General Information

Birth
16 AUG 1891
White County, IL
Death
6 OCT 1969
Vanderburgh County, IL
Burial
Hadden Cemetery, Carmi, IL

Notes

Albert died of pneumonia and cancer in Vanderburgh County, IN on 6 Oct 1969. Cora died of cancer in her home on 13 July 1980. Both are at rest in the Hadden Cemetery in Carmi.

As a boy, Albert assisted his father in carpentry work and wallpaper hanging. After he and Cora were married, he worked as a gandy dancer on the C.C.C. and St. Louis Railroad, working his way up to car inspector. He worked there until 1916. He also worked at Gara #1 coal mine and on the Frisco Railroad. During 1916-1918, he worked at the I.C. Railroad switching cars and as a conductor. He traveled with the Frisco Railroad helping to set up roundhouses for the railroad. He and Cora lived briefly in Harrisburg, IL where their son, Charles, was born. In 1920, they moved to Sapulpa, OK then in 1923 to Osage, OK where Albert farmed as well being a switchman for the railroad. The railroad then transferred him to Monet, MO. They lived in the small town of Dixon, MO where Cora gave birth to the son, A.J., in 1924. Albert and Cora moved to Evansville, IN in 1925 where Cora ran a general grocery store until they lost it in the depression of 1929, having extended too much credit. They lived on First Ave. in Evansville on five acres where their last six children were born. They moved to Millersburg Road where Albert farmed his acreage as well as rented ground. Albert worked for the C&EI Railroad as a switchman until he retired in 1956. He bought a farm in Elberfeld, IN in 1945. This farm had 114 acres. He farmed there raising soybeans, corn, wheat, and popcorn until about 1966. He also had milk cows, chickens, pigs, and goats. He sold that farm and bought a 121 acre farm in Boonville, IN. He raised the same commodities until his death. After his death, Cora moved to Princeton, IN in 1972 selling the farm. She died there in 1980.

Parents

Charles Andrew Christophen Rankin
- Father
1869 - 1948
Birth
11 NOV 1869
White County, IL
Death
11 OCT 1948
White County, IL
Burial
Hadden Cemetery, White County, IL
Mary Elizabeth Gidcumb
- Mother
1875 - 1962
Birth
20 JAN 1875
White County, IL
Death
21 AUG 1962
Burial
Hadden Cemetery, White County, IL

Spouse

Cora Bell Matsell
- Wife
1894 - 1980
Birth
15 AUG 1894
Carmi, IL
Married
21 MAY 1912
White County, Illinois
Death
13 JUL 1980
Princeton, IN
Burial
Hadden Cemetery, Carmi, IL

Children

Ray Samuel Rankin
- Son
Birth
4 OCT 1927
Evansville, IN
Izola Birdell Rankin
- Daughter
Birth
20 JUL 1929
Evansville, IN
Coaina Mary Rankin
- Daughter
Birth
9 APR 1940
Evansville, IN
Joe Ivan Rankin
- Son
Birth
4 OCT 1927
Evansville, IN
Albert Rankin
- Son
1923 - 1982
Birth
23 MAY 1923
Dixon, MO
Death
25 JUL 1982
Princeton, IN
Charles Matsell Rankin
- Son
1919 - 1989
Birth
30 MAR 1919
Harrisburg, IL
Death
8 AUG 1989
Vanderburgh County, IL
Burial
Sunset Mausoleum, Vanderburgh County, IL
Jerry Lee Rankin
- Son
1936 - 1936
Birth
13 MAY 1936
Evansville, IN
Death
13 MAY 1936
Evansville, IN
Patricia Mae Rankin
- Daughter
Birth
23 SEP 1931
Evansville, IN
Infant Son
- Son
1916 - 1916
Birth
29 APR 1916
Death
29 APR 1916
Burial
Hadden Cemetery, Carmi, IL
Mabel Wilda Rankin
- Daughter
1914 - 1962
Birth
18 FEB 1914
Carmi, IL
Death
2 JAN 1962
Carmi, IL