​Robert Rankin

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Marker Text: ​Born in Virginia, 1753. Died in Cold Springs, San Jacinto County, Texas 1837.
 Robert Rankin was an officer in the Continental Army, Virginia Troops, 1776 in the same
Company with his near kinsmen, John Marshall, who later became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He participated in the Battle of Brandywine, Germantown and Stony Point and the Siege of Charleston. Three of his sons, Joseph, John Keith and James Rankin served in the War of 1812. Joseph was massacred by Indians at Fort Mims Alabama in 1813. John Keith and James Rankin died in Texas, as did  two other sons, Frederick and Thomas, who had served in the Army of Texas. (1936)

Marker No: 14101

Gray Granite 1936 Centennial Marker

Geographic: 30.265499,-97.727386

Location: 909 Navasota Street, Austin