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Lucy Edith Drake 1883 – 1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jun 1883

Birth Location: Williamsville, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 10 Apr 1961

Death Location: Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Silas Drake

Mother: Sarah Wright

Spouse(s): Earl Whisnant

Children(s): Velma Robinson, Herschel Whisnant, Roland Whisnant, Wilbur Whisnant, Dean Whisnant

It was in 1883 that Lucy Edith Drake was born in Williamsville, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America, a child of Silas Hamilton Drake and Sarah Ellen Wright. Lucy Edith Drake went on to marry Earl Olan Whisnant and had children such as Velma Edith Whisnant Robinson, Herschel Glenn Whisnant, Roland David Whisnant, Wilbur Dale Whisnant and Dean Whisnant. Lucy Edith Drake was deceased by 1961 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Parents

Silas Drake
1843 – 1920
Birth Location: Miamisburg, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States of America
SD
Sarah Wright
1860 – 1943
Birth Location: Oswego County, New York, United States of America
SW

Spouses(s)

Earl Whisnant
1881 – 1955
Birth Location: Kinmundy, Marion County, Illinois, United States of America
EW

Children(s)

Velma Robinson
1907 – 2000
Birth Location: Forest City, Winnebago, Iowa
VR
Herschel Whisnant
1908 – 2001
Birth Location: Forest City, Winnebago County, Iowa, United States of America
HW
Roland Whisnant
1910 – 1999
Birth Location: Fancy Prairie, Menard County, Illinois, United States of America
RW
Wilbur Whisnant
1914 – 2008
Birth Location: Bethany, Moultrie, Illinois
WW
Dean Whisnant
1919 –
Birth Location: Illinois
DW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 14 Jun 1883
    Event Place: Williamsville, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Hurlbut, Logan, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: abt 1907
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., Births 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births, 1856-1940

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Fancy Prairie, Menard, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fancy Prairie, Menard, Illinois; Roll: T625_393; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 187

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Pekin, Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 2340297

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Virginia, Cass, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Virginia, Cass, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00764; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 9-21

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Virginia, Virginia, Cass, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Virginia, Cass, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00764; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 9-21

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 Apr 1961
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Virginia, Cass County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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