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Melissa Ellen Rankin 1838–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Aug 1838

Birth Location: Licking, Licking, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 22 February 1891

Death Location: Fredericktown, Knox County, OH

Father: Lewellen Rankin

Mother: Christina Livingston

Spouse(s): Patrick O'Connor

Children(s): Thomas O'Connor, Fanny O'Connor, John O'Connor, Anna O'Connor, Joseph O'Connor, William O'Connor, Walter O'Connor, George O'Connor, Christian O'Connor, Mary Connor

The story of Melissa Ellen Rankin began in 1838 in Licking, Licking, Ohio, USA. Melissa Ellen Rankin married Patrick H O Connor, and had children including Anna Eliza O Connor, Christian O Connor, Fanny Jane O Connor, George Levelen O Connor, John Zent O Connor, Joseph Throwbridge O Connor, Mary A O Connor, Thomas Francis O Connor, Walter James O Connor, William Davis O Connor. Melissa Ellen Rankin passed away in 1891 in Fredericktown, Knox County, OH.

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  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of Melissa Ellen Rankin began in 1838 in Licking, Licking, Ohio, USA.
  • Melissa Ellen Rankin married Patrick H O Connor, and had children including Anna Eliza O Connor, Christian O Connor, Fanny Jane O Connor, George Levelen O Connor, John Zent O Connor, Joseph Throwbridge O Connor, Mary A O Connor, Thomas Francis O Connor, Walter James O Connor, William Davis O Connor.
  • Melissa Ellen Rankin passed away in 1891 in Fredericktown, Knox County, OH.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lewellen Rankin
1804–1866
Birth Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Christina Livingston
1803–1869
Birth Location: Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Patrick O'Connor
1829–1900
Birth Location: Parish of Shrule, Galway, County Mayo, Ireland
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Children(s)

Thomas O'Connor
1867–1925
Birth Location: Fredricktown,Knox,Ohio,USA
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Fanny O'Connor
1865–1895
Birth Location: Fredericktown, Knox County, OH
FO
John O'Connor
1877–1905
Birth Location: Fredericktown, Knox County, OH
JO
Anna O'Connor
1872–1903
Birth Location: Fredericktown, Knox County, OH
AO
Joseph O'Connor
1875–1906
Birth Location: Fredericktown, Knox County, OH
JO
William O'Connor
1862–1891
Birth Location: Fredericktown, Knox County, OH
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Walter O'Connor
1870–1902
Birth Location: Fredericktown, Knox County, OH
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George O'Connor
1880–1943
Birth Location: Fredericktown, Knox County, OH
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Christian O'Connor
1861–1863
Birth Location: Fredericktown, Knox, Ohio, USA
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Mary Connor
1873–
Birth Location: , , Ohio, USA
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Melissa Rankin's Ancestors

Self
Melissa Rankin
1838–1891
Birth Place: Licking, Licking, Ohio, USA
Parents
Lewellen Davis Rankin
1804–1866
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Christina Livingston
1803–1869
Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
James Rankin
1772–1828
Mercersburg, Franklin, PA
Mary Watson
1767–1822
Lancaster, PA
Peter Livingston
1775–1848
Pennsylvania, United States of America
Margaret Shriver
1788–
Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
James Rankin
1710–1792
James Watson
1743–1831
Elizabeth Long
1746–1804
Elizabeth Greene
1745–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Melissa Rankin's Descendants

1.
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Melissa (Ellen) Rankin (28 Aug 1838–22 February 1891) m. Patrick (H) O'Connor (10 Mar 1829–25 Nov 1900)
  1. 1. Thomas (Francis) O'Connor 1867–1925 m. Kathrine ((Catherine) Celia) Guckeen 1869–1948
    1. 1. Patrick (Henry) O'Connor 1903–1965 m. Mildred (Elizabeth) Prentice 1911–1992
    2. 2. Sybil O'Connor 1905–1959
    3. 3. Joseph (Thomas) O'Connor 1908–1985
  2. 2. Fanny (Jane) O'Connor 1865–1895
  3. 3. John (Zent) O'Connor 1877–1905
  4. 4. Anna ((Eliza)) O'Connor 1872–1903
  5. 5. Joseph (Throwbridge) O'Connor 1875–1906
  6. 6. William (Davis) O'Connor 1862–1891
  7. 7. Walter (James) O'Connor 1870–1902
  8. 8. George (Levelen) O'Connor 1880–1943
  9. 9. Christian O'Connor 1861–1863
  10. 10. Mary (A O) Connor 1873–

Melissa Rankin's Timeline

2 Records

1838
28 Aug 1838
Birth of Melissa Ellen Rankin in Licking, Licking, Ohio, USA
Licking, Licking, Ohio, USA
1891
22 February 1891
Age 53
Death of Melissa Ellen Rankin in Fredericktown, Knox County, OH
Fredericktown, Knox County, OH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1838
    Event Place: Licking, Licking, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 February 1891
    Event Place: Fredericktown, Knox County, OH
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