52 Ancestors - #41 - Gideon Drake (1800 KY – 1896 IN)

Gideon Drake was born in October 1800 in Mason County, Kentucky, to Josiah Drake and an unknown mother.  I believe he had at least one brother, Hiram who was born in 1807 and lived until 1851.

Gideon married Susannah Mitchell in October 1822 in Brown County, Ohio, but sometime between 1822 and 1826, the family moved to Indiana. 

Gideon and Susannah had ten children, I believe.

Josiah Drake (1824-1915) who married Eva Jane Whitenack

Amos Drake (1826-1914) married Martha Brian about 1846

Hiram Drake (1828-1903) married three times, I believe.  In 1852 he married Indiana Hayden.  I believe she died in 1859.  In 1860 he married Clara Armstrong.  Then about 1892 he married Mary Ballenger Hann. 

John Drake (1832-1896) married Mary Jane, about 1858, but her last name is unknown.  I believe they had 6 children.

Polly Drake (1832 - ?) Polly and John may have been twins.  I know nothing more about Polly.  Her name was listed in some family papers, but no additional facts are given.

Wesley Drake (1834-1907) married twice. Wesley married Margaret Fitzpatrick in 1859.  I don’t know what happened to her.  Then in 1861 Wesley married Susan McClain and they had 3 children.

Permelia Drake (1836-1918) married Christopher Columbus Burns about 1854. 

Charlotte Drake married John Ballard about 1859.  I believe they had 4 children.

Joseph Drake (1840-1915) married Melissa Doble about 1861 and may have had 2 children.

Gideon Drake (   ) may have been married three times: Alice (date unknown), Sarah Ralston about 1872, and Mary Moore about 1880. No further information is known about them.

Gideon died in 1896 in Decatur County, Indiana. 

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52 Ancestors - #40 - Josiah Drake (1824 OH - 1915 IN)

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, 70^th 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.

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52 Ancestors - #39 - Dabney Nelson Trice (1784 VA – 1836 KY)

Dabney Nelson Trice was born on 3 Feb 1784 in Louisa County, Virginia, to William T. Trice and Ann Edwards Trice.  On 11 February 1809 Dabney married Unity Smith Thomasson in Louisa County.

Dabney and Unity had at least 9 children.

Sarah Trice (? – 1826) – I don’t know when she was born or who/if she married

Temperance H. Trice (about 1810 – after 1870) married Eli Tapp

David B. Trice (1810-1864) married Arminity Jane Compton in 1836

Joel Y. Trice (1815-1880) married Elizabeth Parker about 1838

Priscilla Ann Trice (1817-1883) married Alexander Taylor Winstead in 1838

William Thomas Trice (1821-1899) married Sarah “Sallie” W. Compton in 1839

Charles Yancy Trice (1821-1908) married Mary Ann Winstead in 1841

Unity K. Trice (1824-1893) married Samuel W. Cavanah or Cavanagh in 1842

Dabney Nelson Trice, Jr (1826-1903) married Rebecca Lancaster in 1853

Dabney Nelson Trice, Sr died in February 1836 while Unity died in June of the same year.

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