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James Henry Drake 1865 – 1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jul 1865

Birth Location: Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 15 Nov 1934

Death Location: Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA

Father: William Drake

Mother: Eliza Skinner

Spouse(s): Jessica Leard

Children(s): Henry Drake, James Drake

James Henry Drake was born in Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA in 1865, to William Leftwich Drake and Eliza Lillian Skinner. Later in life, James Henry Drake married Jessica Lenora Leard; among their children were Henry Furman Drake and James Allen Drake. James Henry Drake died in Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA, 1934.

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Parents

William Drake
1822 – 1887
Birth Location: Franklin, Alabama, USA
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Eliza Skinner
1827 – 1869
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jessica Leard
1866 – 1902
Birth Location: Ladonia, Fannin, Texas, USA
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Children(s)

Henry Drake
1892 – 1991
Birth Location: Marietta, Love, Oklahoma, USA
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James Drake
1899 – 1957
Birth Location: Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 8 Jul 1865
    Event Place: Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 15 Nov 1934
    Event Place: Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
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