DRAKE, Wm. Carlton (1851-1908)

DRAKE

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Date: 6/1/2021 at 01:42:42

William Carlton Drake
(January 1851 – December 12, 1908)

W. C. Drake, proprietor of the Schaffer Livery Barn, Ida Grove, Iowa, has been a resident of Ida County since 1874. Coming here at that time, he settled on forty acres of wild land in section 27, Blaine Township, and erected a small frame house, 12 x 14 feet. After living on this farm one year, he purchased forty acres on section 28, to which he subsequently added until he had 160 acres. This was all wild land at the time of purchase, and he improved it by planting groves and orchard, etc., it being now one of the best farms in the township. On this place he made his home until 1886, when he sold it, and from 1886 to 1892 was engaged in farming and the restaurant business. In the last named year, he rented his previous barn, and has since been conducting a boarding and feed stable. Having located here when this highly cultivated country was on the frontier, Mr. Drake has witnessed its growth and development, and has taken an active part in bringing about the change. He is a staunch Republican and member of the School Board, and has served as Constable and Road Supervisor. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., Charter Oak Lodge, No. 105.
He was married October, 1872, to Julia A. Miller, native of Ohio. She died June 5, 1884, aged twenty-nine years. Three of her five children are living: Mary E., William H. and Winnie E. Lewis and an infant are deceased. March 11, 1886, he married Hannah McGee, a native of Pennsylvania. Their only child is named Ulysses W.
Source: Biographical History of Crawford, Ida, and Sac Counties, Iowa, 1893, p.687