My Mom was a RANEY, many of my maternal ancestors were from southern Maryland, Washington Co, KY, IN, and PA.
My ggg grandparents were Jeremiah RINEY RANEY and Mary Joan SHEEHAN MOORE from southern Maryland. They were part of the Maryland Catholic movement to Washington Co, KY in the late 1790's.
Their children were Elizabeth Hester RANEY CROOKS, Sarah Ann Matilda RANEY TEWELL, John Felix RINEY RANEY m. Mary O'NEAL, Jonathan RANEY m. Patsy BECK, possibly Alexander RANEY, possibly Ann RANEY m. Julius JOHNSON, my great-great grandparents James Virgil RANEY and Mary Helen HOLLAND. He was born in Washington Co, KY in 1809. She was born in Ireland in 1820.
My great-grandparenst were John RANEY and Martha JOHNSON. They were both born in Martin Co, IN, and had 11 children, many of whom stayed in Indiana.
My grandparents were Homer Thomas RANEY and Mary Dot McCORD. They were both born in Loogootee, IN, married in 1905 in Daviess Co, IN and most of their 11 children were born in the Kansas City area.

My parents had my brother and myself. We are both married and both of us have married children and grandchildren.
I grew up in Kansas City and live in Iowa.
Marilyn Gappa