Edwin Sumner Drake (1828 - 1908)

Born 17 Aug 1828 in Huron, Erie, Ohio, USA

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Descendants

Died 17 Apr 1908 at age 79 in Northfield, Dakota, Minnesota, USA

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Biography

Birth

Birth:

Date: 17 AUG 1828

Place: Huron, Erie, Ohio, USA^[1]

Death

Death: Northfield Cemetery (Section OP13),

Date: 17 APR 1908

Place: Northfield, Dakota, Minnesota, USA^[2]

Burial

Burial:

Date: MAY 1908

Place: Northfield Cem., Northfield, MN

Reference

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Marriage

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S14873 Data: Text: Date of Import: Feb 11, 2001
2. ↑ Source: #S14873 Data: Text: Date of Import: Feb 11, 2001

• Source: S14873 Title: Beadle-McKnight2.GED NOTESource Medium: Other CONT

Notes

Note H46Edwin Sumner Drake was born near Sandusky Ohio. His obit. states the was born in Lake Co., Ohio. Family records says Huron, Erie Co., Ohio. Sandusky is also in Huron Co. and near Huron.

Cem. Record: Edwin S. Drake: 17 Aug. 1828 - 29 Apr 1909. Buried in Sec OP13 Northfield Cem.

Obit

1909 April 29

AT THE AGE OF 80 YEARS.

Edwin S. Drake Succumbs to Pneumonia after a short Illness.

Edwin Sumner Drake died at his home on Union Street early Thursday morning of pneumonia after an illness of about ten days. Deceased was born in Lake county , Ohio, August 17, 1828. When a boy nine years of age he moved with his parents of Wisconsin and made his home on a farm near Racine. At the age of twenty-three he was married to Miss Martha Clark. Shortly after they moved to Chillicothe, MO., and after a year's residence they came to Minnesota and took up a claim. Selling his land here he returned to Wisconsin and lived there until the spring of 1855 when he returned to Rice county, first living on a farm four miles south of the city known as Drake's corner. For the past thirteen years, since Mr. Drake retired from active life he has lived in Northfield.

Surviving and left to mourn is a wife and eight children, Arthur ., Jos. E., Sumner E., William E., and Mrs. H.A. Whittier of this city, Mrs. M.. Harrison of St. Paul, Mrs. M.E. Bullock of Stillwater, N.D., and Mrs. Charles H. Wertz (NOTE: correct spelling is Wirtz) of Knox, N.D. all of whom were able to be at the bedside of their father during his illness. Mr. Drake was a pioneer of this community and widely known. He was for many years a member of the town board and a prominent man in this vicinity.

Funeral services will be held this morning from the house at 10:30 o'clock and will be conducted by Rev. W.R. Keesey of the Methodist church of which deceased had long been a member.

NORTHFIELD, MN. PIONEER FAMIILY Drake. Joseph Drake, a stowaway from England, came to New York in 1729. He and his wife, Jane, raised twelve children. A descendant, Edwin Sumner Drake, located a claim in 1854 on the Cannon City Road and built a log cabin which became a tavern and mail stop for the stage coaches. Children: Arthur, Joseph, Sumner, William, Bell, Elsie, Amerett and Agnes. Arthur married Ida Smith, son Neil W. Drake. Summer E., married Florence Taylor, daughter Ida (Herkenratt). Amerett married Herbert A. Whittier. William married Clara Canedy, son Wayne. Joseph married Lina Spriggs, children Forest, Frank, Ralph, Joseph, Belle, Cora and Lyle. Three other Drake brothers came in 1854: Joseph, Charles Bon, and Albert W.; took claims in Bridgewater Township; put up a log house, home of Charles Bon and Mary Hunt Drake, parents of Elbert, Clara and Mary. Charles donated land for the first school house and A. W. Drake donated land for the Northfield Cemetery. His father, Joseph, was the first person to be buried there.

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