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Elmer Nelson Drake 1882–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Oct 1882

Birth Location: Michigan, USA

Death Date: 19 Nov 1953

Death Location: Canaby, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA

Father: Darius Drake

Mother: Betsey Tripp

Spouse(s): Sophia Rivers

Children(s): Bessie Drake, Edward Drake, Frank Drake

Elmer Nelson Drake was born in 1882 in Michigan, USA, the child of Darius Nelson Drake And Betsey Salome Tripp. Elmer Nelson Drake married Sophia Myrtle Rivers, and had children including Bessie Elizabeth Drake, Edward James Drake, Frank Nelson Drake. Elmer Nelson Drake passed away in 1953 in Canaby, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • Elmer Nelson Drake was born in 1882 in Michigan, USA, the child of Darius Nelson Drake And Betsey Salome Tripp.
  • Elmer Nelson Drake married Sophia Myrtle Rivers, and had children including Bessie Elizabeth Drake, Edward James Drake, Frank Nelson Drake.
  • Elmer Nelson Drake passed away in 1953 in Canaby, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Darius Drake
1854–1922
Birth Location: Woodstock, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada
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Betsey Tripp
1860–1924
Birth Location: Fremont, Tuscola, Michigan, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sophia Rivers
1891–1962
Birth Location: Inwood, Schoolcraft County, Michigan, USA .
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Children(s)

Bessie Drake
1913–1981
Birth Location: Alberta, Canada
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Edward Drake
1915–1970
Birth Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Frank Drake
1910–1976
Birth Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Elmer Drake's Ancestors

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Elmer Drake
1882–1953
Birth Place: Michigan, USA
Parents
Darius Nelson Drake
1854–1922
Woodstock, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Betsey (Salome) Tripp
1860–1924
Fremont, Tuscola, Michigan, USA
Grandparents
Alfred (Bennett) Tripp
1835–1865
Castile, New York, USA
Nancy (Maria) Bryant
1837–1899
Kirkland, Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Ezra Tripp
1794–1883
Betsy (Beaden)
1791–1851
Allison Bryant
1811–1862
Saloma Wilkinson
1816–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Bryant
1779–1855
Charlotte Libby
1783–1826
Ichabod Wilkinson
1790–1854
Nancy Peavy
1793–1857

Elmer Drake's Descendants

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Elmer (Nelson) Drake (03 Oct 1882–19 Nov 1953) m. Sophia (Myrtle) Rivers (19 Mar 1891–15 May 1962)
  1. 1. Bessie (Elizabeth) Drake 1913–1981 m. Henry (Van) Harrell 1910–2000
    1. 1. Elmer (Van) Harrell 1931–2008
  2. 2. Edward (James) Drake 1915–1970 m. Edna (Mae) Wheeler 1918–1982
    1. 1. Dona (Fay) Drake 1936–1991
    2. 2. Bessie (Yvonne) Drake 1938–2010 m. Jerry Kvamme 1946–2011
    3. 3. William (Harvey) Drake 1942–2010
  3. 3. Frank (Nelson) Drake 1910–1976 m. Lucille (Margaret) Brandt 1911–1995

Elmer Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1882
03 Oct 1882
Birth of Elmer Nelson Drake in Michigan, USA
Michigan, USA
1953
19 Nov 1953
Age 71
Death of Elmer Nelson Drake in Canaby, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
Canaby, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Oct 1882
    Event Place: Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1953
    Event Place: Canaby, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
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