Date: Wednesday, 14 July 1999 5:20 I am new at genelogy but am searchig for Sarah Ellen Drake born 1865 in NY. m Chancy/Chauncey Mead b April 1830 NJ. Died in 1900 or 1901 one week apart, both with pneumonia. Chancy/Chauncey was married before Sarah and he had other children. Sarah's mother was from PA, father from NJ. Chancy's parents from NJ and CT. They had five children. Emma b1880 m a MvEwen, Jesse Garfield b 1882 m Almina Meade (my grandparents), twins Bertha and Birdie b1888, Elmer b 1885. Bertha never married, Berdie m a Camp. Don't know about Elmer. If you have any info would appreciate. Thanks, Donna Bennett Date: Wednesday, September 01, 1999 1:59 PM Was there any Native American blood in ths line? My ggrandmother Sarah Ellen Drake had a brother named James. Family stories tell that he used to visit from a reservation. In the 1892 census Sarah is listed as 86 but the twins Bertha and Birdie were only four. The searcher said she may have been 46 so her b date would be 1846 but it is possible that she was 36 as that would be easier to mistake for 8. Her husband Chauncey Mead was 61. children ranged from 4 to 12. My gfather Jesse was second at 10. I can't seem to get past this time frame as the searcher couldn't find that they died in Chemung county. I have no idea where they originated from or where they went from 1892. ?????????? I hope you can help. My gggrandmother on either the Drake, Mead, or Johnson side was (as family stories go ), a fullblooded Indian. Thanks for any help Donna