Carl Milekin Rankin (1916 - 1981)

Born 19 Sep 1916 in Amherst, Hancock, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Died 7 Dec 1981 at age 65 in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States

Biography

Carl was born in 1916. 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]

He passed away in 1981.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24N-BF8H : 13 March 2018), Carl M, Birth 19 Sep 1916; citing Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm 10,178.
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 Death Index, 1960-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCVK-VGH : 27 November 2014), Carl M Rankin, 07 Dec 1981; citing Death, Bangor, city code 19020, certificate 8109798, Maine State Archives, Augusta.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JBKL-XMV : 20 May 2014), Carl Rankin, Dec 1981; 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-QWBW : 16 March 2018), Carl M Rankin, 1981; citing Burial, Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,787,295.