BIOGRAPHIES: Horace W. DRAKE, Rice Lake, Barron County, WI

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Horace W. Drake, one of the first aldermen of Rice Lake after its
incorporation, and for over three decades engaged with the lumber interests
of the county, was born in Massachusetts, in the city of Boston, July 26,
1855, son of Harvey E. and Sarah P. (White) Drake. He was brought to
Wisconsin by his parents when he was a small child, and was reared on a
farm in the southern part of Dunn County, where he received his education.
He then learned his carpenter's trade and entered the employ of the Rice
Lake Lumber Co. With this company he helped to build the first sawmill in
Rice Lake. He remained with the same company until it sold out. He then
retired after thirty-three years of service. When the city of Rice Lake was
incorporated in 1887 he was elected one of the members of the first council
and served for two terms. He has also done good work as a member of the
Board of Education for five years, and has held other positions of public
trust and private honor. His fraternal relations are with the Modern
Woodmen. The religious faith of the family is that of the Presbyterian
church, and Mr. Drake is an elder in the local congregation. Mr. Drake was
married Oct. 20, 1878, at Menomonie, this state, to Ellen Dale Ginder,
daughter of John G. and Leanna L. (Lear) Ginder, who came to Wisconsin from
Illinois in 1890. Mr. Ginder was a dealer in real estate, especially in
pine lands, he owned extensive tracts in this state and by his transactions
acquired a modest fortune. He died in 1890 and his wife is living in Rice
Lake. She is now 86 years of age, but is as hearty and sprightly as a girl,
and thinks nothing of walking a mile to visit her friends or to enjoy the
invigorating air. Mr. and Mrs. Drake have two children, Maude L. and Gussie
E. Maude L. was born July 14, 1885, and was married Aug. 7, 1907, to Ernest
A. Saucier, of Rice Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Saucier have one son, De Wayne E.,
born Aug. 26, 1908, who is doing well at his studies in the public schools.
Gussie E. was born May 4, 1890, and lives at home with her parents. The
family is highly regarded throughout the community.

--Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co.,
1922, pg. 205.