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Bessie Elizabeth Drake 1913–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jan 1913

Birth Location: Alberta, Canada

Death Date: 4 Jan 1981

Death Location: Umatilla, Oregon, United States

Father: Elmer Drake

Mother: Sophia Rivers

Spouse(s): Henry Harrell

Children(s): Elmer Harrell

The story of Bessie Elizabeth Drake began in 1913 in Alberta, Canada. Bessie Elizabeth Drake married Henry Van Harrell, and had children including Elmer Van Harrell, Myrtle Fern Harrell. Bessie Elizabeth Drake passed away in 1981 in Umatilla, Oregon, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Elizabeth Drake began in 1913 in Alberta, Canada.
  • Bessie Elizabeth Drake married Henry Van Harrell, and had children including Elmer Van Harrell, Myrtle Fern Harrell.
  • Bessie Elizabeth Drake passed away in 1981 in Umatilla, Oregon, United States.

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Bessie Drake's Ancestors

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Bessie Drake
1913–1981
Birth Place: Alberta, Canada
Parents
Elmer Nelson Drake
1882–1953
Michigan, USA
Sophia (Myrtle) Rivers
1891–1962
Inwood, Schoolcraft County, Michigan, USA .
Grandparents
Darius (Nelson) Drake
1854–1922
Woodstock, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Betsey (Salome) Tripp
1860–1924
Fremont, Tuscola, Michigan, USA
Great-Grandparents
Alfred Tripp
1835–1865
Nancy Bryant
1837–1899
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ezra Tripp
1794–1883
Betsy (Beaden)
1791–1851
Allison Bryant
1811–1862
Saloma Wilkinson
1816–1894

Bessie Drake's Descendants

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Bessie (Elizabeth) Drake (19 Jan 1913–4 Jan 1981) m. Henry (Van) Harrell (2 Sep 1910–31 Dec 2000)
  1. 1. Elmer (Van) Harrell 1931–2008

Bessie Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1913
19 Jan 1913
Birth of Bessie Elizabeth Drake in Alberta, Canada
Alberta, Canada
1981
4 Jan 1981
Age 68
Death of Bessie Elizabeth Drake in Umatilla, Oregon, United States
Umatilla, Oregon, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1913
    Event Place: Alberta, Canada
    Record Source: Oregon, Death Index, Oregon State Library; 1966-1970 Death Index; Reel Title: State of Oregon Death Index; Year Range: 1981-1990

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1981
    Event Place: Umatilla, Oregon, United States
    Record Source: Oregon, Death Index, Oregon State Library; 1966-1970 Death Index; Reel Title: State of Oregon Death Index; Year Range: 1981-1990

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