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Otto Thomas Drake 1881–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Sep 1881

Birth Location: Sangamon, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 26 Jan 1955

Death Location: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Father: Thomas Graham

Mother: Catherine Dixon

Spouse(s): Edna Swerdfeger

Children(s): Drake None, Robert Drake, Thomas Drake, Arthur Drake, Rexford Drake, Kathryn Drake, Virginia Drake

The story of Otto Thomas Drake began in 1881 in Sangamon, Illinois, USA. Otto Thomas Drake married Edna Swerdfeger, and had children including Arthur Lee Drake, Drake, Kathryn Edna Drake, Rexford Otto Drake, Robert Howard Drake, Thomas Norman Drake, Virginia Mae Drake. Otto Thomas Drake passed away in 1955 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Otto Thomas Drake began in 1881 in Sangamon, Illinois, USA.
  • Otto Thomas Drake married Edna Swerdfeger, and had children including Arthur Lee Drake, Drake, Kathryn Edna Drake, Rexford Otto Drake, Robert Howard Drake, Thomas Norman Drake, Virginia Mae Drake.
  • Otto Thomas Drake passed away in 1955 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Graham
1856–1934
Birth Location: Preston, Lancashire, England
TG
Catherine Dixon
1861–1934
Birth Location: Worthington, Greene, Indiana, USA
CD

Spouses(s)

Edna Swerdfeger
1917–1995
Birth Location: Ontario
ES

Children(s)

Drake None
1932–1983
Birth Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
D
Robert Drake
1932–1983
Birth Location: Missouri
RD
Thomas Drake
1930–2015
Birth Location: Missouri
TD
Arthur Drake
1922–1993
Birth Location: St Louis, Missouri
AD
Rexford Drake
1915–1978
Birth Location: East St. Louis, St Clair, Missouri, United States
RD
Kathryn Drake
1917–2001
Birth Location: Venice, Illinois, USA
KD
Virginia Drake
1922–2017
Birth Location: St Louis, Missouri, USA
VD

Otto Drake's Ancestors

Self
Otto Drake
1881–1955
Birth Place: Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Parents
Thomas L Graham
1856–1934
Preston, Lancashire, England
Catherine (D) Dixon
1861–1934
Worthington, Greene, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Otto Drake's Descendants

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Otto (Thomas) Drake (17 Sep 1881–26 Jan 1955) m. Edna Swerdfeger (abt 1917–1995)
  1. 1. Drake 1932–1983
  2. 2. Robert (Howard) Drake 1932–1983
  3. 3. Thomas (Norman) Drake 1930–2015
  4. 4. Arthur (Lee) Drake 1922–1993
  5. 5. Rexford (Otto) Drake 1915–1978
  6. 6. Kathryn (Edna) Drake 1917–2001
  7. 7. Virginia (Mae) Drake 1922–2017

Otto Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1881
17 Sep 1881
Birth of Otto Thomas Drake in Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Sangamon, Illinois, USA
1955
26 Jan 1955
Age 74
Death of Otto Thomas Drake in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1881
    Event Place: Sangamon, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1955
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
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