Sarah Elizabeth (Douglass) Drake (1869 - 1948)

Born 11 Jul 1869 in Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Wife of James Daniel Drake — married 28 Aug 1892 (to 1905) in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Died 24 May 1948 at age 78 in California, United States

Biography

Sarah Elizabeth Douglass was born on the farm in Henry Co., Missouri to father William Hough Douglass and mother Lizzie Major Douglass. Sarah moved with her family to California where she met her future husband James Daniel Drake. They were married in 1892 in Los Angeles, California. Unfortunately James died in 1905.

Birth

United States Census, 1880 Name: Sarah E Douglass Event Type: Census Event Date: 1880 Event Place (Original): Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States Sex: Female Age: 10 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1870 Birthplace: Missouri, United States Father's Birthplace: Missouri, United States Mother's Birthplace: Missouri, United States Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Sheet Letter: C Sheet Number: 368 Person Number: 3, Volume: 1

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace W H Douglass Self Male 34 Missouri, United States L V Douglass Wife Female 35 Missouri, United States Rosa L Douglass DaughterFemale 13 Missouri, United States Sarah E Douglass DaughterFemale 10 Missouri, United States Maggie Douglass DaughterFemale 7 Missouri, United States Jessie N Douglass DaughterFemale 3 Missouri, United States^[1]

Marriage

California, County Marriages, 1850-1952 Name: James Daniel Drake Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 28 Aug 1892 Event Place: Los Angeles, California, United States Sex: Male Age: 25 Birth Year (Estimated): 1867 Spouse's Name: Sarah Elizabeth Douglass Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 23 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1869 Marriage Record^[2]

Death

California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994 Name: Sarah Elizabeth Drake Event Type: Death Event Date: 24 May 1948 Event Place: Event Place (Original): Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Sex: Female Age: 78 Birth Year (Estimated): 1870 Father's Name: William H Douglas Mother's Name: Elizabeth Majors Spouse's Name: James D Drake Document Number: 9172^[3]

Burial

Sarah Elizabeth Douglass Drake BIRTH 11 Jul 1869 Butler, Bates County, Missouri, USA DEATH 24 May 1948 (aged 78) Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA BURIAL Angelus Rosedale Cemetery Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA PLOT Section H MEMORIAL ID 75601557^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6X7-2HR : 19 February 2021), Sarah E Douglass in household of W H Douglass, Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 174, sheet 368C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,689.
2. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8ZN-37B : 9 March 2021), J D Drake and S E Douglass, 28 Aug 1892; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,073,927.
3. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGVW-K6K9 : 1 March 2021), Sarah Elizabeth Drake, 1948.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/75601557/sarah-elizabeth-drake : accessed 12 July 2021), memorial page for Sarah Elizabeth Douglass Drake (11 Jul 1869–24 May 1948), Find a Grave Memorial ID 75601557, citing Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Ann (contributor 46964942).