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John Leander “Lee” Drake

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John Leander “Lee” Drake

Birth
Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
Death
29 May 1937 (aged 89)
Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Pisgah Forest, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
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John Leander "Lee" Drake, son of Hezekiah Drake, Jr. and Jane Cantrell Drake, married Elizabeth R. Lyday.

Children of John and Elizabeth:
1. Eglan M. Drake, buried at Enon Baptist Church Cemetery, Transylvania County, North Carolina, buried beside Hannah Drake, they each have a footstone, I take it they were siblings.
2. James Adam Drake
3. Jackson McDowell "Mack" Drake, married Mary "Mollie" Love, he is buried at Washington Cemetery, Greenville County, South Carolina, his wife is buried at Love Cemetery, Henderson County, North Carolina
4. Suffonette Drake, 1875
5. Edgar Drake, 6-8-1876
6. Pharel Pickney Drake, 5-1878 - 12-24-1939
7. Hannah Burnette Drake, 1-22-1880 - 12-28-1887
8. Rosa C. Drake, 6-1881 - 2-13-1955, married Hall Fletcher Frady
9. Sally E. Drake, 3-15 -1883 - 7-7-1951, married Ernest Sevier Galyearn
10. Robert B. Drake, 12-1886 - 12-17-1959, married Addie Ella "Ellie" Heatherly on August 27, 1905, he is buried at Nine Forks Baptist Church Cemetery.
11. Infant Swantee Drake, 8-29-1887 - 7-4-1889

John remarried after Elizabeth died, he fathered a child, Anna Lyday, born September 13, 1894, died February 1983 in Belleville, Saint Clair, Illinois. Anna married John Nanney.

John's parents, Hezekiah Drake, Jr. and Jane Cantrell, are buried at Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Henderson County, North Carolina.
John Leander "Lee" Drake, son of Hezekiah Drake, Jr. and Jane Cantrell Drake, married Elizabeth R. Lyday.

Children of John and Elizabeth:
1. Eglan M. Drake, buried at Enon Baptist Church Cemetery, Transylvania County, North Carolina, buried beside Hannah Drake, they each have a footstone, I take it they were siblings.
2. James Adam Drake
3. Jackson McDowell "Mack" Drake, married Mary "Mollie" Love, he is buried at Washington Cemetery, Greenville County, South Carolina, his wife is buried at Love Cemetery, Henderson County, North Carolina
4. Suffonette Drake, 1875
5. Edgar Drake, 6-8-1876
6. Pharel Pickney Drake, 5-1878 - 12-24-1939
7. Hannah Burnette Drake, 1-22-1880 - 12-28-1887
8. Rosa C. Drake, 6-1881 - 2-13-1955, married Hall Fletcher Frady
9. Sally E. Drake, 3-15 -1883 - 7-7-1951, married Ernest Sevier Galyearn
10. Robert B. Drake, 12-1886 - 12-17-1959, married Addie Ella "Ellie" Heatherly on August 27, 1905, he is buried at Nine Forks Baptist Church Cemetery.
11. Infant Swantee Drake, 8-29-1887 - 7-4-1889

John remarried after Elizabeth died, he fathered a child, Anna Lyday, born September 13, 1894, died February 1983 in Belleville, Saint Clair, Illinois. Anna married John Nanney.

John's parents, Hezekiah Drake, Jr. and Jane Cantrell, are buried at Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Henderson County, North Carolina.

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  • Created by: Lorraine /John
  • Added: Jul 8, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54686372/john_leander-drake: accessed ), memorial page for John Leander “Lee” Drake (12 Sep 1847–29 May 1937), Find a Grave Memorial ID 54686372, citing Enon Baptist Church Cemetery, Pisgah Forest, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Lorraine /John (contributor 47307083).