SDrake Date: Tuesday, 3 August 1999 12:34 Here are some Drake family which moved from South Carolina to Texas. Eason C. Drake b. 1780 South Carolina farmer by trade m. Lovica ? b 1784 in South Carolina children Lucinda S. b.1825 in SC Francis M. b 1842 in Georgia m. Amanda Walton b.1849 d. 10-24-1865 George A.N. Drake b.1848 TX. George R. Drake b. 1818 in Georgia (my line) Eliza A. b.1829 in Louisiana m. AG Ray 8/2/1883 in Jasper County Tx,. George Ransom Drake (my gggrandfather)b. georiga 7/30/1818 m.Sarah Eliza Ann Walters b.10/19/1829 in Louisana married 12/9/1847 in tyler county, Texas d. 1/26/1894 children Lemuel Eason Drake b. 8/15/1853 Tyler County, Texas d. 7/12/1868 Elvinia Ivanna Drake b. 2/30/1856 d.7/7/1856 Jasper Newton Drake b 11/29/1869 d.4/26/1911 (my great grandfather) Imelia Elen Drake b.3/1/1853 (married a Hooks) John Oscar Drake b. 6/30/1864 Francis G.W. drake b. 7/21/1851 d. 8/15/1861 Josephine Elizabeth Drake b. 7/4/1862 married a Willis all of these children were born in tyler county Jasper Newton Drake b. 11/29/1861 in Ruliff, Texas (outside Deweyville) m. 10/19/1882 in Jasper County Texas to Frances Elnora Idell Letney (Lettney) b. 12/11/1868 d. 2/14/1923 in Newton county Texas Children; Purley A. Drake b. 8/9/1883 d. 11/30/1953 married John Henry Lavine Nancy Elizabeth Pairlee Drake b. 1/4/1886 marrried a Payne George Oscar Drake b. 2/23/1888 Sarah Alice Drake b. 5/4/1889 married a Yoder Jessie Floyd Drake b. 9/1/1891 d. 1/23/1954 M. Alma Sewell Frances Agnes Drake b. 1/29/1894 married a Hollyfield Carline Matilda Drake b. 12/16/1899 married a Collier Chester Harold Drake (my grandfather) b.8/18/1899 d. 9/91 Jasper L. Drake b. 7/4/1903 d.9/19/1970 Lemuel Eason Drake "Bud" Agatha Drake b. 12/28/1906 d. 3/17/1917 If anyone knows how and why this family left Georgia, South Carolina i would be grateful.