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     Marie Rankin was born on 14 June 1880.¹ She married James Quinter Clemmer, son of John Henry Clemmer and Sybilla Schwenk, on 31 July 1911, No children.¹

     Mary Blanche Rankin was born on 17 November 1877 at Ottway, Greene Co., TN. She was the daughter of Dr. James Jerome Rankin M.D. and Mary Virginia Doyle. Mary Blanche Rankin died in January 1966 at Ottway, Greene Co., TN, at age 88.
Note: did not marry.

     Mary Elizabeth Rankin was born on 5 September 1853 at Near Greenville, Greene Co., TN. She was the daughter of Col. Robert L. S. Rankin and Louisa DaVault. Mary Elizabeth Rankin married Adam B. Bowman, son of John Bowman and Rebecca Smith, on 22 September 1880. Mary Elizabeth Rankin died on 12 July 1889 at age 35.

     Mary Elizabeth Rankin was born on 20 October 1919 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA. She was the daughter of William Jerome Rankin and Rhoda Catherine Lucille Bullas.

     Mary Leota Rankin was born on 25 June 1873 at Greene Co. (probably), TN.¹ She was the daughter of David Bruce Rankin and Caroline E. Marsh. Mary Leota Rankin died on 29 June 1896 at age 23. She was buried in 1896 at Old Oakland Cemetery, Greene Co., TN.

     Nancy L. Rankin was born on 25 October 1885 at Greene Co., TN. She was the daughter of David Bruce Rankin and Mary Matilda Lyon. Nancy L. Rankin died on 18 November 1885 at Greene Co., TN. She was buried in November 1885 at Old Oakland Cemetery, Greene Co., TN.

     Paul Simon Rankin was born on 26 March 1892 at Greene Co., TN. He was the son of Dr. James Jerome Rankin M.D. and Mary Virginia Doyle. Paul Simon Rankin died on 17 June 1966 at Mountain Home, Washington Co., TN, at age 74. He was buried in June 1966 at Oak Grove Cemetery, Greeneville, Greene Co., TN.
Note: did not marry.

     Robert Rankin was born on 1 January 1903. He was the son of Charles Robert Rankin and Mary Cordelia Correll. Robert Rankin died on 23 October 1903.

     Col. Robert L. S. Rankin was born on 28 July 1815 at Greene Co., TN. He was the son of David Rankin and Jane Bell Dinwiddie. Col. Robert L. S. Rankin married Louisa DaVault, daughter of Frederick DaVault and Margaret Range, on 9 November 1847 at Washington Co., TN.
Note: Before his death he deeded the David Rankin house and the lands he had inherited from his father to his wife and his four children. Cause of death: on 9 October 1853 Overwork at wheat threshing (probably a heart attack.) Col. Robert L. S. Rankin died on 9 October 1853 at age 38. He was buried in October 1853 at Mt. Bethel Presbyterian Church, near Limestone, Washington Co., Greene Co., TN.

     Robert M. Rankin was born in August 1883 at Greene Co. (probably), TN.¹ He was the son of David Bruce Rankin and Caroline E. Marsh. Robert M. Rankin was buried in 1956 at Fairview Community Cemetery, Washington Co., TN. He died in 1956.

     Roy L. Rankin was born circa 1884 at Ohio.¹ He married Fern Moninger on 13 October 1910 at Knox Co., IN. Roy L. Rankin lived on 6 January 1920 at 220 North Clinton Street, Defiance, Defiance Co., OH, Butcher.¹ He died in 1951. He was buried in 1951 at Riverside Cemetery, Defiance, Defiance Co., OH, Findagrave #137209230.

     Sarah Rankin was born on 4 March 1788 at Virginia.¹ She married Thomas Coil, son of Gabriel Coil and Rebecca Skidmore, circa 1807. Sarah Rankin died on 7 July 1852 at Jasper Twp., Fayette Co., OH, at age 64.

     Sarah Rankin was born circa 1845 at Tennessee.¹ She married William Blackburn. Sarah Rankin died after 2 January 1920 at Jefferson Co. (probably), TN.

     Sarah Ellen Rankin was born in 1850. She married Hiram Brewer Ferguson. Sarah Ellen Rankin died in 1918.

     Sarah Emily Rankin was born in August 1867 at Pennsylvania Daughter of Samuel Rankin and Sarah Elizabeth ??.¹ She lived on 12 June 1880 at Institue for Soldiers and Sailors Orphans, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA, "Emma" and her younger sister Anna were living in the veterans' orphans home in Philadelphia. Apparently their father Samuel Rankin died in the 1870s. From the 1900 census listing for Emily (Shannon), her mother had remarried to a Freeland, who was deceased by 1900. DLB 2020.² She married (?) Shannon. Sarah Emily Rankin lived on 6 June 1900 at D Street, Rock Springs, Sweetwater Co., WY, school teacher, living with her mother and son Dudley. Her future husband, James W. McDonald, draftsman, was also rooming in that house.¹ She married James W. McDonald on 24 June 1901 at Rock Springs, Sweetwater Co., WY. Sarah Emily Rankin died in 1908.

     Sophronia Rankin was born circa 1832 at Kentucky.¹ She married Henry M. Walker on 22 September 1853 at Hancock Co., IL.

     Susan Rankin was also known as Miriana.¹ She was born circa 1869 at Rheatown, Greene Co., TN.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Gray Rankin and Louisa DaVault. Susan Rankin died before 19 June 1880 at Greene Co., TN.

     Thomas Rankin was born on 4 April 1793 at Harrison Co., KY. He married Barbara Fultz, daughter of Johann Fultz and Elizabeth Coil, on 25 February 1813 at Fayette Co., OH. Thomas Rankin died on 4 February 1845 at Jefferson Twp., Fayette Co., OH, at age 51. He was buried in February 1845 at Plymouth Cemetery, Milledgeville, Fayette Co., OH.

     Thomas R. Rankin was born in September 1881 at Greene Co., TN. He was the son of Dr. James Jerome Rankin M.D. and Mary Virginia Doyle. Cause of death: in September 1933 at Greene Co., TN, killed in a farm accident. Thomas R. Rankin died in September 1933 at Ottway, Greene Co., TN. He was buried in September 1933 at Oak Grove Cemetery, Ottway, Greene Co., TN.
Note: no children.

     Waldo Rankin was born in June 1899 at Rheatown, Greene Co., TN.¹ He was the son of Charles Robert Rankin and Mary Cordelia Correll. Waldo Rankin married Zelma Bue, daughter of Jacob P. Bue and Ingeborg (?), circa 1921 at Milwaukee Co. (probably), WI.²

     Waldo Rankin was born in June 1925 at Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co. (probably), WI.¹ He was the son of Waldo Rankin and Zelma Bue.¹

     Wanda Rankin was born circa 1924 at Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co. (probably), WI.¹ She was the daughter of Waldo Rankin and Zelma Bue.¹

     William Rankin was born on 21 December 1913. He married Anna Louise Coil, daughter of Russell Ervin Coil and Emma M. Hays, in 1937. William Rankin died on 17 August 2006 at age 92. He was buried in August 2006 at Milledgeville Cemetery, Milledgeville, Fayette Co., OH.

     William Jerome Rankin was also known as "Jerome". He was born on 26 March 1892 at Greene Co., TN. He was the son of Dr. James Jerome Rankin M.D. and Mary Virginia Doyle. William Jerome Rankin married Rhoda Catherine Lucille Bullas, daughter of John Bullas and Elizabeth Lynch, on 2 February 1916 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA. William Jerome Rankin died on 11 May 1938 at Whittier, Los Angeles Co., CA, at age 46.

     William Lyon Rankin was born on 19 June 1892 at Greene Co., TN.¹ He was the son of David Bruce Rankin and Mary Matilda Lyon. William Lyon Rankin married Mamie Lee Cox, daughter of Titus L. Cox and Melissa Simmons, circa 1930. William Lyon Rankin died on 5 June 1979 at Johnson City, Washington Co., TN, at age 86 OBITUARY - The Greeneville, Tennessee Sun, June 6, 1979, page 6, column c1

William (Billy) Lyon Rankin, 85, of Route 6, Jonesboro, the Leesburg Community, died Tuesday afternoon in Johnson City Memorial Hospital following an extended illness.
A lifelong resident of Washington County, he was a retired farmer and the son of the late David and Mary Lyon Rankin. He attended Leesburg Presbyterian Church, and was the first manager of the Washington County Co-Op.
Survivors include his wife: Mrs. Mamie Cox Rankin; two sons: Horace Rankin of the home and Robert Rankin of Jonesboro; two grandsons: Robert and Allan Rankin; and two nephews.
The funeral will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of the Dillow Taylor Funeral Home, with interment in Fairview Cemetery. The Rev. Charles Allen will officiate.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 Thursday at Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home in Jonesboro.

     Frances Rankins was also known as "Franky". She was born circa 1801 at Virginia.¹ She married Benjamin Hutchinson on 28 November 1823 at Warren Co., OH. Frances Rankins died after 6 August 1870 at Clinton Co., OH (probably).

     Betty Louise Ransbottom was born on 21 July 1930 at Claypool, Kosciusko Co., IN. She died on 24 March 1998 at Warsaw, Kosciusko Co., IN, at age 67.

     Joseph Stanley Ransdell was born on 2 August 1881 at Mattoon, Coles Co., IL. He married Lena Pearl Lehman in 1911. Joseph Stanley Ransdell died on 4 April 1959 at Modesto, Stanislaus Co., CA, at age 77. He was buried in April 1959 at Acacia Memorial Park, Modesto, Stanislaus Co., CA, Findagrave #37613577.

     Roy Lehman Ransdell was born on 2 May 1920 at Ashland, Coles Co., IL.¹ He was the son of Joseph Stanley Ransdell and Lena Pearl Lehman. Roy Lehman Ransdell married Ruby Bernice Shafer, daughter of William Eldridge Shafer and Grace Pearl Buzzard.¹ Roy Lehman Ransdell lived on 11 April 1940 at Modesto, Stanislaus Co., CA, truck driver for trucking company.¹ He died on 5 August 2007 at Modesto, Stanislaus Co., CA, at age 87

Obituary -- The Modesto Bee, Modesto, California; Wednesday, 8 AUG 2007, p.B4 (Newspapers.com):

ROY LEHMAN RANSDELL
MAY 2, 1920 - AUG. 5, 2007

Age 87, of Modesto. Survived by children, Janice Larson, Diana Moore, Ruby Hansen, and Roy S. Ransdell. Services are private, under the direction of Salas Brothers Funeral Chapel.

     Caroline Louise Ransom was born on 24 February 1872. She married Ulysses Grant Williams, son of John Harrison Williams and Ann Struble, on 29 June 1916. Caroline Louise Ransom died on 1 February 1952 at age 79.