George Montgomery Rankin (1865 - 1956)

Born 4 Jun 1865 in Sangamon, Illinois, United States

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Died 12 Oct 1956 at age 91 in Camas, Clark, Washington, United States

Biography

George was born in 1865 in Illinois, the son of William L. Rankin and Susan Jame Primm. He married Daisy Dean Hocker (1866-1947). They had seven children. George Montgomery Rankin died in 1956. ^[1]

In 1900, the Rankin family lived on their rented farm in Woodside Township, Sangamon, Illinois. The household included George M. Rankin, 23, born in Illinois in June 1865, a gardener; his wife of twelve years, Daisy, 24, b. Indiana, Apr. 1866, who had had four children, all of whom were living; their children, Sue Deon, 11, b. Nebraska, Sept. 1889, in school; George W., 9, b. Neb., Nov. 1891, in school; Paul Primm, 7, b. IL, Dec. 1893, in school; and Oscar H., 5, b. Missouri, Sept. 1895. Also living with them were two farm laborers.^[2]

In 1910, the Rankin family lived on their rented farm in Gifford, Nez Perce, Idaho. The family included George M. Rankin, 49, born in Illinois, a farmer; his wife, Daisy, 49, b. Indiana, who had had seven children, all living; their children, al born in Illinois, except as noted: Sue Don, 20, b. Nebraska, house helper; George W., 18, b. Neb., farm helper; Paul F., 16; Oscar H., 14, b. Missouri, Arthur E., 9; Ralph R., 5, b. Oklahoma; and Ruth, 5, b. Okla. All of the children were in school, except for the eldest two.^[3]

George Montgomery Rankin, 91, widowed, a retired farmer, died of pneumonia on 12 October 1956 at Camas Nursing Home, Camas. Clark, Washington. He was a resident of Camas, and had lived on Garfield Street. ^[4]

George Montgomery Rankin is buried with his wife and their son, Paul. P.Rankin (1893-1936), at Normal Hill Cemetery, Lewiston, Idaho. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} FindAGrave Find A Grave: Memorial #127823652
2. ↑ 1900 US Census, Woodside Township, Sangamon, Illinois (NOTE: transcription in error as Oregon County, Missouri)(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSHV-Q4F)
3. ↑ 1910 US Census, Gifford, Nez Perce, Idaho (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLH5-D2B?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=LK7Y-VD2)
4. ↑ "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N31W-W91 : 10 March 2018), George Montgomery Rankin, 12 Oct 1956; citing Camas, Clark, Washington, reference 18189, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 2,033,654.