Person:George Drake (5)
George Darrow Drake
b.22 May 1804 New York State
d.19 Jan 1883 Ft. Scott Kansas
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Francis Birchard Drake, Jr.
  2. George Darrow Drake1804 - 1883
  3. Sarah (Sallie) Drake1817 - 1885
Spouse and Children
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  1. Lyman Drake1828 -
  2. Joseph Thompson Drake1830 -
  3. Julia Ann Drake1832 -
  4. Harriet Jane Drake1833 -
  5. Ethan Drake1835 -
  6. George Drake1839 -
  7. Charlotte Mary Drake1839 - 1915
  8. Caroline Drake1841 -
  9. Margarite Drake1844 - 1929
  10. Viola Drake1852 - 1923
Spouse and Children
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m. Bef 11 Jun 1860
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Facts and Events
Name George Darrow Drake
Gender Male
Birth? 22 May 1804 New York State
Other? 1827 IllinoisMarriage Notice
Marriage to Hariett Rachel Thompson
Marriage Bef 11 Jun 1860 to Sarah Runnells
Death? 19 Jan 1883 Ft. Scott Kansas

George and Rachel Drake were originally from New York and moved from Marshall County, Illinois. Their daughter Charlotte met and married James M. Kennedy. George was a brick mason by trade but became a farmer after moving to the Peters Colony, Dallas County, Texas. Their neighbors while they lived in Illinois were Major and Sarah Heustis who

had moved from Dearborn County, Indiana. When his first wife Rachel died he then married Sarah Heustis since her husband had died and they moved to Collin County, Texas. They were listed on the 1860 census of Precinct 5, Lebanon, Collin County, Texas. With them were David and Viola Drake and David Heustis with Thomas and Albert Heustis living

next door. His son Lyman Drake married Caroline Heustis. His son Ethan enlisted in the Civil War from Marshall County, Illinois. He was discharged and settled in Uniontown, Marion Township, Bourbon County, Kansas. His father George came to live with him and then died in neighboring Fort Scott, Kansas.

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