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John Wesley Drake 1837 – 1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1837

Birth Location: Miami County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 15 Jul 1908

Death Location: Sutherland, O'Brien, Iowa, USA

Father: Thomas Drake

Mother: Zilpha Waters

Spouse(s): Caroline Hallenbeck

Children(s): Katherine Drake, Charles Drake, Francis Drake, Dean Drake, Pearl Drake

According to available records, John Wesley Drake was born in 1837 in Miami County, Ohio, USA, the child of Thomas M. Drake and Zilpha Ann Waters. Following those early years, John Wesley Drake married Caroline Hallenbeck, and their family grew to include Katherine G. Drake, Charles C Drake, Francis Leigh Drake, Dean S Drake and Pearl Drake. In the later years of life, John Wesley Drake died in 1908 in Sutherland, O'Brien, Iowa, USA.

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Parents

Thomas Drake
1806 – 1882
Birth Location: New Jersey, United States of America
TD
Zilpha Waters
1802 – 1877
Birth Location: New Jersey
ZW

Spouses(s)

Caroline Hallenbeck
1844 – 1909
Birth Location: Albany, New York
CH

Children(s)

Katherine Drake
1863 – 1942
Birth Location: Cedar County, Iowa, United States of America
KD
Charles Drake
1864 – 1933
Birth Location: Cedar County, Iowa, United States of America
CD
Francis Drake
1875 – 1946
Birth Location: Inland, Cedar Co, Iowa
FD
Dean Drake
1878 – 1942
Birth Location: Cedar County, Iowa, United States of America
DD
Pearl Drake
1884 – 1968
Birth Location: Cedar, Iowa, USA
PD

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 25 May 1837
    Event Place: Miami County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1940, Iowa, U.S., Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Inland, Tipton, Cedar, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Inland, Cedar, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: abt 1884
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., Births 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births, 1856-1940

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Waterman, O´Brien, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sutherland, O'Brien, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997, Combined Probate Record, 1883-1926; Author: Iowa. District Court (O'Brien County); Probate Place: O'Brien, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 15 Jul 1908
    Event Place: Sutherland, O'Brien, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1940, Iowa, U.S., Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 17 Jul 1908
    Event Place: Waterman
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990
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