George
Washington
Drake
Born in Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of George Washington Drake
and Mary Lou Bright
Brother of
Selena Eugenia (Drake) Knowles
Husband of
Martha Elizabeth (Rowland) Drake
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 41
in Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Nov 2016
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Biography
George Drake was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.
George Drake was born on June 06, 1861 in Tennessee, United States.
His parents were George Drake and Mary Bright.
He married Martha Rowland
Children:
Murphy Drake (1885–1935)
Benjamin Drake (1891–Death unknown)
Della Drake (1892–1962)
William “Bill” Drake (1898–1970)
Lulla Drake (1900–1967)
Ferd S Drake (1900–Death unknown)
Dee Lushious Drake (1901–1967)
In 1870, he is living in Warren county, Tennessee, United States with mother, Mary, stepfather, George, siblings, Selena, William, Marion,[1]
In 1880, he is living in Van Buren county, Tennessee, United States with cousin, William, William's wife, Tabitha, their children, Uriah, Governor, he is listed as a Farm Laborer in the 1880 census[2]
In 1900, he is living in Warren county, Tennessee, United States with wife, Martha, children, Murphy, Benjamin, Della, Lulla, William, Ferd, he is listed as a Farmer in the 1900 census[3]
He died on January 31, 1903 in Tennessee, United States[4]
Sources
- ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8C-HK4 : 29 May 2021), Washington Simmons in entry for George Simmons, 1870.
- ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWN-5G1 : 15 January 2022), George W. Drake in household of William B. Drake, Van Buren, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZN-2FN : 11 March 2022), Washington Drake, 1900.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35881068/george-washington-drake: accessed 12 August 2022), memorial page for George Washington Drake Jr. (6 Jun 1861–31 Jan 1903),Find A Grave: Memorial #35881068 , citing Salem Cemetery, Warren County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by JBondJr (contributor 48660317).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
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~0.78%
Yvonne (McCowan) Gammell
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M436149 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member yvonnemari
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~0.78%
Anonymous Franklin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XA4151598 [compare], yourDNAportal NICad744c0c, Ancestry member mnfranklin
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~0.39%
Gerald Hitchcock :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A494847 [compare], Ancestry member jhitchcockfamily
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~0.39%
Mary (Grissom) Hitchcock :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jhitchcockfamily
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