I hate dead ends. Some folks who study genealogy call them "Brick Walls." But that seems a little too optimistic. The phrase implies that one can smash through the brick wall or get a ladder a scale the wall or find a stile or something. Maybe "dead end" isn't the exact perfect word to describe where I've come with Catherine Whaley. More like a cul-de-sac. I keep going round and round and round. Never gleaning any new information. I keep slogging over everything I know, hoping that I'll come across something that I missed that can send me off in a new direction. Then checking and double checking anything I can think of hoping that maybe possibly someone has put up some new data that might help me. I can't be the only person in the universe who is stumped with Catherine Whaley Drake, wife of Amos Stout Drake.
One of the things that makes me crazy is that many people don't attempt to validate or invalidate information that they find in other peoples family trees. Sometimes it makes me doubt my own research and I feel I have to go over my own facts again and confirm what I'm pretty sure is the "truth." I followed some of the "shaking leaf" hints on Ancestry and found about 10 other trees that have my Catherine's death date wrong. Sometimes errors occur when the people who reported the death are not "family" -- maybe a neighbor, who doesn't really know much about the deceased.
So here I state for my own tree: Catherine Whaley Drake died on 27 Feb 1880. That's probably why she didn't show up in the 1880 United States Census. At FamilySearch.org, I found found the death record for Catherine Drake. You can find it too by looking in "Michigan, Deaths, 1867-1897." GS Film Number: 2363668, Digital Folder Number: 004207951, Image Number: 00541.
Here is the info I gleaned: Catharine Drake died 27 Feb 1880 in Amboy, Hillsdale, Michigan. She was a female, 81 years old. Widowed and she did housework. At the time of her death, she was 81 years, 5 months and 6 days old. That should give me her actual birthdate. Whoever did the reporting, did not know the name of her parents. Whoever did the reporting, stated that she was from New Jersey. Sigh.
In 1850, John Stout Drake was 25 years old and a farmer. His wife, Lucia -- another gal who is making me crazy -- was 23. They lived next door to John Stout's parents, Amos Stout Drake and Catherine Drake. On the day the 1850 United States Census was taken Anna R Drake is enumerated at Amos and Catherine's house. She is 4 months old.
Could the census taker have made a mistake and drawn the line in the wrong place?
At John and Lucia's house are the other children: James A Drake who is three years old, and Emery E Drake who is 2 years old. So the info gleaned from that very simple census, James A was born in 1847 and Emery was born in 1848. I think this changes in the next census... Maybe Anna was really staying next door at the Grandparents. Maybe Lucia was being overwhelmed or she was sick or???
Regardless, In 1850 Amos and Catherine have a full house. Besides Anna, there are: William Drake (age 22), Cyrena (age 12), Catherine (age 7) and a whole bunch of Bakers: Charles (44), Juliette (41), James (18), Ester (16), John (13) Cynthia (7), George (4), Charles (3). I still don't know how we connect with the Bakers. We share a cemetery with them, and those Bakers above are living not only in the same place, but on the same land and house. I also have a very old bible that has Mary Baker on the front page and down in the corner is written "for Duane." That is what they used to call my dad. And there has been no other Duanes in the family.
In that 1850 United States Census, Amos is listed as a farmer and that he was born in New Jersey. Catherine was born in New York. William and Cyrena were also born in New York, while the littlest Catherine was born in Michigan.
On the same page as Amos and Catherine and John and Lucia, and the Bakers are the farming families Clark and King.
10 years later, in the 1860 United States Census, the Amos and Catherine household has declined. The only other person in the house is Catherine, grown up, and at 18 she is a school teacher. Amos is 59 and still farming. He says his farm is worth $2000, with a personal estate worth $793. What's interesting is that Catherine as a personal estate of $32 -- and she's the only woman on the page that has any personal property.
Farms owned by others in the area, enumerated on the same page as Amos and Catherine are valued as follows: $500 (James Garrison), $600 (George Salmon), $1000 (Horace Wright), $1000 (Alden Nash), $1600 (James Smith), $700 (Thomas Sawyer).
I need to find out what a "personal estate" actually is.
James Smith, the man who's farm is valued almost as much as Amos'? Black family. It's hard to fathom that the there were free blacks farming in Hillsdale County, Michigan in 1860.
That 1860 Census states that Amos was born in New Jersey, Catherine (the mom) was born in New York and daughter Catherine was born in Michigan.
In the 1870 United States Census, the Kings and the Clarks show up again as neighbors of Amos and Cate Drake. Where were they in 1860? Did Amos and Cate move to another part of Hillsdale County, then return? How can I find out where they all were physically located in 1860?
In 1870. John Stout Drake has a new woman in the house -- an Elinor Drake. Also in the house are Bird A and Alfred B -- and I've pondered over this before. Even tho the enumerator lists them as Bird 13 years old and Alfred as 11, I propose that they are the same child. Other children are Ann, Mary Serenus, Jane and Lucy.
Living next door are Amos J Drake. and his wife, Mary. Their children are Hiram A (2) and Carrie E (6/12). Amos J happens to be James Amos, first born of John Stout and Lucia. This custom of naming children after grandparents, then calling them by the middle name until said grandparent dies.
Skip a farm down and there we find Amos Stout Drake, now 69 and his wife, Cate, 70. Amos' farm is valued at $3500 with a personal estate of $2000. Here, Amos' birth state is listed as New York -- which has always been New Jersey up to this point and Catherine's birth state is still New York. Living with Amos and Cate is Catherine who has married a man named Woods. He isn't enumerated, but son Frederick Woods is there and he's three years old, making him born in 1867.
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Saturday, May 25, 2013
Don Dee Drake of Michigan 1896 - 1967
Don Dee Drake was born 22 Jun 1896 in Springport, Michigan and died 14 Jun 1967, about one month after my dad (his son died). He was the son of Allison Royce Drake and Jane Meyers Drake. He was one of 4 children: Hattie, Lucia and Royce Allison were his other siblings. He had 4 children: Martha Jane, Donald Duane (my dad) and Jack Scovill with his first wife, Ruth Henrietta Scovill Drake. When she died, he remarried Ellen Fitzgerald. She had a son, Dave, and then another son with Don Dee, named Richard.
I wasn't a fan of Ellen Fitgerald AT ALL. My dad never spoke ill of her, but he had a pretty miserable childhood on account of her. And I didn't care much for me Grandpa Drake either. Come to think of it, we called my mom's dad, Cleo Mallison Hughes Grandpa and the other one Grandpa Drake. Hmmmm. I wonder if that's significant?
It seemed like he was always questioning us about why we weren't as smart, athletic, popular etc. as "The Cousins." He and Ellen Fitzgerald used to give expensive gifts, but it was always something that they thought you should have, not something that you actually wanted. In 1967 all I wanted was a baseball mitt. Instead I got a pink and white linen gingham dress that had about 4 yards of fabric in the skirt, with a big sash and pink heart buttons up the front of the bodice. Can you imagine how awful that would look on a skinny girl with stork legs, scabby knees, 30 pounds of hair AND cordovan colored high top corrective shoes? Please.
But as I learn more about the family, I'm thinking that maybe Don Dee Drake did the best he could with what he knew. I had a relative tell me that Allison Royce Drake liked to drink. Seems to be a trait that all us Drakes have. But Allison was a mean drunk. A mean drunk usually translates to "knocking your family around" or saying terrible things. That's just my experience.
The 1910 United States Census has the last of the Drake Family spread across three locations. Lucia had married Frank Converse and Hattie had married Dana Fuller. My Grandpa Drake is 13 years old and Royce is 6. They are living in a boarding house in Charlotte Ward 4, Eaton, Michigan. Their dad is living in Woodstock, Lenawee, Michigan in a boarding house, doing odd jobs. He's 51 and "single." Remember that.
Jane Myers Drake is living in Charlotte Ward 4, Eaton, Michigan. She is a roomer at another house. Maybe she was a housekeeper. She is "M1" which I believe means "Married Once." I wondered what the hell happened in this family? When I pulled up a map, I discovered that while they might not be living together, Jane Myers Drake lived right around the corner from her two boys. Allison was a substantial distance away.
Years later, after his wife Ruth Scovill Drake died, all three of his children -- Martha Jane, my dad Donald Duane Drake and brother Jack Scovill, were sent to live with Ruth's folks. And they were pretty old. They had a boarding house -- geez, what is it with this family and boarding houses? But it couldn't have been too bad as my dad learned to speak German and polish which would help him in his Army years, and he had some real funny stories about that time in his life.
But still -- I could never, NEVER farm my kids out. Who would do something like that to his children. Especially when you've got your other kid and step son living with you. And your newer younger wife isn't working. It just set wrong with me.
So this morning, I ran a google map to see where Grandpa Drake was living in 1940. 324 W. Forest, Ypsilanti, Michigan. Pretty nice house, right?
On the bottom of the picture it's written: Don and Royce and Brownie.
On the back: Don Drake Age 10
Bill Drake Age 3
To be Duane's
Duane is the name that everybody in the family called my dad. Except my mom. She called him Don. All his friends and fellow coaches called him Dobbie. Which is also what they called my Grandpa Drake -- which another story for another post. And Bill was what everybody called Allison Royce Drake. When referring to him, we all say Uncle Bill. Bill was the nickname that Lucia's husband, Frank Converse gave him.
But here's the deal -- this is what I gather from this pix: Don is definitely not starving, but his weight could mean that he is eating a diet of starches. Or he could be a stress eater. It doesn't look like he's in a suit suit, but a jacket and pants. And really could the faces on these boys be any sadder?
So, while Grandpa Drake wasn't the best dad in town, he probably did the best he could do with what he knew.
I wasn't a fan of Ellen Fitgerald AT ALL. My dad never spoke ill of her, but he had a pretty miserable childhood on account of her. And I didn't care much for me Grandpa Drake either. Come to think of it, we called my mom's dad, Cleo Mallison Hughes Grandpa and the other one Grandpa Drake. Hmmmm. I wonder if that's significant?
It seemed like he was always questioning us about why we weren't as smart, athletic, popular etc. as "The Cousins." He and Ellen Fitzgerald used to give expensive gifts, but it was always something that they thought you should have, not something that you actually wanted. In 1967 all I wanted was a baseball mitt. Instead I got a pink and white linen gingham dress that had about 4 yards of fabric in the skirt, with a big sash and pink heart buttons up the front of the bodice. Can you imagine how awful that would look on a skinny girl with stork legs, scabby knees, 30 pounds of hair AND cordovan colored high top corrective shoes? Please.
But as I learn more about the family, I'm thinking that maybe Don Dee Drake did the best he could with what he knew. I had a relative tell me that Allison Royce Drake liked to drink. Seems to be a trait that all us Drakes have. But Allison was a mean drunk. A mean drunk usually translates to "knocking your family around" or saying terrible things. That's just my experience.
The 1910 United States Census has the last of the Drake Family spread across three locations. Lucia had married Frank Converse and Hattie had married Dana Fuller. My Grandpa Drake is 13 years old and Royce is 6. They are living in a boarding house in Charlotte Ward 4, Eaton, Michigan. Their dad is living in Woodstock, Lenawee, Michigan in a boarding house, doing odd jobs. He's 51 and "single." Remember that.
Jane Myers Drake is living in Charlotte Ward 4, Eaton, Michigan. She is a roomer at another house. Maybe she was a housekeeper. She is "M1" which I believe means "Married Once." I wondered what the hell happened in this family? When I pulled up a map, I discovered that while they might not be living together, Jane Myers Drake lived right around the corner from her two boys. Allison was a substantial distance away.
Years later, after his wife Ruth Scovill Drake died, all three of his children -- Martha Jane, my dad Donald Duane Drake and brother Jack Scovill, were sent to live with Ruth's folks. And they were pretty old. They had a boarding house -- geez, what is it with this family and boarding houses? But it couldn't have been too bad as my dad learned to speak German and polish which would help him in his Army years, and he had some real funny stories about that time in his life.
But still -- I could never, NEVER farm my kids out. Who would do something like that to his children. Especially when you've got your other kid and step son living with you. And your newer younger wife isn't working. It just set wrong with me.
So this morning, I ran a google map to see where Grandpa Drake was living in 1940. 324 W. Forest, Ypsilanti, Michigan. Pretty nice house, right?
It's apartments now, and for all I know it could have been apartments back in 1940. And right around the corner, practically was where my dad and his siblings were living. It would have to be difficult to live that close to your dead wife's parents with your new young wife and kids, don't you think?
But here's the picture that kind of changed my mind about my Grandpa Drake:
On the back: Don Drake Age 10
Bill Drake Age 3
To be Duane's
Duane is the name that everybody in the family called my dad. Except my mom. She called him Don. All his friends and fellow coaches called him Dobbie. Which is also what they called my Grandpa Drake -- which another story for another post. And Bill was what everybody called Allison Royce Drake. When referring to him, we all say Uncle Bill. Bill was the nickname that Lucia's husband, Frank Converse gave him.
But here's the deal -- this is what I gather from this pix: Don is definitely not starving, but his weight could mean that he is eating a diet of starches. Or he could be a stress eater. It doesn't look like he's in a suit suit, but a jacket and pants. And really could the faces on these boys be any sadder?
So, while Grandpa Drake wasn't the best dad in town, he probably did the best he could do with what he knew.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Alfred Bird Drake or Bird Alfred Drake?
You've got to have patience when you are gleaning information from a census. One little piece of wrong information can send you so far down the wrong path that you think you've lost your mind.
It started with the 1860 United States Census. There I have John Stout Drake and Lucia Cahoon Drake, married and living under one roof in Amboy, Hillsdale, Michigan. John is 35 and Lucia is 34 and they have 7 children:
James A. 13 years old
Eugene E 12
Anna R 10
Sidney S 8
Mary C 6
Alfred B 4
Allison C 1
Sweet little Alfred B. If he was 4 years old in 1860, then he would've been born around 1856...give or take. But, you see, I'm a skeptic. I see this perfectly fine record, but Allison's middle name was Royce. At least that is what I've always been told. Allison Royce Drake would eventually have a son named Royce Allison. But I"m getting side tracked.
The mystery arises from the 1870 United States Census. In the 10 years that's passed, Lucia has died, John Stout Drake has remarried a gal named Elinor. James A and Eugene have left home, which was probably about right because they would have been 23 and 22 respectfully. But Allison is gone as well, and he would have only been 11. That whole mystery with Allison is for another day. Today we are dealing with Alfred. The 1870 United States Census has six kids still living at home:
Bird A 13 years old
Alfred 11
Ann 20
Mary S 16
Jane 9
Lucy 6
Bird? Who the heck is Bird? And where was he in the 1860 Census? Then I thought that maybe he was Elinor's boy and by 1870 John Stout Drake had decided to adopt him.
Back in 1979, at a Drake/Converse Reunion, I copied a family tree chart that was taped to the wall, the whole wall. I was 8 months pregnant, it was hot and I was miserable. I had a notation that a Jennie Drake married a George Priestly. And I had a note that Bird Drake married a Eugenia Priestly. I thought it was kinda sweet, and not uncommon among farm families.
The 1880 US Census finds Alfred Drake living in the home of George and Jane Priestly.
Alfred Drake is listed as the Son-in-law. But where is Eugenia? I pulled her birth date off of her death certificate -- 09 May 1855. In 1880 she would have been around 25 years old. There is a Mattie Drake, daughter of George who was 24. Could Mattie be Eugenia? I haven't been able to find anything with the initial M as a middle name.
In the 1900 Federal Census, Bird Drake shows up again. Born in June of 1857. Bird was born in Michigan and it says that both his parents were born in New York. His daddy, John Stout Drake was born in New York, but his mama, Lucia Cahoon Drake was born in Michigan. Again, I don't know who was the one answering the census taker's question. Lucia would have been for almost 20 years by this time. Also, in the "Number of Years Married Column" it says 1. According to my records they were married in 1879. So they would have been married 21 years. Also, poor Eugenia had born a child, but it had not lived.
1905: In the Hillsdale phone book, A. Bird is married to Eugenia. He is working in a saloon at 47 N. Broad, in Hillsdale, Michigan. He is living at 86 E. Sharp.
I have a copy of Eugenia Priestly Drake's Death Certificate. Born 09 May 1855. Married 02 Nov 1879. Died 09 Apr 1908. I know it's the right one because there are a few more clues. Father was George Priestly, born in England. Mother is Jane Hardy, born in England. Eugenia died of La Grippa terminating in heart failure. Spouse: A.B. Drake. She is buried in North Adams, Cemetery.
In 1909 Alfred B Drake marries Ella Conway Ryan. She is a nurse and both of them have been married one time before.
I found a copy of Alfred's death certificate. Albert B. Drake died 13 Feb 1912. Whoever provided the information said he was born 13 Jan 1861 -- which is several years off. The also spell his mother's name -- Lucia Calhoon -- which sounds like it but is wrong. But that I will prove another day.
It started with the 1860 United States Census. There I have John Stout Drake and Lucia Cahoon Drake, married and living under one roof in Amboy, Hillsdale, Michigan. John is 35 and Lucia is 34 and they have 7 children:
James A. 13 years old
Eugene E 12
Anna R 10
Sidney S 8
Mary C 6
Alfred B 4
Allison C 1
Sweet little Alfred B. If he was 4 years old in 1860, then he would've been born around 1856...give or take. But, you see, I'm a skeptic. I see this perfectly fine record, but Allison's middle name was Royce. At least that is what I've always been told. Allison Royce Drake would eventually have a son named Royce Allison. But I"m getting side tracked.
The mystery arises from the 1870 United States Census. In the 10 years that's passed, Lucia has died, John Stout Drake has remarried a gal named Elinor. James A and Eugene have left home, which was probably about right because they would have been 23 and 22 respectfully. But Allison is gone as well, and he would have only been 11. That whole mystery with Allison is for another day. Today we are dealing with Alfred. The 1870 United States Census has six kids still living at home:
Bird A 13 years old
Alfred 11
Ann 20
Mary S 16
Jane 9
Lucy 6
Bird? Who the heck is Bird? And where was he in the 1860 Census? Then I thought that maybe he was Elinor's boy and by 1870 John Stout Drake had decided to adopt him.
Back in 1979, at a Drake/Converse Reunion, I copied a family tree chart that was taped to the wall, the whole wall. I was 8 months pregnant, it was hot and I was miserable. I had a notation that a Jennie Drake married a George Priestly. And I had a note that Bird Drake married a Eugenia Priestly. I thought it was kinda sweet, and not uncommon among farm families.
The 1880 US Census finds Alfred Drake living in the home of George and Jane Priestly.
"United States Census, 1880," Alfred Drake in household of Geo. Priestly, Cambria, Hillsdale, Michigan
« Back to search results| Name: | Alfred Drake | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence: | Cambria, Hillsdale, Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birthdate: | 1857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birthplace: | Michigan, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relationship to Head: | Son-in-law | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Father's Birthplace: | New York, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mother's Birthplace: | New York, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Race or Color (Expanded): | White | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ethnicity (Standardized): | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender: | Male | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Martial Status: | Married | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age (Expanded): | 23 years | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NARA Film Number: | T9-0580 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Page: | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Page Character: | B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Entry Number: | 682 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Film number: | 1254580 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Household | Gender | Age | Birthplace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SELF | Geo. Priestly | M | 59 | England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WIFE | Jane Priestly | F | 56 | England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SON | Edwin Priestly | M | 30 | Michigan, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DAU | Mattie Drake | F | 24 | Michigan, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DAU | Katie Priestly | F | 18 | Michigan, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alfred Drake | M | 23 | Michigan, United States |
Alfred Drake is listed as the Son-in-law. But where is Eugenia? I pulled her birth date off of her death certificate -- 09 May 1855. In 1880 she would have been around 25 years old. There is a Mattie Drake, daughter of George who was 24. Could Mattie be Eugenia? I haven't been able to find anything with the initial M as a middle name.
In the 1900 Federal Census, Bird Drake shows up again. Born in June of 1857. Bird was born in Michigan and it says that both his parents were born in New York. His daddy, John Stout Drake was born in New York, but his mama, Lucia Cahoon Drake was born in Michigan. Again, I don't know who was the one answering the census taker's question. Lucia would have been for almost 20 years by this time. Also, in the "Number of Years Married Column" it says 1. According to my records they were married in 1879. So they would have been married 21 years. Also, poor Eugenia had born a child, but it had not lived.
1905: In the Hillsdale phone book, A. Bird is married to Eugenia. He is working in a saloon at 47 N. Broad, in Hillsdale, Michigan. He is living at 86 E. Sharp.
I have a copy of Eugenia Priestly Drake's Death Certificate. Born 09 May 1855. Married 02 Nov 1879. Died 09 Apr 1908. I know it's the right one because there are a few more clues. Father was George Priestly, born in England. Mother is Jane Hardy, born in England. Eugenia died of La Grippa terminating in heart failure. Spouse: A.B. Drake. She is buried in North Adams, Cemetery.
In 1909 Alfred B Drake marries Ella Conway Ryan. She is a nurse and both of them have been married one time before.
I found a copy of Alfred's death certificate. Albert B. Drake died 13 Feb 1912. Whoever provided the information said he was born 13 Jan 1861 -- which is several years off. The also spell his mother's name -- Lucia Calhoon -- which sounds like it but is wrong. But that I will prove another day.
Friday, July 13, 2012
John Stout Drake -- Where do I Start?
Too many unanswered questions and not enough resources. I feel that all it would take would be a couple of days at the Hillsdale Library. Maybe this fall! It seems like every article I read about the Drake family, the writers say that there has been so much written about this pioneer family that they aren't going to go into it. Where is all this stuff that's been written about us?
I guess I need to get an actual death certificate for Lucia Cahoon. Then maybe some people on Ancestry have an Elinore Drake on their tree. Next I need to find a marriage license for John Stout Drake and this Elinore woman. Perhaps she was from Ohio? Seems like the Drakes went back in forth over the state line. Then I guess I should call JM Converse. I consider him the patriarch of the family and he might remember something. And then write Jeanne Converse his mother. Jeanne was married to John Converse. John Converse's mom was Lucia Drake, daughter of Allison Royse Drake and Jane Myers. Allison was a son of John Stout Drake. Jane Myers eventually lived with Lucia Drake Converse and Lucia Drake Converse ended up living with John and Jeanne Converse on the farm. Wouldn't it be great if there was something in the attic? I got to get on it. Jeanne has got to be in her mid-90s. When I talked to JM over Thanksgiving, he said that she was still sharp as a tack, but her eyes are going.
I will continue to develop the family group sheet starting with John Stout Drake and Lucia Cahoon. I never really much cared about doing family group sheets, but they give such a better picture into what was going on in any particular family.
I also intend to start a John Stout Drake page on Facebook. I have signed up for a class at the public library for August 4. It's how to use social networking in genealogy. I just know there are cousins out there that have the information I need.
I guess I need to get an actual death certificate for Lucia Cahoon. Then maybe some people on Ancestry have an Elinore Drake on their tree. Next I need to find a marriage license for John Stout Drake and this Elinore woman. Perhaps she was from Ohio? Seems like the Drakes went back in forth over the state line. Then I guess I should call JM Converse. I consider him the patriarch of the family and he might remember something. And then write Jeanne Converse his mother. Jeanne was married to John Converse. John Converse's mom was Lucia Drake, daughter of Allison Royse Drake and Jane Myers. Allison was a son of John Stout Drake. Jane Myers eventually lived with Lucia Drake Converse and Lucia Drake Converse ended up living with John and Jeanne Converse on the farm. Wouldn't it be great if there was something in the attic? I got to get on it. Jeanne has got to be in her mid-90s. When I talked to JM over Thanksgiving, he said that she was still sharp as a tack, but her eyes are going.
I will continue to develop the family group sheet starting with John Stout Drake and Lucia Cahoon. I never really much cared about doing family group sheets, but they give such a better picture into what was going on in any particular family.
I also intend to start a John Stout Drake page on Facebook. I have signed up for a class at the public library for August 4. It's how to use social networking in genealogy. I just know there are cousins out there that have the information I need.
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