Jane J (Crabtree) Dake (1837 - 1901)

Born 11 Mar 1837 in New York, United States [uncertain]

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Died 5 Feb 1901 at age 63 in Franklin, Nebraska, United States

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Biography

Jane was born 11 Mar 1837 in New York state.^[1][2] She was the daughter of John and Betsy (Graham) Crabtree.^[2]

She married Curtis Dake on 19 Dec 1855.^[2] The couple would have two children^[2] during the 45 years or so that they were married.

At some point after the Civil War, and likely following the death of her mother-in-law, the couple migrated west, settling temporarily in Iowa,^[3] then proceeding to Nebraska^[4] where they would live out their days.

Her husband passed away from Pneumonia on 24 Jan 1901 as a complication from "the grip." It was stated that the community of Franklin, NE., where they were living, was experiencing a historic epidemic, with fully three quarters of the town having come down sick.^[5] Another of those infected was likely his wife as Jane passed away less than two weeks later, on 5 Feb 1901.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Nebraska, State Census Collection, 1860-1885
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135434425/jane-dake: accessed 15 August 2023), memorial page for Jane Crabtree Dake (11 Mar 1837–5 Feb 1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 135434425, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Franklin, Franklin County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Our Family Genealogy (contributor 47796684)
3. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census, state of Iowa, county of Jones, town of Hale, enumerated on 20 Jun 1870, page 1, lines 15-18
4. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census, state of Nebraska, county of Franklin, town of Macon, Enumeration District # 049, enumerated on 4 Jun 1880, page 4, lines 5-7
5. ↑ From the Franklin newspaper on Jan. 24, 1901: as seen on ancestry.com on 15 Aug 2023, ["https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/176950781/person/352516075001/media/062a19b1-39d8-42b8-b07c-937720d80f0a?_phsrc=hed48082&usePUBJs=true&galleryindex=1&albums=pg&showGalleryAlbums=true&tab=0&pid=352516075001&sort=-created"]