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Melvin Leroy Drake 1921–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Oct 1921

Birth Location: Bartlett, Fremont, Iowa, United States

Death Date: 17 Apr 2004

Death Location: Other, Harnett, North Carolina, United States

Father: Ralph Drake

Mother: Viola Davis

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The story of Melvin Leroy Drake began in 1921 in Bartlett, Fremont, Iowa, United States. Melvin Leroy Drake passed away in 2004 in Other, Harnett, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Melvin Leroy Drake began in 1921 in Bartlett, Fremont, Iowa, United States.
  • Melvin Leroy Drake passed away in 2004 in Other, Harnett, North Carolina, United States.

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Melvin Drake's Ancestors

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Melvin Drake
1921–2004
Birth Place: Bartlett, Fremont, Iowa, United States
Parents
Ralph Oliver Drake
1899–1968
Shenandoah, Page, Iowa, United States
Viola (Pearl) Davis
1900–1984
Waubonsie, Fremont, Iowa, United States
Grandparents
Elizabeth Fornay
1857–1899
Thurman, Fremont, Iowa, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth) Forney
1856–1923
Duch Hollow, Fremont, Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Davis
1808–1882
Martha Gordon
1820–1865
George Forney
1820–1880
Catherine Study
1821–1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Davis
1786–1850
Eunice Dixon
1789–1850
Robert Gordon
1794–1855
Sarah Morris
1793–1850
Johann Forney
1784–1841
Mary Benner
1790–1863
John Study
1791–1843
Barbara Benner
1792–1873

Melvin Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1921
27 Oct 1921
Birth of Melvin Leroy Drake in Bartlett, Fremont, Iowa, United States
Bartlett, Fremont, Iowa, United States
2004
17 Apr 2004
Age 83
Death of Melvin Leroy Drake in Other, Harnett, North Carolina, United States
Other, Harnett, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1921
    Event Place: Bartlett, Fremont, Iowa, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Apr 2004
    Event Place: Other, Harnett, North Carolina, United States

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