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Elizabeth Jane RANKIN

Elizabeth Jane RANKIN

Female 1842 - 1906  (63 years)

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  • Name Elizabeth Jane RANKIN 
    Born 16 May 1842  Shippensburg Twp, Cumberland Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 17 Jan 1906  New York City, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Spring Hill cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    McCune, John A. C. and Elizabeth [Rankin]
    McCune, John A. C. and Elizabeth [Rankin]
    Person ID I9774  Primary
    Last Modified 20 Nov 2015 

    Father William RANKIN,   b. 9 Oct 1795, Center Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1872, Shippensburg Twp, Cumberland Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Caroline Olivia NEVIN,   b. 17 Oct 1812, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1882, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 3 Mar 1829  Shippensburg, PA United Presbyterian Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Photos
    Rankin, William and his family
    Rankin, William and his family
    Family ID F2820  Group Sheet

    Family John Augustus Colwell MCCUNE,   b. 3 Dec 1827, Southampton TWP, Franklin Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 1895, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 6 Oct 1868  Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Caroline Rankin MCCUNE,   b. 30 Nov 1870, Shippensburg Twp, Cumberland Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1917, Carlisle, Cumberland Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
     2. Alexander Colwell MCCUNE,   b. 16 Oct 1872, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1920, Boswell,Somerset Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     3. William Augustus MCCUNE,   b. 1 Aug 1874, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1913, Lodi, , CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
    +4. Mary Kezia MCCUNE,   b. 25 Aug 1876, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1966, Akron, , PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     5. Alfred John MCCUNE,   b. 16 Feb 1878, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1880, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
    +6. Elizabeth Nevin MCCUNE,   b. 10 Jan 1882, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1962  (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F2818  Group Sheet

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Spring Hill cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA Link to Google Earth
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  • Heirlooms
    Gargoyle Spoons
    Gargoyle Spoons
    Interesting spoons that are believed to have belonged to Lizzie prior to her marriage to John McCune. The pattern is Grecian by Whiting and was patented in 1862.

    Homes
    House of J. A. C. McCune on Prince St. in Shippensburg
    House of J. A. C. McCune on Prince St. in Shippensburg
    The woman on the front porch is probably Lizzie Rankin McCune

    Portrait
    Elizabeth Jane [Rankin] McCune
    Elizabeth Jane [Rankin] McCune

  • Sources 
    1. [S247] Newspaper Clipping, The Shippensburg Chronicle, 18 Jan 1906.
      Mrs. Elizabeth McCune Dead

      Mrs. Elizabeth McCune died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Walter Weston, in New York, yesterday morning. Her remains were brought to this place today and the funeral will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. from the residence of Mr. E. C. McCune, on Normal Avenue. These children survive: Mrs. Walter Weston, New York; Mrs. John Bratton, Carlisle; Miss Lillian and Messrs. Alex and William McCune.

    2. [S126] Bible: Bratton family bible (Reliability: 0).

    3. [S128] PA Biography: Men of Mark, Nevin, Alfred, (Philadelphia, Fulton Publishing Company, 1876), p. 333 (Reliability: 0).

    4. [S148] PA Cumberland Co.: Marriages and Death 1821-1830, Wright, F. Edward, (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1991,1994), p. 122 (Reliability: 0).