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Richard Sneath Drake 1835 – 1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jul 1835

Birth Location: Oxford, Erie, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 15 Dec 1905

Death Location: Guerneville, Sonoma, California, USA

Father: Frederick Drake

Mother: Eliza Sneath

Spouse(s): Emogene Montross

Children(s): Charles Drake, Helen Drake, Benjamin Drake

The story of Richard Sneath Drake began in 1835 in Oxford, Erie, Ohio, USA. Richard Sneath Drake married Emogene Montross, and had children including Charles Woodard Drake, Helen N Drake, Benjamin F Drake. Richard Sneath Drake passed away in 1905 in Guerneville, Sonoma, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Sneath Drake began in 1835 in Oxford, Erie, Ohio, USA.
  • Richard Sneath Drake married Emogene Montross, and had children including Charles Woodard Drake, Helen N Drake, Benjamin F Drake.
  • Richard Sneath Drake passed away in 1905 in Guerneville, Sonoma, California, USA.

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Richard Drake's Ancestors

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Richard Drake
1835 – 1905
Birth Place: Oxford, Erie, Ohio, USA
Parents
Frederick Dean Drake
1802 – 1882
Spencer, Tioga, New York, USA
Eliza Sneath
1814 – 1852
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Drake
1766 – 1844
Peekskill, Westchester, New York, USA
Deborah Ferris
1768 – 1844
Cortlandt Manor, Westchester, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Ferris
1732 – 1798
Rachel Dean
1735 – 1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Dean
1690 – 1772
Deborah Seaman
1698 – 1792

Richard Drake's Descendants

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Richard (Sneath) Drake (18 Jul 1835 – 15 Dec 1905) m. Emogene Montross (8 Jul 1857 – 5 Jan 1929)
  1. 1. Charles (Woodard) Drake (22 Oct 1882 – 26 Nov 1963) m. Edna Kutchner (20 Oct 1895 – 24 Feb 1976)
    1. 1. Charles (Woodard Jr) Drake (24 Apr 1925 – 25 Jan 2005) m. Patricia Draper
      1. 1. Stephen (David) Drake (19 Oct 1946 – ) m. Judith (Lynn) Swallow (15 Apr 1950 – )
        1. 1. Melissa (Lynn) Drake (15 Jan 1975 – )
        2. 2. Michael (David) Drake (22 May 1977 – )
      2. 2. Kenneth (Andrew) Drake (7 Apr 1948 – )
      3. 3. Philip (Thomas) Drake (16 Apr 1949 – ) m. Linda (C) Mardel (1950 – )
        1. 1. Thomas (D) Drake (14 May 1969 – )
      4. 4. Diana (Louise) Drake (15 Dec 1952 – ) m. George (H) Gall (1947 – )
        1. 1. Jonathan (D) Gall (8 Jul 1977 – )
        2. 2. Daniel (George) Gall (14 Dec 1979 – )
        3. 3. Emily (Frances) Gall (4 Jun 1983 – )
      5. 5. Victoria (E) Drake (3 Jun 1960 – ) m. Robert (Jan) Vanriemsdyk (1949 – )
        1. 1. Lisa (Rika) Vanriemsdyk (16 May 1983 – )
        2. 2. Amy (Mae) Vanriemsdyk (5 Feb 1986 – )
    2. 2. Roscoe (Lee) Drake (13 Jan 1928 – )
  2. 2. Helen (N) Drake (29 Nov 1883 – 28 Oct 1959) m. Louis (Logan) Wasson (8 Dec 1874 – 1944)
    1. 1. Gladys Wasson (4 Oct 1903 – 5 Aug 1999) m. Carl (Lorraine) Smith (28 Nov 1901 – 5 Aug 1974)
    2. 2. Irene (B) Wasson (7 May 1905 – 17 Nov 1968) m. Richard (C) Cook (17 May 1913 – 30 Dec 1986)
    3. 3. Everett (Louis) Wasson (10 Mar 1907 – 30 Dec 1958) m. Florence (Gertrude) Jones (17 Apr 1904 – 20 Aug 1988)
    4. 4. Vivian Wasson (29 May 1909 – 16 Jun 1988) m. Lieuallen Hall (20 Feb 1908 – 24 Jun 1966)
      1. 1. Virginia (Lou) Hall (17 May 1938 – ) m. Robert (C) Higbee (1936 – )
        1. 1. Susan (E) Higbee (24 Apr 1963 – )
        2. 2. Richard (C) Higbee (15 Apr 1965 – )
        3. 3. Rachel (M) Higbee (28 Aug 1976 – )
      2. 2. Vivian (Rosa) Hall (17 May 1938 – )
    5. 5. Ferne Wasson (29 Aug 1911 – 26 Apr 1993)
    6. 6. Frederick (R) Wasson (19 Nov 1918 – 2 Jan 2012)
    7. 7. Phillip (W) Wasson (30 Dec 1922 – )
  3. 3. Benjamin (F) Drake (18 Jan 1890 – 24 Jan 1977)

Richard Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1835
18 Jul 1835
Birth of Richard Sneath Drake in Oxford, Erie, Ohio, USA
Oxford, Erie, Ohio, USA
1905
15 Dec 1905
Age 70
Death of Richard Sneath Drake in Guerneville, Sonoma, California, USA
Guerneville, Sonoma, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1835
    Event Place: Oxford, Erie, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1905
    Event Place: Guerneville, Sonoma, California, USA

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