of Hamilton County, Ohio · documented from the public record
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Josiah Drake d. 1887
Josiah Drake⚭ Catherine Kugler
childrenAda Paulina Drake · Emma Amelia Gibbs · Elizabeth Love Gatch · Matthias K. Drake · Josiah T. Drake
Their story
What the record says
Native of New Hampshire, of English descent.
One of the pioneer book merchants of Cincinnati.
House at No. 14 Main street.
Went to California among the first Cincinnati citizens.
Successful there.
Brother of Drake, the celebrated bookman of Boston.
Died in Avondale December 24, 1887.
Father of five children.
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