Memphis Launa Drake

1892 - 1982  (90 years)

• Name	Memphis Launa Drake  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	17 Oct 1892	Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1910	Lowrance, Murray, Oklahoma, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
  Census	1930	Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA   [8]
  	Marital Status: Widowed of Campbell; Relation to Head: Lodger
  Census	1940	Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Vern Smith
  Residence	1945	Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA   [9]
  	Memphis and Harry Ehle
  Census	1950	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA   [7]
  	Relation to Head: Partner; Marital Status: Widowed of Ehle
  Death	3 Dec 1982	Riverside County, California, USA   [1, 3]
  Burial	Green Hill Cemetery, Davis, Murray, Oklahoma, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I13154	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Sherman Taylor Drake,   b. 4 Mar 1869, Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA d. 27 Oct 1955, Ardmore Nursing Home, Murray County, Oklahoma, USA (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ruth E Shelton,   b. 23 Oct 1873, Tennessee, USA d. 5 Mar 1948 (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	5 Nov 1891	Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA   [10]
  Family ID	F4703	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Glenn O Black,   b. 8 May 1909, Oklahoma, USA d. 21 Mar 1967, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	29 Dec 1954	Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA   [1, 5]
  	Memphis Ehle and Glenn Black
  Family ID	F12874	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Orien Vernon Campbell,   b. Abt 1896, Oklahoma, USA d. 3 Jul 1925, El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	5 Oct 1920	Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA   [1, 4]
  Family ID	F12873	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Vern Thomas Smith,   b. 14 Jun 1891, Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri, USA d. Dec 1967 (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1940  [1]
  Family ID	F12875	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 4	Harry August Ehle,   b. 12 Dec 1882   d. 21 Feb 1946 (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1945  [1, 9]
  Family ID	F12876	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Oct 1892 - Tennessee, USA Marriage - 5 Oct 1920 - Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA Census - Marital Status: Widowed of Campbell; Relation to Head: Lodger - 1930 - Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Vern Smith - 1940 - Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA Residence - Memphis and Harry Ehle - 1945 - Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA Census - Relation to Head: Partner; Marital Status: Widowed of Ehle - 1950 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA Marriage - 29 Dec 1954 - Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA Death - 3 Dec 1982 - Riverside County, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S5202] Find a Grave: DRAKE Memphis Black 1892-1982, Memphis Launa Drake Campbell Smith Ehle Black. BIRTH: 17 Oct 1892 Tennessee DEATH: 3 Dec 1982 (aged 90) California BURIAL: Green Hill Cemetery, Davis, Murray County, Oklahoma MEMORIAL ID: 57029317 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57029317/memphis_launa_black [S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Lowrance, Murray, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1263; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0203; FHL microfilm: 1375276. 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Lowrance, Murray, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1263; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0203; FHL microfilm: 1375276 [S256] Ancestry.com, California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2000;), Place: Riverside; Date: 3 Dec 1982; Social Security: 446225868. [S655] Ancestry.com, Colorado, County Marriage Records and State Index, 1862-2006, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2016;). Colorado, County Marriage Records and State Index, 1862-2006 [S1384] Ancestry.com, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, U.S., Marriage Index, 1888-2017, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2017;), Bernalillo County Record Office; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Bernalillo County Records. [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00492; Page: 62A; Enumeration District: 16-264. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00492; Page: 62A; Enumeration District: 16-264 [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: Oklahoma, Oklahoma,. 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: Oklahoma, Oklahoma, [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0188; FHL microfilm: 2339974. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0188; FHL microfilm: 2339974 [S66] Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2011;). U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [S104] Ancestry.com, Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2008;). Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002