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Virgil Leonard (Charles) Drake 1897–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Mar 1897

Birth Location: Forest, Richland, Wisconsin, USA

Death Date: Aug 1991

Death Location: Menomonie, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA

Father: Charles Drake

Mother: Nellie Drake

Spouse(s): Vera Drake

Children(s):

The story of Virgil Leonard (Charles) Drake began in 1897 in Forest, Richland, Wisconsin, USA. In 1917, Virgil Leonard (Charles) Drake resided in Vernon, Wisconsin. Virgil Leonard (Charles) Drake married Vera Isolene Drake. Virgil Leonard (Charles) Drake passed away in 1991 in Menomonie, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Virgil Leonard (Charles) Drake began in 1897 in Forest, Richland, Wisconsin, USA.
  • In 1917, Virgil Leonard (Charles) Drake resided in Vernon, Wisconsin.
  • Virgil Leonard (Charles) Drake married Vera Isolene Drake.
  • Virgil Leonard (Charles) Drake passed away in 1991 in Menomonie, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA.

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Virgil Drake's Ancestors

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Virgil Drake
1897–1991
Birth Place: Forest, Richland, Wisconsin, USA
Parents
Charles Allen 'C.A.' (John) Drake
1872–1950
Forest, Richland, Wisconsin, USA
Nellie (Catherine) Drake
1874–1966
Boscobel, Grant, Wisconsin, USA
Grandparents
John (Wert) Drake
1846–1921
Salineville, Columbiana, Ohio, USA
Julia (Ann) Blakely
1851–1903
Butler, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Virgil Drake's Timeline

4 Records

1897
24 Mar 1897
Birth of Virgil Leonard (Charles) Drake in Forest, Richland, Wisconsin, USA
Forest, Richland, Wisconsin, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 20
Virgil Leonard (Charles) Drake resided here in Vernon, Wisconsin
Vernon, Wisconsin
1991
13 August 1991
Age 94
Death of Virgil Leonard (Charles) Drake in Menomonie, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA
Menomonie, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA
1991
Aug 1991
Age 94
Burial of Virgil Leonard (Charles) Drake in Menomonie, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA
Menomonie, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1897
    Event Place: Forest, Richland, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1826-1908
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 393-34-3154; Issue State: Wisconsin; Issue Date: 1953-1954
    [3] Wisconsin Births, 1820-1907
    [4] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Wisconsin; Registration County: Vernon; Roll: 1674996
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Web: Wisconsin, Find A Grave Index, 1836-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Vernon, Wisconsin
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Wisconsin; Registration County: Vernon; Roll: 1674996

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 August 1991
    Event Place: Menomonie, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 393-34-3154; Issue State: Wisconsin; Issue Date: 1953-1954
    [2] Wisconsin Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Web: Wisconsin, Find A Grave Index, 1836-2011

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Aug 1991
    Event Place: Menomonie, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Wisconsin, Find A Grave Index, 1836-2011

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