When John Thomas Drake was born on May 16, 1858, in Tyler, West Virginia, his father, James James Drake, was 28 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 27. He married Louisa Elizabeth (Lizzie ) Drake and they had two children together. He then married Ollie Wilkinson and they had one daughter together. He died on June 27, 1928, in South Coffeyville, Oklahoma, at the age of 70.
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1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census", database with images Year: 1870; Census Place: Union, Pocahontas, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1697; Page: 52B Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #14732044 (accessed 17 April 2023) John Drake (13), At Home, in Union, Pocahontas, West Virginia. Born in Virginia.
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
James T Drake
M
40
Farm Laborer
Virginia
Elizabeth Drake
F
39
Keeping House
Virginia
Francis R Drake
M
16
At Home
Virginia
Thomas Drake
M
14
At Home
Virginia
John Drake
M
13
At Home
Virginia
Daniel S Drake
M
10
At Home
Virginia
James Drake
M
6
At Home
West Virginia
Matty Drake
F
3
At Home
West Virginia
Joseph Drake
M
At Home
West Virginia
Marriage: "Missouri, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900", database Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Missouri Marriages, 1851-1900. See Extended Description for original data sources listed by county Ancestry Record 4474 #79204 (accessed 17 April 2023) John Drake marriage to Louisa E. Burris on 12 Feb 1880 in Lafayette, Missouri, USA.
Marriage: "Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002", database with images Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm] Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1171 #9862776 (accessed 17 April 2023) John Draker marriage to Louisa Elizabeth Burris on 12 Feb 1880 in Lafayette, Missouri, USA.
1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census", database with images Year: 1880; Census Place: Sniabar, Lafayette, Missouri; Roll: 697; Page: 176C; Enumeration District: 044 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #48498938 (accessed 17 April 2023) John Drake (22), married, Farmer, head of household in Sniabar, Lafayette, Missouri, USA. Born in Virginia.
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
John Drake
M
22
Married
Head
Farmer
Virginia
Lizie Drake
F
22
Married
Wife
Keeping House
Iowa
Anna Buzard
F
26
Widowed
Sister-in-law
Indiana
Ida Buzard
F
2
Single
Niece
Kansas
Birth of daughter Drake: "Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-1999", database with images Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Birth Records [Microfilm]; Page number: 10; Line Number: 5 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1170 #157516332 (accessed 17 April 2023) Drake born to John Drake and Lizzie Drake on 28 Nov 1883 in Colermbus, Johnson, Missouri, USA.
Marriage: "Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1890-1995", database with images Marriage Records. Oklahoma Marriages. Various Oklahoma County marriage collections Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61379 #64171518 (accessed 17 April 2023) John Drake (45) marriage to Ollie Wilkinson on 26 Jul 1903 in Craig, Oklahoma, USA.
1905 Census: "Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925", database with images Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1905 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: ks1905_105; Line: 29 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1088 #1922923 (accessed 17 April 2023) B F Drake (52) in Parker, Montgomery, Kansas. Born in Not Sta.
Name
Age
Sex
Birth Place
B F Drake
52
M
Not Sta
Mamie Drake
12
F
Kansas
Mary Drake
15
F
Kansas
Passenger List: "New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957", database with images Year: 1909; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 16; Page Number: 32 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7488 #4036164076 (accessed 17 April 2023) Name: John Thomas Drake; Gender: Male; Ethnicity/ Nationality: American; Marital status: Married; Age: 52; Birth Date: abt 1857; Last Known Residence: Salling Weles, W.VA; Departure Port: Southampton; Arrival Date: 25 Jan 1909; Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA; Final Destination: Falling Wales*, West Virginia; Money in Possession: 50; Ship Name: New York.
May be "Falling Waters WVA.
1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census", database with images Year: 1910; Census Place: Pawhuska Ward 3, Osage, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1268; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0166; FHL microfilm: 1375281 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #23096641 (accessed 17 April 2023) John Drake (57), married father-in-law, Laborer, in household of Roy Wilkerson (28) in Pawhuska Ward 3, Osage, Oklahoma, USA. Born in United States.
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Roy Wilkerson
M
28
Married
Head
Engineer
Colorado
Mamie Wilkerson
F
25
Married
Wife
Missouri
John Drake
M
57
Married
Father-in-law
Laborer
United States
Ollie Drake
F
48
Married
Mother-in-law
United States
Edna Wilkerson
F
12
Single
Sister
Oklahoma
Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007", database Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007 Ancestry Record 60901 #611656490 (accessed 17 April 2023) Name: John Drake; Gender: Male; Spouse: Elizebeth Burris; Child: Mary Ethel Morgan.
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