This page was updated September 1, 2011 Welcome to the Rankin Pages! Click HERE for the Pelican Clarion L.to R. Margie, Joan, Chase, Noah We hope you enjoy your visit. Donald and Margie Rankin Best Place in the World to Live! Johniken Homestead served as the Rankin Home at Pelican from 1933 to 1945. L.to R.: Paul, Joan, Dan, Donald, Eleanor, Scott Photo by Gertrude in 1981 Go to links below for the various pages Or, go to Links by Mississippi Settlement descendants below the banners The four banners below comprise the Rankin Pages A site with insight and inspiration for the world weary wanderer The Rankins of the Ark-La-Tex - referring to the three states where they were born and raised - are depicted in these pages. This is a story of the move of a group of families from Mississippi to DeSoto Parish, Louisiana in the late 1800s. The Rankin Family of the Ark-La-Tex are descendants of the Mississippi Settlers. A page of interest to children and adults. It highlights the animals in our lives in recent years. Go there now and read the true, heartwarming story of Pancake, The Easter Cat. Note four new sites - including Memory Lane - listed for Lucille Ainsworth, Walter Keener and Middle Fork Outfitters with Frank and Rita Rankin - go to links Candi's Blog Spot | Dykes Family Site | Golden Memory Memory Lane | Middle Fork Outfitters | Mississippi Photos Nelda's Genealogy | Pelican Clarion | Quilts & Things | Rankin Genealogy Rankin Photos | Turner Family | Two Brothers | Walter Keener Photos left is of Tel Aviv and middle is a farm scene in Israel -- Photo at right is a Webshots scene Go to info under photos Web Shots| Chimp Haven| In The Valley| The Golden Report Major Louisiana Newspapers below Monroe | Alexandria | Houma | Lafayette | Shreveport Baton Rouge | New Orleans | Lake Charles The Daily Iberian For more enjoyment of our web pages, turn on the sound Singles Site Online Dating "What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable." -- Joseph Addison (1672-1719) English essayist, poet, statesman Go to the Top

Put the Page Title Here In front are Jeannette Rankin Byers, Margaret Rankin Garvey, Mama Rankin, Mary Eleanor Rankin Martin and Addie Ruth Rankin. The cat helped us stay warm as we had just one fireplace and there was no heat in the rest of the house. The Johniken and Gregory families, along with the Johnstons and a host of other families, moved to Pelican from Mississippi toward the end of the 1800s. rankin25.0catch.com /rankinfamily.html (458 words)