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Willie Rankin 1919–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1919

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 9 Apr 1987

Death Location: Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Alexander Rankin

Mother: Estella Haines

Spouse(s): Mattie Rankin

Children(s):

Willie Rankin was born in 1919 in Mississippi, the child of Alexander Rankin And Estella Haines. In 1920, Willie Rankin resided in Beat 4, Carroll, Mississippi, USA. Willie Rankin married Mattie Lou Rankin, and had children including Alexander Rankin, Arthur Rankin, Austin Rankin, Barbara Rankin, Cherie Rankin, Deloris Rankin, Ethel Lee Rankin, John Rankin, Lula Bell Rankin, Robert Rankin, Ronnie Rankin, Willie Rankin Jr. Willie Rankin passed away in 1987 in Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Willie Rankin was born in 1919 in Mississippi, the child of Alexander Rankin And Estella Haines.
  • In 1920, Willie Rankin resided in Beat 4, Carroll, Mississippi, USA.
  • Willie Rankin married Mattie Lou Rankin, and had children including Alexander Rankin, Arthur Rankin, Austin Rankin, Barbara Rankin, Cherie Rankin, Deloris Rankin, Ethel Lee Rankin, John Rankin, Lula Bell Rankin, Robert Rankin, Ronnie Rankin, Willie Rankin Jr.
  • Willie Rankin passed away in 1987 in Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willie Rankin's Ancestors

Self
Willie Rankin
1919–1987
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Alexander Rankin
1886–
Mississippi, USA
Estella Haines
1904–
Amite, Mississippi
Grandparents
Alexander (D) Rankin
1862–
Mississippi
Eloma Rankin
1866–
Mississippi
Minnie Haines
1885–
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
Linear Rankin
1813–1862
Edgar Simmons
1845–
Jane Simmons
1843–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Rankin
1785–1828
Esther Gregory
1778–1862

Willie Rankin's Timeline

6 Records

1919
18 August 1919
Birth of Willie Rankin in Greenville, Mississippi
Greenville, Mississippi
1919
abt 1919
Birth of Willie Rankin in Mississippi
Mississippi
1920
1920
Age 1
Willie Rankin resided here in Beat 4, Carroll, Mississippi, USA
Beat 4, Carroll, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 31
Willie Rankin resided here in Sunflower, Mississippi, USA
Sunflower, Mississippi, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 32
Willie Rankin resided here in Mississippi
Mississippi
1987
9 Apr 1987
Age 68
Death of Willie Rankin in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan
Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 August 1919
    Event Place: Greenville, Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 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: Sunflower, Mississip

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1919
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 4, Carroll, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Sunflower, Mississippi, 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: Sunflower, Mississip

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Indianola, Sunflower, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Muskegon Heights, Muskegon, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sunflower, Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1987
    Event Place: Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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