Lana Pearl Rankin Brooks

1877 - 1950  (72 years)

• Name	Lana Pearl Rankin Brooks
  Born	26 May 1877	Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois
  Gender	Female
  Died	20 Apr 1950	Harveyville, Wabaunsee County, Kansas
  Buried	22 Apr 1950	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I2686	Rossville
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2020

  
  

  Father	William Paul Rankin,   b. 6 Apr 1852, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 7 Jan 1908, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Mary Margaret Swearingen Rankin,   b. 23 Jul 1850, Ohio City, Van Wert County, Ohio ,   d. 23 Jun 1938, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 87 years)
  Married	4 Feb 1874	McDonough, McDonough County, Illinois
  Family ID	F759	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ernest Roy Brooks,   b. 8 Nov 1874, Kent County, Michigan ,   d. 1 Jul 1956, Council Grove, Morris County, Kansas  (Age 81 years)
  Married	26 Jan 1898	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Howard Rankin Brooks,   b. 21 Nov 1898, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 5 Jul 1981, Hotchkiss, Delta County, Colorado  (Age 82 years)   2. Ernest Wayne Brooks,   b. 12 Mar 1901, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 19 May 1974  (Age 73 years)   3. Irl Vernon Brooks,   b. 7 Jan 1903, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 7 Mar 1987, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado  (Age 84 years)   4. Edwin Clark Brooks,   b. 26 Apr 1905, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 4 Apr 1977, Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas  (Age 71 years)   5. Mary Doris Brooks Haller,   b. 22 Mar 1908, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 22 Jul 1989, Burlingame, Osage County, Kansas  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2018 15:21:58
  Family ID	F760	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 May 1877 - Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Brooks, Lana Mrs. Lana Brooks, 72, wife of E.R. Brooks, retired Harveyville farmer, passed away at her home in Harveyville, Thursday night, April 20, after a long illness. She was born at McComb, Illinois, May 26, 1877, the daughter of the late William and Mary Rankin. The family moved to Rossville in 1878 and she grew to womanhood here. At an early age she became a member of the Christian Church in Rossville and was a lifelong member. She was united in marriage to Ernest Brook January 26, 1898, at Rossville. To this union five children were born: Howard, of Brighton, Colo.: Wayne, of Topeka; Irl of DelNorte, Colo.; Clark, of Burlingame, and Mrs. Doris Haller, of Harveyville, Kansas, all of whom, with the husband survive. She is also survived by eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services were held Saturday April 22, at 1:30 p.m. in the Harveyville Methodist Church and the body was brought to Rossville Cemetery for burial.