‎Carl L. Rankin‏‎ 1), son of Matthew Rankin and Elizabeth Jane Lowry‏. Born ‎ Aug 18, 1900 at Armstrong Co. PA‎ 1) 2) 3), died ‎ Jun 28, 1973 at West Pittsburg, Lawrence Co. PA‎, 72 years 2) 3), buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 2) 3) Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farm laborer. Living with parents and siblings. 1) Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farm laborer. Living with parents. 4) Census (‎ 1930 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife, children and parents. 5) Census (‎ 1940 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife, children and mother. 6) 7) Census (‎ 1950 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with wife and daughters. 8) Located: (‎ Nov 1971 at West Pittsburg, Lawrence Co. PA) 9) Married ‎ Nov 18, 1925 Marriage date inscribed on shared grave marker. 5) 3) 10) (47 years married) to: ‎Mabel A. Little‏‎ 5) 2) Born ‎ Oct 30, 1907 at Rayne Twp., Indiana Co. PA‎ 5) 11) 10), died ‎ Dec 28, 1989 at Ellwood City, Lawrence Co. PA‎, 82 years 11) 10), buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 11) 10) Mabel's obituary identifies her parents as William and Nannie J. (Shields) Little. 11) Census (‎ 1930 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband, daughter, and parents-in-law. 5) Census (‎ 1940 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband, children and mother-in-law. 6) Census (‎ 1950 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and daughters. 8) Children: 1. ‎Isabel L. Rankin‏‎ 5) Born ‎ Feb 8, 1927 at White Twp., Indiana Co. PA‎ 5) 12) 13), died ‎ Aug 21, 2013 at Harrison City, Westmoreland Co. PA‎, 86 years 12) 13), buried ‎ at Jeannette Memorial Park, Jeannette, Westmoreland Co. PA 12) 13) Census (‎ 1930 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and paternal grandparents. 5) Census (‎ 1940 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and maternal grandmother. 6) Census (‎ 1950 at Penn Twp., Westmoreland Co. PA) Living with husband. 14) Located: (‎ Jun 1973 at Jeannette, Westmoreland Co. PA) 2) Located: (‎ Dec 1989 at Jeannette, Westmoreland Co. PA) 11) 2. ‎Thelma B. "Thelma D. Rankin" Rankin‏‎ 15) 6) Born ‎ Jul 22, 1931 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA‎ 6) 15), died ‎ Oct 29, 2013 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co. PA‎, 82 years 15), buried ‎ at Smicksburg Cemetery, Smicksburg, Indiana Co. PA 15) Census (‎ 1940 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and maternal grandmother. 6) Located: (‎ Jun 1973 at Wampum, Lawrence Co. PA) 2) Located: (‎ Dec 1989 at Ellwood City, Lawrence Co. PA) 11) 3. ‎Dorothy Jean Rankin‏‎ 6) 16) Born ‎ Oct 26, 1933 at PA Birth date inscribed on grave marker.‎ 17) 6), died ‎ Aug 22, 2011 at Punxsutawney, Jefferson Co. PA‎, 77 years 16), buried ‎ at Dayton Glade Run Cemetery, Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA 16) Full birth and death dates on grave marker. 1933 birth date on grave marker more in line with census information than 1935 birth date in obituary. 17) Alt. Birth: (‎ Oct 26, 1935 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) 16) Census (‎ 1940 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and maternal grandmother. 6) Census (‎ 1950 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and sister. 8) Located: (‎ Jun 1973 at Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA) 2) Located: (‎ Dec 1989 at Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA) 11) 4. ‎Helen Irene "Elizabeth Rankin" Rankin‏‎ 8) 18) 19) 6) Born ‎ Aug 29, 1938 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA‎ 6) 20) 18), died ‎ Jun 8, 2012 at NC‎, 73 years 20) 18), buried ‎ at Sylvania Hills Memorial Park, Rochester, Beaver Co. PA 18) Full birth and death dates on grave marker. 18) Census (‎ 1940 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and maternal grandmother. 6) Census (‎ 1950 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and sister. 8) Located: (‎ Jun 1973 at Beaver Falls, Beaver Co. PA) 2) Located: (‎ Dec 1989 at Beaver Falls, Beaver Co. PA) 11) Located: (‎ Sep 2011 at Mint Hill, Mecklenburg and Union Cos. NC) 19)

Sources

1) source: 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 9, Sheet 2-B, Dwelling 31, Family 31, Mathew Rankin Family
2) source: Carl L. Rankin
3) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Carl Lowrey Rankin (Memorial # 239354459)
4) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 5, Sheet 2-A, Dwelling 28, Family 28, Mathew Rankin Family
5) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-11, Sheet 5-B, Dwelling 100, Family 101, Mathew Rankin Family
6) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-13, Sheets 18-B and 19-A, Household 328, Carl L. Rankin Family
7) source: Obituary of John M. Rankin
8) source: 1950 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-16, Sheet 27, Dwelling 234, Carl L. Rankin Family
9) source: Mrs. A. Sloan (Maude A.) Gibson
10) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Mabel A. Little Rankin (Memorial # 224765957)
11) source: Mabel A. Rankin
12) source: Isabel Orr Obituary
13) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Isabel L. Rankin Orr (Memorial # 115999398)
14) source: 1950 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Penn Twp., Westmoreland Co. PA, page: ED 65-298, Sheet 74, Dwelling 151, Raymond Orr Family
15) source: Thelma B. Daugherty
16) source: Dorothy Gallagher Obituary
17) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Dorothy Jean Rankin Gallagher (Memorial # 75325545)
18) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Helen I. Helle (Memorial # 178946441)
19) source: Robert Lee Helle
20) source: Helen I. Helle

Citation for: Family Page
"Family Page: Carl L. Rankin & Mabel A. Little." HuMo-genealogy - A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree (http://www.ruralvalleyhistory.com/family.php?tree_id=37&id=F3284&main_person=I9388 : accessed 04 October 2025) Carl L. Rankin #I9388, born ‎ Aug 18, 1900 at Armstrong Co. PA