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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):

The story of Ralph Waldo Drake began in 1914 in Landersville, Alabama, with parents Walter W Drake and Lillian Mae Sutton. As an adult, Ralph Waldo Drake wed Jahnetta. Ralph Waldo Drake's life came to an end in 1998 in Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama, USA.

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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)

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

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 13 Mar 1998
    Event Place: Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 420-01-7375; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951
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