Jasper COUNTY  GA  Bible Records Drake Family

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DRAKE FAMILY BIBLE

SURNAMES:  Drake, Williamson, Agee, Melton, Green, Dennis, Finch, Adkins, Brown, Hawks, Hardy, Arnold Overman

James Drake, born in North Carolina; died Feb 29 1820
Mary Green Drake (wife) died June 5 1830

William Finch died in Oglethorpe Co, Ga, 1842
Mary Moss Finch died in Oglethorpe Co, Ga 1840

Ethldred Drake, born in Oglethorpe Co, Ga, died in Green 1800
Susan Averet Drake, died in Oglethorpe County, 1801

Etheldred Drake 2 (son) b in Oglethorpe Co 77-1801; d. 1-2-1882
Elizabeth Finch Drake born in Oglethorpe Co Ga d. 7-19-1888

	Children of Etheldred and Elizabeth Drake

Martha, b in Oglethorpe Co 8-21-1821; m Wm. Adkins; d 1894
Averet, b 1823; m Mary Brown in 1845; died 1847
William, b 3-2-1825; m Saline Hawks 1843, died 1893
Mary, b Feb 1827; m W illiam Hardy; d 1853 in Bibb Co Ga
James and Sarah, twins, born 10-18-1830, sara died 1858
James married Sarah Arnold 1856, died about 1911
DeKalb, b 1832 d 1834
Brittain, b Oct 5 1834; m Ever Overman in Washington, D.C. in 1855; died in Columbus, Georgia 1862
Caroline b July 5 1836; d in Atlanta 1925
Elizabeth b 12-5-1840; m. Thos. Williamson 1863; d 1907
Arminta, b June 2 1842; m Arch Agee 1-3-1866; d July 4 1917
Sophia Rebecca b 6-19-1844; d Oct 19 1895
Frances Mahala b 12-20-1846; m David Melton 11-1881; d 1-1-1911
Alladdin b 1-9-1849; m Texas Dennis, May 1871; d about 1913
Nancy b May 1851; died Jan 1908

	SOME EVENTS RECORDED IN THIS OLD BIBLE
"The War (Civil) began 1861; ended April 1865.
Stars fell 11-13-1833 at night.
Cold Saturday 2-7-1835
Etheldred discovered his gold mine 1840; first worked by Charles Lightner and Dr. Baler 1847, 1848.
Bill Finch II, died Jan 1849.  Charles Finch died June 1853
Big storm May 1 1875
Earthquake August 31 1886
Year 1913, June 9, 10, 11, cold ice weather"


	
Transcribed by Suzanne Forte (Sforte3@cs.com) from the book "Jasper County, Georgia Cemetery and Bible Records" by Jewel Moats Lancaster, Shady Dale, Ga  (1969)
	
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