George Wood Rankin (1882 - 1958)

Born 8 Apr 1882 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Died 25 Sep 1958 at age 76 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

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Biography

George Wood Rankin, 1882-1958, was born and died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. He was the son of Alexander Rankin (1833 Scotland - 1893 SLC, Utah), and Mary Patterson Wood (1835 Scotland - 1902 SLC). Ancestors, shown below:

• grandparents: John Rankin, 1800 Glasgow, Scotland - 1874); and Catherine McBain, 1804-1856, b/d Scotland
• g grandparents: John Rankin, 1772 Scotland; and Sarah McPhee, 1777
• gg grandparents: John Rankin, ca. 1740 Glasgow, Scotland; and Isobel Thompson, 1740 Lanark, Scotland.

George Wood Rankin,21, married Lillie Maud Morrissey, 20, on 12 August 1903 in SLC, SL County, Utah. They had twelve children, born between 1904 and 1924, including two sets of twins. The first set of twins, Robert and Roberta, born in 1915, both died in infancy. George Wood Rankin died on 25 September 1958 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Note: visit the FamilySearch link, click on Sources to view multiple sourced records for his children, and other material not included in this biography. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

In 1900, the Rankin family lived at 544 W. 1st S. St., Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. All members of the family were born in Scotland, as were their parents, except as noted. All could read and write. The household included Mary Rankin, 63, a widow, born in Dec, 1837; who had had 15 children, nine of whom were living; her children, Kate, 31; twins Jennie and Maggie, 25; Sarah, 22; and George, 16, born in Utah in April 1884, an apprentice railroad machinist. ^[4]

In 1910, the Rankin family lived in a rented house at 36 S. 5th W. Street, Salt Lake City Utah. The household included George W. Rankin, 28, born in Utah, parents b. Scotland, a railroad air brake inspector; his wife of seven years, Maud, 27, who had had three children, none of whom were living, b. Utah, father b. NY, mother b. UT; his sisters, both b. Scotland, Janie, 37; and Kate, 47; and two male boarders, both railroad workers. ^[5]

On 12 September 1918 I Salt Lake City, Utah, George Wood Rankin, 36, registered for the WWI Draft. He lived with his wife, Maud M. Rankin, at 921 W. 3rd S. St., SLC, Utah. He worked as Chief car inspector for D&RG Railroad. Rankin was born 8 April 1882, and was tall, with a medium build, grayish blue eyes and brown hair. ^{[6] [7]}

In 1920, the Rankin family lived at 921 W. 3rd S. Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. The family included George W. Rankin, 37, a railroad shop car foreman; his wife Maude, 36; their children, all in school except for the youngest two: George M., 15; Alexander, 14; Matt K., 12; Maude M., 8; Bernice, 6; Marion, 3; and William M., 1; and George’s sister, Jennie Rankin, 41 (listed as b. In Utah. She was b. In Scotland). All members of the family were born in Utah. ^[8]

In 1930, the Rankins lived at 921 W. 3rd S. St., Salt Lake City, Utah. All members of the household were born in Utah, except as noted. The family included George W. Rankin, 48, a pipe fitter for a light company, who owned their house, valued at $2500, and had a radio, who married at age 21; his wife, Maude M., 47, who married at 20; their children, Maude, 19, a Bell Telephone operator; Bernice, 17; Marion, 13; William, 11; and twins, Jack and Frank, 8; and George’s sister, Jennie Rankin, 54, single, b. Scotland, a packer at a candy factory. ^[9]

In 1940, the Rankin family lived at 921 W. 3rd S. St., Salt Lake City, Utah. The household included George W. Rankin, 57; wife Maude, 57; children, Clayton, 16; Jack, 18; Frank, 18; and William M., 21. ^[10]

In 1950, the Rankins lived at 921 W. 3rd S. Street, SLC, Utah. The household included George W. Rankin, 67, a retired bus line mechanic, not a veteran, who received $395 in 1939 in outside income; his wife, Maude, 67; their son, Matt K. Rankin, 44, a dairy office manager, listed as head of household; his wife, Bernice; and daughter, Carol W., 16, cashier at a cinema. ^[11]

George Wood Rankin, 76, a retired railroad car foreman, died in his home at 921 W. 3rd S. St., Salt Lake City, Utah. The informant to his death was his wife, Maude Morrissey Rankin. George was born in SLC on 8 April 1882, the son of Alexander Rankin and Mary Wood. ^[12]

George Wood Rankin is buried at Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah. Among family interred there are his parents, several siblings, his wife, eight of their children, and other family. ^{[13] [14]}

research notes

His wife and children (except one) are not on Wikitree; His ancestors as seen on FamilySearch are not on Wikitree as of March 2023

Sources

1. ↑ FamilySearch Person: KWCZ-QV4
2. ↑ "Utah Marriages, 1887-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8GL-WM2 : 28 January 2020), George Wood Rankin, 1903.
3. ↑ "Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSGR-XJC : 3 August 2017), George Wood Rankin and Maud Morrissey, 1903.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMRL-STQ : 13 January 2022), George Rankin in entry for Mary Rankin, 1900.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5XQ-TYQ : accessed 9 March 2023), George W Rankin, Salt Lake City Ward 2, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 121, sheet 1B, family 23, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1606; FHL microfilm 1,375,619.
6. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:29JM-P4Q : 24 December 2021), George Wood Rankin, 1917-1918.
7. ↑ "Utah, World War I County Draft Board Registers, Name Index, 1917-1918," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q5ML-QVDM : 19 August 2019), George Wood Rankin, 1917-1918; citing Draft Registration, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, Utah State Archives, Series 2229, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 008461408.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8PB-WYV : accessed 9 March 2023), George W Rankin, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing , sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll ; FHL microfilm .
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH6F-DB2 : accessed 9 March 2023), George W Rankin, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 41, sheet 6B, line 87, family 96, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2419; FHL microfilm 2,342,153.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:VT4N-RSB : Mon Jan 02 03:17:26 UTC 2023), Entry for George W Rankin and Maud Rankin, 1940.
11. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6XV1-GBBS : Thu Feb 23 22:33:49 UTC 2023), Entry for Matt K Rankin and Bernice Rankin, 1 April 1950.
12. ↑ "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDV-4BQ3 : 3 March 2021), George Wood Rankin, 25 Sep 1958; citing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, certificate , series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm.
13. ↑ "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZDGD-G12M : 6 March 2023), George W Rankin, 1958.
14. ↑ FindAGrave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124681774/george-wood-rankin)