‎Harry Eugene Rankin Sr.‏‎ 1), son of John M. Rankin and Cora Effie Doutt‏. Born ‎ Jul 29, 1898 at Vandergrift, Westmoreland Co. PA‎ 1) 2) 3), died ‎ Dec 22, 1963 at Massillon, Stark Co. OH‎, 65 years 1) 2) 3), buried ‎ at Rose Hill Memorial Park Cemetery, Massillon, Stark Co. OH 1) 2) 3) Census (‎ 1900 at Vandergrift Heights, Westmoreland Co. PA) Living with parents, brother Paul and aunt Grace Rankin. 4) Census (‎ 1910 at Vandergrift Heights, Westmoreland Co. PA) Living with father and brother Paul. 5) Census (‎ 1920 at Massillon, Stark Co. OH) Clerk in a steel mill. Living with wife and sister Zelma. 6) Census (‎ 1930 at Massillon, Stark Co. OH) Roller in a steel mill. Living with wife, children and father. 7) Census (‎ 1940 at Massillon, Stark Co. OH) Roller at a steel mill. Living with wife and children. 8) Married to: ‎Georgianna "Georgia A. Davis" Davis‏‎ 1) 9), daughter of Edmund Burk Davis and Jessie May Freyermuth‏. Born ‎ May 1, 1902 at Butler, Butler Co. PA‎ 1) 9) 10), died ‎ Nov 9, 1982 at Massillon, Stark Co. OH‎, 80 years 1) 10), buried ‎ at Rose Hill Memorial Park Cemetery, Massillon, Stark Co. OH 1) 10) Census (‎ 1910 at Penn Twp., Butler Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 9) Census (‎ 1920 at Massillon, Stark Co. OH) Living with husband Harry and his sister Zelma. 6) Census (‎ 1930 at Massillon, Stark Co. OH) Living with husband, children and father-in-law. 7) Census (‎ 1940 at Massillon, Stark Co. OH) Living with husband and children. 8) Located: (‎ Sep 1943 at Massillon, Stark Co. OH) 11) Children: 1. ‎Vivian O. Rankin‏‎ 7) Born ‎ Mar 7, 1921 at Massillon, Stark Co. OH‎ 7) 12) 13), died ‎ Dec 25, 2010 at Massillon, Stark Co. OH‎, 89 years 12), buried ‎ at North Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Stark Co. OH 12) Census (‎ 1930 at Massillon, Stark Co. OH) Living with parents, brother and paternal grandfather. 7) Census (‎ 1940 at Massillon, Stark Co. OH) Living with parents and brother. 8) 2. ‎TSgt. Harry Eugene Rankin Jr.‏‎ 7) 14) Born ‎± 1924 at OH‎ 7), died ‎± Feb 10, 1944 at At sea‎, approximately 20 years 15) Reported missing in action on 10 Feb 1944. Declared dead on 11 Feb 1945. According to his Find-a-Grave memorial, "his B-17 was hit by German Flak and crashed into the North Sea during the war." Harry is memorialized in the Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial in Cambridgeshire, England. 14) 15) Census (‎ 1930 at Massillon, Stark Co. OH) Living with parents, sister and paternal grandfather. 7) Census (‎ 1940 at Massillon, Stark Co. OH) Living with parents and sister. 8) Military Service: (‎± 1944 at Germany) Technical Sergeant, US Army Air Force. 14)

Sources

1) source: Research Notes
2) source: Obituary of Harry E. Rankin
3) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Harry Eugene Rankin, Sr (Memorial # 55776199)
4) source: 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Vandergrift Heights, Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co. PA, page: ED 75, Sheet 36-B, Dwelling 681, Family 725, John Rankin Family
5) source: 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Vandergrift Heights, Westmoreland Co. PA, page: ED 20, Sheet 16-B, Dwelling 309, Family 325, John M. Rankin Family
6) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Massillon, Stark Co. OH, page: ED 111, Sheet 4-A, Dwelling 81, Family 84, Harry Rankin Family
7) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Massillon, Stark Co. OH, page: ED 76-103, Sheet 6-B, Dwelling 141, Family 145, Harry E. Rankin Family
8) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Massillon, Stark Co. OH, page: ED 76-12, Sheet 20-B, Household 491, Harry Rankin Family
9) source: 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Penn Twp., Butler Co. PA, page: ED 101, Sheet 16-A, Dwelling 301, Family 301, Edmond B. Davis Family
10) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Georgianna Davis Rankin (Memorial # 55776319)
11) source: Local Boy Wounded In South Pacific
12) source: Obituary of Vivian O. (Rankin) Waltenbaugh
13) source: Ohio Birth Index 1908-1964, extra text: Name: Vivian O Rankin
Birth Date: 7 Mar 1921
Birth Place: Stark
State File Number: 1921028217
Additional Information: Davis, page: Entry for Vivian O Rankin
14) source: Missing Airman
15) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for TSgt Harry Eugene Rankin, Jr (Memorial # 56293589)

Citation for: Family Page
"Family Page: Harry Eugene Rankin & Georgianna Davis." HuMo-genealogy - A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree (http://ruralvalleyhistory.com/family.php?tree_id=31&id=F889&main_person=I2653 : accessed 01 May 2024) Harry Eugene Rankin #I2651, born ‎ Jul 29, 1898 at Vandergrift, Westmoreland Co. PA