Josiah Drake
was born in May 1824 in Brown County, Ohio.
His parents were Gideon Drake and Susannah Mitchell. He and his family moved to Indiana before
1845 because he married Eva Jane Whitenack [Whiteneck] in June 1845 in Union,
Johnson County, Indiana.
Josiah
served in Co I, 70th Infantry Regiment, Indiana, during the Civil
War, and had an invalid application number of 376214 in June 1880.
Josiah and
Eva had seven children, although one, Robert, died in infancy.
William
Gideon Drake (1846 – aft 2921) married a woman whose last name may have been
Appleby.
Henry Drake
(1848-1895) married, I believe, Katie Ryan.
I am looking for information about her because I may have a photograph
of her and I would like to share this with her descendants.
Robert
Marshall Drake (1850-1850)
Catherine
Drake (1851-1921) married Rodman C. Coons.
Martha Ellen
Drake (1853-aft 1921) married James N. Landsberry [ Lansberry] and I don’t
believe they had any children.
Margaret Ann
Drake (1860-1935) married Sheldon W. Griffin and I don’t believe they had any
children.
Luna “Lena”
Estelle Drake (1867-1938) married Charles Y. Trice.
Josiah died
on 6 February 1915 in Johnson County, Indiana.
A very nice obituary is posted on FindAGrave for him, providing some
great information about his life.
I would love to collaborate with you if you are interested in this family.
