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Roy Edgar Rankin 1907–1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 October 1907

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 21 October 1990

Death Location: Wellford, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Clifton Rankin

Mother: Susie Littleton

Spouse(s): Rosie Teague, Tallulah Rochester

Children(s): Ruth Rankin, Eddie Rankin, Jerry Sr, Rosie Rankin

Roy Edgar Rankin was born in 1907 in South Carolina, the child of Clifton Kennedy Rankin And Susie Ethel Littleton. In 1910, Roy Edgar Rankin resided in Center, Oconee, South Carolina, USA. In 1920, Roy Edgar Rankin resided in Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA. Roy Edgar Rankin married Rosie Viola Teague, Tallulah Rochester, and had children including Eddie Roy Rankin, Jerry Dean Rankin Sr, Mary Rankin, Rosie Lee Rankin, Ruth Evelyn Rankin. Roy Edgar Rankin passed away in 1990 in Wellford, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Roy Edgar Rankin was born in 1907 in South Carolina, the child of Clifton Kennedy Rankin And Susie Ethel Littleton.
  • In 1910, Roy Edgar Rankin resided in Center, Oconee, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1920, Roy Edgar Rankin resided in Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA.
  • Roy Edgar Rankin married Rosie Viola Teague, Tallulah Rochester, and had children including Eddie Roy Rankin, Jerry Dean Rankin Sr, Mary Rankin, Rosie Lee Rankin, Ruth Evelyn Rankin.
  • Roy Edgar Rankin passed away in 1990 in Wellford, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Roy Rankin's Ancestors

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Roy Rankin
1907–1990
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
Clifton Kennedy Rankin
1885–1967
Oconee County, South Carolina
Susie (Ethel) Littleton
1884–1965
Georgia
Grandparents
Robert (Newton) Rankin
1854–1917
Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
Maria Orr
1860–1939
Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
Elijah (A.) Littleton
1855–1889
Pickens District, South Carolina
Mary Reeves
1850–1933
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Littleton
1807–1870
Polly\\
1814–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Littleton
1780–1860
Sarah Alexander
1780–1860
William Hudson
1784–1866
Margaret Alexander
1790–1860

Roy Rankin's Descendants

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Roy (Edgar) Rankin (2 October 1907–21 October 1990) m. Rosie (Viola) Teague (17 Mar 1914–27 December 1994) m. Tallulah Rochester (16 September 1917–18 May 1993)
  1. 1. Ruth (Evelyn) Rankin 1938–2008
  2. 2. Eddie (Roy) Rankin 1940–1993
  3. 3. Jerry (Dean Rankin) Sr 1944–2020
  4. 4. Rosie (Lee) Rankin 1933–2014 m. Robert (Francis Powell) Sr 1924–1997
    1. 1. Rose (Ann) Powell 1950–2018

Roy Rankin's Timeline

6 Records

1907
2 October 1907
Birth of Roy Edgar Rankin in South Carolina
South Carolina
1910
1910
Age 3
Roy Edgar Rankin resided here in Center, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Center, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 13
Roy Edgar Rankin resided here in Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 23
Roy Edgar Rankin resided here in Limestone, Limestone, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
Limestone, Limestone, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 43
Roy Edgar Rankin resided here in Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
1990
21 October 1990
Age 83
Death of Roy Edgar Rankin in South Carolina, United States of America
South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 October 1907
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 23 Oct 1990; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.07612665,0.50250447,0.22086285&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Center, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Seneca, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Limestone, Limestone, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Gaffney, Cherokee, S

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1990
    Event Place: Greenville, South Carolina
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Greenville News - 23 Oct 1990 - Page 21, Obituary for Roy Edgar Rankin (Aged 83) 23 Oct 1990

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wellford
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 October 1990
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 23 Oct 1990; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.07612665,0.50250447,0.22086285&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wellford, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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