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Dorothy Ruth Drake 1926–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 OCT 1926

Birth Location: Terra Haute, Vigo Co., IN, USA

Death Date: 1984

Death Location: Black Mountain, Buncombe Co., NC, USA

Father: Herman Drake

Mother: Blanche Mcdonald

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Dorothy Ruth Drake was born in 1926 in Terra Haute, Vigo Co., IN, USA, the child of Herman Drake And Blanche Mcdonald. Dorothy Ruth Drake passed away in 1984 in Black Mountain, Buncombe Co., NC, USA.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Ruth Drake was born in 1926 in Terra Haute, Vigo Co., IN, USA, the child of Herman Drake And Blanche Mcdonald.
  • Dorothy Ruth Drake passed away in 1984 in Black Mountain, Buncombe Co., NC, USA.

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Dorothy Drake's Ancestors

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Dorothy Drake
1926–1984
Birth Place: Terra Haute, Vigo Co., IN, USA
Parents
Herman Drake
1898–1968
Indian Creek, Lawrence Co., IN, USA
Blanche Mcdonald
1900–1977
Clay City, Clay Co., IN, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Emory) Drake
1868–1938
Boone , Cass, IN, USA
Almeda Clark
1871–1965
Vigo Co., IN, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Drake
1820–1886
Sarah Benefiel
1841–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Benefiel
1795–1864
Elizabeth Montgomery
1802–1870

Dorothy Drake's Timeline

3 Records

1926
30 OCT 1926
Birth of Dorothy Ruth Drake in Terra Haute, Vigo Co., IN, USA
Terra Haute, Vigo Co., IN, USA
1984
4 OCT 1984
Age 58
Death of Dorothy Ruth Drake
None
1984
1984
Age 58
Burial of Dorothy Ruth Drake in Black Mountain, Buncombe Co., NC, USA
Black Mountain, Buncombe Co., NC, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 OCT 1926
    Event Place: Terra Haute, Vigo Co., IN, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 OCT 1984

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1984
    Event Place: Black Mountain, Buncombe Co., NC, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Terra Haute, Vigo Co., IN, USA

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