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Lemuel Braxton Drake 1788–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Aug 1788

Birth Location: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 6 Apr 1840

Death Location: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA

Father: Thomas Drake

Mother: Sarah Carter

Spouse(s): Rebecca Rawls

Children(s): Isaac Drake

The story of Lemuel Braxton Drake began in 1788 in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA. Lemuel Braxton Drake married Rebecca Becky Rawls, and had children including Isaac Thomas Drake. Lemuel Braxton Drake passed away in 1840 in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lemuel Braxton Drake began in 1788 in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA.
  • Lemuel Braxton Drake married Rebecca Becky Rawls, and had children including Isaac Thomas Drake.
  • Lemuel Braxton Drake passed away in 1840 in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Drake
1756–1794
Birth Location: Dublin, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
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Sarah Carter
1755–1815
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Rawls
1794–1879
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson County, Georgia, United States of America
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Children(s)

Isaac Drake
1817–1888
Birth Location: Sumter, Georgia, USA
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Lemuel Drake's Ancestors

Self
Lemuel Drake
1788–1840
Birth Place: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Thomas (Burke) Drake
1756–1794
Dublin, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Burton) Carter
1755–1815
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Edward) Drake
1726–1802
Williamsburg, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States
Ann Rueberry
1739–1802
Williamsburg, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Drake
–1729
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Rev.
1676–1733

Lemuel Drake's Descendants

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Lemuel (Braxton) Drake (4 Aug 1788–6 Apr 1840) m. Rebecca ((Becky)) Rawls (1794–18 Mar 1879)
  1. 1. Isaac (Thomas) Drake 1817–1888 m. Talitha (Cumi) Morgan 1827–1914
    1. 1. WILLIAM (WESLEY "WELLY") DRAKE 1848–1912 m. SUSANNAH ("SUSAN" GEORGIA) ELMORE 1848–1912
      1. 1. JOHN (LUTHER) DRAKE 1883–1960 m. Ruby (May "Pinkey") McClendon 1890–1958
        1. 1. HERMAN (EUGENE DRAKE) SR. 1925–1987 m. Mildred (Jeanette) ELDER 1926–2009

Lemuel Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1788
4 Aug 1788
Birth of Lemuel Braxton Drake in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
1840
6 Apr 1840
Age 52
Death of Lemuel Braxton Drake in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Wilkes County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1788
    Event Place: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1840
    Event Place: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
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