Jeraldine (Slay) Rankin (1933 - 1988)

Born 20 Apr 1933 in Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Otis Lavoyd Rankin — married 22 Jan 1955 in Weathersby, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

Died 28 Oct 1988 at age 55 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States

Jeraldine (Slay) Rankin is buried in Magee Cemetery.

Biography

Jeraldine Slay was born on Apr 20, 1933 in Mississippi, USA as a child of James Walker Slay and Wincie Deliah Prine.

She died on Oct 28, 1988 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (University Medical Center; Age at Death: 55). ^[1]

When she was 21, she married Otis Lavoyd Rankin,son of Otis Lamar Rankin and Myrtis Virtue Kennedy, on Jan 22, 1955 in Weathersby, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (also date on headstone). ^[2]

Jeraldine Slay lived in Weathersby, Simpson, Mississippi in 1935. She lived in Beat 1, Weathersby, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1940 (7 Age: 7; AttendedSchool: No; EnumerationDistrict: 64-3; GradeCompleted: Elementary school, 2nd grade; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Daughter RelationToHead: Daughter). Race: (White)

She was buried in Magee, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Magee Cemetery). ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for Jeraldine Slay Rankin
2. ↑ Marriage of Slay / Rankin
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62746896/jeraldine-rankin: accessed 22 August 2023), memorial page for Jeraldine Slay Rankin (20 Apr 1933–28 Oct 1988), Find a Grave Memorial ID 62746896, citing Magee Cemetery, Magee, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by MyrtisJane (contributor 47090616).

• "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-77Z : Sat Jun 10 16:11:47 UTC 2023), Entry for James W Slay and Lilia Slay, 1940.