Oliver Goldsmith Ranck (1835 - 1907)

Born 1835 in White Deer Township, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Adalinda S (Harrison) Ranck — married about 1870 in Rome, Adams, Wisconsin, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 1907 at about age 72 in Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

SGT Oliver Ranck served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Oct 01, 1861
Mustered out: July 12, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): The "Blind Half Hundred"

Oliver Ranck was awarded the Civil War Campaign Medal (Army).

Oliver is an approved ancestor of the Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War.

This profile is part of the Ranck Name Study.

Born in White Deer Township to Jesse Ranck and Elizabeth Fisher. The first of 6 children. Moved to Illinois & enlisted in the Army to fight in the Civil war in 1861. While fighting through Tennessee he decided that he liked it there and vowed to return after the war. Later, the family settled in Wisconsin and ultimately, Oliver settled with his family in Tennessee.

He enlisted with the US Army and was assigned to the Illinois 50th Infantry.^[1][2][3] His Regiment, the "Blind Half Hundred," participated in:

• Battle at Fort Donelson, Tennessee on 12 February 1862
• Battle at Shiloh, Tennessee on 06 April 1862
• Battle on 15 may 1862
• Battle at Near Monterey, Tennessee on 16 May 1862
• Battle at Corinth, Mississippi on 28 may 1862
• Battle at Corinth, Mississippi, on 03 October 1862
• Battle at Corinth, Mississippi on 04 October 1862
• Battle at Near Resaca on 16 may 1864
• Battle at Allatoona, George on 05 October 1864
• Battle on 25 February 1865
• Battle at Bentonville, North Carolina on 21 March 1865

Oliver mustered out of service on 12 July 1865 in Springfield, Illinois.

Family

Married to Adalinda Harrison, at least 7 children.

Occupation

Farmer and soldier.

Civic Duties

On 12 January 1878, Oliver was named as a petit juror for the January term of the Circuit Court, Adams County, Wisconsin.^[4]

Timeline and residence

1840 - White Deer Twp., Union, PA (1840 census)^[5]

1850 - Waddams, Stephenson, IL (1850 census)^[6]

Research Notes

Article about the commander of the Blind Half Hundred: http://www.galesburg.com/article/20141214/News/141219862

Walter, Edith, and Prof. Ranck mentioned: https://www.newspapers.com/image/174787739/?terms=oliver%2Branck\

1892 Newspaper news includes Harrisons https://www.newspapers.com/image/465849188/?terms=oliver%2Branck

1895 newspaper entry, mention of return from business trip https://www.newspapers.com/image/465849188/?terms=oliver%2Branck

• Find-a-Grave pages for family: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/15092/memorial-search?firstName=&lastName=ranck

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46376326/oliver-goldsmith-ranck : accessed 17 April 2020), memorial page for Oliver Goldsmith Ranck (1835–1907), Find a Grave Memorial no. 46376326, citing Maplewood Cemetery, Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by SJ Baty (contributor 49559216) .

Sources

1. ↑ Illinois. Military and Naval Dept; Reece, Jasper N; Elliott, Isaac Hughes, 1837-1922. Report of the adjutant general of the state of Illinois. Accessed 16 Mar 2018 by [SJ Baty] at Archive.org.
   Local file copy.
2. ↑ 'Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900', 50th Illinois Infantry, company F, Oliver G. Ranck; image copy, Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com/image/72716 : accessed 25 June 2022).

   Oliver G. Ranck

   co. F 50th Reg't Ill Inf

   invalid pension filed 7 Jan 1881, application 424,380, certificate 269,776

   widow's pension, application 877,442, certificate 675,958

   died [blank]

3. ↑ 'U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934', Oliver G Ranck; image copy, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/4654/images/32959_033049-01762 : accessed 25 June 2022).

   Oliver G Ranck

   widow Adalinda S. Ranck

   service: F 50 Ill Inf

   widow's pension filed 4 Oct 1907, application 877,442; certificate 675,958; filed from Tenn

4. ↑ Scofield, David. A list of Petit Jurors. Adams County Press, Saturday, 12 January 1878. As cited at Adams County, Wisconsin Genealogy, Transcribed by Robert Schieber. Accessed 20 July 2008 by SJ Baty.
5. ↑ Year: 1840; Census Place: White Deer, Union, Pennsylvania; Roll: 496; Page: 319; Family History Library Film: 0020558. Accessed 9 Oct 2019 by SJ Baty at Ancestry. Ancestry shared record.
6. ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Waddams, Stephenson, Illinois; Roll: M432_129; Page: 314B; Image: 245. Accessed 9 October 2019 by SJ Baty at Ancestry. Ancestry shared record.
   Family members listed in this record:

   Jesse Ranck 39

   Elizabeth Ranck 36

   Oliver O [G] Ranck 13

   Thaddeus Ranck 11

   Henrietta Ranck 9

   Robert Ranck 5

   Elizabeth Ranck 1

• Year: 1850; Census Place: Waddams, Stephenson, Illinois; Roll: M432_129; Page: 314; Image: 241.

• Ranck, J. Allen. The Rank of Rancks. Lebanon, PA: Sowers Printing Co., 1978. Page 105. https://www.wikitree.com/photo/png/Ranck-150.

• Illinois. Military and Naval Dept; Reece, Jasper N; Elliott, Isaac Hughes, 1837-1922. Report of the adjutant general of the state of Illinois. Accessed 16 Mar 2018. https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Ranck-151.