Daniel William "Bill" Drake was predeceased by his parents Clyde W. Drake and Myrtle (Rouse) Drake.
Bill was a 4th generation native of Orange County, Florida, and because his great-grandfather, John Ivey, was born in Florida before it became a state in 1845, Bill is considered a "Florida Native." His great-great- grandfather, Robert Ivey, came to Orange County from Hamilton County in 1857, was granted 80 acres south and west of Lake Eola in 1872 by Ulysses S. Grant. Robert purchased additional land extending to Old Winter Garden Road to farm, raise cattle, and grow oranges.
Robert's eldest son, John Ivey, was the first elected Sheriff of Orange County in 1871. John's daughter, Mary Jane Ivey, married Daniel Webster Rouse and they were parents to Myrtle Ivey Rouse, Bill's mother. Daniel Webster Rouse's brother married Mary Jane Ivey's sister Sarah. Daniel Webster Rouse's family came to east Orange County around 1860 and farmed in the area on and around Rouse Road. Daniel Webster Rouse was born in1863 and is also buried at the Drawdy-Rouse Cemetery on Rouse Road.
Bill would hunt and fish with his brother Milt and their many cousins on that land and the land near the Econ River. Bill and his father Clyde would tell stories about gator hunting off of the actual Iron Bridge and trips to the St. Johns River for fishing. Bill would get stuck in back of the Model A, which was open and held the hand-made boat, and had to breathe the exhaust fumes on the trip.
Bill was a 4th generation native of Orange County, Florida, and because his great-grandfather, John Ivey, was born in Florida before it became a state in 1845, Bill is considered a "Florida Native." His great-great- grandfather, Robert Ivey, came to Orange County from Hamilton County in 1857, was granted 80 acres south and west of Lake Eola in 1872 by Ulysses S. Grant. Robert purchased additional land extending to Old Winter Garden Road to farm, raise cattle, and grow oranges.
Robert's eldest son, John Ivey, was the first elected Sheriff of Orange County in 1871. John's daughter, Mary Jane Ivey, married Daniel Webster Rouse and they were parents to Myrtle Ivey Rouse, Bill's mother. Daniel Webster Rouse's brother married Mary Jane Ivey's sister Sarah. Daniel Webster Rouse's family came to east Orange County around 1860 and farmed in the area on and around Rouse Road. Daniel Webster Rouse was born in1863 and is also buried at the Drawdy-Rouse Cemetery on Rouse Road.
Bill would hunt and fish with his brother Milt and their many cousins on that land and the land near the Econ River. Bill and his father Clyde would tell stories about gator hunting off of the actual Iron Bridge and trips to the St. Johns River for fishing. Bill would get stuck in back of the Model A, which was open and held the hand-made boat, and had to breathe the exhaust fumes on the trip.
Daniel William "Bill" Drake was predeceased by his parents Clyde W. Drake and Myrtle (Rouse) Drake.
Bill was a 4th generation native of Orange County, Florida, and because his great-grandfather, John Ivey, was born in Florida before it became a state in 1845, Bill is considered a "Florida Native." His great-great- grandfather, Robert Ivey, came to Orange County from Hamilton County in 1857, was granted 80 acres south and west of Lake Eola in 1872 by Ulysses S. Grant. Robert purchased additional land extending to Old Winter Garden Road to farm, raise cattle, and grow oranges.
Robert's eldest son, John Ivey, was the first elected Sheriff of Orange County in 1871. John's daughter, Mary Jane Ivey, married Daniel Webster Rouse and they were parents to Myrtle Ivey Rouse, Bill's mother. Daniel Webster Rouse's brother married Mary Jane Ivey's sister Sarah. Daniel Webster Rouse's family came to east Orange County around 1860 and farmed in the area on and around Rouse Road. Daniel Webster Rouse was born in1863 and is also buried at the Drawdy-Rouse Cemetery on Rouse Road.
Bill would hunt and fish with his brother Milt and their many cousins on that land and the land near the Econ River. Bill and his father Clyde would tell stories about gator hunting off of the actual Iron Bridge and trips to the St. Johns River for fishing. Bill would get stuck in back of the Model A, which was open and held the hand-made boat, and had to breathe the exhaust fumes on the trip.
Bill was a 4th generation native of Orange County, Florida, and because his great-grandfather, John Ivey, was born in Florida before it became a state in 1845, Bill is considered a "Florida Native." His great-great- grandfather, Robert Ivey, came to Orange County from Hamilton County in 1857, was granted 80 acres south and west of Lake Eola in 1872 by Ulysses S. Grant. Robert purchased additional land extending to Old Winter Garden Road to farm, raise cattle, and grow oranges.
Robert's eldest son, John Ivey, was the first elected Sheriff of Orange County in 1871. John's daughter, Mary Jane Ivey, married Daniel Webster Rouse and they were parents to Myrtle Ivey Rouse, Bill's mother. Daniel Webster Rouse's brother married Mary Jane Ivey's sister Sarah. Daniel Webster Rouse's family came to east Orange County around 1860 and farmed in the area on and around Rouse Road. Daniel Webster Rouse was born in1863 and is also buried at the Drawdy-Rouse Cemetery on Rouse Road.
Bill would hunt and fish with his brother Milt and their many cousins on that land and the land near the Econ River. Bill and his father Clyde would tell stories about gator hunting off of the actual Iron Bridge and trips to the St. Johns River for fishing. Bill would get stuck in back of the Model A, which was open and held the hand-made boat, and had to breathe the exhaust fumes on the trip.
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