Gooch Wade Drake

1874 - 1958  (83 years)

• Name	Gooch Wade Drake  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	15 Oct 1874	Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  	Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Military Service	25 Apr 1898  [8]
  	US Army - Spanish American War: Sergeant, Company D, 1st Tennessee Infantry
  Census	1900	Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son of AC
  Census	1910	Dyer County, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Military Draft Registration	1917	White County, Arkansas, USA   [7]
  	Draft Registration - WWI
  Census	1940	Owen, Saline, Arkansas, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Census	1950	Mineral, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA   [9]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Katie
  Death	4 Mar 1958	Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA   [8, 10, 11]
  Burial	Forest Hills Memorial Park, Alexander, Saline, Arkansas, USA   [8, 11]
  Person ID	I23852	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   [12]
  Family ID	F4684	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Lou Foster,   b. 11 May 1872, Trenton, Fannin, Texas, USA d. 12 Jan 1929, Rockdale, Milam, Texas, USA (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	15 Nov 1903	Dyer County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Foster Wade Drake, Sr,   b. 24 Jun 1905, Indiantown, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA d. 21 Aug 1936, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA (Age 31 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F9799	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Katie Mae Bledsoe,   b. Abt 1884, Tennessee, USA
  Marriage	18 Feb 1906	Dyer County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Willie Louise Drake,   b. Abt 1910, Bogota, Dyer, Tennessee, USA d. 12 Apr 2011 (Age 101 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Earnest Elmo Drake,   b. 3 Nov 1914, Arkansas, USA d. 20 Nov 1994 (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Joel Bledsoe Drake,   b. 7 May 1908, New Mexico, USA d. 3 May 1995, Hondo, Medina, Texas, USA (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Kathryn O'Neil 'Kay' Drake,   b. 5 May 1924, Alexander, Saline, Arkansas, USA d. 20 Oct 2014, Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA (Age 90 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F9800	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 3
  Children	1. Kathryn O'Neil 'Kay' Drake,   b. 5 May 1924, Alexander, Saline, Arkansas, USA d. 20 Oct 2014, Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA (Age 90 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F15655	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Oct 1874 - Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1880 - Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son of AC - 1900 - Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 15 Nov 1903 - Dyer County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 18 Feb 1906 - Dyer County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Dyer County, Tennessee, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI - 1917 - White County, Arkansas, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1940 - Owen, Saline, Arkansas, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Katie - 1950 - Mineral, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA Death - 4 Mar 1958 - Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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