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Generation No. 1
1. BENJAMIN1 DRAKE. He married MARY RUNYON.
Child of BENJAMIN DRAKE and MARY RUNYON is: 2. i. THOMAS2 DRAKE, b. 1724, Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey; d. 10 March, 1792, Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey.
Generation No. 2
2. THOMAS2 DRAKE (BENJAMIN1) was born 1724 in Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, and died 10 March, 1792 in Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey. He married DOROTHY VANKIRK 1751 in Monmouth, New Jersey, daughter of HENRY VANKIRK and DOROTHY MORGAN.
More About THOMAS DRAKE: Burial: Titus'Mill Rd. Hopewell, Hunterdon, NJ
Notes for DOROTHY VANKIRK: The LDS Ancestral file gives Dorothy's Birth date as 1730. Susan Morten(File#3831D) gives her BD as 20 Sep 1734. This date causes great inconsistencies in the birth and marriage dates of her daughter Mary.
More About DOROTHY VANKIRK: Burial: <Titus'Mill Rd> Hopewell, Hunterdon,NJ
Children of THOMAS DRAKE and DOROTHY VANKIRK are: i. RALPH3 DRAKE, b. 1752, Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey; d. 1815, Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey; m. REBECCA STOUT. ii. HENRY DRAKE, b. Abt. 1753, Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey; d. 15 November, 1796, Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey; m. SUSANNAH BLACKWELL. iii. JOHN DRAKE, b. 1754, Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey; m. CHARITY HUNT, 20 February, 1779, Hunterdon,NJ. iv. MARY DRAKE, b. Abt. 08 August, 1758, Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey; d. 1827, Diebers,,Pennsylvania; m. CHARLES WOLVERTON, See Notes, Hunterdon,NJ.
Notes for MARY DRAKE: There are several conflicts of dates in the sources for Mary. The LDS Ancestral File gives a birthdate of 8 Aug 1745 and marriage to Charles Wolverton as 8 Aug 1763. Susan Morten (Ancestry file #3831D) gives a birth date of about 1758. No marriage date given. She gives a birth date of 1734 for Dorothy VanKirk, Mary's mother. If we accept the specific dates given by Susan, rather than the approximate dates given in the LDS file, it would make Mary Drake and Charles married when she was 8 years old. There's something very wrong about her birthdate. ?Possibly Thomas had another wife, and she is a child of the first wife? (speculation).
More About MARY DRAKE: Burial: Shamokin Cem., Northumberland, PA
v. ENOCH DRAKE, b. 15 February, 1761, Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey; d. 19 October, 1822, Hopewell, Mercer, NJ; m. CATHERINE STOUT.
More About ENOCH DRAKE: Burial: OldSchool Baptist Cem. Hopewell, Mercer, NJ
vi. ESTHER DRAKE, b. 08 January, 1764, <Hunterdon> New Jersey; d. 18 April, 1827, Northampton,, Pennsylvania; m. PETER VANKIRK, 1780, Hopewell, Hunterdon, NJ. vii. BENJAMIN DRAKE, b. Bet. 1770 - 1774, Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey; d. 18 March, 1814, Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey; m. AME. 3. viii. DANIEL DRAKE, b. Abt. 1772, Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey; d. January 1800, Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey. ix. THOMAS DRAKE, b. Abt. 1782, Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey.
Generation No. 3
3. DANIEL3 DRAKE (THOMAS2, BENJAMIN1) was born Abt. 1772 in Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, and died January 1800 in Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey. He married FRANCES GOLDEN Abt. 1797 in <Hopewell, Hunterdon, NJ>, daughter of JACOB GOLDEN and MARY DRAKE.
More About DANIEL DRAKE: Burial: Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey
Children of DANIEL DRAKE and FRANCES GOLDEN are: 4. i. RALPH4 DRAKE, b. 1798, New Jersey; d. Aft. 1870, <Missouri>. ii. ISAIAH DRAKE, b. Abt. 1800. iii. DAUGHTER (UNNAMED) DRAKE. iv. DAUGHTER (UNNAMED) DRAKE.
Generation No. 4
4. RALPH4 DRAKE (DANIEL3, THOMAS2, BENJAMIN1) was born 1798 in New Jersey, and died Aft. 1870 in <Missouri>. He married CATHERINE HUSSELTON Abt. 1822 in New Jersey.
Notes for RALPH DRAKE: Ralph was living with son, Daniel Drake in Clay twp, Adair Co., Missouri in the 1860 and 1870 Adair county censuses. He is not listed with Daniel in the 1880 Census. It is assumed that he probably died between 1870 and 1880 in Missouri. However, in this time, his son, Andrew moved to Iowa. It is possible that Ralph moved, too. He also had sons in Wisconsin and Ohio.
Migration path: Family in New Jersey before 1827 Pennsylvania by 1827 (John Mellick gives birth place as Pa.)
Ohio by 1835 (Hannah birth place Perry, Ohio) Missouri by 1860. (In Adair Co., Missouri by 1860 census) Family in 1830 Fed Census-Salem Twp, Luzerne Co, PA
More About CATHERINE HUSSELTON: Cause of Death: Disability Medical Information: Listed in 1850 and 1870 Perry Co., Ohio censuses as "Insane"
Marriage Notes for RALPH DRAKE and CATHERINE HUSSELTON: Catherine and Ralph were separated sometime between 1850 and 1860. She was institutionalized in the Perry County Ohio Infirmary. He moved to Adair County, Missouri with his sons Daniel and Andrew J. He lived with Daniel.
Children of RALPH DRAKE and CATHERINE HUSSELTON are: 5. i. DANIEL5 DRAKE, b. 1823, New Jersey; d. Aft. 1880. 6. ii. REUBEN DRAKE, b. 27 November, 1825, Hunterdon, New Jersey. 7. iii. ANDREW J. DRAKE, b. 08 April, 1826, <Somerset> New Jersey; d. 30 January, 1900. 8. iv. JOHN MELLICK DRAKE, b. 22 July, 1827, Pennsylvania; d. November 1907, Marietta, Crawford, Wisconsin. v. ENOCH DRAKE, b. 07 November, 1828, <Pennsylvania>; d. 29 December, 1901, <Crawford, Wisconsin>; m. MARY LYONS, 10 February, 1850, Perry Co., Ohio.
Notes for ENOCH DRAKE: According to Dale Jones, (of the Drake Newsgroup) Email:djones@nextdim.com: Enoch is buried at Christ Cemeterynow known as Pleasant Mound Cemeteryin Marietta, Crawford, Wisconsin.
More About ENOCH DRAKE: Burial: Christ Cem, Marietta, Crawford, Wis.
9. vi. RALPH (RAFE) DRAKE, b. 12 March, 1830, Pennsylvania; d. 24 June, 1913, Monroe, Perry County, Ohio. vii. HANNAH DRAKE, b. 1835, Perry, Ohio; m. SAMUEL MORGAN, 16 April, 1856, Perry Co., Ohio. viii. CATHERINE DRAKE, b. 1837, Perry, Ohio; m. (1) BENJAMIN SMITH; m. (2) GEORGE DELONG, 10 December, 1850, Ohio. ix. JOEL/NOEL DRAKE, b. 1839, Perry, Ohio.
Generation No. 5
5. DANIEL5 DRAKE (RALPH4, DANIEL3, THOMAS2, BENJAMIN1) was born 1823 in New Jersey, and died Aft. 1880. He married AMANDA HOPE 23 September, 1855 in <Perry County, Ohio>.
Notes for DANIEL DRAKE: Daniel was found in the 1880 Census for Clay Twp, Adair Co, Missouri His father, Ralph, probably died between 1870 and 1880. Brother, Andrew J. moved to Iowa. Daniel and family probably moved, too. He also had brothers in Wisconsin and Ohio.
Daniel was deaf and dumb due to measles, according to census reports.
Daniel's father, Ralph was living with his family in 1850, 1860, and 1870.
Daniel's occupation was given as Carpenter.
More About DANIEL DRAKE: Medical Information: Deaf and Dumb due to measles. Occupation: Carpenter
Children of DANIEL DRAKE and AMANDA HOPE are: i. JOHN G.6 DRAKE, b. Abt. 1857, <Perry>, Ohio. ii. KETURAH DRAKE, b. Abt. 1859, <Adair>, Miissouri. iii. JOSEPH DRAKE, b. Abt. 1861, <Adair>, Miissouri. iv. ULYSUS G. DRAKE, b. Abt. 1864, <Adair>, Miissouri. v. WILLIAM DRAKE, b. Abt. 1867, <Adair>, Miissouri.
6. REUBEN5 DRAKE (RALPH4, DANIEL3, THOMAS2, BENJAMIN1) was born 27 November, 1825 in Hunterdon, New Jersey. He married MATILDA A. SANDERS 23 November, 1846 in Perry Co., Ohio.
Notes for REUBEN DRAKE: Reuben and his wife, Matilda, were among the earliest settlers of the Kickapoo Valley. They emigrated from Ohio in the spring of 1855, and located on the land on which they still lived when they were murdered.
They were members of the Christian Church in Kickapoo. Their funeral service was conducted by Elder Weils of Rock County.
The couple and their two grandchildren were buried together at a cemetery nearby the Christian Church.
More About REUBEN DRAKE: Burial: Near Kickapoo Christian Church Murdered: 24 May, 1888, Kickapoo, Vernon, Wisconsin
More About MATILDA A. SANDERS: Burial: May 1888, Cem. Near Kickapoo Christian Church Murdered: 24 May, 1888, Kickapoo, Vernon, Wisconsin
Children of REUBEN DRAKE and MATILDA SANDERS are: i. MARY6 DRAKE, b. 1848, Perry, Ohio. 10. ii. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN DRAKE, b. March 1850, Monroe, Perry County, Ohio. iii. JESSE DRAKE, b. 1852, Indiana.
Notes for JESSE DRAKE: Living in Kickapoo, Vernon County, Wisconsin in May, 1888.
More About JESSE DRAKE: Residence: May 1888, Kickapoo, Vernon, Wisconsin
iv. EPSIE DRAKE, b. 1855, Perry, Ohio; m. WAYNE MCCLAREN.
More About EPSIE DRAKE: Residence: 1888, Dakota
v. JULIA DRAKE, b. 1857, Kickapoo, Vernon, Wisconsin. 11. vi. CLARENDA DRAKE, b. 1860, Kickapoo, Vernon, Wisconsin. vii. LAURA DRAKE, b. 07 September, 1866, Vernon, Wisconsin; m. WILLIAM BABB.
7. ANDREW J.5 DRAKE (RALPH4, DANIEL3, THOMAS2, BENJAMIN1) was born 08 April, 1826 in <Somerset> New Jersey, and died 30 January, 1900. He married LUCINDA CLARK 30 March, 1851 in Perry Co., Ohio, daughter of JEREMIAH CLARK and MARY STORTS.
Notes for ANDREW J. DRAKE: Andrew's place of death unknown. Funeral memorial card printed in Leipsig, Ohio. Lucinda died in Buchanan County, Iowa and buried in Manchester, Delaware, Iowa. The state of Iowa denies having a death certificate for Andrew.
Andrew and Lucinda were in Adair County Missouri in the 1860census. They were in Manchester, Honey Creek Twp, Delaware County, Iowa by the 1870 census. Not found in the 1880 Iowa census, but daughter, Mary Ann was married in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa in 1874.
Several of Andrews siblings were in Wisconsin, and some were still in Iowa. These states needs to be investigated for the 1880 location and place of death.
More About LUCINDA CLARK: Burial: Manchester, Delaware, Iowa
Children of ANDREW DRAKE and LUCINDA CLARK are: 12. i. WILLIAM O.6 DRAKE, b. Abt. 1852, <Perry>, Ohio. 13. ii. MARY ANN DRAKE, b. 27 August, 1854, Adair County, Missouri; d. 29 September, 1938, Adair County, Missouri. 14. iii. FRANCIS W. DRAKE, b. November 1857, Adair County, Missouri. iv. RALPH DRAKE, b. Abt. 1859, Adair County, Missouri; d. Aft. 1860.
Notes for RALPH DRAKE: Ralph was found in the 1860 county census for Adair County. He was not in the 1870 census for Manchester, Honey Creek twp., Delaware County, Iowa. He must have died in the intervening ten years. He was not mentioned anywhere else. No family documents have surfaced whic mention young Ralph.
8. JOHN MELLICK5 DRAKE (RALPH4, DANIEL3, THOMAS2, BENJAMIN1) was born 22 July, 1827 in Pennsylvania, and died November 1907 in Marietta, Crawford, Wisconsin. He married SUSANNA STORTS 06 April, 1850 in Perry Co., Ohio, daughter of JOHN STORTS and MARY NOTESTINE.
Children of JOHN DRAKE and SUSANNA STORTS are: i. MARY CATHERINE6 DRAKE, b. 1851, <Perry>, Ohio.
Notes for MARY CATHERINE DRAKE: In the 1870 Adair County, Missouri census, Mary was found living in a boarding house with a two year old daughter named Annie.
She was enumerated with the household of Jutter S. Webb and his wife, Rhoda.
ii. EMELINE DRAKE, b. 17 September, 1853, Perry, Ohio; m. WILLIAM REYNOLDS.
Notes for EMELINE DRAKE: Emeline and William had 12 children. All were in Wisconsin.
iii. BARBAY DRAKE, b. 1855, Missouri. iv. JEREMIAH DRAKE, b. 1857, Missouri. v. JOSEPHINE DRAKE, b. 1859, Missouri.
9. RALPH (RAFE)5 DRAKE (RALPH4, DANIEL3, THOMAS2, BENJAMIN1) was born 12 March, 1830 in Pennsylvania, and died 24 June, 1913 in Monroe, Perry County, Ohio. He married ARVILLA MCDONALD 17 October, 1852 in Perry Co., Ohio.
More About RALPH (RAFE) DRAKE: Cause of Death: Obstructive Jaundice Occupation: Farmer
More About ARVILLA MCDONALD: Cause of Death: Consumption
Children of RALPH DRAKE and ARVILLA MCDONALD are: i. ALMIRA6 DRAKE, b. 1854, Perry, Ohio; m. STORTS, See Notes.
Notes for ALMIRA DRAKE: There was an Almira Storts living in Adair Couny, Missouri in 1860 at the same time John Drake and Susan Storts-Drake, and Jeremiah Clark and Mary Ann Storts-Clark were there. (Almira Drake married a Storts, too?)
ii. MILES DRAKE, b. 1856, Perry, Ohio. iii. NIAL DRAKE, b. 1859, Perry, Ohio. iv. LEWIS DRAKE, b. 1861, Perry, Ohio. v. SARAH DRAKE, b. 1867, Perry, Ohio. vi. MARY DRAKE, b. 1869, Perry, Ohio.
Generation No. 6
10. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN6 DRAKE (REUBEN5, RALPH4, DANIEL3, THOMAS2, BENJAMIN1) was born March 1850 in Monroe, Perry County, Ohio. He married SARAH ELIZA BEIGHLEY.
More About BENJAMIN FRANKLIN DRAKE: Residence: May 1888, Kickapoo, Vernon, Wisconsin
Children of BENJAMIN DRAKE and SARAH BEIGHLEY are: 15. i. EDITH ODESSA7 DRAKE, b. 11 April, 1892, Sugar Grove, Vernon, Wisconsin; d. 15 August, 1951, Helena, Montana. ii. JESSE DRAKE.
More About JESSE DRAKE: Residence: 1951, Viola, Wisconsin
iii. MATILDA DRAKE, m. WARD.
More About MATILDA DRAKE: Residence: 1951, Readstown, Wisconsin
iv. STELLA DRAKE, m. BARNEY.
More About STELLA DRAKE: Residence: 1851, Soldier's Grove, Wisconsin
11. CLARENDA6 DRAKE (REUBEN5, RALPH4, DANIEL3, THOMAS2, BENJAMIN1) was born 1860 in Kickapoo, Vernon, Wisconsin. She married JAMES A. DUPEE Bef. 1880 in Kickapoo, Vernon, Wisconsin.
Notes for CLARENDA DRAKE: Clarenda was the mother of Laura and Granville, the two children who were murdered on 24 May 1888, along with Clarenda's parents, Reuben Drake and Matilda A. Sanders-Drake.
More About CLARENDA DRAKE: Residence: May 1888, No. Crawford Co., Wisconsin
Children of CLARENDA DRAKE and JAMES DUPEE are: i. LAURA7 DUPEE, b. Abt. 1880.
More About LAURA DUPEE: Burial: May 1888, Cem. Near Kickapoo Christian Church Murdered: 24 May, 1888, Kickapoo, Vernon, Wisconsin
ii. GRANVLLE DUPEE, b. Abt. 1882.
More About GRANVLLE DUPEE: Burial: May 1888, Cem. Near Kickapoo Christian Church Murdered: 24 May, 1888, Kickapoo, Vernon, Wisconsin
12. WILLIAM O.6 DRAKE (ANDREW J.5, RALPH4, DANIEL3, THOMAS2, BENJAMIN1) was born Abt. 1852 in <Perry>, Ohio. He married ARVILLA.
More About ARVILLA: Burial: 1895, Hazel Green Cem., Adair, Missouri
Child of WILLIAM DRAKE and ARVILLA is: i. SARA7 DRAKE, b. 1879, Honey Creek Twp, Delaware County, Iowa.
13. MARY ANN6 DRAKE (ANDREW J.5, RALPH4, DANIEL3, THOMAS2, BENJAMIN1) was born 27 August, 1854 in Adair County, Missouri, and died 29 September, 1938 in Adair County, Missouri. She married MADISON LOFTON FERGUSON 01 March, 1873 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa.
Notes for MARY ANN DRAKE: Mary Ann was bedridden for many years with Cancer. She lived next door to a "colored" church, and enjoyed talking and joking with the parishoners as they came and went. She was one to enjoy a bawdy joke. She spent her time piecing together quilts.
Her husband died many years earlier, and so she had a live-in housekeeper/aide to take care of her as her health was failing.
Her address was 502 S. Main, Kirksville, Missouri
More About MARY ANN DRAKE: Burial: 02 October, 1938, Moots Cemetery, Adair, Missouri
Notes for MADISON LOFTON FERGUSON: Madison and his parents, John Henry Ferguson and Nancy Anderson Bunten-Ferguson, moved from Boone County, Indiana to Benton County, Iowa when he was one year old.
Madison and Mary ann were married in Iowa, and moved to Adair county, Missouri with their six sons in 1888. The seventh son, Paul Ethridge was born in Adair County.
Madison was a farmer, and raised grains and livestock.
His religion was Methodist, and his political party was the Socialist Party.
More About MADISON LOFTON FERGUSON: Burial: 07 May, 1925, Moots Cemetery, Adair, Missouri Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Marriage Notes for MARY DRAKE and MADISON FERGUSON: Other sources give the marriage location in Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa. The Counties are adjoining.
Children of MARY DRAKE and MADISON FERGUSON are: i. CLARENCE DELMAR7 FERGUSON, b. 20 February, 1875, Manchester, Delaware, Iowa; d. 21 January, 1950, Adair, Missouri; m. ELLA MAY CORNELL, 16 November, 1904, Adair County, Missouri.
More About CLARENCE DELMAR FERGUSON: Burial: 23 January, 1950, Sabbath Home Cem.Brashear, Adair, MO
ii. FRED H. FERGUSON, b. 21 January, 1876, Manchester, Delaware, Iowa; d. 16 October, 1959, Masonville, Iowa; m. MATTIE MILLER, 20 September, 1899, <Adair County, Missouri>.
Notes for FRED H. FERGUSON: Fred was a storekeeper and a landlord. He lived in several places in NE Missouri and Iowa. He was a member of the Baptist Church in Manchester, Iowa, and a member of the IOOF lodge. Source: Myron Ferguson, Nephew.
iii. WILLIAM J FERGUSON, b. 27 April, 1879, Iowa; d. 10 January, 1894, Adair County, Missouri.
More About WILLIAM J FERGUSON: Burial: 1894, Moots Cemetery, Adair, Missouri
iv. R. EARL FERGUSON, b. 22 May, 1883, Iowa; d. <Calispell>Falls Montana; m. LIDA CARRIE MOOTS, 18 March, 1905.
Notes for R. EARL FERGUSON: According to Myron Ferguson (son of Harry Ferguson), Earl homesteaded in N.E. Montana in about 1915 or 1917.
Notes for LIDA CARRIE MOOTS: According to Myron Ferguson, Lida was "at least 81 or 82 years old" when she died.
v. HENRY RUE FERGUSON, b. 22 November, 1887, Iowa; d. 24 February, 1945, Eckley,,Colorado; m. MILLIE MAE CORDES, 17 March, 1909, West Plains, Missouri. vi. CECIL RAY FERGUSON, b. 27 January, 1891, Iowa; d. March 1935, Monroe, Missouri; m. AVIS PALISON, 15 June, 1919.
Notes for CECIL RAY FERGUSON: According to Myron Ferguson, nephew, Cecil was a storekeeper and a traveling salesman. He worked for a "biscuit" company.
More About CECIL RAY FERGUSON: Graduation: State Normal School, Kirksville, Mo.
vii. PAUL ETHRIDGE FERGUSON, b. 14 July, 1898, Adair County, Missouri; d. 28 August, 1970, Gridley, California; m. RUBY FLETCHER, 22 September, 1915, <Adair County, Missouri>.
Notes for PAUL ETHRIDGE FERGUSON: Dock was the favorite uncle of Opal Marie Ferguson-Ammerman. He was the closest to her age, and since they lived on adjoining farms, they went to the same one-room school. He walked with her and "looked out after her". He moved to Montana after his marriage, and she missed him very much. He wanted her and Myrl to come there after they were married, but instead, they went to Chicago to be near to his brother. She always wondered how things would have worked out had they gone West instead of East.
Dock and Ruby had seven children. At least six of them were born in Montana. The oldest, Beatrice, was probably born in Adair County, Missouri.
Dock was a farmer. In his later years, he moved to California and bought an acreage there, according to Myron Ferguson, his nephew.
14. FRANCIS W.6 DRAKE (ANDREW J.5, RALPH4, DANIEL3, THOMAS2, BENJAMIN1) was born November 1857 in Adair County, Missouri. He married ALICE C..
Children of FRANCIS DRAKE and ALICE C. are: i. ELSIE B.7 DRAKE, b. August 1888. ii. VIAL DRAKE, b. August 1890. iii. CHILD DRAKE, b. Unknown; d. Bef. 1900, Iowa.
Generation No. 7
15. EDITH ODESSA7 DRAKE (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN6, REUBEN5, RALPH4, DANIEL3, THOMAS2, BENJAMIN1) was born 11 April, 1892 in Sugar Grove, Vernon, Wisconsin, and died 15 August, 1951 in Helena, Montana. She married FRED WARD December 1913 in Billings, Montana.
Children of EDITH DRAKE and FRED WARD are: i. GEORGE8 WARD. ii. KATHRYN WARD, m. ROY LEE PEDEN. |