Hollis B. Drake (abt. 1845)

Husband of Amanda S. (Pettibone) Drake — married 31 Mar 1869 in Beaver Dam, Dodge Co., Wis.

Biography

Birth date is speculative ^[1][2]

Sources

• Tom Bredehoft, Pettibone Registry, page 312, see K. Pontius Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Tom and others. ^[3]

Note

Hollis B Drake was my Great Grandfather. Arthur Drake my grandfather and his daughter the former Virginia B Drake is my mother and she is alive and 92 yrs old. She was born in Beaver Dam, Wis (as was I)and attended Wayland Academy class of '39 David Raddatz

1. Hollis B Drake b 1845
   1. Arthur Drake b 1885 SP
      1. Virginia B Drake Raddatz b 1921 Calc Beaver Dam, Wis
         1. David Raddatz b 1941 SP Beaver Dam, Wis

Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by Tom Bredehoft 17/6/2013
2. ↑ Entered by Tom Bredehoft.
3. ↑ Entered by Tom Bredehoft 17/6/2013.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Tom Bredehoft for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Tom and others.

Notes to be worked in

Hollis B and Amanda P to Arthur (my grandfather), and Ella (nee Zastrow), Maud (died at 17 yrs), Nellie (?), Fred (?), to my mother Virginia B Drake. They had large farm but it was sold off piece by piece during the depression.

My mother tells me her Aunt Nellie lived in Des Moines IA, Nellie Drake.

p.s. Amanda is buried at Oakwood Cemetary with the the other Drakes. I have seen the tombstone...years ago.

From Memorial and Genealogical Record of Dodge and Jefferson Counties, Wisconsin, publ. 1894 - Page 115-116

HOLLIS B. DRAKE. No matter how crowded may be the market in any particular calling, every person who possesses original and practical ideas, with the enterprise to push his ideas to a successful termination, is bound to win success, both as regards reputation and the accumulation of the almighty dollar. Such has been the experience of Hollis B. DRAKE, whose career as an agriculturist has been attended with excellent financial results, and this is, without doubt, in a measure due to the fact that he was reared in the calling and understands its every detail. His father, David DRAKE, came to Dodge County, Wis., in 1843, and located at Beaver Dam when that village consisted of but a few families, and in the vicinity of this place he entered a tract of land, a portion of which is now occupied by the Beaver Dam Cotton Mills. He soon after constructed a dam and erected a saw mill, but not long after sold the same, and the present large dam at that place is the outgrowth of the one he constructed in the pioneer days of that region. He became the owner of a farm of 340 acres about a mile and a half east of Beaver Dam, where he erected another saw mill in 1845. After operating this mill for a number of years Mr. DRAKE tore it down and erected on the same site a grist mill. This was one of the first mills of the kind ever put up in the county, and the farmers patronized it for many miles around, and a prosperous business was done for many years. This old building continued to stand until 1893, when it was torn down. Mr. DRAKE became wealthy, and as a public-spirited and enterprising citizen he wielded a wide influence for good, and was influential and at all times trustworthy. His farm was at first heavily covered with timber, but after much hard labor he finally succeeded in clearing his land and converting it into well-tilled fields. He was born, reared and educated in Pittsfield, N.H., and is a means of livelihood he for some time drove stage in his native State. Upon attaining manhood he emigrated to Illinois and while residing in Belvidere he united his fortunes with those of Miss Lucy C. BURNETT, a native of South Hadley, Mass. From Illinois Mr. DRAKE came with his family to Beaver Dam, and here the following children were born: Harriet A., wife of William VOELZ, of Iowa; Mary L., wife of George W. PRIOR, of Indiana; David (deceased), and Hollis B. David DRAKE, the old pioneer, died in 1865, and in 1870 was followed to the grave by his wife.

The immediate subject of this sketch, Hollis B. DRAKE, was born on the old home farm in Beaver Dam Township, November 6, 1848, and here he was reared and has ever since continued to reside. After receiving his initiatory training in the district schools, he finished at Beaver Dam and in Wayland Academy, upon the death of his father he took complete charge of the home farm, being then but seventeen years of age, and later became the owner of the old homestead. He is a representative of one of the oldest families of Dodge County, and is one of its leading, most successful and influential farmers. He is the owner of 274 acres of valuable land, one mile and a half east of Beaver Dam, on which he has a fine residence, barns, sheds for his stock, and all necessary buildings, which improvements have been made at a cost of $5,000. For a number of years he has been engaged in raising fine stock, making a specialty of registered Short-Horned cattle and Poland-China hogs. In addition he keeps from 150 to 200 head of sheep, besides horses and other stock. He is a leading stockman of the county, and is a member of the Wisconsin Short-Horn Breeders' Association and is secretary and treasurer of the same. In 1868 Mr. DRAKE was married to Miss Amanda S. PETTIBONE, a native of New York, by whom he has four children: Fred E., Nellie E., Maud M. (who died at the age of seventeen years), and Arthur H. Mrs. DRAKE and children are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Beaver Dam. Mr. DRAKE has always been a Republican in politics, and is one of the stockholders and officers of the Dodge County Fair Association, of which he was elected treasurer in the fall of 1893. He has taken an active interest in educational matters and has done much to promote the interests of the same, having been director of his school district for many years. He is also a member of the Burnett and Beaver Dam Insurance Company, a mutual farmers' organization, has served several years as director and at the present time is treasurer, an office he has held a number of years. This company was organized in 1875 and has given the farmers a cheap insurance . He is one of the most progressive farmers of his section and as a head of a family, citizen, neighbor, and friend, he commands the respect of all who know him.