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Edmund Drake 1787–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1787

Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1862

Death Location: Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, USA

Father: Silas Drake

Mother: Sarah Hillson

Spouse(s): Brambley Cockerham

Children(s): Sarah Drake, Mary Drake, Soloman Drake, Elizabeth Drake, Anna Drake, Emeline Drake, William Drake, Nancy Drake

Edmund Drake was born in 1787 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA, the child of Silas Drake And Sarah Atkins Hillson. Edmund Drake married Brambley Cockerham, and had children including Anna Drake, Elizabeth Drake, Emeline Drake, Mary Drake, Nancy Louisiana Drake, Sarah Drake, Soloman Drake, William Drake. Edmund Drake passed away in 1862 in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Edmund Drake was born in 1787 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA, the child of Silas Drake And Sarah Atkins Hillson.
  • Edmund Drake married Brambley Cockerham, and had children including Anna Drake, Elizabeth Drake, Emeline Drake, Mary Drake, Nancy Louisiana Drake, Sarah Drake, Soloman Drake, William Drake.
  • Edmund Drake passed away in 1862 in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Silas Drake
1765–1839
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
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Sarah Hillson
1769–1804
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Brambley Cockerham
1797–1862
Birth Location: Barnwell, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Drake
1825–1900
Birth Location: Catahoula Parish, LA
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Mary Drake
1832–1880
Birth Location: Catahoula Parish, LA
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Soloman Drake
1830–
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Elizabeth Drake
1826–1892
Birth Location: Catahoula Parish, LA
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Anna Drake
1818–1872
Birth Location: Amite Co, MS
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Emeline Drake
1838–1872
Birth Location: Catahoula Parish, LA
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William Drake
1840–1864
Birth Location: Catahoula Parish, LA
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Nancy Drake
1815–
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Edmund Drake's Ancestors

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Edmund Drake
1787–1862
Birth Place: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Silas Drake
1765–1839
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Atkins) Hillson
1769–1804
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edmund Drake's Descendants

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Edmund Drake (1787–1862) m. Brambley Cockerham (1797–1862)
  1. 1. Sarah Drake 1825–1900 m. Joseph (K.) Keene 1816–1860
    1. 1. Mary (Emeline) Keen 1854–1934 m. Madison Jones 1846–1894
      1. 1. Lucy Jones 1877–
        1. 1. Jodie (Pearl McCall( Gaspard) ) 1902–1950 m. Eddie (Roland) Coston 1888–1950 m. William (Banjamin) Gaspard 1887–1975
    2. 2. Sarah (E Josephine) Keen 1857–1897
    3. 3. Bramley (C) Keen 1846–
    4. 4. Jacob (Edwin) Keen 1847–
    5. 5. Edmond (Jacob) Keen 1848– m. Mary (Jane) Carnet 1848–1929
      1. 1. Sarah (Emeline Keen Sanders) Mitchell 1884–1970
      2. 2. Ira (Travis) Keen 1889–1970
      3. 3. Thomas (Hardy) Keen 1885–1914
      4. 4. Jacob (Frank) Keen 1878–1954
      5. 5. Joe (S.) Keen 1871–1913
      6. 6. James (M) Keen 1879–1954
      7. 7. Joel (Edmond) Keene 1871–1941
      8. 8. Mary (A [twin]) Keen 1870–
  2. 2. Mary Drake 1832–1880
  3. 3. Soloman Drake 1830–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Drake 1826–1892
  5. 5. Anna Drake 1818–1872
  6. 6. Emeline Drake 1838–1872
  7. 7. William Drake 1840–1864
  8. 8. Nancy (Louisiana) Drake 1815–

Edmund Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1787
1787
Birth of Edmund Drake in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
1862
1862
Age 75
Death of Edmund Drake in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, USA
Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1862
    Event Place: Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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