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Rachel Elizabeth Rankin Hochstetler

Birth: 29 Jan 1833
Harrison City, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: 27 Nov 1911 (aged 78)
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA
Burial: Orange Township Cemetery

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Rachel d/o John Culbertson Rankin and Elimina Kell

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Parents

John Culbertson Rankin

1805–1897
Elmina Kell Rankin

1811–1889

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Abraham Blubaugh Hochstetler

1826–1889 (m. 1852)

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Martha Jane Rankin Bauer

1831–1910
Virginia Marian "Jennie" Rankin Reynolds

1835–1901
George Washington Rankin

1836–1908
Mary Elliott Rankin Hartley

1839–1918
John Winfield Scott Rankin

1840–1917
David C Rankin

1844–1917
William Henry Harrison Rankin

1845–1871
Margaret C. Rankin Cherry

1847–1920

Half Siblings

Anna Elizabeth Rankin Gaither

1854–1900
Charles H. Rankin

1862–1920

Children

John Culbertson Rankin Hostetler

1853–1918
Henry Adam Hostetler

1854–1929
Mary Ellen Hostetler Beekley

1856–1929
George Washington Hostetler

1857–1940
Arabella Jane Hochstetler

1860–1873
Elmer Lincoln Hosteter

1862–1936
David Eugene Hostetler

1864–1899
William Kuhn Hostetler

1866–1928
Martin Birdy Hostetler

1871–1949
Samuel Clayton Hostetler

1874–1920
Madora Susan Hostetler Roberts

1876–1939
Arthur Ives Hostetler

1880–1930

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The markers in this Hochstetler Family group are, to the left of the monument, Arabella J. The monument bears the names Abraham B. (west face), Arabella J. (south face) and Rachel E. (south face). To the right of the monument are the markers for Mother, Edna R., and to the far right, John C. R. John's last name is spelled Hostetler.

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Engraved on front of stone:
Abraham B
Hochstetler
Born
Aug 30, 1820
Died
Nov 19, 1889

Engraved on Right side:
Rachel E
Hochstetler
Born
Jan 29, 1833
Died
Nov 27, 1911

Engraved on Left side:
Arabella J
Dau of
A & R
Hochstetler
Died
Mar 28, 1873
Aged
18yrs 1mo 6dys
There is a saying under this but I could not make it out.

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Rachel E. Hochstetler's obituary taken from the Waterloo Reporter, Waterloo, Iowa. November 27, 1911 edition; p. 1

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John Culbertson Rankin

Elmina Kell Rankin

Abraham Blubaugh Hochstetler

Martha Jane Rankin Bauer

Virginia Marian "Jennie" Rankin Reynolds

George Washington Rankin

Mary Elliott Rankin Hartley

John Winfield Scott Rankin

David C Rankin

William Henry Harrison Rankin

Margaret C. Rankin Cherry

Anna Elizabeth Rankin Gaither

Charles H. Rankin

John Culbertson Rankin Hostetler

Henry Adam Hostetler

Mary Ellen Hostetler Beekley

George Washington Hostetler

Arabella Jane Hochstetler

Elmer Lincoln Hosteter

David Eugene Hostetler

William Kuhn Hostetler

Martin Birdy Hostetler

Samuel Clayton Hostetler

Madora Susan Hostetler Roberts

Arthur Ives Hostetler

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