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John William Rankin 1944 – 1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Dec 1944

Birth Location: Everett, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 12 May 1997

Death Location: Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Arthur Rankin

Mother: Dorothea Swartz

Spouse(s): Ruth Brode

Children(s): Michael Brode

The story of John William Rankin began in 1944 in Everett, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA. John William Rankin married Ruth Ann Brode, and had children including Michael Kevin Brode. John William Rankin passed away in 1997 in Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John William Rankin began in 1944 in Everett, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • John William Rankin married Ruth Ann Brode, and had children including Michael Kevin Brode.
  • John William Rankin passed away in 1997 in Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Rankin's Ancestors

Self
John Rankin
1944 – 1997
Birth Place: Everett, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Arthur M Rankin
1908 – 1977
Broad Top Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Dorothea Swartz
1913 – 1983
Six Mile Run, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John Rankin
1875 – 1941
Six Mile Run, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Fox
1879 – 1966
Defiance, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
George (Levi) Swartz
1892 – 1972
Kearney, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Gladys (Irene) Johnson
1893 – 1972
Everett, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Rankin
1828 – 1878
Lillian Morris
1827 – 1900
George Fox
1830 – 1915
Mary Mullarkey
1833 – 1916
Levi Swartz
1868 – 1929
Ellen Hodges
1874 – 1953
William Johnson
1854 – 1913
Mary Deshong
1858 – 1926
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Mullarkey
Mary
George Swartz
1811 – 1880
Catherine Penrod
1840 –
Joseph Hodges
1826 – 1890
Alice Haines
1831 – 1920
Lewis Johnson
1818 – 1901
Elizabeth Wright
1831 – 1900
Henry Deshong
1814 – 1889
Minerva Jackson

John Rankin's Descendants

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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

1944
8 Dec 1944
Birth of John William Rankin in Everett, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
Everett, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
1997
12 May 1997
Age 53
Death of John William Rankin in Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1944
    Event Place: Everett, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Tussey Mountain High School; Year: 1961
    [2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Series Number: Series 3
    [3] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Sentinel; Publication Date: 14 May 1997; Publication Place: Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States of America; ,0.5370336,0.3703284,0.64882714
    [8] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1997
    Event Place: Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Series Number: Series 3
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [6] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Sentinel; Publication Date: 14 May 1997; Publication Place: Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States of America; ,0.5370336,0.3703284,0.64882714

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