Eva Jane Whitenack was born in November 1822 in Harrodsburg, Mercer
County, Kentucky. She married Josiah
Drake in 1845 in Johnson County, Indiana.
Eva Jane and Josiah Drake had at least seven children.
William Gideon Drake was born in June 1846 in Indiana. I believe he
married a woman whose last name was Appleby. I have not been able to discover
her first name. William had at least two children: William Ward Drake born
about 1875 and Elizabeth M. Drake born about 1876. William Gideon Drake died
after 1921.
Henry Drake was born in January 1848 in Indiana. I believe he married
Katie Ryan, sometime before 1880. They had three children. Henry died in April
1895 in Indiana and is buried in Crown Hill National Cemetery.
Robert Marshal Drake was born in January 1850 and died in October 1850,
both in Indiana.
Catherine Drake was born in July 1851 in Indiana. She married Rodman
Coons in December in Franklin, Indiana. I don’t believe that they had any
children. Catherine died in February 1921 in Indiana and is buried in Greenlawn
Cemetery in Johnson County, Indiana.
Martha Ellen Drake was born in December 1853 in Indiana. She married
James N. Landsberry in Johnson County, Indiana in 1882. I don’t know if they
had any children. Martha died after 1921.
Margaret Ann Drake was born in December 1860 in Franklin, Indiana. She
married Sheldon Griffin in 1881 in Johnson County, Indiana. I don’t believe
they had any children. She died in 1935 in Wichita, Kansas.
Luna “Lena” Estelle Drake was born on 20 February 1867 in Franklin,
Indiana. She married Charles Yancy Trice in January 1891. They had three
daughters, one of whom died at age 10. Luna died in 1938 in Lamar, Barton
County, Missouri and she is buried in Lake Cemetery, in Lamar.
Eva died on 29 June 1893 in Johnson County, Indiana and is buried in
Shiloh Cemetery, in Johnson County, Indiana.
If you are researching any of these families, and if you are interested
in sharing information, please contact me. I have no information than I have
posted here, particular for Luna Drake and Charles Trice.
Eva died on 29 June 1893 in
Johnson County, Indiana and was buried in Shiloh Cemetery in Johnson County.
