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Joel S Drake 1831–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jan 1831

Birth Location: , Meade Co, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 26 Dec 1900

Death Location: Brazil, Clay Co, Indiana

Father: Greenberry DRAKE

Mother: Nancy LANE

Spouse(s): Melissa Shaffer

Children(s): Albert Drake, Howard Drake, Nancy Drake, Maude Drake

Joel S Drake was born in 1831 in , Meade Co, Kentucky, USA, the child of Greenberry Drake And Nancy Ellis Lane. In 1863, Joel S Drake resided in Washington, Clay, Indiana, United States. Joel S Drake married Melissa Isabelle Shaffer, and had children including Albert M Drake, Howard Joseph Drake, Maude S Drake, Nancy Adela Addie Drake. Joel S Drake passed away in 1900 in Brazil, Clay Co, Indiana.

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Biography

  • Joel S Drake was born in 1831 in , Meade Co, Kentucky, USA, the child of Greenberry Drake And Nancy Ellis Lane.
  • In 1863, Joel S Drake resided in Washington, Clay, Indiana, United States.
  • Joel S Drake married Melissa Isabelle Shaffer, and had children including Albert M Drake, Howard Joseph Drake, Maude S Drake, Nancy Adela Addie Drake.
  • Joel S Drake passed away in 1900 in Brazil, Clay Co, Indiana.

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Spouses(s)

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Joel Drake's Ancestors

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Joel Drake
1831–1900
Birth Place: , Meade Co, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Greenberry DRAKE
1786–1846
Barren Co. Kentucky
Nancy (Ellis) LANE
1798–1873
Kentucky County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joel Drake's Descendants

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Joel (S) Drake (24 Jan 1831–26 Dec 1900) m. Melissa (Isabelle) Shaffer (abt 1856–7 October, 1880)
  1. 1. Albert (M) Drake 1880–1920 m. Nina (May) James 1882–1942
    1. 1. Harry (E) Drake 1905–1961 m. Agnes Gilmore 1906–1981
      1. 1. Arthur (Albert) Drake 1928–2015
      2. 2. Jane (Ann) Drake 1926–2011
    2. 2. Frank (H) Drake 1903–1974
    3. 3. Leo (McKee) Drake 1900–1918
  2. 2. Howard (Joseph) Drake 1878–1941
  3. 3. Nancy (Adela "Addie") Drake 1876–1941
  4. 4. Maude (S.) Drake 1875–1951

Joel Drake's Timeline

4 Records

1831
24 Jan 1831
Birth of Joel S Drake in , Meade Co, Kentucky, USA
, Meade Co, Kentucky, USA
1863
1 July 1863
Age 32
Joel S Drake resided here in Washington, Clay, Indiana, United States
Washington, Clay, Indiana, United States
1873
26 Jun 1873
Age 42
Joel S Drake was married In Clay Co. Indiana
Clay Co. Indiana
1900
26 Dec 1900
Age 69
Death of Joel S Drake in Brazil, Clay Co, Indiana
Brazil, Clay Co, Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1831
    Event Place: , Meade Co, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1873
    Event Place: Clay Co. Indiana

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Washington, Clay, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1900
    Event Place: Brazil, Clay Co, Indiana

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