Son of John Rank (1763 – 1828) and Elizabeth (FERNSLER) (1763 – 1814)
m: Sarah Elizabeth BRENNER (1810 – 1884)
ch inc:
-Fedelia Barbara 1832 – 1917 m: William Fletcher Hughes, 1850
-Thomas Jr 1833 – 1903, no known marriage
-Henry Brenner 1838 – 1876 m: Saffrena Jane Walthall
-Sarah "Sallie" M. 1838 – 1909 m: James M. Riddle
-Ema 1840 – not proved, not in 1850 census
-Ezra Bickle 1842 – 1927 m1: Melvina Fagg 1867, who died 1869 from childbirth, dau Julia;; m2: Mary Frances "Fannie" Bristoe, 12 ch.
-Lydia Elizabeth Apr 1845 – 1920 m: Henry J Sterett
-Maria Catherine Aug 1846 – m: Thomas C Westover, 1866, last found 1920 St. Francois MO, reported died 1922, Wayne MI.
(Alert: Dau Lydia's death cert shows parents as Thomas Rank/PA and Maria Breckenridge. Lydia's younger sister named Maria, was this a second marriage for Thomas?)
1840 Benton Thomas and wife have two sons and two daughters.
It appears Thomas and Sarah were divorced by 1850, where he is in Benton Co MO. with no wife and all the children except Fedelia. Later in 1850 he remarried to Elizabeth Keen:
Missouri Marriage Records.
Name: Thomas Rank
Marriage Date: 7 Nov 1850
Marriage County: Benton
Spouse Name: Elizabeth Kean
In 1860 Thomas and Elizabeth are in Benton Co MO with his children Henry, Sarah, Ezara and Maria.
He apparently divorced again as in 1880 he is shown as 73yrs, divorced, living with his son, Thomas Rank Jr.
m: Sarah Elizabeth BRENNER (1810 – 1884)
ch inc:
-Fedelia Barbara 1832 – 1917 m: William Fletcher Hughes, 1850
-Thomas Jr 1833 – 1903, no known marriage
-Henry Brenner 1838 – 1876 m: Saffrena Jane Walthall
-Sarah "Sallie" M. 1838 – 1909 m: James M. Riddle
-Ema 1840 – not proved, not in 1850 census
-Ezra Bickle 1842 – 1927 m1: Melvina Fagg 1867, who died 1869 from childbirth, dau Julia;; m2: Mary Frances "Fannie" Bristoe, 12 ch.
-Lydia Elizabeth Apr 1845 – 1920 m: Henry J Sterett
-Maria Catherine Aug 1846 – m: Thomas C Westover, 1866, last found 1920 St. Francois MO, reported died 1922, Wayne MI.
(Alert: Dau Lydia's death cert shows parents as Thomas Rank/PA and Maria Breckenridge. Lydia's younger sister named Maria, was this a second marriage for Thomas?)
1840 Benton Thomas and wife have two sons and two daughters.
It appears Thomas and Sarah were divorced by 1850, where he is in Benton Co MO. with no wife and all the children except Fedelia. Later in 1850 he remarried to Elizabeth Keen:
Missouri Marriage Records.
Name: Thomas Rank
Marriage Date: 7 Nov 1850
Marriage County: Benton
Spouse Name: Elizabeth Kean
In 1860 Thomas and Elizabeth are in Benton Co MO with his children Henry, Sarah, Ezara and Maria.
He apparently divorced again as in 1880 he is shown as 73yrs, divorced, living with his son, Thomas Rank Jr.
Son of John Rank (1763 – 1828) and Elizabeth (FERNSLER) (1763 – 1814)
m: Sarah Elizabeth BRENNER (1810 – 1884)
ch inc:
-Fedelia Barbara 1832 – 1917 m: William Fletcher Hughes, 1850
-Thomas Jr 1833 – 1903, no known marriage
-Henry Brenner 1838 – 1876 m: Saffrena Jane Walthall
-Sarah "Sallie" M. 1838 – 1909 m: James M. Riddle
-Ema 1840 – not proved, not in 1850 census
-Ezra Bickle 1842 – 1927 m1: Melvina Fagg 1867, who died 1869 from childbirth, dau Julia;; m2: Mary Frances "Fannie" Bristoe, 12 ch.
-Lydia Elizabeth Apr 1845 – 1920 m: Henry J Sterett
-Maria Catherine Aug 1846 – m: Thomas C Westover, 1866, last found 1920 St. Francois MO, reported died 1922, Wayne MI.
(Alert: Dau Lydia's death cert shows parents as Thomas Rank/PA and Maria Breckenridge. Lydia's younger sister named Maria, was this a second marriage for Thomas?)
1840 Benton Thomas and wife have two sons and two daughters.
It appears Thomas and Sarah were divorced by 1850, where he is in Benton Co MO. with no wife and all the children except Fedelia. Later in 1850 he remarried to Elizabeth Keen:
Missouri Marriage Records.
Name: Thomas Rank
Marriage Date: 7 Nov 1850
Marriage County: Benton
Spouse Name: Elizabeth Kean
In 1860 Thomas and Elizabeth are in Benton Co MO with his children Henry, Sarah, Ezara and Maria.
He apparently divorced again as in 1880 he is shown as 73yrs, divorced, living with his son, Thomas Rank Jr.
m: Sarah Elizabeth BRENNER (1810 – 1884)
ch inc:
-Fedelia Barbara 1832 – 1917 m: William Fletcher Hughes, 1850
-Thomas Jr 1833 – 1903, no known marriage
-Henry Brenner 1838 – 1876 m: Saffrena Jane Walthall
-Sarah "Sallie" M. 1838 – 1909 m: James M. Riddle
-Ema 1840 – not proved, not in 1850 census
-Ezra Bickle 1842 – 1927 m1: Melvina Fagg 1867, who died 1869 from childbirth, dau Julia;; m2: Mary Frances "Fannie" Bristoe, 12 ch.
-Lydia Elizabeth Apr 1845 – 1920 m: Henry J Sterett
-Maria Catherine Aug 1846 – m: Thomas C Westover, 1866, last found 1920 St. Francois MO, reported died 1922, Wayne MI.
(Alert: Dau Lydia's death cert shows parents as Thomas Rank/PA and Maria Breckenridge. Lydia's younger sister named Maria, was this a second marriage for Thomas?)
1840 Benton Thomas and wife have two sons and two daughters.
It appears Thomas and Sarah were divorced by 1850, where he is in Benton Co MO. with no wife and all the children except Fedelia. Later in 1850 he remarried to Elizabeth Keen:
Missouri Marriage Records.
Name: Thomas Rank
Marriage Date: 7 Nov 1850
Marriage County: Benton
Spouse Name: Elizabeth Kean
In 1860 Thomas and Elizabeth are in Benton Co MO with his children Henry, Sarah, Ezara and Maria.
He apparently divorced again as in 1880 he is shown as 73yrs, divorced, living with his son, Thomas Rank Jr.
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