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Joshua Ervin Drake 1866 – 1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1866

Birth Location: Princeton, Mercer, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 5 Jul 1945

Death Location: Rozel, Pawnee, Kansas, USA

Father: Jerome Drake

Mother: Harriet Ervin

Spouse(s): Eutoca Middleton

Children(s): Lyle Drake, Raymond Drake, Herbert Drake, Earl Drake, Helen Drake

In 1866, Joshua Ervin Drake entered the world in Princeton, Mercer, Missouri, USA, born to Jerome Drake and Harriet Elizabeth Ervin. Joshua Ervin Drake married Eutoca May Middleton, and had children including Lyle Eldon Drake, Raymond Rodney Drake, Herbert Andrew Drake, Earl Arlyn Drake, Helen Pearl Drake. Joshua Ervin Drake passed away in 1945 in Rozel, Pawnee, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1866, Joshua Ervin Drake entered the world in Princeton, Mercer, Missouri, USA, born to Jerome Drake and Harriet Elizabeth Ervin.
  • Joshua Ervin Drake married Eutoca May Middleton, and had children including Lyle Eldon Drake, Raymond Rodney Drake, Herbert Andrew Drake, Earl Arlyn Drake, Helen Pearl Drake.
  • Joshua Ervin Drake passed away in 1945 in Rozel, Pawnee, Kansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jerome Drake
1836 – 1920
Birth Location: Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, USA
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Harriet Ervin
1844 – 1926
Birth Location: New Washington, Crawford, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Eutoca Middleton
1869 – 1956
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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Children(s)

Lyle Drake
1897 – 1957
Birth Location: Ravanna, Mercer, Missouri, USA
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Raymond Drake
1899 – 1940
Birth Location: Ravanna, Mercer, Missouri, USA
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Herbert Drake
1906 – 1983
Birth Location: –
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Earl Drake
1909 – 1999
Birth Location: Kansas, USA
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Helen Drake
1911 – 1994
Birth Location: Kansas, USA
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Joshua Drake's Ancestors

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Joshua Drake
1866 – 1945
Birth Place: Princeton, Mercer, Missouri, USA
Parents
Jerome Drake
1836 – 1920
Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, USA
Harriet (Elizabeth) Ervin
1844 – 1926
New Washington, Crawford, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
James (Theodore) Drake
1809 – 1892
Peekskill, Westchester, New York, USA
Catherine (Ann) Sneath
1816 – 1864
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Drake
1766 – 1844
Deborah Ferris
1768 – 1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Ferris
1732 – 1798
Rachel Dean
1735 – 1779

Joshua Drake's Descendants

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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)

Joshua Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1866
17 Oct 1866
Birth of Joshua Ervin Drake in Princeton, Mercer, Missouri, USA
Princeton, Mercer, Missouri, USA
1945
5 Jul 1945
Age 79
Death of Joshua Ervin Drake in Rozel, Pawnee, Kansas, USA
Rozel, Pawnee, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1866
    Event Place: Princeton, Mercer, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1945
    Event Place: Rozel, Pawnee, Kansas, USA
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