Born in Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Joseph Poe
and Elizabeth (Johnson) Poe
Sister of
Walter Edgar Poe, Antoinette Sophia (Poe) Bland, Murat Thaddeus Poe, Emma A. Poe, Louisa (Poe) Thomas, Alice K. Poe, Dewitt Walker Poe [half], Eliza Alice (Poe) Reardon [half], Florence Helen (Poe) Wilkie [half], Thomas Wayland Poe [half], Georgetta Poe [half], Charles Poe [half], Elias Dodson Poe [half], Bailey Dowd Poe [half] and Ivey Vann Poe [half]
Wife of
Marshall Hilliard Drake
— married
22 Dec 1880 in Cape Fear Township, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 79
in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 May 2011
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Biography
'Notes from conversations with Charles Coen Poe mentioned that Sarah had a twin sister named Laura. That appears to have resulted from a transcription error. Thus, WikiTree profiles for Laura and Sarah have been merged.
Sources
- 1860 U.S. Census - Pittsboro, Middle Div., Chatham Co., NC - Roll# M653_892; p2; Image# 157; FHL# 803892 - viewed on Ancestry.com .
- 1870 U.S. Census - Grove post office, New Hope Township, Chatham Co., NC - Roll# M593_1129; p114A; FHL# 552628 - viewed on Ancestry.com .
- 1880 U.S. Census - New Hope Twp., Chatham Co., NC - Roll# 957; FHL# 1254957; p79D; ED# 025; Image# 0655 .
- Womack, J.A.; vs. Margaret Johnson et al, re: suit to seize & sell land occupied by her to pay estate debts - Chatham Co., NC, USA - 07 Feb 1880; digital images fm FamilySearch "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979" - viewed on 15 Jul 2020 .
- Poe, Elizabeth - entry, re: marriage to M H Drake on 22 Dec 1880, in Chatham Co., NC; in Marriage Register (Chatham County) - viewed on Ancestry.com .
- 1900 U.S. Census; Durham Twp., Durham Co., NC; p30; ED# 0026; FHL# 1241193 - viewed on Ancestry.com .
- Smith, Grover - license and return, re: marriage to Lener Drake in Durham Twp., Durham Co., NC, on 26 Dec 1909 - viewed on Ancestry.com .
- Blankenship, William E - license and return, re: marriage to Vallie Drake on 23(?) May 1914, in Durham, Durham Twp., Durham Co., NC - viewed on Ancestry.com .
- Smith, Lenar D (d 20 Mar 1915, in Durham, NC) - North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Death - viewed on Ancestry.com .
- Adcock, Robert F - license and return, re: marriage to Alma Drake in Durham, NC, on 06 Oct 1917 - viewed on Ancestry.com .
- Jones, J C - marriage license and return, re: marriage to Nina Drake on 01 Jan 1920, in Durham Twp., Durham Co., NC .
- 1920 U.S. Census; Durham, Durham Twp., Durham Co., NC; Roll# T625_1292; p13B; ED# 52 - viewed on Ancestry.com .
- Adcock, Alma May (d 01 Oct 1934, in Durham, NC) - North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Standard Certificate of Death - viewed on Ancestry.com .
- _Hill's Durham City Directoy_ (Richmond, VA: Hill Directory Co.--1937), p169 - viewed on Ancestry.com .
- Drake, Sarah Elizabeth (d 13 Sep 1938, in Durham, NC) - North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Standard Certificate of Death - viewed on Ancestry.com .
- Jones, Nina Drake (d 08 Jun 1941, in Durham, NC) - North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Death - viewed on Ancestry.com .
Acknowledgment
- Partin, Bonnie. E-mail to George G. Stradtman, Jr. Aug. 18, 2007.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
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~6.25%
Margaret (Tillery) Bell
:
23andMe
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~3.12%
Jeff Poe :
23andMe, GEDmatch M672752 [compare]
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