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William Benjamin “Ben” Drake

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William Benjamin “Ben” Drake

Birth
Elkhart County, Indiana, USA
Death
19 Mar 1928 (aged 57)
South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Bremen, Marshall County, Indiana, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.4547751, Longitude: -86.1410865
Plot
Section: Yockey
Memorial ID
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"Benjamin" William Benjamin Drake, son of Moses Drake & his wife Salome aka Saloma Stump Drake

Married Cora Rowe, daughter of Fred Rowe & his wife Lydia Cripe Rowe

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The bodies of Ben Drake, 58, and his son, Samuel Drake, 31, both of Bremen, who were killed at South Bend early Monday morning when the automobile in which they were riding was struck at the Lafayette boulevard crossing by a New York Central freight train, were taken to Bremen Monday noon.

Benj Drake was born in Elkhart county, July 16, 1870.

Samuel Drake was born near Bremen, Dec 5, 1897.

Wakarusa Tribune
22 March 1828
"Benjamin" William Benjamin Drake, son of Moses Drake & his wife Salome aka Saloma Stump Drake

Married Cora Rowe, daughter of Fred Rowe & his wife Lydia Cripe Rowe

*************

The bodies of Ben Drake, 58, and his son, Samuel Drake, 31, both of Bremen, who were killed at South Bend early Monday morning when the automobile in which they were riding was struck at the Lafayette boulevard crossing by a New York Central freight train, were taken to Bremen Monday noon.

Benj Drake was born in Elkhart county, July 16, 1870.

Samuel Drake was born near Bremen, Dec 5, 1897.

Wakarusa Tribune
22 March 1828


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