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Dorothy Savannah Drake 1916–2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Nov 1916

Birth Location: Soper, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 11 Jul 2009

Death Location: Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma, USA

Father: William Jr

Mother: Bessie Sisco

Spouse(s): William Gray

Children(s):

Dorothy Savannah Drake was born in 1916 in Soper, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, USA, the child of William Henry Drake Jr And Bessie Sisco. In 1930, Dorothy Savannah Drake resided in Stratford, Garvin, Oklahoma. In 1935, Dorothy Savannah Drake resided in Little Field, Texas. Dorothy Savannah Drake married William Preston Gray. Dorothy Savannah Drake passed away in 2009 in Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Savannah Drake was born in 1916 in Soper, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, USA, the child of William Henry Drake Jr And Bessie Sisco.
  • In 1930, Dorothy Savannah Drake resided in Stratford, Garvin, Oklahoma.
  • In 1935, Dorothy Savannah Drake resided in Little Field, Texas.
  • Dorothy Savannah Drake married William Preston Gray.
  • Dorothy Savannah Drake passed away in 2009 in Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma, USA.

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Dorothy Drake's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Drake
1916–2009
Birth Place: Soper, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
William Henry Drake Jr
1891–1934
Winthrop, Little River, Arkansas, USA
Bessie Sisco
1898–1987
Dent County, Missouri
Grandparents
William (Henry) Drake
1856–1927
Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Dorothy (Elizabeth) Oglesby
1867–1907
Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Drake's Timeline

5 Records

1916
3 Nov 1916
Birth of Dorothy Savannah Drake in Soper, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, USA
Soper, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, USA
1930
1930
Age 14
Dorothy Savannah Drake resided here in Stratford, Garvin, Oklahoma
Stratford, Garvin, Oklahoma
1935
1935
Age 19
Dorothy Savannah Drake resided here in Little Field, Texas
Little Field, Texas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 24
Dorothy Savannah Drake resided here in Homer, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA
Homer, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA
2009
11 Jul 2009
Age 93
Death of Dorothy Savannah Drake in Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma, USA
Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1916
    Event Place: Soper, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Homer, Claiborne, Louisiana; Roll: T627_1393; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 14-20
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Oklahoma; Issue Date: 1951
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Stratford, Garvin, Oklahoma; Roll: 1903; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0018; Image: 877.0; FHL microfilm: 2341637
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Oklahoma, County Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Stratford, Garvin, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Stratford, Garvin, Oklahoma; Roll: 1903; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0018; Image: 877.0; FHL microfilm: 2341637

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Little Field, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Homer, Claiborne, Louisiana; Roll: T627_1393; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 14-20

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Homer, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Homer, Claiborne, Louisiana; Roll: T627_1393; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 14-20

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jul 2009
    Event Place: Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Oklahoma; Issue Date: 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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