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Lester Norman Rankin 1905–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 OCT 1905

Birth Location: Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR, USA

Death Date: 31 DEC 1966

Death Location: St. Louis City, Independent City, MO, USA

Father: Sanford Rankin

Mother: Effie Daniel

Spouse(s): Mary Klump

Children(s): Carol Rankin

Lester Norman Rankin was born in 1905 in Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR, USA, the child of Sanford Sylvester Rankin And Effie V Daniel. Lester Norman Rankin married Mary Alameda Klump, and had children including Carol Rankin. Lester Norman Rankin passed away in 1966 in St. Louis City, Independent City, MO, USA.

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Biography

  • Lester Norman Rankin was born in 1905 in Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR, USA, the child of Sanford Sylvester Rankin And Effie V Daniel.
  • Lester Norman Rankin married Mary Alameda Klump, and had children including Carol Rankin.
  • Lester Norman Rankin passed away in 1966 in St. Louis City, Independent City, MO, USA.

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Lester Rankin's Ancestors

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Lester Rankin
1905–1966
Birth Place: Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR, USA
Parents
Sanford Sylvester Rankin
1865–1934
Perry Co., MO, USA
Effie (V.) Daniel
1877–1956
Dade Co., MO, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (E.) Rankin
1832–1914
Livingston Parish, LA, USA
Ellenora (M.) Kline
1844–1882
Perry Co., MO, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Kline
1819–1852
Mary Massey
1817–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Kline
1781–1844
Elizabeth Laub
1778–1866

Lester Rankin's Descendants

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Lester (Norman) Rankin (15 OCT 1905–31 DEC 1966) m. Mary (Alameda) Klump (16 OCT 1910–16 JAN 2004)
  1. 1. Carol Rankin 1930–2000

Lester Rankin's Timeline

3 Records

1905
15 OCT 1905
Birth of Lester Norman Rankin in Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR, USA
Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR, USA
1966
1966
Age 61
Burial of Lester Norman Rankin in Jennings, MO, USA
Jennings, MO, USA
1966
31 DEC 1966
Age 61
Death of Lester Norman Rankin in St. Louis City, Independent City, MO, USA
St. Louis City, Independent City, MO, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 OCT 1905
    Event Place: Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1966
    Event Place: Jennings, MO, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 DEC 1966
    Event Place: St. Louis City, Independent City, MO, USA

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