He was known as A. W. to his many friends. He was simply Artie to his wife Texas. He spent his entire life in the Rankin community of Ellis County, Texas. He owned a farm 3 miles south of Texas State Highway 34 between the Avalon and Bardwell communities. He took over the responsibility of his mother's family at age of 18 when his father James died in 1898. He also assumed his father's job as manager of the "Red" cotton gin which was owned by the Waxahachie Cotton Seed Oil Company. He ran the gin for twenty years. He and his brother Jesse bought the gin as partners about 1919 and operated this gin until it was replaced by newer gin at a site near "downtown" Rankin, across the road from the Alex Rankin home. The Depression of 1929 caused Artie to suffer great losses in the cotton market where he had purchased much of the cotton ginned for future sales; they sold their cotton inventory at less than 25 cents on the dollar and also sold the gin to the Clarence Sullivan. He continued as a cotton farmer until his death in 1958.
Artie had a wonderful sense of humor and enjoyed practical jokes and water fights with his sons. His favorite relaxation spot was his rocking chair which sat on the screened-in back porch.
He was a member of the Rankin Baptist Church. He was a 32nd degee Mason and member of the Chambers Creek Masonic Lodge #499 serving various offices including WM.
Artie had a wonderful sense of humor and enjoyed practical jokes and water fights with his sons. His favorite relaxation spot was his rocking chair which sat on the screened-in back porch.
He was a member of the Rankin Baptist Church. He was a 32nd degee Mason and member of the Chambers Creek Masonic Lodge #499 serving various offices including WM.
He was known as A. W. to his many friends. He was simply Artie to his wife Texas. He spent his entire life in the Rankin community of Ellis County, Texas. He owned a farm 3 miles south of Texas State Highway 34 between the Avalon and Bardwell communities. He took over the responsibility of his mother's family at age of 18 when his father James died in 1898. He also assumed his father's job as manager of the "Red" cotton gin which was owned by the Waxahachie Cotton Seed Oil Company. He ran the gin for twenty years. He and his brother Jesse bought the gin as partners about 1919 and operated this gin until it was replaced by newer gin at a site near "downtown" Rankin, across the road from the Alex Rankin home. The Depression of 1929 caused Artie to suffer great losses in the cotton market where he had purchased much of the cotton ginned for future sales; they sold their cotton inventory at less than 25 cents on the dollar and also sold the gin to the Clarence Sullivan. He continued as a cotton farmer until his death in 1958.
Artie had a wonderful sense of humor and enjoyed practical jokes and water fights with his sons. His favorite relaxation spot was his rocking chair which sat on the screened-in back porch.
He was a member of the Rankin Baptist Church. He was a 32nd degee Mason and member of the Chambers Creek Masonic Lodge #499 serving various offices including WM.
Artie had a wonderful sense of humor and enjoyed practical jokes and water fights with his sons. His favorite relaxation spot was his rocking chair which sat on the screened-in back porch.
He was a member of the Rankin Baptist Church. He was a 32nd degee Mason and member of the Chambers Creek Masonic Lodge #499 serving various offices including WM.
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