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William Leftwich Drake 1822 – 1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Dec 1822

Birth Location: Franklin, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 9 Nov 1887

Death Location: Merit, Hunt, Texas, USA

Father: William Drake

Mother: Elizabeth Leftwich

Spouse(s): Eliza Skinner

Children(s): James Drake

Born in 1822 in Franklin, Alabama, USA, William Leftwich Drake was the child of William Michael Drake and Elizabeth Leftwich. In time, William Leftwich Drake married Eliza Lillian Skinner, and they raised a family that included James Henry Drake. William Leftwich Drake died in Merit, Hunt, Texas, USA in 1887.

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Parents

William Drake
1789 – 1866
Birth Location: Finnis, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Leftwich
1798 – 1878
Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Skinner
1827 – 1869
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

James Drake
1865 – 1934
Birth Location: Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 10 Dec 1822
    Event Place: Franklin, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 9 Nov 1887
    Event Place: Merit, Hunt, Texas, USA
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