Died one day after the death of his sister.
Because of the intimate danger to the family, the Rancks sought refuge with other LDS Church members at the various settlements on their trek to Winter Quarters encampment.
There, they finally officially reported the deaths of their children to Church leaders. Consequently, these two children were included in the listing of "deaths" at Winter Quarters and are included on a cenotaph memorial at the Mormon Pioneer Cemetery located at Winter Quarters, Nebraska: Mary Catherine; William
Grave is unmarked.
Died one day after the death of his sister.
Because of the intimate danger to the family, the Rancks sought refuge with other LDS Church members at the various settlements on their trek to Winter Quarters encampment.
There, they finally officially reported the deaths of their children to Church leaders. Consequently, these two children were included in the listing of "deaths" at Winter Quarters and are included on a cenotaph memorial at the Mormon Pioneer Cemetery located at Winter Quarters, Nebraska: Mary Catherine; William
Grave is unmarked.
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Robert Buyers Ranck
1841–1907
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Margaret Elizabeth Ranck Hixson
1843–1936
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Mary Catherine Ranck
1844–1846
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Mary Catherine Ranck
1844–1846
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William Eicholtz Ranck
1846–1846
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Joseph Gibson Ranck
1848–1927
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Sarah Jane Ranck Capson
1849–1932
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Lydia Ann Ranck Fisher
1852–1934
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Susannah Louisa Ranck Capson
1854–1932
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Eudora Vilate Ranck Swenson
1857–1916
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Harriet Irene "Hattie" Ranck Olson
1859–1959
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Peter L. Ranck
1862–1915
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