Sherman Taylor Drake

1869 - 1955  (86 years)

• Name	Sherman Taylor Drake  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	4 Mar 1869	Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  	Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1910	Lowrance, Murray, Oklahoma, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Census	1920	Lowrance, Murray, Oklahoma, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Death	27 Oct 1955	Ardmore Nursing Home, Murray County, Oklahoma, USA   [4]
  Burial	Green Hill Cemetery, Davis, Murray, Oklahoma, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I13249	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Joel B Drake,   b. 7 Jul 1814, Virginia, USA d. 12 Mar 1881, Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Artelia Fort Gooch,   b. 1 Sep 1837, Giles County, Tennessee, USA d. 17 Oct 1910, Sulphur, Murray, Oklahoma, USA (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	18 May 1862	Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA   [6]
  Family ID	F4684	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ruth E Shelton,   b. 23 Oct 1873, Tennessee, USA d. 5 Mar 1948 (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	5 Nov 1891	Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Ruth J Drake,   b. Abt 1909, Oklahoma, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Hazel T Drake,   b. 25 Dec 1902, Tennessee, USA d. 8 Jan 1958, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Fred Tinsley Drake,   b. 2 Jan 1905, Tennessee, USA d. 8 Feb 1994 (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Carl S Drake,   b. Abt 1913, Oklahoma, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. James B Drake,   b. 29 Nov 1917, Oklahoma, USA d. 29 Dec 1992 (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Myrtle Frances Drake,   b. 31 May 1914, Sulphur, Murray, Oklahoma, USA d. 27 Aug 2000, Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Memphis Launa Drake,   b. 17 Oct 1892, Tennessee, USA d. 3 Dec 1982, Riverside County, California, USA (Age 90 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4703	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2
  Children	1. Joel R Drake,   b. 1908, Oklahoma, USA  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F14696	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Mar 1869 - Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1880 - Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 5 Nov 1891 - Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Obituaries

  Obituary-DRAKE Sherman T Obituary of Sherman Taylor Drake

  
  

• Sources

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