Elbert “Eller” Rakes (1905-1958)

Elbert “Eller” Rakes

Birth

19 Sep 1905

Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA

Death

20 Nov 1958 (aged 53)

Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA

Burial

Shannon Cemetery

Baileysville, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map

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Son of John Rakes (Deceased) & Elizabeth Louis-Rakes (Deceased).

Married to Ina Shannon-Rakes (1905-1983) on August 12, 1922 in McDowell County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, McDowell County, WV, 1922, Page 397, Application Date: August 12, 1922).

Father of Helen E. Rakes (1926-1930) & Bobbie Lee Rakes-Watkins (1929-1950).

Elbert Rakes was a coal miner. He died at age 53 from a heart attack (per WV Certificate of Death #58-014983 Dist #240 Serial #910).

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Ina Shannon Rakes

1905–1983 (m. 1922)

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Helen E. Rakes Rakes

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