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James W Drake 1835–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1835

Birth Location: Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Starks, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: John 1840

Mother: Elizabeth Ashworth

Spouse(s): Mary Dykes

Children(s): Amelia Drake

James W Drake was born in 1835 in Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States, the child of John 3 Aaron Drake 1840 And Elizabeth Betsy Ashworth. James W Drake married Mary Catharine Dykes, and had children including Amelia Ann Meely Ann Drake. James W Drake passed away in 1880 in Starks, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James W Drake was born in 1835 in Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States, the child of John 3 Aaron Drake 1840 And Elizabeth Betsy Ashworth.
  • James W Drake married Mary Catharine Dykes, and had children including Amelia Ann Meely Ann Drake.
  • James W Drake passed away in 1880 in Starks, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John 1840
1806–1892
Birth Location: Attakapas Region, Louisiana, USA
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Elizabeth Ashworth
1813–1843
Birth Location: Choupique Bayou, St. Landry, Louisiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Dykes
1842–1880
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

Amelia Drake
1862–1963
Birth Location: Louisiana
AD

James Drake's Ancestors

Self
James Drake
1835–1880
Birth Place: Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States
Parents
John (3) Aaron Drake 1840
1806–1892
Attakapas Region, Louisiana, USA
Elizabeth (Betsy) Ashworth
1813–1843
Choupique Bayou, St. Landry, Louisiana, USA
Grandparents
John (Aaron Drake) Jr
1776–1828
St Martinville, St Martin, Louisiana, United States
Rosalie Abcher
1782–1871
New Iberia, Iberia, Louisiana, United States
James (Joseph (Jim) Ashworth) Jr.
1788–1870
Indian Territory, Pendleton District, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly) Perkins
1796–1870
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Macklin
1752–1815
John Drake
1741–1813
John Abcher
1744–1810
Francoise HARGRAVE
1760–1855
James II
1760–1826
Mary Perkins
1771–1820
William II
1759–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Drake
1717–1795
Benjamin Father)
1741–1827
Catherine Smithe
1746–1827
Abigail Williamson
1742–1778

James Drake's Descendants

1.
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James (W) Drake (1835–1880) m. Mary (Catharine) Dykes (ABT 1842–Feb 1880)
  1. 1. Amelia (Ann "Meely Ann") Drake 1862–1963 m. Jessa Ozan 1858–1944
    1. 1. Gencie (E) Ozan 1906–1978 m. Silas Johnson 1904–1971
      1. 1. Freeman Johnson 1933–2004
    2. 2. Lizey Ozan 1908–1994
    3. 3. Ember Ozan 1910–
    4. 4. Ula (Priscilla) Ozan 1911–2003
    5. 5. Melvin ("Puffer") Ozan 1915–1985
    6. 6. Catherine Ozan 1912–

James Drake's Timeline

8 Records

1830
Jul 1830
Birth of James W Drake in Choupique Bayou, St. Landry, Louisiana, USA
Choupique Bayou, St. Landry, Louisiana, USA
1835
Jul 1835
Birth of James W Drake in Choupique Bayou, St. Landry, Louisiana, USA
Choupique Bayou, St. Landry, Louisiana, USA
1835
Jul 1835
Birth of James W Drake in Choupique Bayou, St. Landry, Louisiana, USA
Choupique Bayou, St. Landry, Louisiana, USA
1835
1835
Birth of James W Drake in Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States
Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States
1835
1835
Birth of James W Drake in Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States
Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States
1880
1880
Age 45
Death of James W Drake in St Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States
St Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States
1880
1880
Age 45
Death of James W Drake in St Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States
St Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States
1926
30 May 1926
Age 91
Death of James W Drake in Starks, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Starks, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1830
    Event Place: Choupique Bayou, St. Landry, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1835
    Event Place: Choupique Bayou, St. Landry, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1835
    Event Place: Choupique Bayou, St. Landry, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1926
    Event Place: Starks, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: St Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: St Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Starks, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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