This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Bryghtstar Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.burnet/380.2.2.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: This is a hard family to locate. On Monroe Carol Drake,s death cert. parents are listed as Babe Drake and Martha A. Smith. He is buried in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Nolanville, Bell Co, Tx. There is an Oscar Ernest Drake died Jan. 8, 1975, death cert also states his father was Babe Drake, mother not listed. Oscar is buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. He was never married, per his death cert. I believe he may have been Monroe,s brother. There is an Alice Rachel Drake born 7, May, 1904 in Granger, Tx who list her father as Babe Drake and mother is just Martha, could be a sister. I could not find what happened to her. There is a Thomas Andrew Drake died in 1969 buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, per his death cert, his parents were Tom Drake and Martha Madden. Talk about confusing. I believe if you could ask someone who does lookups for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery on find a grave, it might shed some light on a connection. I found some other things while searching. you might be able to find something with a connection. Hope this helps. Bryghtstar http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=self&id=I11583 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=txtammy8&id=I24873 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3197143&id=I1121 http://www.cemeteries-of-tx.com/Wtx/Burnet/cemetery/Gillum.html WHITELEY Mary E. Whiteley b. Mar 7, 1859 d. Jan 13, 1921 Mary E. b. Jan 12, 1891 d. Jun 4, 1957 Tom b. Oct 13, 1881 d. Jan 20, 1951 http://www.interment.net/data/us/tx/burnet/drake/drake.htm A small Drake burial site http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/burnet/cemetery/dillingham.txt J. M. Drake Born Dec 1824 Died Apr 29, 1897 Clara Drake Born Apr 11, 1820 Died Jul 4, 1906 http://www.xroyvision.com.au/drake/roll-call/18.html http://verlee.tripod.com/sorrells.htm http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txburnet/1860.html 354 Drake Jas. 40 m farmer Kentucky 354 Drake Claramene 35 f Kentucky 354 Drake Sarah J. 13 f Kentucky 354 Drake Jas. W. 12 m Kentucky 354 Drake Barrella V. 7 f Texas 354 Drake Thephilus 6 f Texas 354 Drake Alford T. 4 m Texas 354 Drake Andrew J. 9/12 m Texas http://verlee.tripod.com/wyatt07.htm http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/i/d/Mary-J-Ridenour/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0461.html http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/i/d/Mary-J-Ridenour/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0462.html These are some early marriage records for Burnet Co Tx. J.A.W. Drake to Sarah F. Whiteley 11-16-1892 Leander Drake to Mrs.M. A. Drake 4-18-1895 M.H. Drake to Katie S. King 7-7-1898 A.T. Drake to Martha L. Dillon 6-24-1877 Theaphelus A. Drake to Lurina E. Hudson 7-26-1877 Pauline E. Drake to Lewis Martin Whitley 3-2-1876 Sarah Jane Drake to Jackson Wilcox 5-2-1867 Early Birth records in Burnet Co. Tx Arthur Carl Drake 12-19-1883 James Edward Drake 12-28-1881 John Henry Drake 12-28-1881 (James and John were twins) John Mchester Drake 7-11-1876 Mamie Missouri Ellen Drake 3-24-1901 early death records Mrs. Drake b. 1820 d. 7-4-Briggs, Tx. (85yrs old) http://www.interment.net/data/us/tx/bell/postoak/ Post Oak Cemetery Holland, Bell County, Texas Drake, Mrs. S. A., b. 30 Jun 1841, d. 27 Apr 1906, wife of T.L. Drake, NW Sec Drake, T. L., b. 24 May 1845, d. 8 Jan 1896, NW Sec Dyess, Gertrude Drake, b. 1870, d. 1955, NW Sec Dyess, John Patton, b. 1852, d. 1934, NW Sec Dyess, Louella Elizabeth, b. 4 Feb 1860, d. 17 Nov 1875, dau of James P. & Mira J. Dyess, NW Sec Dyess, Ottie, b. 1886, d. 1973, NW Sec Dyess, Sallie, b. 29 Feb 1896, d. 30 Jun 1910, dau of J.P. & Trudie Dyess, NW Sec Dyess, Vivian, b. 1 Apr 1915, d. 1 Apr 1915, inf dau of B.B. & Dottie Dyess, unmarked grave, NE Sec Bell County, TX - Cemetery - McDOWELL CEMETERY - Nolanville, Texas DRAKE, J.M. 1876-1950 DRAKE, Katie 1883- ? DRAKE, Larry Gene died 1960 DRAKE, Charlette Infant 1969 DRAKE, Mr. T. died 1961 age 73 yrs. DRAKE, Mrs. born 1881- died 1964 DRAKE, David F. 1864-1941 DRAKE, Mary E. died 1968, age 12 yrs PETTY, Warner C. died 1968, age 68 yrs DRAKE, David died 1968 age 9 yrs http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/bell/cemetery/resthaven.txt BELL COUNTY, TEXAS - RESTHAVEN CEMETERY DRAKE Bertie 1875-1962 DRAKE E.T. 1878-1942 DRAKE E.V. 1856-1927 Wife Of J.J. DRAKE DRAKE Galen Arlis 1938-1970 From Liberty Hill Cem DRAKE J.J. 1854-1924 DRAKE Lee 1879-1952 DRAKE Lonnie Curtis 1895-1967 Tex PFC 60 Co Trans Coprs WWI DRAKE Marlas Lando 1886- DRAKE Minnie Ola -1969 Died 1969 Age 73 Yrs http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/bell/cemetery/pleasanthill.txt PLEASANT HILL CEMETERY, BELL COUNTY, TEXAS DRAKE Thomas A. -1969 Died 1969 Age 83 http://cemeteries.txbell.net/pleasanthill/ Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.