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Rev John Rankin

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Rev John Rankin

Birth
Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
Death
18 Mar 1886 (aged 93)
Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Ripley, Brown County, Ohio, USA
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Religious figure. Ohio Presbyterian Clergyman of anti-slavery period. Founder of the Free Presbyterian Church of America and President of the Ripley College in Ripley, Ohio. He helped Eliza and George Harris, and other individuals from "Uncle Tom's Cabin" to freedom. He founded the American Reform Book and Tract Society of Cincinnati, and he was the author of several books, including "Covenant of Grace" in 1869.
Religious figure. Ohio Presbyterian Clergyman of anti-slavery period. Founder of the Free Presbyterian Church of America and President of the Ripley College in Ripley, Ohio. He helped Eliza and George Harris, and other individuals from "Uncle Tom's Cabin" to freedom. He founded the American Reform Book and Tract Society of Cincinnati, and he was the author of several books, including "Covenant of Grace" in 1869.

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  • Originally Created by: ilovehistory
  • Added: May 15, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8760833/john-rankin: accessed ), memorial page for Rev John Rankin (5 Feb 1793–18 Mar 1886), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8760833, citing Maplewood Cemetery, Ripley, Brown County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.