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Fred W Drake 1879 – 1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Oct 1879

Birth Location: Penn, Cass, Michigan

Death Date: 7 Jan 1956

Death Location: Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan

Father: John Drake

Mother: Ann Granger

Spouse(s): Maude Moorlag

Children(s): "Vera Curtis

The story of Fred W Drake began in 1879 in Penn, Cass, Michigan. Fred W Drake married Maude May Moorlag, and had children including "Vera Mae" Virginia Evans Curtis. Fred W Drake passed away in 1956 in Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan.

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Biography

  • The story of Fred W Drake began in 1879 in Penn, Cass, Michigan.
  • Fred W Drake married Maude May Moorlag, and had children including "Vera Mae" Virginia Evans Curtis.
  • Fred W Drake passed away in 1956 in Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan.

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Fred Drake's Ancestors

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Fred Drake
1879 – 1956
Birth Place: Penn, Cass, Michigan
Parents
John Drake
1851 – 1937
Dairy Houses, Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England
Ann (E) Granger
1856 – 1913
Ohio
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Fred Drake's Descendants

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Fred (W) Drake (3 Oct 1879 – 7 Jan 1956) m. Maude (May) Moorlag (18 Aug 1882 – 23 Sep 1935)
  1. 1. "Vera (Mae" Virginia Evans) Curtis (9 Sep 1902 – 19 Dec 1973) m. Ward (M) Drake (18 Dec 1902 – 28 Jun 1972)
    1. 1. Virgil Drake m. Betty (Jane) Gearhart (27 August 1922 – 15 Jan 1961)
      1. 1. Judith Drake m. Datema

Fred Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1879
3 Oct 1879
Birth of Fred W Drake in Penn, Cass, Michigan
Penn, Cass, Michigan
1956
7 Jan 1956
Age 77
Death of Fred W Drake in Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan
Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1879
    Event Place: Penn, Cass, Michigan

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1956
    Event Place: Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan

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