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James Elias Drake 1843–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Mar 1843

Birth Location: Selma, Dallas, Alabama

Death Date: 28 Apr 1877

Death Location: St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States

Father: Gaston Drake

Mother: Mary Moore

Spouse(s): Cornelia Polk

Children(s): James Drake, Bertrand Drake, Truston Drake, Gaston Drake

James Elias Drake was born in 1843 in Selma, Dallas, Alabama, the child of Gaston Drake And Mary Maria Moore. In 1850, James Elias Drake resided in , Greene, Alabama. James Elias Drake married Cornelia Bredell Polk, and had children including Bertrand Francis Drake, Gaston D Drake, James Erle Drake, Truston P Drake. James Elias Drake passed away in 1877 in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • James Elias Drake was born in 1843 in Selma, Dallas, Alabama, the child of Gaston Drake And Mary Maria Moore.
  • In 1850, James Elias Drake resided in , Greene, Alabama.
  • James Elias Drake married Cornelia Bredell Polk, and had children including Bertrand Francis Drake, Gaston D Drake, James Erle Drake, Truston P Drake.
  • James Elias Drake passed away in 1877 in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States.

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James Drake's Ancestors

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James Drake
1843–1877
Birth Place: Selma, Dallas, Alabama
Parents
Gaston Drake
1809–1884
North Carolina
Mary (Maria) Moore
1809–1877
North Carolina
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Drake's Descendants

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James (Elias) Drake (26 Mar 1843–28 Apr 1877) m. Cornelia (Bredell) Polk (2 Oct 1844–28 Oct 1895)
  1. 1. James (Erle) Drake 1877–1949
  2. 2. Bertrand (Francis) Drake 1875–1965 m. Jeannie 1889–1968
    1. 1. Watson (Polk) Drake 1922–1944
  3. 3. Truston (P) Drake 1872–
  4. 4. Gaston (D) Drake 1871–1955 m. Mary (Eleanor) Robinson 1887–
    1. 1. Cornelia Drake 1912–2004 m. John (Van) RYN –1999

James Drake's Timeline

3 Records

1843
26 Mar 1843
Birth of James Elias Drake in Selma, Dallas, Alabama
Selma, Dallas, Alabama
1850
1850
Age 7
James Elias Drake resided here in , Greene, Alabama
, Greene, Alabama
1877
28 Apr 1877
Age 34
Death of James Elias Drake in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States
St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1843
    Event Place: Selma, Dallas, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri Death Records, 1834-1910
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: , Greene, Alabama; Roll: M432_6; Page: 264B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: , Greene, Alabama
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: , Greene, Alabama; Roll: M432_6; Page: 264B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1877
    Event Place: St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri Death Records, 1834-1910
    [2] St. Louis City Death Records, 1850-1902

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