder 341 |
Woodburn |
Folder 342 |
Woollen |
Folder 343 |
Wooters |
Folder 344 |
Wright |
Folder 345 |
Wyrick |
Folder 346 |
Yates |
Folder 347 |
Young |
Folder 348 |
Zimmerman |
Folder 349 |
Undated and 1772-1839 |
Oversize Paper OP-3717/1 |
Land indenture between John Rankin and Will Rankin of Guildford County, N.C., 12 August 1772 |
Folder 350 |
1843-1855 |
Folder 351 |
1863-1907 |
Folder 352 |
1946-1947 |
Folder 354-355
Folder 354Folder 355 |
1949 |
Folder 356 |
1950-1957 |
Folder 357 |
1958-1961, 1962, 1966 |
Folder 358 |
Undated letters and fragments |
Folder 359 |
Clippings |
Folder 360 |
Family Book: Table of Contents, Genealogical Charts |
Folder 361 |
Family Book: Chapter 1 |
Folder 362 |
Family Book: Chapter 2 |
Folder 363 |
Family Book: Chapter 3 |
Folder 364 |
Family Book: Chapter 4 |
Folder 365 |
Family Book: Chapters 5, 6, 7 |
Folder 366 |
Family Book: Chapter 8 |
Folder 367 |
Family Book: Chapters 9, 10 |
Folder 368 |
Family Book: Chapter 11 |
Folder 369 |
Family Book: Chapter 12, Schoolfield, Scott, Smith, Paisley |
Folder 370 |
Family Book: Chapter 13 |
Folder 371 |
Family Book: Chapter 14 |
Folder 372 |
Family Book: Chapter 15 |
Folder 373 |
Family Book: Chapter 16 |
Folder 374 |
Family Book: Chapters 17, 18, 19 |
Folder 375 |
Family Book: Chapter 20 |
Folder 376 |
Family Book: Chapters 21, 23 |
Folder 377 |
Family Book: Chapters 24, 25 |
Folder 378 |
Family Book: Chapters 26, 27, 28 |
Folder 379 |
Family Book: Chapter 29 |
Folder 380 |
Family Book: Appendix |
Folder 381 |
Family Book: Fragments, notes, and unidentified pieces of manuscripts |
Folder 382 |
Compilation: Guilford's Scotch-Irish and Related Families, A-Z |
Folder 383 |
Compilation: Caldwell through Mebane families |
Folder 384 |
Compilation: Phipps through Woodburn families |
Folder 385 |
Compilation: Guilford County land transfers |
Folder 386 |
Writings: Visit to Cheraw, S.C., in 1948 |
Folder 387 |
Writings: Julius Vance Dick: Biographical sketch, 1959 |
Folder 388-389
Folder 388Folder 389 |
Writings: Data on S. M. Rankin |
Folder 390 |
Writings: Miscellaneous |
Folder 391 |
Volumes of T. S. Cummons and Martha G. Cummons, written 1854-1853 and 1863-1864 |
Folder 392 |
Rankin, W. C. |
Folder 393 |
Guilford County scrapbook of S. M. Rankin |
Folder 394 |
Volume: Rankin and Wharton Families and their Genealogy |
Folder 395 |
Notebook pages: S. M. Rankin |
Folder 397 |
Donnell family |
Folder 398 |
Alamance Creek |
Folder 400 |
Horsepen and Brush creeks |
Folder 401 |
Alamance Church |
Folder 402 |
Bethel Church |
Folder 403 |
Buffalo Church, Greensboro |
Folder 404 |
Cemetery records |
Folder 405 |
Census |
Folder 406 |
Charts |
Folder 407 |
Daughters of the American Revolution |
Folder 408 |
Davidson College |
Folder 409 |
First Presbyterian Church: Greensboro |
Folder 410 |
Marriage records |
Folder 411 |
Ministerial directory |
Folder 412 |
Quakers |
Folder 414 |
Spring Creek Presbyterian Church: Wilson County, Tenn. |
Folder 415 |
Class of 1904: University of North Carolina |
Folder 416 |
Miscellaneous: A-Z |
Folder 417 |
Lines extended |
Folder 419 |
Unclassified |
Folder 428 |
Ga through Gi, 1961 |
Folder 429 |
Miscellaneous |
Folder 441 |
South Buffalo |
Folder 442 |
North Buffalo |
Folder 445 |
Haw River |
Folder 446 |
Reedy Fork |
Folder 396, 399, 418, 420-427, 430-440, 443-444 |
Other genealogical materials |
Oversize Volume OV-3717/1 |
Daybook of G & H Company, Greensboro, N.C., 1857-1858 |
Image Folder P-3717/1 |
Photographs of Rankin family members and unidentified persons |