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John Rankin 1875 – 1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Nov 1875

Birth Location: Six Mile Run, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 8 Feb 1941

Death Location: Roaring Spring, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: James Rankin

Mother: Lillian Morris

Spouse(s): Mary Fox

Children(s): Arthur Rankin

John Rankin was born in 1875 in Six Mile Run, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of James Rankin and Lillian Morris. John Rankin married Mary Elizabeth Fox, and had children including Arthur M Rankin. John Rankin passed away in 1941 in Roaring Spring, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • John Rankin was born in 1875 in Six Mile Run, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of James Rankin and Lillian Morris.
  • John Rankin married Mary Elizabeth Fox, and had children including Arthur M Rankin.
  • John Rankin passed away in 1941 in Roaring Spring, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Rankin
1828 – 1878
Birth Location: Scotland
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Lillian Morris
1827 – 1900
Birth Location: Scotland
LM

Spouses(s)

Mary Fox
1879 – 1966
Birth Location: Defiance, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
MF

Children(s)

Arthur Rankin
1908 – 1977
Birth Location: Broad Top Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
AR

John Rankin's Ancestors

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John Rankin
1875 – 1941
Birth Place: Six Mile Run, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
James Rankin
1828 – 1878
Scotland
Lillian Morris
1827 – 1900
Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Rankin's Descendants

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John Rankin (29 Nov 1875 – 8 Feb 1941) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Fox (18 Jun 1879 – 12 Apr, 1966)
  1. 1. Arthur (M) Rankin (14 Mar 1908 – 26 Dec 1977) m. Dorothea Swartz (11 Jan 1913 – 5 Nov 1983)
    1. 1. John (William) Rankin (8 Dec 1944 – 12 May 1997) m. Ruth (Ann) Brode (26 Nov 1947 – )
      1. 1. Michael (Kevin) Brode (25 Jul 1970 – 6 Feb 2010) m. Tonia (Lynn) Ford (22 Feb 1972 – )
        1. 1. Christopher (Michael) Brode (16 Oct 1989 – ) m. Sandra (Jean) Conley (17 Jul 1986 – )

John Rankin's Timeline

2 Records

1875
29 Nov 1875
Birth of John Rankin in Six Mile Run, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
Six Mile Run, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
1941
8 Feb 1941
Age 66
Death of John Rankin in Roaring Spring, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
Roaring Spring, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1875
    Event Place: Six Mile Run, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Broad Top, Bedford, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03430; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 5-7
    [2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 013401-016250
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Broad Top, Bedford, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1533; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 7
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Broad Top, Bedford, Pennsylvania; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2341732
    [5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Bedford County
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Broad Top, Bedford, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1098; Page: 65B; Enumeration District: 216
    [7] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Broad Top, Bedford, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1304; Page: 403A; Family History Library Film: 552803
    [8] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Broad Top, Bedford, Pennsylvania; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1241375
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Broad Top, Bedford, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1312; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1375325
    [10] Pennsylvania, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1906-1911, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Birth certificates, 1906–1910; Box Number: 145; Certificate Number Range: 034901-037774
    [11] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [12] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [13] Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1941
    Event Place: Roaring Spring, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 013401-016250
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hopewell, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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