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Charles Smith Drake 1804 – 1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Aug 1804

Birth Location: Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Death Date: 24 Jun 1890

Death Location: Williamsville, Sangamon, Illinois

Father: Thomas Drake

Mother: Hannah Cain

Spouse(s): Lucy Clayton

Children(s): John Drake, John Drake, Moses Drake, Henry Drake, Silas Drake, Zachary Drake, Edith Drake

In 1804, Charles Smith Drake entered the world in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, born to Thomas Drake and Hannah Cain. In 1870, Charles Smith Drake resided in Hurlbut, Elkhart City, Logan, Illinois, USA. In 1880, Charles Smith Drake resided in Elkhart, Logan, Illinois, USA. Charles Smith Drake married Lucy Edith Clayton, and had children including John Cain Drake, John C Drake, Moses Clayton Drake, Henry Bascombe Drake, Silas Hamilton Drake, Zachary Taylor Drake, Edith Elizabeth Drake. Charles Smith Drake passed away in 1890 in Williamsville, Sangamon, Illinois.

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Biography

  • In 1804, Charles Smith Drake entered the world in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, born to Thomas Drake and Hannah Cain.
  • In 1870, Charles Smith Drake resided in Hurlbut, Elkhart City, Logan, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1880, Charles Smith Drake resided in Elkhart, Logan, Illinois, USA.
  • Charles Smith Drake married Lucy Edith Clayton, and had children including John Cain Drake, John C Drake, Moses Clayton Drake, Henry Bascombe Drake, Silas Hamilton Drake, Zachary Taylor Drake, Edith Elizabeth Drake.
  • Charles Smith Drake passed away in 1890 in Williamsville, Sangamon, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Drake
1762 – 1825
Birth Location: Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
TD
Hannah Cain
1778 – 1862
Birth Location: –
HC

Spouses(s)

Lucy Clayton
1812 – 1896
Birth Location: New Jersey
LC

Children(s)

John Drake
1829 – 1852
Birth Location: Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
JD
John Drake
1829 – 1852
Birth Location: –
JD
Moses Drake
1834 – 1893
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States of America
MD
Henry Drake
1837 – 1913
Birth Location: Delaware County, Ohio, United States of America
HD
Silas Drake
1843 – 1920
Birth Location: Miamisburg, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States of America
SD
Zachary Drake
1849 – 1919
Birth Location: Miamisburg, Montgomery Cty, Ohio
ZD
Edith Drake
1852 – 1944
Birth Location: Delaware County, Ohio, USA
ED

Charles Drake's Ancestors

Self
Charles Drake
1804 – 1890
Birth Place: Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Parents
Thomas Drake
1762 – 1825
Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Hannah Cain
1778 – 1862
Grandparents
Daniel Drake
1732 – 1818
Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey
Hannah Anderson
1736 – 1774
Hopewell, Mercer, Crown Colony of New Jersey, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Drake
1683 – 1763
Mary (Rongnion)
1677 – 1748
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev Drake
1655 – 1740
Rebecca Trotter
1655 – 1702
Vincent (Rongnion)
1645 – 1713
Ann Boutcher
1650 – 1736

Charles Drake's Descendants

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Charles (Smith) Drake (11 Aug 1804 – 24 Jun 1890) m. Lucy (Edith) Clayton (9 Jan 1812 – 19 January 1896)
  1. 1. John (Cain) Drake (1829 – 9 Aug 1852)
  2. 2. John (C) Drake (1829 – 21 Aug 1852)
  3. 3. Moses (Clayton) Drake (19 June 1834 – 20 Dec 1893)
  4. 4. Henry (Bascombe) Drake (11 Oct 1837 – 10 Feb 1913)
  5. 5. Silas (Hamilton) Drake (9 Jul 1843 – 14 Mar 1920) m. Sarah (Ellen) Wright (11 Aug 1860 – 20 Oct 1943)
    1. 1. Clara (Mabel) Vandongen (Apr 1882 – 1964) m. Harry (Logan) Shinneman (14 Aug 1886 – Jul 1968) m. Henry (E) Sheneman (abt 1880 – 10 Mar 1936) m. Harry (Logan) Shinneman (14 Aug 1886 – Jul 1968)
      1. 1. Bertha Shinneman (29 Nov 1910 – 26 Dec 1997) m. Donald (S) Sayler (1906 – 28 February 1995)
        1. 1. Muriel (Jean) Patton (3 Dec 1940 – 24 Jan 2006)
      2. 2. Bertha (Emma) Shinneman (29 Nov 1910 – 26 December 1997) m. Donald (S.) Sayler (29 Sep 1906 – 28 February 1995)
      3. 3. Herman (Everet) Shinneman (7 Jun 1913 – 21 Dec 2000) m. Millie (M) Stogsdill (7 Sep 1914 – 24 Jan 1999)
        1. 1. Jerry (Herman) Shinneman (14 Sep 1942 – 19 Dec 2006) m. Kaye (Lynn) Spreeman (15 Feb 1958 – )
        2. 2. Joanne (Shinneman) Blickensderfer (13 Jul 1938 – 27 Oct 2018)
      4. 4. Herman Shinneman (abt 1914 – )
      5. 5. Kenneth Shinneman (abt 1916 – )
      6. 6. Harry (Kenneth) Shinneman (22 Mar 1916 – 12 Feb 2007) m. Cleta (F) Wagner (abt 1917 – )
        1. 1. Karen (Sue) Shinneman (abt 1942 – 15 Jun 1988)
        2. 2. Richard Shinneman (abt 1947 – )
      7. 7. Enid (L) Sheneman (abt 1905 – )
      8. 8. Ward (C) Sheneman (2 May 1906 – Mar 1963) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Lee (7 May 1908 – 6 Jan 1994)
        1. 1. Donald Sheneman (27 Jul 1935 – 10 Nov 1991) m. Peggy (Ruth) Norcross (13 Dec 1938 – 19 Jun 2014)
      9. 9. Russel (Meril) Sheneman (29 Nov 1909 – 17 Mar 1999) m. Bernice (Virginia) Peterson (15 Aug 1913 – 14 Jul 2000)
        1. 1. Phyllis (Kay) Sheneman (4 Oct 1944 – ) m. Wray (Allan) Harrison (24 Mar 1940 – 30 Mar 2017)
        2. 2. Shirley Sheneman (abt 1947 – ) m. Robert (William) Ettel (9 Jun 1951 – )
      10. 10. Henry (Edward) Sheneman (24 Oct 1912 – Sep 1965) m. Genevieve Corrington (abt 1920 – ) m. Julia Robbins m. Loveta Snape (5 Dec 1918 – 18 Sep 2005)
        1. 1. Henra Sheneman (22 Nov 1955 – 7 Oct 2018) m. Donald (L) Malone (abt 1945 – )
      11. 11. Wilbur (Morris) Sheneman (22 Apr 1916 – 9 Oct 1974)
    2. 2. Lucy (Edith) Drake (14 Jun 1883 – 10 Apr 1961) m. Earl (Olan) Whisnant (27 Dec 1881 – 6 June 1955)
      1. 1. Velma (Edith Whisnant) Robinson (17 Mar 1907 – 4 Apr 2000) m. Berton (L) Shafer (23 Apr 1900 – 29 Aug 1963)
        1. 1. Berton (Earl) Shafer (29 Jul 1927 – 27 Aug 2009) m. Norma (Lynn) Funkhouser (8 Jan 1933 – ) m. Norma Funkhouse (abt 1933 – )
        2. 2. Charlotte (Imogene) Shafer (28 Sep 1930 – 19 Aug 2016) m. Norman (Victor) Mayhill (22 Sep 1921 – 30 Jul 1978)
      2. 2. Herschel (Glenn) Whisnant (20 Dec 1908 – 3 Jun 2001)
      3. 3. Roland (David) Whisnant (15 Dec 1910 – 19 Apr 1999)
      4. 4. Wilbur (Dale) Whisnant (15 Mar 1914 – 19 Mar 2008) m. Mary Spears (abt 1914 – 25 November 1965) m. Lois (Mae) Wilson (1 April 1923 – 12 April 2004)
        1. 1. Marilyn (J) Whisnant (abt 1944 – )
        2. 2. Garth (A) Whisnant (9 Aug 1946 – )
        3. 3. Ronald (Gene) Whisnant (2 Jun 1947 – 4 Jun 1947)
        4. 4. Roy (Maxwell) Whisenant (6 Apr 1949 – ) m. Sue (Elizabeth) Cox (30 Apr 1951 – ) m. Kimberly (Ann) McClure (28 Nov 1960 – )
      5. 5. Dean Whisnant (abt 1919 – )
    3. 3. John (Cooly) Drake (30 Jul 1886 – 19 Jul 1969) m. Alice Primm (17 Jan 1892 – 1962)
      1. 1. Catherine Drake (15 Sep 1915 – 2 Sep 1998) m. Carlos (C.) Boaz (abt 1908 – 7 Apr 1989)
        1. 1. Bethany (Boaz) Weaver (Nov 1935 – 27 Dec 1994)
        2. 2. Bruce Boaz (Dec 1937 – )
      2. 2. Mary (L) Drake (15 Sep 1918 – 10 May 1996) m. Thomas (D) Flynn (1 Sep 1913 – 25 May 2003)
        1. 1. Joyce (Ann) King (abt 1944 – )
        2. 2. Joanne (Kay) King (5 Apr 1946 – )
      3. 3. Ralph (Primm) Drake (7 Dec 1920 – 23 Oct 2016) m. Mary (Ellen) King (11 May 1925 – 20 Aug 2012)
        1. 1. David Drake (Jan 1947 – )
        2. 2. Thomas Drake (abt 1948 – )
        3. 3. Patricia (Drake) Strubberg (3 May 1955 – )
        4. 4. Gary Drake
      4. 4. Evelyn (Alberta Drake) Kutz (4 Jun 1930 – 17 Sep 2005)
    4. 4. Cora Drake (Sep 1889 – 10 Sep 1974) m. Harry (Harrison) Fleming (24 Sep 1880 – 27 Jun 1941)
      1. 1. Helen Maxine (21 Feb 1916 – 2 Apr 2011) m. Laverne (Ray) Martin (13 Jan 1917 – 11 Aug 1984)
        1. 1. Barbara (J. Martin) Trott (abt 1945 – )
        2. 2. Robert (C) Martin (abt 1946 – )
      2. 2. Sarah Fleming (4 Jun 1927 – 30 Oct 2016) m. Donald (Edward) Benner (20 Dec 1925 – 12 Oct 2015)
        1. 1. Katherine (A) Benner (abt 1950 – ) m. David (L) Lemme
        2. 2. Thomas (A) Benner (May 1952 – )
        3. 3. Steven (R) Benner (abt 1961 – )
        4. 4. Nadine (Benner) Hayward
        5. 5. Dave Benner
      3. 3. Charles (Franklin) Fleming (8 Oct 1929 – 2 Sep 1946)
  6. 6. Zachary (Taylor) Drake (5 Mar 1849 – 11 Dec 1919)
  7. 7. Edith (Elizabeth) Drake (2 Feb 1852 – 29 Apr 1944) m. Charles (William) Clampit (11 Apr 1858 – 14 May 1929)
    1. 1. Charles (Everett) Clampit (28 May 1889 – 24 Mar 1971) m. Ruth (Ann) Cope (24 May 1894 – 4 Feb 1974)
      1. 1. Helen (E) Clampit (Feb 1914 – Feb 1914)
      2. 2. James (Preston) Clampit (15 Mar 1922 – 18 Mar 1922)
    2. 2. Mattie (Majenta) Clampit (6 Apr 1892 – 25 Jun 1988) m. Charles (Jacob) Ator (6 May 1883 – 29 Jan 1971)
      1. 1. Helen (E) Ator (abt 1915 – 6 July 2014)
      2. 2. William Ator (abt 1922 – 1 Mar 2004)
      3. 3. Mary (Margaret) Ator (8 Mar 1922 – 25 Nov 2007)

Charles Drake's Timeline

4 Records

1804
11 Aug 1804
Birth of Charles Smith Drake in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
1870
1870
Age 66
Charles Smith Drake resided here in Hurlbut, Elkhart City, Logan, Illinois, USA
Hurlbut, Elkhart City, Logan, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 76
Charles Smith Drake resided here in Elkhart, Logan, Illinois, USA
Elkhart, Logan, Illinois, USA
1890
24 Jun 1890
Age 86
Death of Charles Smith Drake in Williamsville, Sangamon, Illinois
Williamsville, Sangamon, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1804
    Event Place: Hunterdon County, New Jersey
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Elkhart, Logan, Illinois; Roll: 227; Page: 75A; Enumeration District: 037
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Hurlbut, Elkhart City, Logan, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Elkhart, Logan, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Elkhart, Logan, Illinois; Roll: 227; Page: 75A; Enumeration District: 037

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1890
    Event Place: Williamsville, Sangamon, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sherman, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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