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Nellie Arnold Drake 1874–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 November 1874

Birth Location: Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 26 September 1948

Death Location: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Father: Simeon Drake

Mother: Martha Cheever

Spouse(s): Alfred Dow

Children(s): Martha Dow

Nellie Arnold Drake was born in 1874 in Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA, the child of Simeon Randolph Drake And Martha Mason Cheever. Nellie Arnold Drake married Alfred Wallace Dow, and had children including Martha Melvina Dow. Nellie Arnold Drake passed away in 1948 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Nellie Arnold Drake was born in 1874 in Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA, the child of Simeon Randolph Drake And Martha Mason Cheever.
  • Nellie Arnold Drake married Alfred Wallace Dow, and had children including Martha Melvina Dow.
  • Nellie Arnold Drake passed away in 1948 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Simeon Drake
1841–1904
Birth Location: Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
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Martha Cheever
1835–1913
Birth Location: Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
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Spouses(s)

Alfred Dow
1872–1954
Birth Location: Pekin,Iowa
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Children(s)

Martha Dow
1906–1994
Birth Location: –
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Nellie Drake's Ancestors

Self
Nellie Drake
1874–1948
Birth Place: Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Simeon Randolph Drake
1841–1904
Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
Martha (Mason) Cheever
1835–1913
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
Randolph Drake
1809–1874
Washington Valley, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
Jane (Eliza) Randolph
1810–1889
Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey, United States of America
Daniel Chason
1798–1877
Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Alice (Eliza) Cheever
1804–1845
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Noah Drake
1779–1844
Margaret Cole
1781–1849
Simeon Randolph
1791–1857
Isabella Davidson
1788–1835
Daniel Chever
1769–1858
Joanna Titus
1770–1836
John Henry
1780–1859
Mary Arnold
1780–1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Drake
1740–1827
Eunice Martin
1759–1840
Jonathan Cole
1757–1828
Dorcas Waller
1769–1790
Barzilla Randolph
1761–1837
Elizabeth
1764–1849
Sarah Voorhees
1765–
Daniel Cheever
1735–1823
Abigail Guild
1743–1821
Joanna Harridon
1746–1838
Caleb Henry
1746–1829
Hannah Sheldon
1753–1829
Nehemiah Arnold
1748–1833
Alice Brown
1754–1822

Nellie Drake's Descendants

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Nellie (Arnold) Drake (22 November 1874–26 September 1948) m. Alfred (Wallace) Dow (26 Jun 1872–05 Dec 1954)
  1. 1. Martha (Melvina) Dow 1906–1994 m. George (Roy) James 1904–1967
    1. 1. George (Roy James) Jr 1929–2011

Nellie Drake's Timeline

3 Records

1874
22 November 1874
Birth of Nellie Arnold Drake in Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA
Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA
1902
21 Jun 1902
Age 28
Nellie Arnold Drake was married in Plankinton, Aurora, South Dakota
Plankinton, Aurora, South Dakota
1948
26 September 1948
Age 74
Death of Nellie Arnold Drake in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 November 1874
    Event Place: Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1902
    Event Place: Plankinton, Aurora, South Dakota

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 September 1948
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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