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William Stringer Drake 1907–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Nov 1907

Birth Location: Belton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 07 Nov 2002

Death Location: Greer, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Jesse Drake

Mother: Essie Smith

Spouse(s): Hazel Morrow, Hazel Morrow

Children(s):

The story of William Stringer Drake began in 1907 in Belton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA. In 1945, William Stringer Drake resided in Lyman. William Stringer Drake married Hazel Morrow, Hazel Rebecca Morrow, and had children including Elizabeth Pridgeon, Hazel Ann Drake, Mary Drake, Mary Malinda Drake. William Stringer Drake passed away in 2002 in Greer, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Stringer Drake began in 1907 in Belton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1945, William Stringer Drake resided in Lyman.
  • William Stringer Drake married Hazel Morrow, Hazel Rebecca Morrow, and had children including Elizabeth Pridgeon, Hazel Ann Drake, Mary Drake, Mary Malinda Drake.
  • William Stringer Drake passed away in 2002 in Greer, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Drake's Ancestors

Self
William Drake
1907–2002
Birth Place: Belton, Anderson, 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

William Drake's Timeline

3 Records

1907
20 Nov 1907
Birth of William Stringer Drake in Belton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Belton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
1945
Abt 1945
Age 38
William Stringer Drake resided here in Lyman
Lyman
2002
07 Nov 2002
Age 95
Death of William Stringer Drake in Lyman, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Lyman, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1907
    Event Place: Belton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1945
    Event Place: Lyman
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 14 Nov 1945; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.06759591,0.9974886,0.25218707&xid=339

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Belton
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 14 Nov 1945; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.06759591,0.9974886,0.25218707&xid=339

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lyman
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 14 Nov 1945; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.06759591,0.9974886,0.25218707&xid=339

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Nov 2002
    Event Place: Lyman, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greer, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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