Date: Thursday, 12 August 1999 11:47 The descendants of James Drake/Sarah Bartlett ( specifically the line from Turner D. Drake and Nancy Cleland) will meet for a reunion on Sept. 5, 1999 at the Shady Grove Baptist Church Annex in Greenville, Texas. Time is : 11:00 AM-3:00 PM. Please bring potluck lunch, current family information and old photographs. Turner D. line has been updated since last September. If you are related to any one of these lines ( DRAKE, CLELAND, BARTLETT, MCCLUNG) please send information to Jim Drake Here is a brief sketch of James Drake's Family James ( Jim) DRAKE,was born about 1822 in Georgia Territory. He appeared on the census in 1850 in DeKalb Co, Georgia.3 He appeared on the census in 1870 in Cherokee Co, Al. He appeared on the census in 1880 in DeKalb Co, Alabama. He died af 1880 in DeKalb Co, Alabama. Drake family is reported to be buried in the Plunkett Cemetery- Near Collinsville, Ala. He was married to Sarah Lela BARTLETT (daughter of William Blake BARTLETT and Catherine WILLIAMS ) on DEC 18 1845 in Newton Co, Georgia.7 Sarah Lela BARTLETT8 was born about 1823 in Georgia Territory. She appeared on the census in 1850 in DeKalb Co, Georgia.6 She died on JUN 16 1876 in Collinsville, De Kalb Co, Alabama. She was buried in Plunkett Cemetery- Near Collinsville Ala.. James ( Jim) DRAKE and Sarah Lela BARTLETT had the following children: +22 i. Rebecca DRAKE. +23 ii. John DRAKE. +24 iii. Polly DRAKE. +25 iv. Turner D. DRAKE. ( Turner married Nancy Elizabeth Cleland) 26 v. Catherine DRAKE. +27 vi. James Buchanon "Buck" DRAKE. +28 vii. James (Jim) DRAKE. +29 viii. Berry DRAKE. +30 ix. Ella DRAKE. +31 x. Willam "Bill" DRAKE. Jim Drake Sweetwater, Texas drake5@camalott.com