| John Drake |
| John Drake, sec. 22,
P.O. Village Creek, farmer; son of Stephen and Rachael
Drake, was born Feb. 22, 1834, near St. Catherine's,
Canada, his parents moving to Steuben Co., N.Y., in 1838,
where his father was engaged in farming and lumbering, in
which he was also engaged. In 1863 he went to Grand
Traverse, Mich., where he followed lumbering till in
1874, when he came on to his present farm, which now
consists of 160 1/2 acres, worth $3,500. He married Miss
Sarah Curley in Michigan, in 1867. She was born near
Morrisburg, Canada. They have five children: Frank,
Lewis, Jennie, Charles and Clarence. Mr. D. has served
his township as trustee and clerk, and is the present
assessor. pg 486 |