Date: Saturday, 24 July 1999 6:32 I am trying to find as much information about my Drake family as i can. The only information I have is as follows. The Mary Drake i am searching for was born about 1847, not sure where. I assume around Clay County, West Virginia. She was also a widow at the age of 53. This is how i found them listed in the 1900 Clay County, WV census. Drake, Mary-Head-March1847-53-widow Martha-daughter-June1879-20yrs Charles-Son-September1881-18yrs Bertha-Daughter-September1881-18yrs Grover-Son-August1885-14yrs Roy-Son-October1888-11yrs Holly Ramsy-granddaughter-December1895-4yrs I would like to see if they are in the 1880 census for Clay County. It also shows that Mary had 12 children. 8 were living at the time of the census. I believe that after the Clay County census in 1900, they moved to the area of Avella, Pennsylvania. Charles and Bertha were twins. I know that Bertha Drake married Austin O'Brien and lived in Avella, Pennsylvania. I believe it was Washington County. That is also where Bertha and Austin died. Any information anyone might have or advice would be greatly appreciated. Additional Notes; Date: Saturday, 7 August 1999 9:56 Roy, I recently received back the death certificate of Bertha "Drake" O'Brien. Bertha was the daughter of Mary Drake. Bertha had married Austin O'Brien. The death certificate and the census record have different dates of birth for Bertha. The death certificate has her birthdate as 9/17/1877. So i am not sure which date of birth is correct. Census record says 1881. Bertha also died in the Terrance or Torrance State hospital. Not sure of the correct spelling. In Washington.Pennsylvania. Bertha's date of death was 11/28/1959. could you please put this with the information I sent you. Thanks! Austin