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Jesse Wade Drake 1911–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Oct 1911

Birth Location: Anderson County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 05 Oct 1979

Death Location: Anderson County, South Carolina, USA

Father: Jesse Drake

Mother: Essie Smith

Spouse(s): Ethel Ashley

Children(s): Henry Drake, Robert Drake

The story of Jesse Wade Drake began in 1911 in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA. Jesse Wade Drake married Ethel Margie Ashley, and had children including Henry Ashley Drake, Robert Marion Drake. Jesse Wade Drake passed away in 1979 in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jesse Wade Drake began in 1911 in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA.
  • Jesse Wade Drake married Ethel Margie Ashley, and had children including Henry Ashley Drake, Robert Marion Drake.
  • Jesse Wade Drake passed away in 1979 in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA.

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Jesse Drake's Ancestors

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Jesse Drake
1911–1979
Birth Place: Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Jesse Terrell Drake
1861–1955
Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Essie (E) Smith
1874–1916
Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (Mattison *) Smith
1843–1918
Abbeville District, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Palmira) Smith
1851–1934
Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Martin
1825–1891
Essy Wyatt
1829–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Wyatt
1801–1868
Nancy Powers
1804–1872

Jesse Drake's Descendants

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Jesse (Wade) Drake (29 Oct 1911–05 Oct 1979) m. Ethel (Margie) Ashley (15 June 1911–30 May 2009)
  1. 1. Henry (Ashley) Drake 1938–2001
  2. 2. Robert (Marion) Drake 1940–2020

Jesse Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1911
29 Oct 1911
Birth of Jesse Wade Drake in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
1979
05 Oct 1979
Age 68
Death of Jesse Wade Drake in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Anderson County, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1911
    Event Place: Anderson County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Oct 1979
    Event Place: Anderson County, South Carolina, USA

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