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Frances Cotton Tichenor

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Frances Cotton Tichenor
birth: 1779 in Virginia to John Ralph Cotton and Susannah Smith
death: November 3, 1828 in Vigo County, Indiana
burial: Cremated, ashes unknown

marriage: September 3, 1797 in Nelson, Kentucky
Peter V Tichenor
birth: March 22, 1977 in Morristown, New Jersey to Daniel Tichenor and Anna Byram
death: October 20, 1822 in Nelson, Kentucky
burial: Cremated, Ashes unknown

Children of Frances Cotton Tichenor and Peter V Tichenor:

  • Zacheus Tichenor 1798-1857 married Elizabeth Taylor
  • Byram Tichenor 1799-1852 married Eunice Ann Kester
  • Anna B Tichenor 1802-1850 married John Dorsey Cotton
  • Ira C. Tichenor 1805-unknown
  • Leura Tichenor 1809-1874 married Hiram A. Sparks
  • William Tichenor 1810-1908 married Mary Jane Glass
  • Calvin Tichenor 1813-1854 married Pelina Lay
  • Silas Tichenor 1814-1890 married Letitia Sparks
  • Emily Tichenor 1816-1870 married Smith Sparks
  • Keller Tichenor 18919-1847 married Sarah Pound
  • Mildred Tichenor 1820-1858 married William Kester Drake
  • Peter Tichenor 1823-1874 married Jemima Reed

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Frances moved to Vigo County, Indiana after the death of her husband in 1822. She came to be near son Byram which had located near Prairie Creek, Indiana.

Submitted by:
BJ Campbell
Email: campbell5075@gmail.com

Thomas M. Drake

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Thomas M. Drake
b. 2 February 1827, Rowan County, North Carolina, to Simon and Patience (Gregory) Drake
d. 2 March 1902, Choctaw Area, Indian Territory (Oklahoma)

m/1. 24 July 1851, Worthington, Greene County, Indiana
Sarah A. Smith
b. 1837, Indiana, to Anderson H. and Elizabeth (Syke) Smith
d. about 1870, Kansas

m/2. about 1871
Dice S. [–?–]

m/3.
Rufina Folsom
b. to Judge Rufus and Salina (Wade) Folsum

m/4.
Izo Roberts

Children with Sarah A. Smith:
• William Joe (1856-1922) married (1) Joanna [–?–], (2) Laura Arkanzada Hasty
• Mary (ca. 1858-1870)
• Worthington “Worthy” (aft. 1860-bef. 1890)
• twin sons (b. and d. on the trail westward)

Children with Dice S. [–?–]:
• Laura (b. 1871)

Children with Rufina Folsom:
• George W.
• John William
• Mable Sue

Children with Izo Roberts:
• Edith
• Rose

Thomas came to Indiana before 1840. The Drake family left Greene County, Indiana, for the area of the Five Civilized Tribes, Choctaw area, Indian Territory, about 1870. On the trail westward to Texas, twin sons were born and died, as did their mother Sarah.

Thomas mined coal in the area and was active in union organizations, as was his son William Joe. The children born to Thomas and Rufina were registered on the Dawes Commission Rolls as Native Americans. Thomas is buried in what is now Pittsburgh County, Oklahoma.

Submitted by:
Shirley Drake Maynard
Hampton VA
E-mail: MaeMay510@aol.com

James Albert Drake

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James Albert Drake
b. 27 January 1861, Linden, Montgomery County, Indiana, to William F. and Laura C. (Parker) Drake
d. 15 April 1943, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas

m. 5 March 1884, Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana
Ora Belle McNeely
b. 6 March 1867, Hosmer, Pike County, Indiana
d. 5 September 1912, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa

Children with Ora Belle McNeely:
• William D. (b. 1884)
• Edward E. (b. 1886)
• Maria C. (b. 1887)
• Bessie A. (b. 1888)
• Carl L. (b. 1889)
• Ella P. (b. 1890)

James lived in Montgomery, Gibson, and Pike counties in Indiana before moving on to Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas, in 1910. Sometime between then and 1913, James studied to be a chiropractor in Davenport, Iowa. In May 1913, he opened an office in Cawker City, Kansas. In 1915, he opened an office in Abilene, Kansas, and practiced there for several years, possibly as late as 1933.

Submitted by:
Barbara Drake Ritter
Hoisington KS

William F Drake

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William F Drake
b. 1829, Washington, Warren County, Ohio, to Jesse and Mary Drake
d. 28 August 1862, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia

m. 16 October 1853, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana
Laura C. Parker
b. 18 January 1833, Ohio, to Samuel and Lydia (Aydelotte) Parker
d. 3 June 1913, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana

Children with Laura C. Parker:

William emigrated about 1851 from Warren County, Ohio, to Montgomery County, Indiana. He enlisted in Company A, 63rd Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, on 18 February 1862, at Linden, Indiana. He was accidentally shot by Jacob Dietz, a member of William’s company, while the regiment was forming in line of battle on the Manassas Gap Railroad just before the second Battle of Bull Run.

Laura (Parker) Drake (William’s widow)
m/2. James Toliver Hamilton

Submitted by:
Barbara Drake Ritter
Noisington KS

Nellie Mae Drake

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Nellie Mae Drake
b. 6 January 1894, Huntington County, Indiana, to William Tell and Elizabeth Theodosia (Slack) Drake
d. 27 June 1972, Springfield, Ohio

m. 10 September 1913, Chicago, Illinois
Arthur William Baker
b. 11 November 1888, London, England
d. 11 May 1965, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Children with Arthur William Baker:

  • Phyllis Theodosia
  • Betty Ann
  • Barbara Jean

Nellie moved to Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, before 1913.

Submitted by:
Dawne Slater-Putt
Huntertown IN 
E-mail: dslaterput@aol.com

James Albert Drake

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James Albert Drake
b. 27 January 1861, Linden, Montgomery County, Indiana, to William F. and Laura C. (Parker) Drake
d. 15 April 1943, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas

m. 6 March 1884, Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana
Ora Belle McNeely
b. 6 March 1867, Hosmer, Pike County, Indiana, to David and Nancy Maria (Phillips) McNeely
d. 5 December 1912, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa

Children with Ora Belle McNeely:

  • William David (1884–1967) married Pearl Edna Wilson
  • Edward Eastman (1886–1944) married Gertrude E. Baird
  • Maria Churchill (b. 1887) married Edward Guy Matthew
  • Bessie A. (1888–1888)
  • Carl Lafayette (b. 1889)
  • Ella Pearl (1890–1965) married William Wallis Huey

James resided in these Indiana counties: Montgomery, Gibson, and Pike. He emigrated from Pike County, Indiana, to Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas, about 1910. Sometime between 1910 and 1913, James studied to be a chiropractor in Davenport, Iowa, and opened a chiropractic office.

Submitted by:
Barbara Drake Ritter
Noisington KS