Wesley Eugene Rankin (1905 - 1986)

Born 2 Aug 1905 in Amherst, Hancock, Maine, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Frances Rosettha Jones — married 24 Jan 1934 in Brewer, Penobscot, Maine

Died 18 Feb 1986 at age 80 in Winterport, Waldo, Maine, USA

Biography

Wesley was born in 1905. He was the son of Lewis Rankin and Pearl Watts.^[1]

In 1920, the Rankin family lived in a rented house in Amheart, Hancock, Maine. All members of the household were born in Maine. All could read and write except for the youngest three children. The household included Lewis A. Rankin, 49, a wood chopper in the lumber industry, whose parents were born in Maine; his wife Pearl R., 38, whose parents were born in Maine; their six children, Maude E., 22, a housekeeper for a private family; Percy L., 17, a teamster in the lumber works; Wesley E., 14, in school; Alice J., 7, in school; Carl M., 3; and Elmer S., 1. ^[2]

In 1930, the Rankin family lived on Maine Road in Mariaville, Maine. They rented their property for $10 per month. All were born in Maine, and all could read and write. The household included Lewis A. Rankin, 69, parents born in Maine, a farmer, not a military veteran, who married at 26; his wife Pearl W., 48, parents born in Maine, who married at 15; their five children: Maude E., 32; Wesley E., 25; Alice J., 17; Carl M., 13, in school; and Elmer S., 11, in school.^[3]

Wesley married Frances Jones on Jan 24, 1934 in Maine.^[4]

He passed away in 1986.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCDX-4WX : 24 September 2017), MM9.1.1/KCDX-4WX:, Birth 02 Aug 1905; citing Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm 10,022.
2. ↑ 1920 US Census, Amherst, Hancock, Maine (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFZJ-TLJ)
3. ↑ 1930 US Census, Mariaville, Hancock, Maine (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM8Y-QGH)
4. ↑ "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCJM-PCK : 27 November 2014), Wesley E Rankin and Frances R Jones, 24 Jan 1934; citing Marriage, Maine, United States, State Archives, Augusta.
5. ↑ "Maine Death Index, 1960-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCVL-HSB : 27 November 2014), Wesley E Rankin, 18 Feb 1986; citing Death, Winterport, city code 27260, certificate 8601623, Maine State Archives, Augusta.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MR33-R5R : accessed 23 October 2018), Wesley E Rankin in household of Lewis A Rankin, Amherst, Hancock, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 49, sheet 2A, family 21, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 540; FHL microfilm 1

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMML-LZG : 16 March 2018), Wesley E Rankin, Ward 1, Brewer, Brewer City, Penobscot, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 10-35, sheet 14A, line 11, family 287, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1487.

• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMX7-DTK : 5 December 2014), Wesley E Rankin, enlisted 03 Nov 1942, Bangor, Maine, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JT5Q-V44 : 20 May 2014), Wesley Rankin, Feb 1986; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM1-Q4MD : 16 March 2018), Wesley E Rankin, 1986; citing Burial, Amherst, Hancock, Maine, United States, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,787,295.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLC-F372 : 13 December 2015), Wesley E Rankin, 1986; Burial, Amherst, Hancock, Maine, United States of America, Mount Rest Cemetery; citing record ID 87436830, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.