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Lena Bessie Rankin 1923–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 19, 1923

Birth Location: Bowie County, Texas

Death Date: March 16, 2003

Death Location: Bowie County, Texas

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Mother: Lena Churchill

Spouse(s): William Holden, H. Copeland

Children(s): James Holden

In 1923, Lena Bessie Rankin entered the world in Bowie County, Texas, born to Rankin And Lena Pearl Churchill. Lena Bessie Rankin married H W Copeland, William Jack Harvey Holden, and had children including Edward Lee Holden, James J W William Holden, Phillip John Holden. Lena Bessie Rankin passed away in 2003 in Bowie County, Texas.

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Biography

  • In 1923, Lena Bessie Rankin entered the world in Bowie County, Texas, born to Rankin And Lena Pearl Churchill.
  • Lena Bessie Rankin married H W Copeland, William Jack Harvey Holden, and had children including Edward Lee Holden, James J W William Holden, Phillip John Holden.
  • Lena Bessie Rankin passed away in 2003 in Bowie County, Texas.

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Lena Rankin's Ancestors

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Lena Rankin
1923–2003
Birth Place: Bowie County, Texas
Parents
Lena (Pearl) Churchill
1896–1983
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Lena Rankin's Descendants

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Lena (Bessie) Rankin (July 19, 1923–March 16, 2003) m. William ("Jack" Harvey) Holden (March 21, 1914–August 5, 1993) m. H. (W.) Copeland (1927–1991)
  1. 1. James ("J. W." William) Holden 1939–2005 m. Bobbie (Ann) Steelman 1944–2010

Lena Rankin's Timeline

2 Records

1923
July 19, 1923
Birth of Lena Bessie Rankin in Bowie County, Texas
Bowie County, Texas
2003
March 16, 2003
Age 80
Death of Lena Bessie Rankin in Bowie County, Texas
Bowie County, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 19, 1923
    Event Place: Bowie County, Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 16, 2003
    Event Place: Bowie County, Texas

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