John RANKIN

1864 - 1930  (66 years)

• Name	John RANKIN
  Birth	11 Aug 1864	Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1911	Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	S 1/2 Lot 10, Con 7
  Origin	1911
  	Irish
  Occupation	1911
  	Farmer
  Religion	1911  [3]
  	Methodist
  Census	1921	Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
  newspaper article	death notice Cobden Sun Nov 13 1930
  newspaper article	obituary in Cobden Sun Nov 20 1930
  Death	13 Nov 1930	Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6, 7]
  Burial	Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
  	Address: Cobden Union Cemetery Cobden, Ontario
  Person ID	I106125754	Whitewater Region Early Families
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Samuel RANKIN,   b. 10 May 1832, Donegal Co., Ireland d. 18 Aug 1908, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Rachael ARNOLD,   b. 10 Jun 1834, Leitrum Co., Ireland d. 24 Apr 1920, Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	1856	St. George's Anglican Church Portage Du Fort, Pontiac Co., Quebec, Canada
  Family ID	F4163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth MORRISON,   b. 19 Jun 1868, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 31 Dec 1940, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	25 Nov 1891	Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [8, 9]
  Children	1. Myrtle E. RANKIN,   b. 16 Jun 1892, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 27 Jun 1972, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years)   2. Samuel Clifford RANKIN,   b. 15 Jan 1894, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 9 Nov 1964, Kirkland Lake, Temiskaming, Ontario, Canada (Age 70 years)   3. Kenneth Malcolm Morrison RANKIN,   b. 27 May 1900, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 27 Nov 1933, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 33 years)   4. Esther Evelyn RANKIN,   b. 23 Oct 1902, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 1988 (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F56141130	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2026

  
  

• Photos

  Rankin, Samuel & Rachel nee Arnold family c1903 Sitting: Rachael Richards, Samuel Sr., George, Rachael Rankin nee Arnold; Elizabeth Allum, Samuel Jr. Bk: William, Harriett Falls, John, James, Rebecca Ross Provided by George Wallace, 2006

  
  

  Documents		Rankin, John Estate Auction The Cobden Sun, Oct 22, 1931
  		John RANKIN obituary Newspaper clipping from the Laidlaw Morrison collection of Helen Armstrong, held by Terri Saunders

  
  

  Headstones

  Gravestone-Rankin, John & Elizabeth nee Morrison Block 1-United Cobden Union Cemetery photographed by Fay Bennett, Sept 2016

  
  

• Sources

  [S576] Automated Genealogy, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Ross Twp., - 1901, (Index to 1901 Census of Canada with Digital Images, http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/cache/index.html). [S1135396] Automated Genealogy, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Ross Twp., - 1901, (Index to 1901 Census of Canada with Digital Images, http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/cache/index.html). [S1135400] Library and Archives of Canada, Archivia Net On-Line Research Tool ,, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Ross Twp., - 1911, (Database, http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/1911/index-e.html). [S219] Church Record - Burial - Grace United Church Cobden, Renfrew Co., Ontario. [S52] Newspaper - The Cobden Sun, (Weekly Publication). [S1135398] Church Record - Burial - Grace United Church Cobden, Renfrew Co., Ontario. [S1134899] Newspaper-CA-ON-The Cobden Sun, (Weekly Publication). [S779] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Marriage Registrations online at Ancestry.com", (subscription www.ancestry.ca), # 010863 Ross Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario (Reliability: 3). bachelor, farmer; [S1134892] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Marriage Registrations online at Ancestry.com", (subscription www.ancestry.ca), # 010863 Ross Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario (Reliability: 3). bachelor, farmer;