Lawrence Drake, 86, Farmersburg, died unexpectedly at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday. Surviving are a sister Mrs. John Powers of Kokomo; a brother Benjamin H. Drake of Ocala, Fla.; and a niece Mrs. Laree Alexander of Kokomo. Two brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.

Born Sept. 9, 1874 in Tiplon County, he was the son of John A. and Naomi Turner Drake. He spent his early life on a farm south of Sharpsville and later moved to Terre Haute. Mr. Drake married Miss Fannie Trader in 1899 who preceded him in death in 1932.

A member of the Farmersburg Presbyterian Church, he spent most of his life in Terre Haute, working in the time department of the Stamping Mill. The last 17 years were spent retired on a Farmersburg Farm. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Fidler and Wood Funeral Home in Farmersburg with burial in the Highland Lawn Cemetery in Terre Haute.

--from the Kokomo Tribune, Kokomo, IN, Wed. 7 June 1961, pg 2;

courtesy of Amber (50970476) 5-10-24.

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Interred 8 Jun 1961, age 86

--from Fidler Wood Funeral Home records on OLD CEM Database/City of Terre Haute Website.

Widowed son of John A. and Neoma (Turner) Drake.

--from Indiana Death Certificates 1899-2011 on Ancestry.com

--by Wabash Valley Genealogy Society 2017

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James L. Drake age 25, laborer born IN to John A. and Neoma (Turner) Drake; and Fannie Trader age 25, born Vigo Co. IN, to John and Emma (Shadley) Trader; married 6 Sept 1899 in Vigo [community], Vigo County, IN, by Rev. J.B. Norviel.

--from marriage record, ks.

1900 Vigo County, Terre Haute, North 9th Street, enum 15 June.

DRAKE, James L. 25, b.Sept 1874 IN, IN-IN, Boiler Washer, rents.

-----, Fannie 27, b. March 1873 IN, Un-OH, m.9 mo, 0 children.

1910 Vigo County, Terre Haute, 1463 Plum St. enum 20 April

DRAKE, James L. 36 IN, US-US, clerk Stamping Mill, owns/mort.

-----, Fannie 37, IN, IN-IN, m.10 yrs, 0 children

WWI Draft Card:

James Lawrence Drake age 44, medium height, slender build, blue eyes, black hair, born 9 Sept 1874, is living at 1463 Plum, Terre Haute, Vigo County working as a Time Keeper at Columbian & Stamping. Contact relative [wife] Fannie Drake.

registered by J.W. Wood 12 Sept 1918.

1920 Vigo County, Terre Haute, 2632 13th St. enum 8 Jan

DRAKE, Jas. L. 45 IN, OH-OH, Timekeeper, Rolling Mill, owns/mort.

-----, Fannie 46 IN, IN-IN

TRADER, Emma 69 IN, IN-IN, Mother [m-i-l]

~~ next door to Frank J. Drake 47 IN, KY-MO

1930 Vigo Co. IN, Riley Twp, enum 17 April

Drake, James L. 55 IN, IN-IN, Farming own $10,000 farm

-----, Fannie 57 IN, MD-OH

James and Fannie were living on R.R.#1, Riley, IN, when Fannie died in an auto accident in Terre Haute December 1932. James reports parents for her death certificate, daughter of John D. Trader (born unknown) and Emma Shadley (born Ohio).

1940 Sullivan County, IN, Curry Twp, enum April

DRAKE, Lawrence 65 IN, Wid. [Foreman, Stamping Mill crossed out] farm schedule 89, owns farm, same house 1935.

1950 Sullivan County, IN, Farmersburg, enum April

DRAKE, James Lawrence 75 IN, Wid.

--transcribed by ks 5-2024