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Ralph Waldo Drake 1914 – 1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Sep 1914

Birth Location: Landersville, Alabama

Death Date: 13 Mar 1998

Death Location: Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama, USA

Father: Walter Drake

Mother: Lillian Sutton

Spouse(s): Jahnetta None

Children(s):

Ralph Waldo Drake was born in 1914 in Landersville, Alabama, the child of Walter W Drake and Lillian Mae Sutton. In 1920, Ralph Waldo Drake resided in Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA. In 1930, Ralph Waldo Drake resided in Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA. Ralph Waldo Drake married Jahnetta. Ralph Waldo Drake passed away in 1998 in Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Ralph Waldo Drake was born in 1914 in Landersville, Alabama, the child of Walter W Drake and Lillian Mae Sutton.
  • In 1920, Ralph Waldo Drake resided in Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1930, Ralph Waldo Drake resided in Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA.
  • Ralph Waldo Drake married Jahnetta.
  • Ralph Waldo Drake passed away in 1998 in Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Drake
1889 – 1962
Birth Location: Alabama
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Lillian Sutton
1892 – 1962
Birth Location: Alabama
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Spouses(s)

Jahnetta None
1919 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

Ralph Drake's Ancestors

Self
Ralph Drake
1914 – 1998
Birth Place: Landersville, Alabama
Parents
Walter W Drake
1889 – 1962
Alabama
Lillian (Mae) Sutton
1892 – 1962
Alabama
Grandparents
J. (W.) Sutton
1859 –
Alabama
Martha Parkhill
1858 – 1934
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Luther Parkhill
1822 – 1899
Francis McMarkle
1823 – 1895
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Parkhill
1774 – 1844
Martha Worsham
1783 – 1856

Ralph Drake's Timeline

7 Records

1914
18 Sep 1914
Birth of Ralph Waldo Drake in Landersville, Alabama
Landersville, Alabama
1920
1920
Age 6
Ralph Waldo Drake resided here in Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA
Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 16
Ralph Waldo Drake resided here in Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA
Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 21
Ralph Waldo Drake resided here in Haleyville, Alabama
Haleyville, Alabama
1940
18 Feb 1940
Age 26
Ralph Waldo Drake was married in Franklin, Alabama
Franklin, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 26
Ralph Waldo Drake resided here in Sheffield, Colbert, Alabama, USA
Sheffield, Colbert, Alabama, USA
1998
13 Mar 1998
Age 84
Death of Ralph Waldo Drake in Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama, USA
Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1914
    Event Place: Landersville, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sheffield, Colbert, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00017; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 17-28
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 420-01-7375; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Haleyville, Winston, Alabama; Roll: T625_43; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 128
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Haleyville, Winston, Alabama; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2339788
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1940
    Event Place: Franklin, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Haleyville, Winston, Alabama; Roll: T625_43; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 128

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Haleyville, Winston, Alabama; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2339788

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Haleyville, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sheffield, Colbert, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00017; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 17-28

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Sheffield, Colbert, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sheffield, Colbert, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00017; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 17-28

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1998
    Event Place: Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 420-01-7375; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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