OTHER DRAKES
Caleb Drake Ancestors &
Descendants
(Start at generation 1, below.)
Note: Though the focus in this web domain is primarily on
the ancestors and descendants of George Edgar Drake, who resided near LeRaysville, LeRay Township, Jefferson County, New York,
there are other (not closely related) Drake families in that general area of
northern New York State, and this annex documents one of them, which also
descends from John Drake of Windsor Connecticut. Others include families headed by: Daniel
David Drake of Moira; David Belding Drake
of Stockholm; Francis Wilson Drake
of Orwell; Henry Drake of LeRay; Henry F. Drake of
Black River; Joseph Drake of Stockholm;
Josias Drake; Loren H. Drake of
Adams Center; and Thomas Drake of LaFargeville. Also
note: Andrew J. Drake
of Sackets Harbor, New York was the great-great grandson Josiah Drake (5) (see paragraph
5.c.(2.(c.(2)); and John
Drake of New Haven, New York was the great-great grandson of Nathaniel
Drake (4) (see paragraph 6.a.(4.(h.(12)).
WORKING DRAFT
Last Change: 8 September 2019
Origin of
the surname “Drake:”
Generation
7
6 John Drake (Gay
#1)
1. Biographical notes:
Born in England. Died 17
August 1559 in an accident at Windsor, Connecticut (crushed by a horse-drawn
cart wheel). Immigrated
to America before 19 October 1630, when he was made a "freeman." Resided at Windsor,
Connecticut by 23 February 1639.
2. Wife: Elizabeth (?)
Born in England. Died 7 Oct 1681 at the home of her son, Jacob Drake at Windsor,
Hartford County, Connecticut.
3. Children:
a. John Drake: See generation 5, below.
b. Job Drake: Born ,
probably in England. Died
16 September 1689. Married Mary Wolcott on 25 June 1646 at Windsor, Connecticut.
c. Jacob Drake: Born, probably in England. Died 6 August 1689. Married Mary Bissell on 12
April 1649 at Windsor, Connecticut.
d. Elizabeth Drake: Born , probably in England. Died 8 June 1716, age 95. Married William Gaylord at
Windsor, Connecticut.
e. Mary Drake: Born , probably in England. Died 12 June 1683. Married John Gaylord.
5 John Drake, II (Gay
#2)
1. Biographical notes:
Born ,
probably in England (also seen: b. 11 Jun 1622 at Windsor, Hartford Co.,
CT). Died ;
will dated 12 September 1689 was proved 11 November 1689. Resided last at Windsor,
Hartford County, Connecticut.
2. Wife: Hannah Moore
Born ;
daughter of John Moore (d. 16 Feb 1686 at Windsor, CT). Died . Married John Drake on 30
November 1648 at Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut.
3. Children: (perhaps others)
a. John Drake, III: (Gay
#7) Born 14 September 1649. Married Mary Watson.
b. Job Drake: (Gay
#8) Born 15 June 1651. Married Elizabeth Alvord.
c. Hannah Drake: (Gay
#9) Born 8 August 1653. Married John Higley.
d. Enoch Drake: (Gay
#10)Born 8 December 1655 at
Windsor, Connecticut. Married
Sarah Porter.
e. Ruth Drake: (Gay
#11) Born 1 December 1657. Married Samuel Barber.
f. Simon Drake: (Gay
#12) Born 28 October 1659. Married Hannah Mills.
g. Lydia Drake: (Gay
#13) Born 26 January 1661. Married Joseph Loomis.
h. Elizabeth Drake: (Gay
#14) Born 22 July 1664. Married Nicholas Buckland.
i. Mary Drake: (Gay
#15) Born 29 January 1666; baptized
3 February 1666. Married
Thomas Marshall.
j. Mindwell Drake:
(Gay
#16) Born 10 November 1671. Married James Loomis.
k. Joseph Drake: See generation 4, below.
4 Captain Joseph Drake (Gay
#17)
1. Biographical notes:
Born 26 June 1674 at Windsor, Hartford County,
Connecticut. Died there 14 January 1754.
2. Wife #1: Ann Morton
a. Biographical notes:
Born 1678 at Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut;
daughter of William and Mary
(Burnham) Morton. Died there 28 August 1717. Married Joseph Drake in
1696 at Windsor, Connecticut.
b. Children:
(1. Joseph Drake: (Gay
#42) Born 24 April 1697 at Windsor,
Hartford County, Connecticut. Died there 12 December 1727.
(2. Benjamin Drake: (Gay
#43) Born 14 April 1699 at East
Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. Died 1720.
(3. Ann Drake: (Gay
#44) Born 30 January 1701 at
Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. Died 7 July 1726 at Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut.
(4. John Drake: (Gay
#45) Born 18 May 1708 at Windsor,
Hartford County, Connecticut. Died 10 March 1780 at East Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut.
(5. William Drake: (Gay
#46) Born 30 December 1705 at East
Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. Died 28 April 1767 at Sheffield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
(6. Thomas Drake: (Gay
#47) Born 18 May 1708 at Windsor,
Connecticut. Died 10
March 1780. Married
Eunice Skinner.
(7. Abel Drake: See generation 3, below.
(7. David Drake: (Gay
#49) Born 1713 at East Windsor,
Hartford County, Connecticut. Died there 18 March 1796.
(8. Moses Drake: (Gay
#50) Born 20 July 1716 at Windsor,
Hartford County, Connecticut. Died 1744 at Bolton, Tolland County, Connecticut.
3. Wife #2: Sarah (Fitch) Stoughton
Born 1680 at Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. Died 7 January 1746 at East Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. Married (1st) John
Stoughton on 23 January 1689. Married (2nd) Joseph Drake in 1716 in Connecticut.
3 Abel Drake (Gay
#48)
1. Biographical notes:
Born 24 March 1710 in East Windsor Township,
Hartford County, Connecticut. Died 8 August 1747 at Westfield,
Hampden County, Massachusetts.
2. Wife: Experience
Webb
Born 12 November 1710 in Northampton Township, Hampshire County,
Massachusetts; daughter of Jeremiah and Priscilla (McClaflin)
Webb. Died 13 December
1790 at Westfield, Aroostook County, Maine. Married, as her 1st
husband, Abel Drake on 9 October 1734 at Westfield, Hampden County,
Massachusetts. Experience (Webb)
Drake married (2nd) Josiah Watkins, son of Samuel Watkins, on 3 November 1749
at Westfield, Massachusetts and had the following children:
a. Abigail Watkins: Born 26 April 1751 at Westfield,
Hampden County, Massachusetts.
b. Josiah Watkins: Born 10 October 1752 at Westfield,
Hampden County, Massachusetts.
Experience married (3rd) Joseph Eggleston about 1 June 1761.
3. Children: (order uncertain)
a. Benjamin Drake: See generation 2, below.
b. Abel Drake: (Gay
#114; but no descendants provided) Born 1736 at Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts;
baptized there 12 June 1743. Was employed as a servant for Mark Noble. Died 18 May 1822, age 86.
c. Mercy Drake: (Gay
#115; but no descendants provided) Born 1736 at Westfield, Hampden County,
Massachusetts; baptized there 12 June 1743.
Died 1759, age 23, at Granville, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
d. Moses Drake, I: (Gay
#116) Born 22
November 1741/44 at Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; baptized 12 June
1743. Died 18 May
1822, age 77. Married
Mary Shepard (perhaps baptized 22 Nov 1744 at
Westfield, Hampden Co., MA, d. 15 May 1829) on 7 March 1765.
See generation 7 of the Ancestors and
Descendants of Loren H. Drake
e. Ann/Anne Drake: (Gay
#117; but no descendants provided) Baptized 12 June 1743 at
Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
Died there May 1824. Married Mark Noble.
f. Submit Drake: (female)
(Gay
#118; but no descendants provided) Born 1743 at Westfield, Hampden County,
Massachusetts; baptized 10 April 1748.
2 Benjamin Drake (Gay
#113; but no descendants provided)
1. Biographical notes:
Born 5 May 1735 in Westfield Township, Hampden
County, Massachusetts. Died there 16 October 1823,
age 88.
1790 US Census: This Benjamin Drake would have been
about age 55. One Benjamin Drake was
heading a household in Massachusetts; in Worthington Township, Hampshire
County, a little northwest of Westfield, Hampden County.
1800 US Census: This Benjamin Drake would have been
about age 65. One Benjamin Drake was
heading a household in Massachusetts: way to the east of Westfield in Mansfield
Township, Bristol County.
1810 US Census: This Benjamin Drake would have been
about age 75. There were 2 Benjamin
Drakes heading households in Massachusetts; 1 in Norfolk County, near Boston,
and 1 in Worcester County, significantly east of Hampden County.
1820 US Census: This Benjamin Drake would have been
about age 85. Two Drake households in
Westfield Township, Massachusetts included males age 45 and above: those headed
by Moses and Moses Jr. Only one Benjamin
Drake household was enumerated in Massachusetts - way to the east of Westfield,
in Mansfield Township, Bristol County, which included 1 male above age 45.
2. Wife: Roxanna
Salisbury
Born 20 October 1738 in Goshen Township, Orange
County, New York. Died there 8 May 1805. Married Benjamin Drake in
1760.
3. Children: (perhaps others)
a. Caleb Luther Drake: See generation 1,
below.
b.
Luther Drake: (perhaps) Born about 1786 in Massachusetts. Employed as a farmer. Resided very close to Caleb
Drake for many years.
1820
US Census: Luther Drake was heading a household in Gouverneur Township, St.
Lawrence County, New York. The household
included 1 male under age 10; 1 male age 26 to 45; 1 male age 45 and up; 1
female age under age 10; and 1 female age 16 to 26. Two members of the household were engaged in
agriculture. Of interest, the household
headed by Caleb Drake was enumerated nearby on the same census page.
1830
US Census: Luther Drake was heading a household in Rossie
Township, St. Lawrence County, New York.
The household included 1 male age 40 to 50; 1 female under age 5; 1
female age 10 to 15; and 1 female age 30 to 40.
Of interest, the household headed by Caleb Drake was enumerated nearby
on the previous census page.
1840
US Census: Luther Drake was heading a household in Gouverneur Township, St.
Lawrence County, New York. The household
included 1 male age 50 to 60; 1 female under age 5; 1 female age 10 to 15; 1
female age 20 to 30; and 1 female age 40 to 50.
Of interest, the household headed by Caleb Drake was enumerated nearby
on the same census page.
1850
US Census: Luther Drake, age 64 (b. MA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a
household in Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence County, New York. His real estate was valued at $100. The household also included his wife, Olive
Drake, age 53 (b. MA).
Luther Drake
married Olive (?) (b. MA).
1 Caleb Luther Drake
1. Biographical notes:
Born 6 July 1784 in Sharon Township, Norfolk County,
Massachusetts. Died 11 August 1854 in Gouverneur Township, St.
Lawrence County, New York; interred there in Riverside Cemetery. About 1809 moved to Gouverneur Township, St.
Lawrence County, New York.
1820
US Census: Caleb Drake was heading a household in Gouverneur Township, St.
Lawrence County, New York. The household
included 2 males age 10 to 16; 1 male age 16 to 26; 1 male age 26 to 45; 2
females age under age 10; 1 female age 10 to 16; 1 female age 16 to 26; and 1
female age 26 to 45. Four members of the
household were engaged in agriculture.
Of interest, the household headed by Luther Drake was enumerated nearby
on the same census page.
1830
US Census: Caleb Drake was heading a household in Rossie
Township, St. Lawrence County, New York.
The household included 2 males age 5 to 10; 1
male age 30 to 40; 1 male age 40 to 50; 2 females age 10 to 15; and 1 female
age 40 to 50. Of interest, the household
headed by his son, Hiram, was enumerated directly afterward on the same census
page, and the household headed by Luther Drake was enumerated a couple of
households after that, top of the next census page.
1840
US Census: Caleb Drake was heading a household in Gouverneur Township, St.
Lawrence County, New York. The household
included 1 male age 15 to 20; 1 male age 50 to 60; 2 females age 20 to 30; and
1 female age 40 to 50. Of interest, the
household headed by Luther Drake was enumerated nearby on the same census page.
1850 US Census: Caleb Drake, age 67 (b. MA) and
employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Gouverneur Township, St.
Lawrence County, New York. His real
estate was valued at $2,900. The
household also included his wife, Lydia Drake, age 58 (b. NYS); son, Benjamin
Drake, age 25 (b. NYS) and employed as a farmer; daughter-in-law, Arrissa Drake, age 25 (b. NYS); Don Carlos Drake, age 2 (b.
NYS); Edgar Drake, age 12 (b. NYS); and Caleb Woods, age 27 (b. NYS) and
employed as a farmer.
Of interest, Caleb's next door neighbor was a
household headed by Christopher Brown, age 28 (b. NYS) and employed as a
farmer. That household also included his
wife, Roxanna Brown, age 33 (b. NYS); daughter, Lydia D. Brown, age 4 (b. NYS);
son, Gilbert Brown, age 6 months (b. NYS); and Lydia Drake, age 14 (b. NYS).
Of further interest, the following households were
located close by Caleb's household:
Luther Drake, age 64 (b. MA) and employed as a farmer. His real estate was valued at $100. The household also included his wife, Olive Drake, age 53 (b. MA).
Hiram Drake, age 43 (b. NYS) and employed as a
farmer. His real estate was valued at
$600. The household also included his
wife, Lois Drake, age 51 (b. VT); son, Oramel Drake,
age 19 (b. NYS) and employed as a farmer; son, Darwin Drake, age 14 (b. NYS);
son, Edgar Drake, age 12 (b. NYS); son, Erwin Drake, age 8 (b. NYS); and Betsey
Gordon, age 16 (b. NYS).
1860 US Census: Caleb Drake, age 76 (b. MA) and his
wife, Lydia Drake, age 69 (b. MA) resided in the household headed by their son,
Benjamin Drake, age 35, in Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence County, New York.
(see below)
2. Wife: Lydia Smith
Born 24 May 1792 in New York. Died 5
December 1875 in Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence County, New
York.
3. Children: (order uncertain)
a. Hiram Luther Drake: Born about 1807 in New York,
likely in St. Lawrence County, near or in Gouverneur Township. Died 1 October 1876, age 68, in Gouverneur
Township, St. Lawrence County, New York; interred there in Riverside Cemetery.
1830 US Census: Hiram Drake
was heading a household in Rossie Township, St.
Lawrence County, New York. The household
included 1 male age 20 to 30 and 1 female age 30 to 40. (enumerated
directly after Caleb Drake and 2 residences before Luther Drake)
1840 US Census: Hiram Drake
was heading a household in Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence County, New
York. The household included 1 male
under age 5; 2 males age 5 to 10; 1 male age 20 to 30;
1 male age 30 to 40; and 1 female age 40 to 50.
1850 US Census: Hiram Drake,
age 43 (b. NYS) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Gouverneur
Township, St. Lawrence County, New York. His real estate was valued at $600. The household also included his wife, Lois
Drake, age 51 (b. VT); son, Oramel Drake, age 19 (b.
NYS) and employed as a farmer; son, Darwin Drake, age 14 (b. NYS); son, Edgar
Drake, age 12 (b. NYS); son, Erwin Drake, age 8 (b. NYS); and Betsey Gordan, age 16 (b. NYS).
1860 US Census: Hiram Drake,
age 55 (b. CT) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Gouverneur
Township, St. Lawrence County, New York.
His real estate was valued at $3,000, and his personal property was
valued at $150. The household also
included his wife, Louis Drake, age 61 (b. VT); and son, Erwin Drake, age 17
(b. NYS). Of interest, the household
headed by his son, Ormell Drake, age 29, was
enumerated just before.
1870 US Census: Hiram Drake,
age 62 (b. NYS), and Lois Drake, age 70 (b. VT) resided in the household headed
by their son, Edgar H. Drake, age 33, in Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence
County, New York.
Hiram Drake
married Lois Griffin (b. abt 1797 in VT, d. 24 June 1874, age 75) and had the
following children:
(1. Oramel G. Drake: Born about 1831 in Gouverneur Township,
St. Lawrence County, New York. Died 26 April 1905, age 74. Initially employed as a
farmer. Moved
to Chicago, Illinois.
1860
US Census: Ormell Drake, age 29 (b. NYS) and employed
as a farmer, was heading a household in Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence
County, New York. His real estate was
valued at $750. The household also
included his wife, Julia Ann Drake, age 28 (b. NYS); daughter, Hellen Drake, age 4 (b. NYS); daughter, Hattie Drake, age 3
(b. NYS); and son, Homer Drake, age 1 month (b. NYS).
1870
US Census: Oramel Drake, age 39 (b. NYS) and employed
as a farmer, was heading a household in Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence
County, New York. The household also
included his wife, Julia Drake, age 38; daughter, Helen Drake, age 14;
daughter, Hattie Drake, age 12; son, Homer L. Drake, age 9; and domestic
servant, Caroline Meshaw, age 14 (b. Canada).
Oramel G. Drake married Julia (?) (b. abt 1832 in NY)
and had the following children:
(a. Helen Drake: Born about 1856 in New York.
(b. Hattie Drake: Born about 1858 in New York.
(c. Homer L. Drake: (more info) Born 1860. Died 1922. Resided in Chicago,
Illinois. Married
(1st) H. May Porter, daughter of Chauncy Porter, on 7
February 1884. Married
(2nd) Elizabeth S. Chapin (b. 1866, d. 1943) of Hermon,
New York on 9 May 1894 at Hermon.
(2. Darwin Drake: Born about
1836 in Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence County, New
York. Died 29 March 1905 in Yale
Township, St. Clair County, Michigan.
1860 US Census: Darwin Drake,
age 24 (b. NYS) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Macomb
Township, St. Lawrence County, New York.
His real estate was valued at $1,000, and his personal property was
valued at $400. The household also
included his wife, Lodema? Drake,
age 20 (b. NYS); and son, Erwin H. Drake, age 5 months (b. NYS).
1870 US Census: Darwin Drake,
age 34 (b. NYS) and employed as a school teacher, was heading a household in
Wales Township, St. Clair County, Michigan.
His personal property was valued at $800. The household also included his wife, Lodema Drake, age 29 (b. NYS); son, Harvy
Drake, age 10 (b. NYS); and son, Charles Drake, age 5 (b. IA).
1880 US Census: Darwin Drake,
age 45 (b. NYS; father b. NYS; mother b. VT) and employed as a teacher, was
heading a household in Wales Township, St. Clair County, Michigan. The household also included his wife, Lodema Drake, age 38 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS); son, Harvey
Drake, age 20 (b. NYS) and employed as a teacher; and son, Charles Drake, age
15 (b. IA).
1900 US Census: Darwin Drake,
age 65 (b. Jul 1835 in NYS; father b. NYS; mother b. VT) and employed as a farmer,
was heading a household in the Village of Yale, Brockway Township, St. Clair
County, Michigan. The household also
included his wife of 40 years, Lodema Drake, age 59
(b. Apr 1841 in NYS; father b. VT; mother b. NYS), who had had 3 children, 2 of
whom were still alive.
Darwin Drake married Lodema M. Burch (b. 28 Apr 1841 at Yale, MI, d. 24 Jun
1934, age 93, at Lutz, Hillsborough Co., FL), daughter of Charles (b. VT) and
Rachael (Lashbrooks) Burch (b. NYS), and had the
following children:
(a.
Erwin Harvey Drake "Harvey": Born about 1857 in Gouverneur Township,
St. Lawrence Co., NY). Died 1951. Employed as an attorney.
1900 US Census: Harvey E.
Drake, age 39 (b. Jan 1860 in NYS; parents b. NYS) and employed as an attorney,
was heading a household on Mechanic
Street in the Village of Yale, Brockway Township, St. Clair County,
Michigan. The household also included
his wife of 17 years, Alice Drake, age 36 (b. Aug 1863 in MI; parents b. ME),
who had had 2 children, both still alive; son, Clarence Drake, age 16 (b. Apr
1884 in MI); and daughter, Jean Drake, age 9 (b. Apr 1891 in MI). Of interest, the household headed by William
B. Ballentine, age 68 (b. Jul 1831 in ME) was
enumerated directly afterwards on the next census page.
At age 23 Harvey Drake married
Alice J. Ballentine (b. Brockway, MI), age 19,
perhaps the daughter of William B. and Jane (?) Ballentine,
on 5 June 1883 in St. Clair County Michigan and had the following children:
(order uncertain)
(1) Clarence A. Drake: Born
about 1884 in St. Clair County, Michigan.
At age 26 married
Etta Bowen, age 21, daughter of James and Mary (Robson) Bowen, on
1 June 1910 at Melvin, Sanilac County, Michigan.
(2) Jean M. Drake: Born about . At age 25
married Charles Cavanagh, age 30, son of William and
Alice (Presley) Cavanagh, on 20 May 1916 (license
issued 19 May 1916) at Yale, St. Clair County, Michigan.
(b. Child: Died before 1880.
(c.
Charles Burch Drake: Born 21 April 1865 at Jacksonville, Jackson Township,
Shelby County, Iowa. Died 5 June 1929,
age 64, at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.
At age 32 married (1st) Gertrude A. Bliss (b. abt 1873 at Lapeer, MI),
age 24, daughter of P. and Mary (Roberts) Bliss, on 10 August 1897 (license
issued 5 Aug 1897) in Lewiston Township, Montmorency County, Michigan. At age 55 Charles Drake married (2nd) Genevera Willet (b. abt 1870 at North Planes, MI), age 50,
daughter of James D. and Mary/May (Germaine) Willett, on 4 September 1920
(license issued 30 Aug 1920) in Sheridan County, Michigan.
(3. Edgar Hiram Drake: Born 26
August 1837 in Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence County, New
York. Veteran of the
American Civil War.
1860 US Census: Edgar Drake,
age 23 (b. NYS) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Fowler
Township (Hailesboro Post Office), St. Lawrence
County, New York. No record of real
estate or personal property value. The
household also included his wife, Emiline Drake, age
25 (b. NYS); likely brother-in-law, Royal W. Smith, age 17 (b. NYS) and
employed as a farmer; likely sister-in-law, Serrepta
E. Smith, age 12 (b. NYS); and servant, Eliza Pratt, age 21 (b. NYS). Of interest, the household headed by his
likely father-in-law, Allen Smith, age 54, and his wife, Fanny Smith, age 54,
was enumerated just before and perhaps under the same roof. Allen's real estate was valued at $5,000, and
his personal property was valued at $1,100.
1870 US Census: Edgar H.
Drake, age 33 (b. NYS) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in
Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence County, New York. His real estate was valued at $5,600; no
record provided for personal property value.
The household also included is wife, Emeline
Drake, age 35 (b. NYS); daughter, Eva C. Drake, age 7 (b. NYS); father, Hiram
Drake, age 62 (b. NYS); mother, Lois Drake, age 70 (b. VT); and Albert Raven,
age 16 (b. NYS) and employed as a farm
laborer.
1880 US Census: E. H. Drake,
age 43 (b. NYS; father b. VT; mother b. NYS) and employed as a machinist, was
heading a household in Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence County, New York. The household also included his wife, Emiline Drake, age 44 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS); daughter,
Eva Drake, age 17 (b. NYS), single, and employed as a bookkeeper; and son,
Earnest Drake, age 2 (b. NYS).
Edgar Drake married Emeline Smith (b. 25 Sep 1835 in Gouverneur Twp, NY, d.
there 1920), daughter of Allen and Fanny (Goodale)
Smith, and had the following children: (order uncertain)
(a.
Eva Cassen Drake: Born 12 April 1863.
1940 US Census: Eva C. Peck,
age 76 (b. NYS), widowed, and , was heading a household at 159 East Main Street
in Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence County, New York. She had completed 8th grade, and her
residence was valued at $9,000. The
household also included her brother, Ernest A. Drake, age 62 (b. NYS), widowed,
and employed as a traveling salesman, who had completed 4 years of college; and
a number of highly educated lodgers. On
1 April 1935 Eva and Ernest resided in the same house.
Eva Drake married Everett
Peck.
(b. Earnest Allen Drake: Born
9 October 1877 in New York. Died 30 March 1954, age 76 years
and 1 month; interred Riverside Cemetery, Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New
York (also a cenotaph gravestone in Rosehill Cem.,
& Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook Co., IL).
Employed as an electric engineer and manager of an
electric company.
1900
US Census: Earnest A. Drake, age 22 (b. Oct 1877 in NYS; parents b. NYS) and
employed as a mechanical engineer, was boarding in the household headed by William
O. Goodwin, age 40, in the City of Buffalo, Erie County, New York. The household also included his wife, Grace
E. S. Drake, age 19 (b. Mar 1881 in NYS; father b. AL; mother b. NYS), who had
had no children.
1910
US Census: Ernest A. Drake, age 32 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS) and employed as
manager of a lamp company, was heading a household at 113 Oak Avenue in the
City of Ithaca, Ithaca Township, Tompkins County, New York. He had been married once. The household also included his wife of 10
years, Grace E. S. Drake, age 29 (b. NYS; father b. AL; mother b. NYS), who had
been married once and had had 2 children, 1 of whom was still alive; and
daughter, Ernestine C. Drake, age 1 year and 11 months (b. NYS; parents b.
NYS). Of interest, the household headed
by James M. Hart, age 70, and James' wife of 26 years, Clara D. Hart, age 55,
was enumerated directly afterwards.
1918
WWI Draft Registration: Ernest Allen Drake, age 40 (b. 9 Oct 1877) and employed
as manager and electrical engineer for the Benjamin Electric Manufacturing
Company, resided with his wife, Dorethea S. Drake, at
444 Keystone Avenue in River Forest, Cook County, Illinois.
1920
US Census: Ernest A. Drake, age 42 (b. NYS), widowed, and employed as manager of an electric
company, was heading a household at 444 North Keystone Avenue in the Village
River Forest, River Forest Township, Cook County, Illinois. The household also included his son, Bartlett
Drake, age 11 (b. IL; father b. NYS; mother b. IL); daughter, June Drake, age 3
years and 5 months (b. IL; father b. NYS; mother b. IL); aunt, Sarapta Pease, age 72 (b. NYS) and widowed; nurse for a
private family, Dagmer Larson, age 20 (b. Norway),
who immigrated to the US in 1903; and gardener for a private family, John Barup, age 42 (b. IN; parents b. IN) and single.
1930
US Census: E. A. Drake, age 51 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS) and widowed, and
employed as manager of a hotel, was heading a household at 4651 Magnolia Avenue
in the City of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
His residence was valued at $165,000.
Among many other lodgers, the household also included his son, B. H.
Drake, age 21 (b. IL; father b. NYS; mother b. IL), single, and employed as a hotel clerk.
Ernest
Drake married (1st) Grace E. Stanford and had the following daughter:
(1)
Ernestine C. Drake: Born 23 May 1908 at Ithaca, Thompson County, New York. Died 29 September 1936 at
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
At age 20 married (1st) Magnus R. Larsen (b. abt 1901 at Oslo, Norway),
age 27, and had the following son:
(a) David Drake Larsen: Born 25 July 1931 at Chicago, Cook
County, Illinois.
Ernestine
(Drake) Larsen married (2nd) John G. Anderson.
At
age 34 Ernest Drake married (2nd), as her 2nd husband, Dorothea (Syers) Hart (b. 23 Jan 1878 at Stonington, Christian Co., IL,
d. 10 Sep 1919, age 40, at River Grove, Cook Co., IL; interred Rose Hill
Cemetery), age 31, daughter of Charles D. (b. NY City, NY) and Ella A.
(O'Brien) Syers (b. Tower Hill, IL), on 3 April 1912
at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois and had the following children:
(2)
Bartlett Hart Drake: Born 10 November 1908 in Chicago, Cook County,
Illinois. Died 25 February 1964 at
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; interred Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Employd as a manager.
Married and divorced.
(3)
Dorothea June Drake "June": Born 5 August 1916 at Chicago, Cook
County, Illinois.
(4. Erwin Luther Drake: Born
June 1845 in St. Lawrence County, New York.
Died 1927 in Oklahoma.
1860 US Census: Erwin Drake,
age 17, resided with his parents in Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence County,
New York.
1880 US Census: Erwin L.
Drake, age 37 (b. NYS; parents b. VT) and employed as a farmer, was heading a
household in Township 13, Range 25, Trego County, Kansas. The household also included his wife,
Marietta Drake, age 33 (b. NYS; parents b. VT); son, Elmer D. Drake, age 15 (b.
IA); son, Bertie E. Drake, age 9 (b. IA); son, William T. Drake, age 6 (b. MI);
and daughter, Cora M. Drake, age 4 (b. MI).
1900 US Census: Erwin L.
Drake, age 54 (b. Jun 1845 in NYS; parents birth not recorded) and employed as
County Clerk, was heading a household in the City of Alva, Alva Township, Woods
County, Oklahoma Territory. The
household also included his wife of 37 years, Etta Drake, age 52 (b. May 1848
in NYS; parents birth not recorded), who had had 6 children, 4 of whom were
still alive.
1900 US Census: (enumerated 9
Jun 1900) Erwin Drake, age 56 (b. Jun 1843 in NYS; parents b. VT) and employed
as County Clerk, was heading a household in Stella Township, Woods County,
Oklahoma Territory. The household also
included his wife of 36 years, Ettie Drake, age 53
(b. May 1847 in NYS; parents b. NYS), who had had 6 children, 4 of whom were
still alive. Of interest, the household
headed by his son, William T. Drake, age 27, was enumerated close by on the
same census page.
1920 US Census: Erwin L.
Drake, age 76 (b. NYS; father b. US; mother b. NYS) and not employed, was
heading a household at 506 East Lewis Street in the City of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kansas. The household also included
his wife, Etta Drake, age 72 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS); and two lodgers.
Erwin L. Drake married
Marietta "Etta" (?) and had 6 children, including:
(a. Elmer D. Drake: Born about
1865 in Iowa.
(b.
Bertie E. Drake: Born about 1871 in Iowa.
(c. William
T. Drake: Born about 1874 in Michigan.
1900 US Census: William T.
Drake, age 27 (b. May 1873 in MI; parents b. NYS) and employed as a farmer, was
heading a household in Stella Township, Woods County, Oklahoma Territory. The household also included his wife of 4
years, Dara Drake, age 27 (b. Oct 1872 in OH; parents
b. OH), who had had 1 child, still alive; and son, Irwin B. Drake, age 2 (b.
Apr 1898 in OK).
William T. Drake married Dora
(?) (b. Oct 1872 in OH) and had at least the following son:
(1) Irwin B. Drake: Born April
1898 in Oklahoma.
(d.
Cora M. Drake: Born about 1876 in Michigan.
b. Roxanna Drake: (perhaps) Born about 1813 in New
York. Married, perhaps as his 2nd wife,
Christopher Brown (more info) (b. abt 1822 in NY) and had the following
children:
(1. Lydia D. Brown: Born about 1846 in New York.
(2. Gilbert Brown: Born about 1849 in New York.
c. Benjamin Drake: Born March 1825 in New York. Died 1902 in Gouverneur Township, St.
Lawrence County, New York; interred there in Riverside Cemetery.
1860 US Census: Benjamin drake, age 35 (b. NYS) and
employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Gouverneur Township, St.
Lawrence County, New York. His real
estate was valued at $4,500, and his personal property was valued at $955?. The household also
included his wife, Orissa L. Drake, age 34 (b. NYS); son, Don C. Drake, age 11
(b. NYS); son, Clark B. Drake, age 9 months (b. NYS); father, Caleb Drake, age
76 (b. MA); mother, Lydia Drake, age 69 (b. MA); Caleb Wood, age 37 (b. NYS),
with no occupation recorded; and William DeLong, age
19 (b. NYS) and employed as a laborer.
1870 US Census: Benjamin Drake, age 45 (b. NYS) and
employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Gouverneur Township, St.
Laurence County, New York. His real
estate was valued at $8,600. The
household also included his wife, Aurissa L. Drake,
age 44 (b. NYS); Don C. Drake, age 21 (b. NYS); Sarah A. Drake, age 3 (b. NYS);
and Lydia Drake, age 79 (b. NYS).
Benjamin Drake married (1st) Arrissa
L. Ingerson (b. 1 Dec 1825 in NYS, d. 22 Mar 1889 in
St. Lawrence Co., NY; interred with Benjamin) and had the following children:
(1. Don Carlos Drake: Born 12 August 1848 in New
York. Died 20 March 1885; interred
Riverside Cemetery, Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence County, New York. Married Evaline
A. (?) (b. 2 Nov 1853, d. 29 Oct 1877; interred
with Don).
(2. Clara A. Drake: Born 11 July 1854. Died 22 January 1859; interred Riverside
Cemetery, Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence County, New York.
(3. Clark Drake (also seen: Charles B.): Born 5
September 1859. Died 12 April 1861;
interred Riverside Cemetery, Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence County, New
York.
(4. Martin L. Drake: Born 21 September 1860. Died 3 August 1864; interred Riverside
Cemetery, Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence County, New York.
(5. Sarah A. Drake: Born 1867 in Gouverneur
Township, St. Lawrence County, New York. Died there 1901; interred Riverside Cemetery,
Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence County, New York. Married, as his 1st wife, Seymour A. Easton
(b. 23 Sep 1858 in Gouverneur Twp, St. Lawrence Co., NY, d.
there 26 Dec 1950, age 92; interred with Sarah), son of James Dunham and Lydia
L. (Hoover) Easton, and had the following daughter:
(a. Ruth G. Easton: Born 2
April 1892 at Little Bow, Gouverneur Township, St. Lawrence County, New
York. Died 1 September 1984, age 92;
interred Riverside Cemetery, Gouverneur Township, St.
Lawrence County, New York. Employed as a school teacher. Never married.
Widower Seymour Easton married (2nd) Emma J. Sheldon
(b. 1858, d. 1923; interred Riverside Cem., Gouverneur, NY), daughter of Henry
and Martha (Aldous) Sheldon.
Benjamin Drake married (2nd) Caroline (?) (b. 25 Oct 1847, d. ; interred Riverside Cem., Gouverneur,
NY).
d. Lydia Drake: Born about 1836.
e. Edgar Drake: Born about 1837/38 in New York. Died 10 March 1882, age 45.
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Other, still unidentified,
Drake names:
1.
Alice W. Drake: Married N. Smith.
2.
Robert H. Drake: Married Sandra Johnson (more info) (b. 23 Sep 1940 in Governeur Twp, St. Lawrence Co., NY, d. Monday, 11 Nov
1996, age 56, from complications of cancer at home in Governeur;
interred there in Old St. James Cem.), daughter of David L., Sr. and Mary
"Tillie" (Longton) Johnson (d. 28 Sep
1982), on 16 September 1961 at Gulfport, Mississippi and had the following
children: (order uncertain)
a.
Brad A. Drake.
b.
Dianna Drake: Married James Casey.
c.
Laurie Drake: Married William Casey.
3.
David H. Drake: Married Sue E. Hance (more info) (b. 8 Jul 1947 in Gouverneur
Twp, St. Lawrence Co., NY, d. 8 May 2008 at home in Gouverneur Twp; interred
Riverside Cem., Rossie Twp, Franklin Co., NY),
daughter of Arnold J. and Pearl (Coolidge) Hance of
Gouverneur Township, on 16 August 1969 at St. James Church, Gouverneur
Township, St. Lawrence County, New York and had the following daughter:
a.
Valerie A. Drake: Married Eric H. Mullikin.
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