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Alma Marie Drake 1892–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1892

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: Feb 1978

Death Location: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA

Father: Jabez Drake

Mother: Roxana Porter

Spouse(s): Willie Holcomb

Children(s): Glendola Wheatley, Maggie Holcomb, Ruth Bellew, Bill Holcomb, John Holcomb

The story of Alma Marie Drake began in 1892 in Mississippi. In 1910, Alma Marie Drake resided in Precinct 33, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. Alma Marie Drake married Willie Holcomb, and had children including Bill Holcomb, Glendola Wheatley, John Ray Holcomb, Maggie Nell Holcomb, Ruth Bellew. Alma Marie Drake passed away in 1978 in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Alma Marie Drake began in 1892 in Mississippi.
  • In 1910, Alma Marie Drake resided in Precinct 33, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • Alma Marie Drake married Willie Holcomb, and had children including Bill Holcomb, Glendola Wheatley, John Ray Holcomb, Maggie Nell Holcomb, Ruth Bellew.
  • Alma Marie Drake passed away in 1978 in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jabez Drake
1862–1919
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
JD
Roxana Porter
1869–1898
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
RP

Spouses(s)

Willie Holcomb
1874–1939
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
WH

Children(s)

Glendola Wheatley
1915–2006
Birth Location: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
GW
Maggie Holcomb
1918–1927
Birth Location: Etowah, Alabama, USA
MH
Ruth Bellew
1920–1988
Birth Location: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
RB
Bill Holcomb
1924–2005
Birth Location: Tidmore Bend, Etowah, Alabama, USA
BH
John Holcomb
1920–2009
Birth Location: Etowah, Alabama, USA
JH

Alma Drake's Ancestors

Self
Alma Drake
1892–1978
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Jabez F John Drake
1862–1919
Mississippi, USA
Roxana (C. Roxie) Porter
1869–1898
Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Jabez (Leftwich Drake) Col
1832–1864
Madison County, Alabama, USA
Samilda Clearman
1839–1895
Great-Grandparents
Neely Captain
1798–1876
Eliza Leftwich
1808–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1748–1839
Jean Nealy
1747–1824

Alma Drake's Descendants

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Alma (Marie) Drake (Abt 1892–Feb 1978) m. Willie Holcomb (1874–Oct 1939)
  1. 1. Glendola Wheatley 1915–2006 m. LeRoy Wheatley 1907–1985
    1. 1. Lilly (Ruth) Wheatley 1937–2006
  2. 2. Maggie (Nell) Holcomb 1918–1927
  3. 3. Ruth Bellew 1920–1988 m. James (Thomas) Bellew 1913–1992
    1. 1. Virginia Bellew 1942–2017
      1. 1. C (J) Mosier –2017
      2. 2. Joshua Mosier –2017
    2. 2. James (Robert) Bellew 1950–2017
  4. 4. Bill Holcomb 1924–2005 m. Linnie (Magdeline) Bellew 1925–2013
    1. 1. William (Homer Bug Holcomb) III 1950–2000
    2. 2. James (Kenneth) Holcomb 1947–2012
  5. 5. John (Ray) Holcomb 1920–2009 m. Hester (Eugenia) Layton 1922–2004 m. Agnes Gore 1929–2015

Alma Drake's Timeline

10 Records

1891
06 Feb 1891
Birth of Alma Marie Drake in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1892
Abt 1892
Birth of Alma Marie Drake in Mississippi
Mississippi
1910
1910
Age 18
Alma Marie Drake resided here in Precinct 33, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Precinct 33, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1916
1916
Age 24
Alma Marie Drake resided here in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 28
Alma Marie Drake resided here in Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama, USA
Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 38
Alma Marie Drake resided here in Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama
Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama
1935
1935
Age 43
Alma Marie Drake resided here in Curtiston, Etowah, Alabama
Curtiston, Etowah, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 48
Alma Marie Drake resided here in Curtiston, Etowah, Alabama, USA
Curtiston, Etowah, Alabama, USA
1978
22 Feb 1978
Age 86
Death of Alma Marie Drake in Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama, USA
Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama, USA
1978
Feb 1978
Age 86
Death of Alma Marie Drake in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Feb 1891
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Curtiston, Etowah, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00031; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 28-66
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama; Roll: T625_15; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 99; Image: 553
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama; Roll: 16; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0016; Image: 626.0; FHL microfilm: 2339751
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 33, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T624_17; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 0126; FHL microfilm: 1374030
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [6] Find a Grave Alma Holcomb
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree, database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 11 October 2016, 19:59), entry for Alma Marie Drake(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L4FV-696
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, US National Archives and Records Administration Headquarters
    7th & Pennsylvania Ave NW
    Washington DC 20408
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974, database, FamilySearch ( : 27 November 2014), Alma Drake in entry for Maggie Nell Holcomb, Nov 1927; citing reference cn 24557, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,90

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1892
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama; Roll: T625_15; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 99; Image: 553

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Precinct 33, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 33, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T624_17; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 0126; FHL microfilm: 1374030

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1916
    Event Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama; Roll: T625_15; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 99; Image: 553

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama; Roll: 16; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0016; Image: 626.0; FHL microfilm: 2339751

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Curtiston, Etowah, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Curtiston, Etowah, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00031; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 28-66

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Curtiston, Etowah, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Curtiston, Etowah, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00031; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 28-66

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama; Roll: T625_15; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 99; Image: 553
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama; Roll: 16; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0016; Image: 626.0; FHL microfilm: 2339751
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 33, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T624_17; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 0126; FHL microfilm: 1374030

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1978
    Event Place: Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Find a Grave Alma Holcomb

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1978
    Event Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree, database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 11 October 2016, 19:59), entry for Alma Marie Drake(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L4FV-696
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, US National Archives and Records Administration Headquarters
    7th & Pennsylvania Ave NW
    Washington DC 20408
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