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Jerome Drake 1836 – 1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jan 1836

Birth Location: Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 12 Mar 1920

Death Location: Ravanna, Mercer, Missouri, USA

Father: James Drake

Mother: Catherine Sneath

Spouse(s): Harriet Ervin

Children(s): Joshua Drake, Orley Drake

The story of Jerome Drake began in 1836 in Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, USA. Jerome Drake married Harriet Elizabeth Ervin, and had children including Joshua Ervin Drake, Orley Miller Drake. Jerome Drake passed away in 1920 in Ravanna, Mercer, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jerome Drake began in 1836 in Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, USA.
  • Jerome Drake married Harriet Elizabeth Ervin, and had children including Joshua Ervin Drake, Orley Miller Drake.
  • Jerome Drake passed away in 1920 in Ravanna, Mercer, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Drake
1809 – 1892
Birth Location: Peekskill, Westchester, New York, USA
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Catherine Sneath
1816 – 1864
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Harriet Ervin
1844 – 1926
Birth Location: New Washington, Crawford, Ohio, USA
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Children(s)

Joshua Drake
1866 – 1945
Birth Location: Princeton, Mercer, Missouri, USA
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Orley Drake
1878 – 1947
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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Jerome Drake's Ancestors

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Jerome Drake
1836 – 1920
Birth Place: Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, USA
Parents
James Theodore Drake
1809 – 1892
Peekskill, Westchester, New York, USA
Catherine (Ann) Sneath
1816 – 1864
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Drake
1766 – 1844
Peekskill, Westchester, New York, USA
Deborah Ferris
1768 – 1844
Cortlandt Manor, Westchester, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Ferris
1732 – 1798
Rachel Dean
1735 – 1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Dean
1690 – 1772
Deborah Seaman
1698 – 1792

Jerome Drake's Descendants

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Jerome Drake (24 Jan 1836 – 12 Mar 1920) m. Harriet (Elizabeth) Ervin (29 Nov 1844 – 18 Dec 1926)
  1. 1. Joshua (Ervin) Drake (17 Oct 1866 – 5 Jul 1945) m. Eutoca (May) Middleton (2 Mar 1869 – 28 Jul 1956)
    1. 1. Lyle (Eldon) Drake (23 Mar 1897 – 10 Jan 1957) m. Gladys Compton (13 Aug 1899 – 26 Jul 1992)
    2. 2. Raymond (Rodney) Drake (10 Nov 1899 – 1940) m. Mildred (S) Scott (1900 – )
      1. 1. Mildreda (Melba) Drake (17 Feb 1931 – 7 Jan 1981)
    3. 3. Herbert (Andrew) Drake (7 Sep 1906 – 23 Dec 1983) m. Wynona (C) House (8 Mar 1910 – 18 May 2007)
    4. 4. Earl (Arlyn) Drake (6 Feb 1909 – 10 Oct 1999) m. Ruth (E) Peterson (5 Feb 1913 – 1 Oct 2000)
    5. 5. Helen (Pearl) Drake (28 Jul 1911 – 28 Mar 1994) m. Raymond (H) Scott (8 Aug 1908 – 21 Jun 1996)
  2. 2. Orley (Miller) Drake (6 May 1878 – 31 Oct 1947) m. Nancy (Viola) Scott (7 Feb 1882 – 29 Oct 1965)
    1. 1. Russell Drake (13 Jun 1901 – Jan 1974)
    2. 2. Violet (Lorraine) Drake (9 Aug 1903 – 1 Apr 1941)

Jerome Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1836
24 Jan 1836
Birth of Jerome Drake in Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, USA
Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, USA
1920
12 Mar 1920
Age 84
Death of Jerome Drake in Ravanna, Mercer, Missouri, USA
Ravanna, Mercer, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1836
    Event Place: Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1920
    Event Place: Ravanna, Mercer, Missouri, USA
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