RANCK GENEALOGY
Descendants of
Adam Michael Ranck (1850-1922)
and Caroline Wenger (1850-1941)

CAROLINE W.6 RANCK (Adam5-4, Jacob3, Valentine2, John Philip1) was born at Bird-in-Hand, East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, on 16 October 1888 a daughter of Adam Michael Ranck and his wife Caroline Wenger . She died at Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County, on 20 May 1959.[1] She married on 17 February 1910 NATHAN RUDY ZUCK.[2] He was born at West Earl Township, Lancaster County, on 2 May 1886, a son of Daniel LeFevre Zuck and Annie Amelia Rudy. He died at Ephrata, Lancaster County, on 11 July 1959.[3]

Nathan and Caroline grew up on farms in eastern Lancaster County. Caroline was the last of seven children, four of whom survived, in her family of origin. However she was the second to leave home and marry, which she did about three years after her father had left the family. Nathan and Caroline Zuck were reported fsrming in West Earl Township in the 1910 and 1920 censuses,[4] at Manheim Township in 1930,[5] and at Leacock Township in 1940.[6] They had eight children in their first thirteen years of marriage; two of the children died in infancy. The 1930 Census described the full three-generation family:[7]

Line Name Related Sex Race Age MS B FB MB Occupation
52. Zuck, Nathan R. head M W 45 M PA PA PA farmer, general farm
53. Zuck, Caroline W. wife F W 43 M PA PA PA none
54. Zuck, Daniel R. son M W 19 S PA PA PA none
55. Zuck, Caroline R. daughter F W 16 S PA PA PA none
56. Zuck, Amos R. son M W 14 S PA PA PA none
57. Zuck, Samuel Nathan son M W 12 S PA PA PA none
58. Zuck, John R. son M W 11 S PA PA PA none
59. Zuck, Anna Mary daughter F W 7 S PA PA PA none
60. Zuck, Anna A. mother F W 68 Wd PA PA PA none
61. Ranck, Caroline mother-in-law F W 79 Wd PA PA PA none

This census also reported that Nathan rented his farm, all the children were in school, and they owned a radio.

In 1940 their mothers were no longer in the household, and sons Daniel and Samuel had left. Nathan Zuck owned the farm in Leacock Township, valued at $3000, and they hed been there in 1935. Nathan and Caroline had both completed sixth grade, daughter Caroline and Amos had completed High School, John completed three years of high school, and mary was still in school. Daughter Caroline worked at sewing in a garment factory, and Amos was a laborer on a farm.[8] Daniel and Samuel Zuck were boarding at Lottie Nelson's lodging house, 3659 Adams Avenue, San Diego, San Diego County, California. Daniel, 29, had completed two years of college, worked as a draftsman on airplanes, nd in 1935 had lived at Newark, Essex County, New Jersey. Samuel, 22, had completed high school and was working as a piupe fitter for a plumbing concern. He had been out of work for four weeks.[9] When Daniel married two years later he described himself as an aero engineer for an aircaft manufacturer. His wife, Cora Getz, came from Brownstown, West Earl Township, and worked as a junior clerk for civil service.[10]

Obituaries for two of the sons of this family, provide descriptions of their lives:

Samuel R. Zuck
[11]

Samuel R. Zuck, 88, of Harbor, died Nov. 18, 2006, at his home of natural causes.

He was born March 23, 1918, in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pa.

He served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II from 1943 until 1945. He served in the 20th Air Force division, 4th Emergency Rescue Squadron as a technical Sergeant specializing in airplane mechanics of PBY 5 maintenance.

He and Beatrice "Bea" Werner eloped May 16, 1947, to Yuma, Ariz.

Mr. Zuck graduated from Texas A&M University in 1956.

During his lifetime he was employed as an engineer/designer, working for Douglas Aircraft, Boeing and later Hewlett Packard in San Jose, retiring in 1967.

Mr. Zuck was a quiet man, devoted to his wife. His passion for airplanes manifested during his military service where he designed and engineered planes including the PBY5 and P47 Thunderbolts.

He and Mrs. Zuck moved to Brookings in 1996.

He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Unity Church of Brookings.

Survivors include his sister Anna Mary and brother John, both of Pennsylvania. Also surviving are many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife Beatrice in 2003. . . .
Curry Coastal Pilot, 25 November 2006, provided by Charles H. Zuck

John R. Zuck
[12]

John R. Zuck, 88, of Twin Oaks Nursing Home in Campbelltown, died Wednesday, December 5, 2007. He was the husband of the late Lena Martin Zuck, who died May 1, 1990. He was born in Lancaster County on March 26, 1919 to Nathan and Caroline Ranck Zuck.

He was a retired farmer. After retirement he worked as an evening watchman at Wengert's Dairy. He was a longtime member of Mt. Wilson Church of the Brethren.

Surviving are his children, a son, Rev. John R. Zuck, Jr., and his wife Connie, of West Milton, OH; daughters, June, wife of Steven Thompson of West Lafayette, IN, Caroline Zuck of Wernersville and Rosa Anne Zuck of Palmyra; 4 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren; a sister Anna Mary Myer of Womelsdorf. He was preceded in death by a sister, Caroline Long ond brothers Daniel, Amos and Samuel Zuck. . . .
Intelligencer Journal, 8 December 2007, provided by Charles H. Zuck

Nathan Zuck and his wife Caroline Ranck had the following children:

  1. DANIEL RANCK7 ZUCK b. at Bareville, Upper Leacock Township, on 13 March 1911; d. at Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, on 4 October 1992;[13] m. at Glendale, Los Angeles County, on 21 October 1942 CORA EVELYN GETZ,[14] b. at Brownstown on 17 March 1911, d. on 10 August 1997, child of William F. Getz and Lavina K. Wolf.[15] Children of Douglas and Cora:
    1. William Nathan Zuck b. at Los Angeles County on 13 August 1943;[16] d. at Lancaster County on 2 April 2010.[17]
    2. Caarol Lynn Zuck b. at Los Angeles County on 5 November 1946;[18] m. at Los Angeles County on 7 September 1968 Garald Nielson.[19]
    3. Eileen Ann Zuck b. at Los Angeles County on 27 September 1948;[20] m. at Los Angeles County on 27 September 1948 Davis A. Jeffress.[21]
    4. Diana Mae Zuck b. at Los Angeles County on 24 January 1953;[22] m. at Los Angeles County on 17 March 1978 Kenneth L. Lamb.[23]
  2. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN7 ZUCK b. at Bareville on 4 March 1913; d. at West Earl Township on 21 September 1913.[24]
  3. CARLOLINE RANCK7 ZUCK b. at Lancaster County on 21 April 1914; d. at Lancaster, Lancaster County, on 5 July 1992;[25] m. on 14 April 1944 CLARENCE F. LONG,[26] b. at East Petersburg, Lancaster County, on 15 June 1911, d. at Lancaster County on 22 April 2004.[27] Children of Caroline and Clarence:[28]
    1. Thomas A. Long
    2. Patricia Ann Long
  4. ADAM MILTON RANCK7 ZUCK b. at Pennsylvania on 29 August 1915; d. at West Earl Township on 24 October 1915.[29]
  5. AMOS RANCK7 ZUCK b. at West Earl Township on 24 October 1916; d. at Manheim, Lancaster County, on 13 April 1997;[30] m. at Intercourse, Leacock Township, Lancaster County, on 31 July 1947 MARIAN LOUISE HESS,[31] b. at Manor Township, Lancaster County, on 2 June 1926, d. at Hershey, Daupnic County, Pennsylvania, on 2 November 2000.[32] Children of Amos and Marian:[33]
    1. Charles H. Zuck
    2. Amos H. Zuck, Jr.
    3. James H. Zuck
    4. Mary Lou Zuck
  6. SAMUEL NATHAN7 ZUCK b. at Ephrata on 26 March 1918; d. at Harbor, Curry County, Oregon, on 18 November 2006; m. at Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona, on 16 May 1947 BEATRICE R. WERNER,[34] b. on 30 March 1907, d. on 30 January 2003.[35]
  7. JOHN RANCK7 ZUCK b. at Lancaster County on 26 March 1919; d. at Campbelltown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, on 5 December 2007; m. on 29 December 1943 MAGDALENA EBERSOLE MARTIN,[36] b. on 13 October 1921, d. on 1 May 1990.[37] Children of John and Magdalena:[38]
    1. Rev. John R. Zuck, Jr. m. Connie ________.
    2. June Zuck m. Stephen Thompson.
    3. Caroline Zuck
    4. Rose Ann Zuck
  8. ANNA MARY7 ZUCK b. at Pennsylvania on 13 August 1922; m. on 13 January 1945 J HERSHEY MYER.[39]

NOTES

1Pennsylvania Department of Health, Death Certificates, 1906–1966, certificate 24936, Caroline W Zuck, 1959; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 10 June 2018); Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11, Series 11.90. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
2Samuel Wenger ed., The Wenger Book: A Foundation Book of American Wengers (Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania German Heritage history, 1978), family C3574.
3Pennsylvania Department of Health, Death Certificates, 1906–1966, certificate 65969, Nathan R Zuck, 1959.
4Thirteenth Census of the United States: 1910, population, West Earl, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 38, roll 1353, p. 7A, household 110, Nathan Zook family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 12 March 2018); NARA group T624, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Fourteenth Census of the United States: 1920, population, West Earl, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 141, roll 1585, p. 5A, household 106, Nathan Zuck family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 15 March 2018); NARA microfilm record group T625, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
5Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930, population, Manheim Twp., Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 91, p. 13B, household 263, Nathan R. Zuck family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 21 March 2018); NARA microfilm record group T626; Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
6Sixteenth Census of the United States: 1940, population, Leacock, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 36-105, roll 3533, p. 13A, household 202, Nathan Zuck family; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 12 February 2019); NARA microfilm group T627.
71930 Census, Manheim Twp., Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, ED 91, p. 13B, household 263, Nathan R. Zuck family.
81940 Census, Leacock, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, ED 36-105, roll 3533, p. 13A, household 202, Nathan Zuck family.
91940 Census, San Diego, San Diego County, California, ED 62-75A, roll 452, p. 11A, household 307, Lottie Nelson Lodging House.
10California, County Marriages, 1850-1952, Los Angeles Co., certificate 23136, Zuck-Getz, 1942; digital images, Family Search (familysearch.org : accessed 13 February 2019); citing California county courthouses.
11"Samuel R. Zuck," obituary, Curry Coastal Pilot, 25 November 2006; Curry Pilot (currypilot.com : attached to electronic mail from Charles H. Zuck (chzuck@juno.com), 26 February 2017 ).
12"John R. Zuck," obituary, Intelligencer Journal, 8 December 2007; Lancaster Newspapers (eedition.lancasteronline.com : attached to electronic mail from Charles H. Zuck (chzuck@juno.com), 26 February 2017 ).
13Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index," database, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 14 April 2017), Daniel R. Zuck, 553-10-8212. Charles H. Zuck, "Website Update for Zuck," electronic mail with attachment to Charles A. Maxfield, 18 July 2016. Bareville Union Cemetery, Bareville, Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Find a Grave, digital images (findagrave.com : accessed 13 February 2019), Daniel-Cora Zuck; Created by: Miabeth.
14California, County Marriages, 1850-1952, Los Angeles Co., certificate 23136, Zuck-Getz, 1942.
15"U.S. Social Security Death Index", database, Ancestry, Cora E. Zuck, 158-09-2610. Bareville Union Cemetery, Daniel-Cora Zuck; Created by: Miabeth.
16California, State of, Department of Health Services Center for Health Statistics, "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed 12 February 2019), William Nathan Zuck, 1943.
17Bareville Union Cemetery, William Nathan Zuck; Created by: Donna Butler Sheaffer, Photo added by Miabeth.
18"California Birth Index, 1905-1995," Carol Lynn Zuck, 1946.
19"California Marriage Index, 1960-1985," Nielsen-Zuck, 1968.
20"California Birth Index, 1905-1995," Eileen Ann Zuck, 1948.
21"California Marriage Index, 1960-1985," Jeffress-Zuck, 1972.
22"California Birth Index, 1905-1995," Diana Mae Zuck, 1953.
23"California Marriage Index, 1960-1985," Lamb-Zuck, 1978.
24Pennsylvania Department of Health, Death Certificates, 1906–1966, certificate 89166, Benjamin Franklin Zook, 1913.
25"U.S. Social Security Death Index", Caroline R. Long, 184-09-2181. Zuck, "Website Update for Zuck," electronic mail with attachment to Charles A. Maxfield, 18 July 2016. Neffsville Lutheran Cemetery, Neffsville, Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Find a Grave, digital images (findagrave.com : accessed 13 February 2019), Caroline-Clarence Long; Created by: Charlie Zuck.
26Zuck, "Website Update for Zuck," electronic mail with attachment to Charles A. Maxfield, 18 July 2016.
27"U.S. Social Security Death Index", Clarence F. Long, 172-05-1603. Neffsville Lutheran Cemetery, Caroline-Clarence Long; Created by: Charlie Zuck.
28The Ranks of the Rancks (on-line edition, accessed : 31 January 2019). Ranck Family Heritage Society, Inc., http://Ranck.org., person I10051.
29Pennsylvania Department of Health, Death Certificates, 1906–1966, certificate 94685, Adam Milton Ranck Zook, 1915.
30"U.S. Social Security Death Index", Amos R. Zuck, 198-30-9373. Zuck, "Website Update for Zuck," electronic mail with attachment to Charles A. Maxfield, 18 July 2016.
31Zuck, "Website Update for Zuck," electronic mail with attachment to Charles A. Maxfield, 18 July 2016.
32Ranks of the Rancks, person I10486.
33Zuck, "Website Update for Zuck," electronic mail with attachment to Charles A. Maxfield, 18 July 2016.
34"Samuel R. Zuck."
35"U.S. Social Security Death Index", Beatrice Zuck, 564-05-8196.
36"John R. Zuck."
37"U.S. Social Security Death Index", Lena E. Zuck, 203-07-4120. Bareville Union Cemetery, John-Magdalena Zuck; Created by: Miabeth.
38"John R. Zuck."
39Zuck, "Website Update for Zuck," electronic mail with attachment to Charles A. Maxfield, 18 July 2016.

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