Silas Abraham "Abe" Drake, III

Silas Abraham "Abe" Drake, III

Male 1890 - 1963  (73 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Silas Abraham "Abe" Drake, IIISilas Abraham "Abe" Drake, III was born on 27 Aug 1890 in (Van Buren County, Tennessee) (son of Silas Abraham Drake and Nancy A. Grissom); died on 17 Oct 1963 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Drake Cemetery, Van Buren County, Tennessee.

    Silas married Wavie Lee Hash on 24 Dec 1916 in (Van Buren County) Tennessee. Wavie (daughter of Jefferson Davis Hash and Mary Alice "Dolly" Miller) was born on 28 Mar 1897 in (Warren County) Tennessee; died on 29 Nov 1980; was buried in Sparkman Cemetery, Van Buren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Velma Mae Drake was born on 21 Dec 1921 in Laurelburg, Van Buren County, Tennessee; died on 14 Nov 1989 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee; was buried in Drake Cemetery, Van Buren County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Silas Abraham Drake was born on 13 Sep 1855 in Van Buren County, Tennessee (son of Silas Abraham "Abraham" Drake and Elizabeth York); died on 16 Jul 1903 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Drake Cemetery, Van Buren County, Tennessee.

    Silas married Nancy A. Grissom(Van Buren County) Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Robert Thomas "Thomas" Grissom and Elizabeth Martin) was born on 1 Dec 1857 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; died on 3 Mar 1922 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Drake Cemetery, Van Buren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Nancy A. Grissom was born on 1 Dec 1857 in Van Buren County, Tennessee (daughter of Robert Thomas "Thomas" Grissom and Elizabeth Martin); died on 3 Mar 1922 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Drake Cemetery, Van Buren County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. 1. Silas Abraham "Abe" Drake, III was born on 27 Aug 1890 in (Van Buren County, Tennessee); died on 17 Oct 1963 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Drake Cemetery, Van Buren County, Tennessee.
    2. William Drake was born in 0___ 1896 in (Van Buren County) Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Silas Abraham "Abraham" Drake was born on 13 Feb 1808 in (Van Buren County) Tennessee (son of Elijah Drake, Sr. and Phoebe Millien Rhea); died on 11 Mar 1860 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Drake Cemetery, Van Buren County, Tennessee.

    Silas married Elizabeth York(Van Buren County) Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of Uriah York and Frances "Fannie" Rhea) was born on 11 Nov 1816 in (Van Buren County) Tennessee; died on 20 Sep 1890 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Drake Cemetery, Van Buren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth York was born on 11 Nov 1816 in (Van Buren County) Tennessee (daughter of Uriah York and Frances "Fannie" Rhea); died on 20 Sep 1890 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Drake Cemetery, Van Buren County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Uriah Y(ork) Drake was born on 17 Feb 1837 in (Van Buren County) Tennessee; died on 5 Mar 1914 in Warren County, Tennessee; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee.
    2. George Washington Drake, Sr. was born in 0___ 1838 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; died on 30 Sep 1861 in Huntersville, VA.
    3. Frances Parazada "Parrott" Drake was born on 5 Apr 1845 in (Van Buren County) Tennessee; died on 7 Aug 1887 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Drake Cemetery, Van Buren County, Tennessee.
    4. Levi Murphy "Murphy" Drake was born in 0___ 1851 in (Van Buren County) Tennessee; died in 0___ 1929 in Brown County, Texas.
    5. 2. Silas Abraham Drake was born on 13 Sep 1855 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; died on 16 Jul 1903 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Drake Cemetery, Van Buren County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Robert Thomas "Thomas" Grissom was born in 1808 in Tennessee (son of Charles Thomas Grissom and Margaret Elizabeth Hall); died in 1877 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Long Cemetery, Spencer, Van Buren County, Tennessee.

    Robert married Elizabeth Martin(Van Buren County) Tennessee. Elizabeth was born in 0___ 1825 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; died in 0___ 1898 in (Van Buren County) Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Martin was born in 0___ 1825 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; died in 0___ 1898 in (Van Buren County) Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. 3. Nancy A. Grissom was born on 1 Dec 1857 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; died on 3 Mar 1922 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Drake Cemetery, Van Buren County, Tennessee.
    2. George W. Grissom was born in 1860 in White County, Tennessee; was buried in Grissom Cemetery, White County, Tennessee.
    3. Alexander Grissom was born on 25 Dec 1861 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; died on 25 Dec 1912 in (Van Buren County) Tennessee; was buried in Old Union Cemetery, Sparta, White County, Tennessee.
    4. Albert Grissom was born in 1864 in Van Buren County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Elijah Drake, Sr. was born on 17 Nov 1781 in Juniata, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (son of Benjamin Drake and Sarah "Sally" Buchannon); died in 0Mar 1856 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Old Drake Cemetery, Van Buren County, Tennessee.

    Elijah married Phoebe Millien Rhea. Phoebe (daughter of Reverend John M. Rhea, The Immigrant and Mary "Polly" Bolling) was born on 14 Apr 1790 in (Henry County) Virginia; died on 17 Oct 1857 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Old Drake Cemetery, Van Buren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Phoebe Millien Rhea was born on 14 Apr 1790 in (Henry County) Virginia (daughter of Reverend John M. Rhea, The Immigrant and Mary "Polly" Bolling); died on 17 Oct 1857 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Old Drake Cemetery, Van Buren County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. 4. Silas Abraham "Abraham" Drake was born on 13 Feb 1808 in (Van Buren County) Tennessee; died on 11 Mar 1860 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Drake Cemetery, Van Buren County, Tennessee.
    2. Elizabeth Drake was born on 11 Feb 1811 in Warren County, Tennessee; died on 14 Jun 1878 in (Van Buren County, Tennessee); was buried in Eureka Church of Christ Cemetery, Warren County, Tennessee.
    3. John M. Drake was born on 19 Apr 1813 in Tennessee; died on 9 Aug 1905 in Warren County, Tennessee; was buried in Shellsford Cemetery, 121 Bottoms Road, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee 37111.
    4. Elijah Dock Drake was born on 12 Feb 1818 in Warren County, Tennessee; died on 15 Sep 1888 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Old Drake Cemetery, Van Buren County, Tennessee.
    5. Reuben Miller Drake was born in 1822 in (Van Buren County) Tennessee; died in 1892 in Warren County, Tennessee.
    6. W(illiam) Carter Drake was born on 7 Jul 1828 in (Van Buren County) Tennessee; died on 11 Sep 1915 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Van Buren County, Tennessee.
    7. Isaac Newton Drake was born on 27 Oct 1834 in Tennessee; died on 22 Apr 1902 in DeKalb County, Tennessee; was buried in Alexander Martin Cemetery, DeKalb County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Uriah York was born on 17 May 1784 in Randolph County, North Carolina (son of Semore York, Jr. and Elizabeth LNU); died on 27 Oct 1865 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Crain Hill Cemetery, White Hill, Van Buren County, Tennessee.

    Uriah married Frances "Fannie" Rhea. Frances (daughter of Reverend John M. Rhea, The Immigrant and Mary "Polly" Bolling) was born on 2 Feb 1784 in (Henry County) Virginia; died on 29 Mar 1850 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Crain Hill Cemetery, White Hill, Van Buren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Frances "Fannie" Rhea was born on 2 Feb 1784 in (Henry County) Virginia (daughter of Reverend John M. Rhea, The Immigrant and Mary "Polly" Bolling); died on 29 Mar 1850 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Crain Hill Cemetery, White Hill, Van Buren County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. George Washington York was born in 1811 in Warren County, Tennessee.
    2. Silas R(hea) York was born on 6 Jul 1812 in (Van Buren County) Tennessee; died on 12 Jan 1836 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Crain Hill Cemetery, White Hill, Van Buren County, Tennessee.
    3. Mahulda York was born on 2 Jun 1808 in (Van Buren County) Tennessee; died on 12 Jul 1833 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Crain Hill Cemetery, White Hill, Van Buren County, Tennessee.
    4. Mary York was born on 6 Aug 1812 in (Van Buren County) Tennessee; died on 30 Mar 1864 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in New Rocky Cemetery, Van Buren County, Tennessee.
    5. 5. Elizabeth York was born on 11 Nov 1816 in (Van Buren County) Tennessee; died on 20 Sep 1890 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Drake Cemetery, Van Buren County, Tennessee.
    6. Phoebe "Pheby" York was born in 0___ 1824 in Tennessee.

  5. 12.  Charles Thomas Grissom was born in 1774-1775 in North Carolina (son of Robert Thomas Grissom and Katherine LNU); died on 11 Dec 1844 in Warren County, Tennessee.

    Charles married Margaret Elizabeth Hall in 1796 in Wilson County, Tennessee. Margaret was born in ~1776 in (North Carolina); died after 1860 in Van Buren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Margaret Elizabeth Hall was born in ~1776 in (North Carolina); died after 1860 in Van Buren County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. William Grissom was born on 7 Mar 1797 in (Van Buren County) Tennessee; died on 23 Dec 1869 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Long Cemetery, Spencer, Van Buren County, Tennessee.
    2. 6. Robert Thomas "Thomas" Grissom was born in 1808 in Tennessee; died in 1877 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Long Cemetery, Spencer, Van Buren County, Tennessee.
    3. Alexander Grissom was born on 6 Aug 1816 in Tennessee; died on 29 May 1897 in Cedat Grove, Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Long Cemetery, Spencer, Van Buren County, Tennessee.


Generation: 5

  1. 16.  Benjamin Drake was born on 10 Jun 1729 in Jersey Island, England; died on 1 Jan 1827 in Watauga, Carter County, Tennessee; was buried in Fitzsimmons Cemetery, Elizabethton, Carter County, Tennessee.

    Benjamin married Sarah "Sally" Buchannon about 1751 in (Pennsylvania). Sarah was born in CIRCA 1735 in (Pennsylvania); died in 0___ 1815 in Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 17.  Sarah "Sally" Buchannon was born in CIRCA 1735 in (Pennsylvania); died in 0___ 1815 in Carter County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Isaac Drake was born in 0___ 1774 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania; died in CIRCA 1838 in Van Buren County, Tennessee.
    2. 8. Elijah Drake, Sr. was born on 17 Nov 1781 in Juniata, Bedford County, Pennsylvania; died in 0Mar 1856 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Old Drake Cemetery, Van Buren County, Tennessee.

  3. 18.  Reverend John M. Rhea, The Immigrant was born in 1739 in County Roscommon, Ireland (son of John Ray and Hanna Hastey); died on 16 Feb 1813 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Ray Cemetery, Laurelburg, Van Buren County, Tennessee.

    John married Mary "Polly" Bolling in ~1762. Mary (daughter of James Bolding and Elizabeth LNU) was born in ~1743 in Henry County, Virginia; died on 12 Feb 1814 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Ray Cemetery, Laurelburg, Van Buren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 19.  Mary "Polly" Bolling was born in ~1743 in Henry County, Virginia (daughter of James Bolding and Elizabeth LNU); died on 12 Feb 1814 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Ray Cemetery, Laurelburg, Van Buren County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Aaron Rhea was born in 1764 in (Henry County) Virginia.
    2. Moses Rhea was born in 1767 in (Henry County) Virginia; died on 19 Mar 1830 in Warren County, Tennessee; was buried in Ray Cemetery, Laurelburg, Van Buren County, Tennessee.
    3. Mary Rhea was born in 1769 in (Henry County) Virginia; died in 1811 in Warren County, Tennessee; was buried in Ray Cemetery, Laurelburg, Van Buren County, Tennessee.
    4. Isham Rhea was born in ~1771 in (Henry County) Virginia; died in (Van Buren County, Tennessee); was buried in Ray Cemetery, Laurelburg, Van Buren County, Tennessee.
    5. Nancy Rhea was born in 1782 in (Henry County) Virginia; died on 1 Jun 1843 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Ray Cemetery, Laurelburg, Van Buren County, Tennessee.
    6. 11. Frances "Fannie" Rhea was born on 2 Feb 1784 in (Henry County) Virginia; died on 29 Mar 1850 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Crain Hill Cemetery, White Hill, Van Buren County, Tennessee.
    7. Lucy Rhea was born in 1787 in (Henry County, Virginia); died in 1854 in (Putnam County) Tennessee; was buried in Perkins Cemetery, Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee.
    8. 9. Phoebe Millien Rhea was born on 14 Apr 1790 in (Henry County) Virginia; died on 17 Oct 1857 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Old Drake Cemetery, Van Buren County, Tennessee.

  5. 20.  Semore York, Jr. was born in 0___ 1784 in (Randolph County, North Carolina) (son of Semore York, Sr. and Silvania Aldridge).

    Semore married Elizabeth LNU(Randolph County, North Carolina). Elizabeth was born in (Randolph County, North Carolina). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 21.  Elizabeth LNU was born in (Randolph County, North Carolina).
    Children:
    1. 10. Uriah York was born on 17 May 1784 in Randolph County, North Carolina; died on 27 Oct 1865 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Crain Hill Cemetery, White Hill, Van Buren County, Tennessee.

  7. 24.  Robert Thomas Grissom was born in ~1754 (son of Joseph Robert Grissom and Laura Jane Ryne); died on 10 May 1796 in Augusta County, Virginia.

    Robert married Katherine LNU. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 25.  Katherine LNU
    Children:
    1. 12. Charles Thomas Grissom was born in 1774-1775 in North Carolina; died on 11 Dec 1844 in Warren County, Tennessee.


Generation: 6

  1. 36.  John Ray was born about 1700 in (County Roscommon) Ireland.

    John married Hanna Hastey about 1725 in County Roscommon, Ireland. Hanna was born about 1702 in (Roscommon, Ireland). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 37.  Hanna Hastey was born about 1702 in (Roscommon, Ireland).
    Children:
    1. 18. Reverend John M. Rhea, The Immigrant was born in 1739 in County Roscommon, Ireland; died on 16 Feb 1813 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Ray Cemetery, Laurelburg, Van Buren County, Tennessee.

  3. 38.  James Bolding was born in ~1708 in Henry County, Virginia (son of James Bolding and Mary LNU); died in 1772 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

    James married Elizabeth LNU in ~1728 in Henry County, Virginia. Elizabeth was born in ~1710. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 39.  Elizabeth LNU was born in ~1710.
    Children:
    1. 19. Mary "Polly" Bolling was born in ~1743 in Henry County, Virginia; died on 12 Feb 1814 in Van Buren County, Tennessee; was buried in Ray Cemetery, Laurelburg, Van Buren County, Tennessee.

  5. 40.  Semore York, Sr. was born in 1727 in Carroll County, Maryland; died on 8 Feb 1783 in Randolph County, North Carolina; was buried in Sandy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Liberty, Randolph County, North Carolina.

    Semore married Silvania Aldridge in ~1752 in (Randolph County, North Carolina). Silvania was born in 1731 in All Hollow's Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland; died in 1791 in Randolph County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 41.  Silvania Aldridge was born in 1731 in All Hollow's Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland; died in 1791 in Randolph County, North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. 20. Semore York, Jr. was born in 0___ 1784 in (Randolph County, North Carolina).

  7. 48.  Joseph Robert Grissom

    Joseph married Laura Jane Ryne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 49.  Laura Jane Ryne
    Children:
    1. 24. Robert Thomas Grissom was born in ~1754; died on 10 May 1796 in Augusta County, Virginia.


Generation: 7

  1. 76.  James Bolding was born in ~1682 in Henry County, Virginia; died in 1730 in (Henry County) Virginia.

    James married Mary LNU in ~1705 in Henry County, Virginia. Mary was born in ~1685 in (Henry County, Virginia). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 77.  Mary LNU was born in ~1685 in (Henry County, Virginia).
    Children:
    1. 38. James Bolding was born in ~1708 in Henry County, Virginia; died in 1772 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    2. William Bolling was born in 1709; died before 1772.
    3. Christopher Bolding was born in ~1710.