Luke Winfield RANNEY
BIRTH:Family records,Headstone; MARR:cert # 3858 Blackhawk Cnty., IA; DEATH:Phostatic copy from Humboldt County, IA; BURIAL:Personal visit to Union Cemetary by James L. Carter to view headstones;Block 16 lot 66; Conflict on place of birth Perrysburg or Dayton Family records of Helen Callon given to her daughter Lois Callon-Smith 25300 Browca St.,Hemet,Ca 92344 and Barbara Emmons 701 Montana Road,Space 178, Barstow,Ca 92311; GSF# 1,413,140 Union Cemetary Rutledge Twp.,Humboldt,Ia Block 16 lot 66 also Alfred, Shirley and Allen Ranney with no dates. Allen probably son of Alfred Herrick Ranney.
BIRTH:Headstone; MARR:Book 3 page 544 Buchanan County,Ia; DEATH:Headstone; BURIAL:Buchanan County Cemetaries 1980 Lot 98 page 40; 1860 federal census Oran Twp.,Fayette,IA 1870 federal census Fairbank,Buchanan,IA 1895 state census Fairbank 1,020,334 page 145 Giff Roberts Carrie " Amanda Higley age 62 b. NY widow Myra Ranney age 15 b. Buchanan County Myra could be daughter of Luke and Ellen Higby Ranney.
BIRTH:Calculated from age of 5m 3d on headstone; DEATH:Headstone; BURIAL:Buchanan County Cemetaries 1980 Lot 98 page 40;
BIRTH:Calculated from age on headstone of 3y 2m 2d; DEATH:Headstone; BURIAL:Buchanan County Cemetaries 1980 lot 98 page 40;
BIRTH:1885 state census Fairbank,Buchanan,IA p. 126; Enumerated with grandparents Harvey Higby and Eliza A. Higby. 1880 federal census Fairbank,Buchanan,IA; 1885 state census Fairbank,Buchanan,IA enumerated with her grandparents Harvey and Eliza Higley
BIRTH:1885 state censusu Fairbank,Buchanan,Ia page 126; 1880 federal census Fairbank,Buchanan,IaGSF#.,...,...; 1885 enumerated with her grandparents Harvey and Eliza Higley 1895 st census p 145 # 26 Fairbank,Buch.,Iowa fhl# 1,020,334 Giff Roberts age 31 male md b. Iowa parents natives Carrie Roberts age 25 female md b. Buchanan parents natives Amanda Higby agae 62 female wid. b. NY parents natives Myra Ranney age 15 female single b. Buchanan parents natives Amanda not Myra's grandmother( Eliza died 1877) Myra doesn't have a sister Carrie--Maybe an Aunt and cousin?
He married Ellen E. Higby 15 Jul 1872 at Buchanan, Iowa . Ellen E. Higby was born at of Winfield, Dupage, Illinois 23 Nov 1853 daughter of Harvey Higby and Eliza Ann .
They were the parents of 4
children:
Cecil Ranney
born 24 Mar 1873.
Lovica Ranney
born 2 Jun 1874.
Grace E. Ranney
born 1877/78.
Mira L. Ranney
born Dec 1879.
Luke Winfield Ranney died 1 Oct 1916 at Humboldt, Humboldt, Iowa .
Ellen E. Higby died 16 May 1880 at Fairbank, Buchanan, Iowa .