Emma Jane (Merritt) Drake (1875 - 1957)

Born 5 May 1875 in Comanche, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Lee Andrew Drake — married 24 Mar 1895 in Eastland, Eastland County, Texas, United States of America

Descendants

Died 26 Oct 1957 at age 82 in Midland, Midland, Texas, United States

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Biography

Emma Jane Merritt was born on 5 May 1875 in Comanche County, Texas, United States. She was the daughter of David Greenberry Merritt and Virginia Avarilla Tate. Emma Jane married Lee Andrew Drake on 24 March 1895 in Eastland, Eastland County, Texas, and together they raised a large family. She passed away on 26 Oct 1957 in Midland, Midland County, Texas.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFNM-6JJ : 15 July 2017), Emma Merrit in entry for Green Merrit, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 29, sheet 81D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1297; FHL microfilm 1,255,297.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3L5-P8F : accessed 27 July 2019), Emma J 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-LN7 : accessed 27 July 2019), Emma 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 Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCRT-FLL : accessed 27 July 2019), Emma J Drake in household of Lee A Drake, Gadsden, Yuma, Arizona, United States; citing ED 128, sheet 40B, line 89, 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:HF4B-LZM : accessed 27 July 2019), Emma J Drake in household of Lee A Drake, Precinct 5, Mitchell, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 10A, line 26, family 189, 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:KWV7-XH4 : 15 March 2018), Emma J Drake in household of David J Drake, Justice Precinct 3, El Paso, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 71-17, sheet 29A, line 5, family 404, 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 4028.
• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K33X-QM5 : 13 March 2018), Emma Jane Drake, 26 Oct 1957; citing certificate number 56733, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,135,871.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLQ-2NJM : 12 June 2020), Emma J. Drake, 1957; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 August 2020), memorial page for Emma Jane Merritt Drake (5 May 1875–26 Oct 1957), Find a Grave Memorial no. 86671309, citing Fairview Cemetery, Midland, Midland County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by dglow (contributor 47709574) .