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Gladys Rankin 1917–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09-Jun-1917

Birth Location: Monetta, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 09 Jan 2005

Death Location: Batesburg, Lexington, South Carolina, USA

Father: Richard Rankin

Mother: Effie Hartley

Spouse(s): Barney Smith

Children(s): Ferris Smith

Gladys Rankin was born in 1917 in Monetta, South Carolina, USA, the child of Richard Horace Rankin And Effie Hartley. Gladys Rankin married Barney Brooklyn Brooks Smith, and had children including Ferris Ervin Smith. Gladys Rankin passed away in 2005 in Batesburg, Lexington, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Gladys Rankin was born in 1917 in Monetta, South Carolina, USA, the child of Richard Horace Rankin And Effie Hartley.
  • Gladys Rankin married Barney Brooklyn Brooks Smith, and had children including Ferris Ervin Smith.
  • Gladys Rankin passed away in 2005 in Batesburg, Lexington, South Carolina, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Gladys Rankin's Ancestors

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Gladys Rankin
1917–2005
Birth Place: Monetta, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Richard Horace Rankin
1897–1984
Lexington, South Carolina, USA
Effie Hartley
1893–1970
South Carolina
Grandparents
Hiram (Rankin) Sr
1862–1906
Lexington County, South Carolina, USA
Sallie (Cornelia) Kneece
1871–1928
Aiken County, South Carolina, USA
Preston (Brooks) Hartley
1860–1933
Batesburg, Lexington, South Carolina, United States
Gardenia (Permilla) Hall
1869–1937
Aiken County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Rankin
1837–1875
Lucretia Stone
1839–1910
John Kneece
1848–1908
Marietta Fallaw
1853–1888
James Hartley
1837–1925
Amanda Shealy
1836–1919
Jeremiah Hall
1837–1923
Patience Boatwright
1838–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Rankin
1794–
Elizabeth Hallman
1804–1874
John STONE
1790–1850
Rebecca Seas
1810–
Henry Kneece
1817–1883
Sarah Jackson
1823–1897
Richard Fallaw
1833–1893
Abbegail Hall
1840–1932
Bazil Hartley
1809–1878
Elizabeth Gantt
1819–1848
David Shealy
1802–1884
Nancy Woolley
1805–1892
William Hall
1817–
Lourania Howard
1825–1890
George Sr
1814–1883
Elizabeth Jones
1819–1859

Gladys Rankin's Descendants

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Gladys Rankin (09-Jun-1917–09 Jan 2005) m. Barney (Brooklyn "Brooks") Smith (06 May 1916–26 Mar 1988)
  1. 1. Ferris (Ervin) Smith 1937–2016 m. Norma (Jean) Westwick 1940–2014

Gladys Rankin's Timeline

2 Records

1917
09-Jun-1917
Birth of Gladys Rankin in Monetta, South Carolina, USA
Monetta, South Carolina, USA
2005
09 Jan 2005
Age 88
Death of Gladys Rankin in Batesburg, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
Batesburg, Lexington, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09-Jun-1917
    Event Place: Monetta, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Jan 2005
    Event Place: Batesburg, Lexington, South Carolina, USA

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