Chaplain Rev Rankin Whittsitte Heflin

1903 - 1967  (64 years)

• Name	Rev Rankin Whittsitte Heflin  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Title	Chaplain
  Birth	4 Sep 1903	Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	Goodes, Clark, Kentucky, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1920	Forest Grove, Clark, Kentucky, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1940	Clark County, Kentucky, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Military Service	15 Apr 1942  [2, 5, 7]
  	US Army - WWII; Retired Lt Colonel, Chaplain Corps
  Census	1950	Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA   [6]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Florence
  Death	12 Dec 1967	Richmond County, Georgia, USA   [2, 5]
  Burial	Winchester Cemetery, Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, USA   [2, 5]
  Person ID	I13548	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William C Edgar 'Willie' Heflin,   b. 28 Oct 1863, Orangeburg, Mason, Kentucky, USA d. 15 Feb 1948, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Katherine 'Kate' McKinney,   b. 1 Jan 1875, Estill County, Kentucky, USA d. 7 May 1930, Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, USA (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	24 Dec 1890	Estill County, Kentucky, USA   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F5691	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Florence Yeary,   b. 18 Mar 1905, Kentucky, USA d. 6 Aug 1996, Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, USA (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	12 Jul 1945	Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, USA   [7]
  Family ID	F4831	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Sep 1903 - Kentucky, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1920 - Forest Grove, Clark, Kentucky, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1940 - Clark County, Kentucky, USA Marriage - 12 Jul 1945 - Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Florence - 1950 - Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA Death - 12 Dec 1967 - Richmond County, Georgia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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