Samuel Oscar 'Osko' Drake

1863 - 1940  (77 years)

• Name	Samuel Oscar 'Osko' Drake  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	18 May 1863	Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  	Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1900	Bogota, Dyer, Tennessee, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Married to Regina; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Census	1920	Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA   [9]
  	Marital Status: Married to Ida; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Census	1930	Dyer County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Married to Ida; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Census	1940	Dyer County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Death	18 Jun 1940	Miston, Dyer, Tennessee, USA   [4, 5]
  Burial	Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I21577	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   [10]
  Family ID	F4684	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Regina Vestal Foster,   b. 12 Dec 1865, Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA d. 4 Aug 1910, Bogota, Dyer, Tennessee, USA (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	28 Oct 1886	Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA   [6, 8]
  Children	1. Clarence Herron Drake,   b. 12 Oct 1887, Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA d. 1 Jun 1973, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Thomas Clyde Drake,   b. 8 Aug 1889, Miston, Dyer, Tennessee, USA d. 28 Aug 1929, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA (Age 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Katherine Vestal Drake,   b. 29 Jul 1902, Bogota, Dyer, Tennessee, USA d. 5 May 1995, Savannah, Hardin, Tennessee, USA (Age 92 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8311	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Ella V 'Ida' Fox,   b. 19 Dec 1887, Newbern, Dyer, Tennessee, USA d. 24 Sep 1916, Bogota, Dyer, Tennessee, USA (Age 28 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1910	Dyer County, Tennessee, USA   [7]
  Children	1. Oscar Samuel Drake, Jr,   b. 19 Dec 1913, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA d. 23 Jul 1976, Port Orchard, Kitsap, Washington, USA (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Florence Ella Drake,   b. 16 Jan 1911, Bogota, Dyer, Tennessee, USA d. 12 Feb 1947, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA (Age 36 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8312	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 May 1863 - Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1880 - Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 28 Oct 1886 - Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Regina; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1900 - Bogota, Dyer, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 25 Dec 1910 - Dyer County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Ida; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1920 - Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Ida; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Dyer County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1940 - Dyer County, Tennessee, USA Death - 18 Jun 1940 - Miston, Dyer, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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