Vester Roy Drake (1897 - 1952)

Born 17 Nov 1897 in Eastland, Eastland, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Willo Mae (Strain) Drake — married 1 Sep 1925 in Olton, Lamb, Texas, United States

Died 20 Sep 1952 at age 54 in Midland, Midland, Texas, United States

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Biography

Vester Roy Drake was born on 17 Nov 1897 in Eastland, Eastland County, Texas, United States of America. He was the son of Lee Drake and Emma Merritt. Vester married Willo Mae Strain on 1 September 1925 in Olton, Lamb County, Texas. They had three children together. He passed away on 20 Sep 1952 in Midland, Midland County, Texas, United States of America.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3L5-P8J : accessed 27 July 2019), Silvester Drake in household of Leander A Drake, Justice Precinct 1 Eastland town, Eastland, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 56, sheet 11B, family 199, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,629.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2MQ-LN4 : accessed 27 July 2019), Vester Drake in household of Lee A Drake, Justice Precinct 1, Eastland, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 38, sheet 15A, family 264, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1547; FHL microfilm 1,375,560.
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7Z9H-T63Z : 25 October 2019), Vester Roy Drake, 1917-1918.
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZXL-2ZC : 24 August 2019), Vester Roy Drake, 1917-1918.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCRT-FLG : accessed 27 July 2019), Vester R Drake in household of Lee A Drake, Gadsden, Yuma, Arizona, United States; citing ED 128, sheet 40B, line 90, family 251, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 51; FHL microfilm 1,820,051.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HFCB-NT2 : accessed 9 September 2019), Vester R Drake, Precinct 5, Mitchell, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 12B, line 80, family 247, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2377; FHL microfilm 2,342,111.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4SC-RSZ : 29 July 2019), Vester R Drake, Justice Precinct 1, Midland, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 165-4B, sheet 4A, line 2, family 67, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4105.
• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3ZH-F9V : 13 March 2018), Vester Roy Drake, 20 Sep 1952; citing certificate number 50856, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,113,630.
• "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ68-MTP : 24 May 2014), Vester Roy Drake, 20 Sep 1952; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number 50856, Midland, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J53N-P57 : 22 July 2020), Vester Drake, Sep 1952; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKN-H75D : 13 December 2015), Vester Roy Drake, 1952; Burial, Midland, Midland, Texas, United States of America, Fairview Cemetery; citing record ID 42116150, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 September 2019), memorial page for Vester Roy Drake (17 Dec 1897–20 Sep 1952), Find A Grave Memorial no. 42116150, citing Fairview Cemetery, Midland, Midland County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by James Parker (contributor 47165812) .