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Edwin James Drake 1860 – 1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jun 1860

Birth Location: Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 25 Nov 1937

Death Location: Lower Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: James Drake

Mother: Hannah Updyke

Spouse(s): Ella Tantum, Etta Mitchell

Children(s): James Drake, Margaret Drake, Wallace Drake, Dorothy Drake, Jean Drake

The story of Edwin James Drake Sr began in 1860 in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA, with parents James Madison Drake and Hannah Updyke. As an adult, Edwin James Drake Sr wed Ella L Tantum and Etta Harrison Mitchell. Their household included James Buren Drake, Margaret Drake, Wallace Mitchell Drake, Dorothy S Drake and Jean Drake. Edwin James Drake Sr's life came to an end in 1937 in Lower Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Parents

James Drake
1824 – 1897
Birth Location: New Jersey, USA
JD
Hannah Updyke
1825 – 1889
Birth Location: New Jersey
HU

Spouses(s)

Ella Tantum
1862 – 1895
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
ET
Etta Mitchell
1880 – 1957
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
EM

Children(s)

James Drake
1903 – 1920
Birth Location: New Jersey
JD
Margaret Drake
1905 –
Birth Location: New Jersey
MD
Wallace Drake
1909 – 1993
Birth Location: Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
WD
Dorothy Drake
1912 – 1951
Birth Location: New Jersey
DD
Jean Drake
1916 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
JD

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 6 Jun 1860
    Event Place: Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pa; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 101001-104000, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lower Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1542; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 32, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lower Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 2341741, Year: 1880; Census Place: Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: 789; Page: 573A; Enumeration District: 115, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Trenton Ward 1, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: M653_698; Page: 52; Family Hist

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Trenton Ward 1, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Trenton Ward 1, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: M653_698; Page: 52; Family Hist

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: 789; Page: 573A; Enumeration District: 115

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Lower Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lower Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1542; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 32

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Lower Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lower Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 2341741

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 Nov 1937
    Event Place: Lower Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pa; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 101001-104000

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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