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Dickson - Rankin Cemetery, 87-2 Summary Report, page 21

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Ahnentafel, Generation No. 6 54. UNKNOWN BURRASS. Children of UNKNOWN BURRASS are: 27. i. Susanna BURRASS. She married Enoch NASH. He died Bef 5 Mar 1781 in Amherst County,Virginia. ii. John B. BURRASS died Aft 22 Aug 1783 in Amherst County,Virginia. The above Ahnentafel shows how the Fowler and Rankin names became associated with the Dickson and Graham lines of this cemetery. What is not shown is the extent of the Rankin involvement with the control of the land. Since Dr. James Cofelt Mitchell Rankin has common ancestry with the writer of this report (John P. Rankin), much data is available about him. He eventually owned the land around the cemetery, along with the rest of the Dickson estate, and he added more lands around Belle Mina, Alabama, where he lived. He is buried with his wife and several of his children in Decatur. A photo of them from Dennis Simpson's book about Dr. William Simpson is shown below: 21 - (2877)    

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