Yes the one in Pa is to be held at the Rank Church(I need to dig up my Newsletter to find the address)on July 21st or 22nd falls on the weekend. Its all day with lunch and icludes items of interrest that relonged to the Ranck/Rank familys.They have an Auction and also Auction off Antiques that came from Ranck/Rank homes.The highes bidder gets the item. Its nice to keep things in the family. The moneys go for continuing the original church formed in the 1739 by the Rancks.They also have a Ranck/Rank nespaper, and one of the Deacons back in 1800,s (estimated dates without looking it up)wrote a book on the original pioneers that first settled in the area and came off the ship "Morton" in 1729. Two brothers. One was on my side.A ggggg----so on down the line.I have that book and the history.One of the Ranks from the Deacon Ranck reprinted the book and its now on sale for reasonable amount which encludes postage.Now many Rancks/which later changed their names accidently along the line to Rank moved to Ohio.(For Work I guess, or Ministry work.)But being German they knew there was "Great Farm Land" in the area.It is very interresting and anyone interrested in buying a book I can give you the address.
I wanted to know about the Ohio reunion.Where in Ohio? I believe the one in Pa. is New Holland, Pa. Dutch area.That was their new given name.I can look that up also.
The siblings of my gggrandfather Samuel Rank settled in Ohio. I would love to know them and Samuels brothers name was Joseph, James
called "Jim" and Ray and sisters named Stella now departed, but she had many children, and grandchildren, also a Marge whom married a Mr.Nelson with many offsprings.A Kittie.Not sure if this is her nickname, also a Tillie,our family had ways of using middle names and nicknames.Took me years to find out who was whom, and there first names just from the 5 in my mothers siblings.Thanks Patsy

Joan you mentioned an Aunt Tillie from Pa. Do you know whom her parents where and whom she married? Thanks Patsy
( I also had a ggAunt Tillie

Patsy First let me thank you so much for all the info. you have provided me with A price could not be placed on such terrific info. I will digest it after I get off line tonight. As to Aunt Tillie, I only met her once and as I look back, she must have been my great Aunt.My info. on her is that she was an old maid, and lived with another lady in Lebanon Pa. I remember visiting her with my Mom, and she gave us both beautiful cedar boxes that she and the other lady made. They were both hand carved. I still have mine. Talk to later Cuz.. Joan

To my knowledge the one in Ohio is suppose to be on the wekend of July 1st. It' location I haven't been told yet. Read all your info, and was thrilled. Thank You so much. Yes I would like to know how to obtain the book and the newsletter if you would be so kind. Now as to the Ohio reunion Patsy, this will be the first on I will have attended.To my knowledge the only ones who have been going for the past 10 years are the 1st cousins and their children. who are the families of my deceased Uncles. I don't know you personally, but I've learned enough about you through our e-mail to tell you that if their are any black sheep ,or skeletons in the closet they will all be at this reunion. Most are alcoholics and most of my cousin come from very troubled pasts. I guess that's why I've not been invited until now. Believe me I've more then made mistakes in my past life. but they are still messing their lives up. So I wouldn't want you to even try to go unless you knew this. I'll be going with my sister and we will stay in a motel. The others seem to camp out and drink alot over the 2 day period. As long as I'm going to be in Ohio for this meeting, I'm going to try to talk my sister into going to Pa. for the big reunion.Please accept my apology if anything I've said has been to judjemental or harsh regarding my Rank Family Members. But I thought you shpuld know if you were going to make plans to go. Take care Cuz, Joan

The book---I have this e-mail address you can request the mailing address to receive the book "The Ranck of the Ranks" it is very interresting.
sloewen@epix.net
Its about $10.00 or $12.00 dollars includes postage.I just send $15.00 to help create more.
Also the Vice President of the Ranks reunion in Pa. is D.Ernest Weinhold , his wife was a Rank.He can e-mail you the address, or will can the Editor of the Paper and put you on their mailing list for the Rank family news letter.
His e-mail is deweinhold@juno.com
I like I said before was very interrested in meeting the Ranks in Ohio, since thats where most of my people came from, after they left Pa. We,ll it seems many have gotten away from the main church and reasons we came to America. Except those in Pa.I really preferred sending this direct to you, but PLEASE lets not all on the net SWAMP the editors for the book. I,m not sure how many he has left in print.So God Bless and Good Luck with finding your tree. Jaon if you and your sister is going to the one in Ohio, then maybe you can give me feedback and check for me on a few people.Thanks Cuz Patsy

Sorry for the misspelled words.In a rush. Patsy

Gee Thanks, Yes Tillie would have been our Great Great Aunt Tillie.I didn,t know she never married. Where is she buried at, and whom was the other person she was living with.(Other sister)?? Thanks Cuz Patsy

Sorry Joan , Tillie would have been my great grandfather Samuel W. Ranks sister, so that would make her my Great Aunt.Patsy

where are they originally from? mine is also reinke to rank. we are from germany

Becky