Drake Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Drake Family

7,605 Drake records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

7,605Records in our database

1797Earliest birth

3Documented families

2Biographies

See the Drake family trees →482 Drake families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

7,605 Drake records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Ohio (1,633 of 7,605)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Thomas J. Drake, born 1797, Michigan

Most common first names

William198 Mary167 John158 Robert149 Charles141 James127 George100 Helen80 Donald77 Ruth76 Dorothy67 Richard62

Documented families

Drake families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family records from county histories (3)

Josiah Drake d. 1887Hamilton County, OhioStarts: Josiah Drake, from New HampshireMost recent: Ada Paulina Drake, Emma Amelia Gibbs, Elizabeth Love Gatch Hiram D. Drake b. 1854Huron County, OhioStarts: Salmon Drake & Cynthia DickeyMost recent: Louis Karl Drake, Eric R. Drake Salmon Drake 1827 to 1877Huron County, OhioStarts: Salmon Drake (b. 1827), from Luzerne County, PennsylvaniaMost recent: Eliza J. Drake, Hiram D. Drake, Charles W. Drake

The earliest Drakes in the county histories

James Edmond DrakeBorn 1827, Adair countyChild of William DrakeCarroll County, Missouri Robert C. DrakeBorn 1836, Pleasant TownshipChild of Francis Drake and Sarah DrakeBrown County, Ohio Joseph DrakeBorn 1837Atchison County, Missouri S. S. DrakeBorn 1837, Logan CountyChild of Abram Drake and Elizabeth (Cook) DrakeUnion County, Ohio George W. DrakeBorn 1839Atchison County, Missouri Francis Marion DrakeBorn 1842Child of Daniel S. Drake and Clarissa DrakeMarion County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

482 Drake families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

42 Drake death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

35 Drake people in 28 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (2)

William M. DrakeBorn 1856 · Clark County, Ohio Willis Jacob DrakeBorn 1861 · Clark County, Ohio

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Common questions

Drake genealogy: FAQ

Where were Drake ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 7,605 Drake records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (1,633), then Missouri (1,195) and Illinois (828).

How far back does the Drake family tree go?

The earliest Drake birth in our database is 1797: Thomas J. Drake, Michigan. We have pieced together 482 Drake family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Drake family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Drake family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.