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Sam Orr Drake 1902–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Aug 1902

Birth Location: Martin Township, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 05 Jun 1992

Death Location: Coronaca, Greenwood County

Father: Jesse Drake

Mother: Essie Smith

Spouse(s): Susan Calhoun

Children(s):

Sam Orr Drake was born in 1902 in Martin Township, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Jesse Terrell Drake And Essie E Smith. In 1950, Sam Orr Drake resided in Summerton, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA. Sam Orr Drake married Susan Magdeline Calhoun, and had children including Nancy Juanita Drake, Sammy O Jr Drake. Sam Orr Drake passed away in 1992 in Coronaca, Greenwood County.

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Biography

  • Sam Orr Drake was born in 1902 in Martin Township, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Jesse Terrell Drake And Essie E Smith.
  • In 1950, Sam Orr Drake resided in Summerton, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA.
  • Sam Orr Drake married Susan Magdeline Calhoun, and had children including Nancy Juanita Drake, Sammy O Jr Drake.
  • Sam Orr Drake passed away in 1992 in Coronaca, Greenwood County.

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Sam Drake's Ancestors

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Sam Drake
1902–1992
Birth Place: Martin Township, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Jesse Terrell Drake
1861–1955
Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Essie (E) Smith
1874–1916
Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (Mattison *) Smith
1843–1918
Abbeville District, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Palmira) Smith
1851–1934
Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Martin
1825–1891
Essy Wyatt
1829–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Wyatt
1801–1868
Nancy Powers
1804–1872

Sam Drake's Timeline

3 Records

1902
25 Aug 1902
Birth of Sam Orr Drake in Martin Township, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Martin Township, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 48
Sam Orr Drake resided here in Summerton, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA
Summerton, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA
1992
05 Jun 1992
Age 90
Death of Sam Orr Drake in Summerton, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA
Summerton, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1902
    Event Place: Martin Township, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Summerton, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Summerton, Clarendon

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Summerton
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Index-Journal; Publication Date: 7 Jun 1992; Publication Place: Greenwood, South Carolina, USA; ,0.06783406,0.83164895,0.28188393&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Jun 1992
    Event Place: Summerton, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Coronaca, Greenwood County
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Index-Journal; Publication Date: 7 Jun 1992; Publication Place: Greenwood, South Carolina, USA; ,0.06783406,0.83164895,0.28188393&xid=3355

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