Melvin Walter Drake (1844-1912) - Find a Grave Memorial

Melvin Walter Drake Veteran

Birth

9 Feb 1844

Oakland County, Michigan, USA

Death

26 Aug 1912 (aged 68)

Laingsburg, Shiawassee County, Michigan, USA

Burial

Laingsburg Cemetery

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Melvin is one of five children born to Walter and Adeline Hunter Drake, his siblings are Cordelia, Mary Ann, Lucius, and Mary.

Melvin married Ada Meaker on December 25, 1865, in Shiawassee County, MI. They had six children, Eva, Irving, Lulu, Mary, Walter, and Herbert.

Melvin was a laborer.

Private 23 Michigan Infantry Company-C

Enlisted: August 9, 1862 in Linden, Michigan

Discharged: June 28, 1865

Residence: Mundy, Michigan

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Melvin is one of five children born to Walter and Adeline Hunter Drake, his siblings are Cordelia, Mary Ann, Lucius, and Mary.

Melvin married Ada Meaker on December 25, 1865, in Shiawassee County, MI. They had six children, Eva, Irving, Lulu, Mary, Walter, and Herbert.

Melvin was a laborer.

Private 23 Michigan Infantry Company-C

Enlisted: August 9, 1862 in Linden, Michigan

Discharged: June 28, 1865

Residence: Mundy, Michigan

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Ada Louise Meaker Drake

1847–1928 (m. 1865)

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Walter Drake

Adeline Hunter Drake

Ada Louise Meaker Drake

Cordelia M. Drake Lewis

Mary Ann Drake Daniels

Lucius L. Drake

Mary Drake Slaght

Eva Bush

Irving L Drake

Lulu Emma Drake Burgess

Mary A Drake Gillett

Walter Joshua Drake

Herbert Everett Drake

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