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William Foster Drake 1848 – 1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Dec 1848

Birth Location: Ohio

Death Date: 31 Mar 1920

Death Location: Greene, Ohio

Father: Samuel Drake

Mother: Sarah Hook

Spouse(s): Melissa Collins

Children(s): Grace Drake, James Drake, Franklin Drake

Born in 1848 in Ohio, William Foster Drake was the child of Samuel T Drake and Sarah Hook. In time, William Foster Drake married Melissa Collins, and they raised a family that included Grace M. Drake, James E. Drake and Franklin C Drake. William Foster Drake died in Greene, Ohio in 1920.

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Parents

Samuel Drake
1791 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Sarah Hook
1810 –
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Melissa Collins
1852 – 1921
Birth Location: Ohio
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Children(s)

Grace Drake
1871 –
Birth Location: Ohio
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James Drake
1875 –
Birth Location: Ohio
JD
Franklin Drake
1877 –
Birth Location: Ohio
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 14 Dec 1848
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Mad River, Clark, Ohio; Roll: 999; Family History Film: 1254999; Page: 138A; Enumeration District: 039; Image: 0137., Year: 1850; Census Place: Mad River, Clark, Ohio; Roll: M432_666; Page: 65A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Mad River, Clark, Ohio
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Mad River, Clark, Ohio; Roll: M432_666; Page: 65A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Mad River, Clark, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Mad River, Clark, Ohio; Roll: 999; Family History Film: 1254999; Page: 138A; Enumeration District: 039; Image: 0137.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 31 Mar 1920
    Event Place: Greene, Ohio
    Record Source: Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007, Certificate: ; Volume:
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