Clarence Herron Drake

1887 - 1973  (85 years)

• Name	Clarence Herron Drake  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	12 Oct 1887	Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Bogota, Dyer, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Military Draft Registration	1917	Dyer County, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  	Draft Registration - WWI; Married
  Census	1950	Moultrie, Colquitt, Georgia, USA   [5]
  	Relation to Head: Father of James Drake; Marital Status: Widowed of Lou
  Death	1 Jun 1973	Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  Burial	Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	Helen and Clarence Drake buried together
  Person ID	I11631	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Samuel Oscar 'Osko' Drake,   b. 18 May 1863, Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA d. 18 Jun 1940, Miston, Dyer, Tennessee, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Regina Vestal Foster,   b. 12 Dec 1865, Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA d. 4 Aug 1910, Bogota, Dyer, Tennessee, USA (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	28 Oct 1886	Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 6]
  Family ID	F8311	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lou Steele Cardwell,   b. Jun 1890, Weakley County, Tennessee, USA d. 8 Apr 1931, Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	25 Feb 1912	Weakley County, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F4185	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Helen Cardwell,   b. 23 Jun 1905, Tennessee, USA d. Sep 1985 (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1951	Knox County, Tennessee, USA   [7]
  Family ID	F4186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Oct 1887 - Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1900 - Bogota, Dyer, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 25 Feb 1912 - Weakley County, Tennessee, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI; Married - 1917 - Dyer County, Tennessee, USA Census - Relation to Head: Father of James Drake; Marital Status: Widowed of Lou - 1950 - Moultrie, Colquitt, Georgia, USA Marriage - Dec 1951 - Knox County, Tennessee, USA Death - 1 Jun 1973 - Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Bogata, Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: 1568; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1241568. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Bogata, Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: 1568; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1241568 [S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave. [S28] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Dyer County. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Dyer County [S40] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2008;), Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN ; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002 Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Moultrie, Colquitt,. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Moultrie, Colquitt, [S104] Ancestry.com, Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2008;). Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [S9251] Newspapers.com: Marriage License for CARDWELL/DRAKE • Knoxville News Sentinel - 23 Dec 1951, Helen Cardwell and Clarence Herron Drake - The Knoxville News-Sentinel; Publication Date: 23/ Dec/ 1951; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee. https://www.newspapers.com/image/773077741/?article=26909e95-ff6d-4604-93c8-eb48fede724c/52289fc1-2dd1-42e1-9472-dd0c19571781&focus=0.028945154