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Thomas Douglas Drake 1901–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Aug 1901

Birth Location: Vinemont, Cullman County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: Abt 1931

Death Location: Flint Creek Cem., Cullman Co., Al.

Father: George Drake

Mother: Laura Wilhite

Spouse(s): Grace Powell

Children(s): Thomas Drake

Thomas Douglas Drake was born in 1901 in Vinemont, Cullman County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of George Whit Drake And Laura Lee Wilhite. In 1910, Thomas Douglas Drake resided in Lacon, Morgan, Alabama. In 1920, Thomas Douglas Drake resided in Vinemont, Cullman, Alabama. Thomas Douglas Drake married Grace Gertrude Powell, and had children including Frances Drake, Gerald Drake, Kenneth Drake, Thomas Edwin Drake. Thomas Douglas Drake passed away in 1931 in Flint Creek Cem., Cullman Co., Al..

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Biography

  • Thomas Douglas Drake was born in 1901 in Vinemont, Cullman County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of George Whit Drake And Laura Lee Wilhite.
  • In 1910, Thomas Douglas Drake resided in Lacon, Morgan, Alabama.
  • In 1920, Thomas Douglas Drake resided in Vinemont, Cullman, Alabama.
  • Thomas Douglas Drake married Grace Gertrude Powell, and had children including Frances Drake, Gerald Drake, Kenneth Drake, Thomas Edwin Drake.
  • Thomas Douglas Drake passed away in 1931 in Flint Creek Cem., Cullman Co., Al..

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Drake's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Drake
1901–1931
Birth Place: Vinemont, Cullman County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
George Whit Drake
1871–1953
AL
Laura (Lee) Wilhite
1882–1937
AL
Grandparents
Thomas (Washington) Drake
1842–1915
Jackson Co., AL
Sultana Grimmett
1842–1907
Jackson Co., AL
Jackson (Douglas) Wilhite
1855–
Charleston, SC
Minah (Hannah) Johnston
1856–
Charleston, SC
Great-Grandparents
James Drake
1805–1888
Elizabeth Holmes
1809–1895
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Drake
1759–1834
Catherine Vaughan
1776–

Thomas Drake's Descendants

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Thomas (Douglas) Drake (13 Aug 1901–Abt 1931) m. Grace (Gertrude) Powell (20 Nov 1907–23 Jan 2009)
  1. 1. Thomas (Edwin) Drake 1930–2017 m. Christine McKoy 1938–2011

Thomas Drake's Timeline

5 Records

1901
13 Aug 1901
Birth of Thomas Douglas Drake in Vinemont, Cullman County, Alabama, United States of America
Vinemont, Cullman County, Alabama, United States of America
1910
1910
Age 9
Thomas Douglas Drake resided here in Lacon, Morgan, Alabama
Lacon, Morgan, Alabama
1920
1920
Age 19
Thomas Douglas Drake resided here in Vinemont, Cullman, Alabama
Vinemont, Cullman, Alabama
1931
Abt 1931
Age 30
Death of Thomas Douglas Drake in Killed by train at Wilhite Station, Lacon, AL
Killed by train at Wilhite Station, Lacon, AL
1936
27 Oct 1936
Age 35
Death of Thomas Douglas Drake in Vinemont, Cullman County, Alabama, United States of America
Vinemont, Cullman County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1901
    Event Place: Vinemont, Cullman County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Alabama, County Marriage Records
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Cullman Tribune; Publication Date: 29 Oct 1936; Publication Place: Cullman, Alabama, USA; ,0.40741256,0.7566192,0.52538306&xid=3355
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lacon, Morgan, Alabama
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Vinemont, Cullman, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Vinemont, Cullman, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Cullman Tribune; Publication Date: 29 Oct 1936; Publication Place: Cullman, Alabama, USA; ,0.40741256,0.7566192,0.52538306&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1936
    Event Place: Vinemont, Cullman County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Cullman Tribune; Publication Date: 29 Oct 1936; Publication Place: Cullman, Alabama, USA; ,0.40741256,0.7566192,0.52538306&xid=3355
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1931
    Event Place: Killed by train at Wilhite Station, Lacon, AL
    Record Source: Turner.FTW

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Flint Creek Cem., Cullman Co., Al.
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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