John L Drake

1845 - 1918  (72 years)

• Name	John L Drake  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	2 Jul 1845	Tennessee, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
  Death	23 Mar 1918	Grayson County, Texas, USA   [1]
  Burial	Cherry Mound Cemetery, Bells, Grayson, Texas, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I13236	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
  Family ID	F13963	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Mother	Susan Angeline Black,   b. 8 Aug 1821, Virginia, USA d. 16 Dec 1861, Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA (Age 40 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F13964	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret A Erwin,   b. 5 Jun 1859, Tennessee, USA d. 6 Jul 1940, Lakeview, Hall, Texas, USA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	7 May 1874
  Children	1. Marcus Edgar Drake,   b. 16 Oct 1892, Oklahoma, USA d. 1 May 1964 (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Ada A Drake,   b. 25 Dec 1882, Tennessee, USA d. 19 Jun 1938, Hall County, Texas, USA (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Eva O'Dell Drake,   b. 5 Mar 1877, Tennessee, USA d. 2 Aug 1952 (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Minnie L Drake,   b. 1 Oct 1875, Tennessee, USA d. 26 Dec 1943, Memphis, Hall, Texas, USA (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Morris H Drake,   b. 28 Jan 1879, Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA d. 19 Mar 1909, Erath County, Texas, USA (Age 30 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Eugene Debbs Drake,   b. 17 Dec 1895, Texas, USA d. 11 Jul 1967, Ozark, Franklin, Arkansas, USA (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4700	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Jul 1845 - Tennessee, USA Census - Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self - 1880 - Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA Death - 23 Mar 1918 - Grayson County, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Biographies and Histories

  Bio-DRAKE Maggie and John Margaret Erwin and John Drake

  
  

  News		News-DRAKE John (Indian Chieftain) John L Drake -- Found at Newspaper.com INDIAN CHIEFTAIN Vinita Oklahoma Thursday, Nov 28, 1889 page 3
  		News-DRAKE John (Lunacy Trial) John L Drake lunacy case

  
  

• Sources

  [S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave. [S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: District 6, Lawrence, Tennessee; Roll: 1266; Family History Film: 1255266; Page: 255A; Enumeration District: 108. 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: District 6, Lawrence, Tennessee; Roll: 1266; Family History Film: 1255266; Page: 255A; Enumeration District: 108 [S128] Ancestry.com, Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2019;), Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1968. Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969 Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1968