Rankin Family

JAMES BANKS RANKIN married LOUSIA CHILTON HANNA on April 14, 1891, in Chicago, Illinois, She is one of the daughters of Reverend Hugh Hanna of Belfast, Ireland.  She had three sisters: Frances Helena, Agnes Jane, Sarah Amelia, and three brothers:  Hugh Henry, William Francis, and John.  She traveled from Belfast to Liverpool the first week in April with an unknown female companion.  She probably sailed from Queenstown, Ireland to America. ********************************************************************************* Queenstown Queenstown was a major port from which the Irish immigrants left Ireland for America. . Originally called Cobh (pronounced "cove" ) until Queen Victoria visited in 1849 when the name was changed to Queenstown. It was changed back to Cobh in 1921. Cobh is in Cork Harbor. Between 1848 and 1950 almost six million people left Ireland; two and a half million of them left from Queenstown. from:  http://www.maggieblanck.com...