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Isaac Walter Drake (1818 - 1899)

Isaac Walter Drake
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Husband of — married 10 Jul 1836 in Davidson, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Died at age 81 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Biography

Isaac Drake was born in Tennessee.
Isaac was a tailor, dry goods merchant, and a farmer


Isaac was born on 2 June 1818. He passed away on 27 August 1899.

Marriages

  • Rhoda L Neely on 10 July 1836 in Davidson, Tennessee[1]
  • Hannah E. Woodward on 15 May 1866 in Humphreys, Tennessee[2]
  • Martha Ann Womble on 11 June 1876 in Tennessee[3]

Census Records

  • 1840: Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee; Living with Rhoda (presumed)[4]
  • 1850: Humphreys, Tennessee; Living with Permelia and daughters Sarah and Margaret; Occupation: Tailor[5]
  • 1860: Waverley, Humphreys, Tennessee; Living with Permelia; Occupation: Tailor[6]
  • 1870: Humphreys, Tennessee, District 6; Living with wife Hannah and grandson Jesse; Occupation: Dry Goods Merchant[7]
  • 1880: Humphreys, Tennessee, District 7; Living with wife Martha, daughter Callie, and son Eddie; Occupation: Farmer[8]

Life in Humphreys, Tennessee

1840

  • 12 June 1841: Deed of Conveyance with William W. Draughon; Isaac owes Barbara G. Matthews $26 and 18 3/4 cents. If he cannot pay his debt by 15th of September, instructs that William W. Draughon sells his property that includes a cow and calf, a two year old heifer, a feather bed, bed stead, dining table, and other items to the highest bidder to pay the debt. Property is conveyed to William for $1. Witnesses: A. P. Adkins and G. H. Alexander[9]
  • 1 April 1845: Newspaper Clipping; "Estrays—Humphreys County. Taken up by ISAAC W. DRAKE, living about three miles west of Waverly, a cream-colored filley, badly marked with a thistalo, shod all round, about five years old—valued at fifteen dollars, this 24th of March 1845 W. White, Ranger By C.E. Harris, D.R."[10]

1850

  • 25 November 1851: Indenture with James E. Mickley; Isaac purchases 9 and 1/4 acres from James for $100; Land is situated on the waters of Trace Creek; Witnesses: J. S. Spann and T. B. Gorin[11]
  • 16 August 1853: Deed transfer to John D. Woodward; Isaac sells the 9 and 1/4 acres to Woodward that was purchased from Mickley; Witnesses: J. E. Mickley and J. M. Harris[12]
  • 27 September 1853: Deed transfer from Cassandra Draugton; Isaac purchases 2 to 3 acres of land for $225; Land is situated on Trace Creek near and west of the town of Waverly on the north side of the stage road; Witnesses: I. S. Little and Henry H. Marable[13]
  • 9 January 1855: Deed transfer to James E. Mickley and D. H. White; Isaac sells for the land purchased from Cassandra Draugton to Mickley and White for $700; Witnesses: W. J. White and J.(?) M. Alexander[14]
  • 9 January 1855: Deed of Conveyance with John H. Little; Isaac owes money to multiple individuals. Conveys to John for $1 property that includes several trunks and boxes of dry goods, shoes, hardware, paints, a grey horse buggy and harness, and other items; Property will be sold to pay debts; Witnesses: John Little and William J. White[15]
  • 7 January 1856: Middle TN Occupant Land Grant No. 23913; Isaac is granted 5000 acres; Land is situated on the waters of Big Hurricane Creek and Trace Creek[16]
  • 17 March 1856: Indenture with the Cleveland and St. Louis Railroad Company in Indiana; Sells 5000 acres to the Cleveland and St. Louis RRC for $37K; Land is same land granted to Isaac in 1856 (Middle TN Occupant Grant # 23913)[17]
  • 1 August 1856: Isaac sells a donkey to John W. Crockett for $300[18]
  • 9 June 1858: Deed transfer from John Barnett; Isaac purchases the eastern part of Lot # 28 in the town of Waverly from Barnett for $70; Witnesses: J. S. Spann and J.(?) M. Alexander[19]

1860

  • 6 March 1860: Deed transfer from D. H. White; Isaac purchases 41 acres from Lot # 28 in the town of Waverly from White for $475; Land is situated on the waters of Trace Creek; Witnesses: J. M. White and James W. Harris[20]
  • 13 July 1861: Slave purchase; Isaac purchases Wyatt, a boy aged about seven, from public auction for $210[21]
  • 2 February 1863: Deed transfer to William Burch; Isaac sells two tracts of land to Burch for $600; Tracts are part of Lot # 28 in the town of Waverly; the second tract is in the eastern part of the Lot; Witnesses: B.F. Larkins and M C. Cearnall[22]
  • 2 February 1863: Deed transfer from Allen T. Corbitt; Isaac purchases multiple tracts of land for $1900; Witnesses: B.F. Larkins and M C. Cearnall[23]
  • 25 July 1865: Deed transfer from D. H. White; Isaac purchases land for $1000; Land is situated on the waters of Trace Creek; Witnesses: C. C. Holms and W. J. White[24]
  • 18 November 1865: Deed transfer to T. G. McKelvey; Isaac sells 5 acres to McKelvey for $500; Land is situated on the south side of Trace Creek; Witnesses: W. J. White and D Cowen[25]
  • 24 January 1867: Deed transfer to wife Hannah from A. J. Saunders; Isaac purchases parts of Lots # 37, 38, and 42 in the town of Waverly for $1500; Land is conveyed to his wife Hannah from Saunders; Witnesses: J. N. Little and D. C. Rudolph[26]
  • 24 January 1867: Deed transfer to A. J. Saunders; Isaac sells tracts of land purchased from Allen T. Corbitt to Saunders for $2500; Witnesses: J. N. Little and D. C. Rudolph[27]
  • 24 January 1867: Deed transfer to William N. Burch; Isaac sells 41 acres purchased from D. H. White in 1860 for $41; Witnesses: J. F. Anderson and W. S. Traylor[28]
  • 7 March 1867: Deed transfer from D. H. White; Isaac purchases land in Lot # 24 of the town of Waverly; Land was purchased for $50 in hand and a note for $159 twelve months after date; Lein is retained in the deed until note is paid; Witnesses: C. E. Harris and E. M. Warren[29]
  • 4 May 1868: Deed transfer from James E. Mickley; Isaac purchases a tract or lot of land situated on the south side of Stage road for $200; Witnesses: B. S. Bowen and A. S. Adkins[30]
  • 10 October 1868: Deed transfer to D. Cowen; Isaac and wife Hannah sell 51 1/2 acres for $150 to Cowen; Land is situated a quarter mile below the town of Waverly on the south side of Trace Creek; Witnesses: George L. Harris and J. P. White[31]
  • 14 January 1869: Deed transfer from B. F. and Martha Larkins; Isaac purchases 100 acres for $275; Land is situated on the waters of Trace Creek; Witnesses: George L. Harris and W. W. Beard[32]
  • 11 March 1869: Deed transfer from R. D. Turnery and Alfred Mallard; Isaac purchases 125 acres for $1000; Land begins at a walnut standing on the banks of Trace Creek on the north side; Witnesses: George L. Harris and B. F. McCollum[33]
  • 12 June 1869: Deed transfer to Joseph Luff; Isaac and wife Hannah sell 125 acres to Luff for $1200; Land was known as the old David Childress place; Witnesses: George L. Harris and C. E. Harris[34]

1870

  • 9 November 1870: Deed transfer from commissioner G. M. Tubbs, et. al; Purchases at auction the old jail lot in Lot # 43 in the town of Waverly for $20[35]
  • 27 February 1871: Deed transfer to John Edwards and son Merchant; Isaac and wife Hannah sell Lot #24 in the town of Waverly for $1200; Witnesses: George L. Harris and F. M. White[36]
  • 28 February 1871: Deed transfer from Trustees of Waverly High School; Isaac purchases Lot #54 in the town of Waverly for $42; Signed I. W. Drake and D. C. Rudolph; Witnesses: George L. Harris and A. S. Edwards[37]
  • 9 March 1871: Deed of conveyance from H. M. McAdoo and William M. Slayden; McAdoo transfers all land in Waverly that he owns to Isaac; The “conveyance is made to said Drake in trust for the purposes herein after stated and for no other and the title hereby conveyed is to vest in the corporation of the town of Waverly as soon as and when said corporation shall be revived and reorganized and the land herein conveyed shall forever be held and dedicated as and for a public Street of said town of Waverly, and is intended to make said Street leading from said Main Street towards the creek of uniform width (to wit) about 80 feet wide from Main Street to the creek. And further thereis to be a channel cut in the center of said Street to convey the water to the creek that comes down the hollow or branch by John Wyly's residence.” Witnesses: B. F. McCollum and Levi McCollum[38]
  • 3 April 1872: Witness on Silas A. Ballinger's claim to Southern Claims Commission; The Southern Claims Commission operated from 1871 to 1873, hearing cases of individuals claiming their property had been taken by United States federal military personnel during the Civil War. Isaac and William S. Ferguson were witnesses on Silas A Ballinger's claim for Silas' saw mill that was used during the war.[39]
  • 25 June 1873: Deed transfer to M. M. Box; Isaac and wife Hannah sell 300 acres situated on Little Richland Creek; Witness: William C. Hall[40]
  • 23 January 1874: Deed transferred to J. H. Anderson; Isaac and wife Hannah sell Lots # 37, 38, and 42 in the town of Waverly to Anderson for $950; Witness: G. W. McGee[41]

Residence 1883-1889

By 1883, Isaac was living in Nashville TN. His occupation was as a tailor until 1898. These were his residences:[42]

  • 1883: 104 Maury
  • 1885: 112 Maple
  • 1888-90: 114 Maple
  • 1892: 64 Maple
  • 1893-94: 55 Maple
  • 1895-1899: Douglas Av.near Church

Funeral

On 28 August 1899, Isaac's funeral was held at his home on 625 Bostick Street in Nashville, Tennessee. Services were conducted by Elder Micah Combs and Hill. Pall-bearers: J. R. Hill, J. N. Hill, H.W. Wrye, Wm. Parson, J. Y. Lowe, and May Hendrick.[43]

Burial

Isaac was buried at the Nashville City Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee. His father Jesse is also buried there.[44][45]

Research Notes

  • Isaac is mentioned in the obituary of his mother Rhoda "Rodie" Eddington.[46]
  • I have not determined that Rhoda Neely and Permelia are the same person.

Sources

  1. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ7P-NC8 : 10 March 2021), Isaac Drake and Rhoda L Neely, 10 Jul 1836; citing Davidson, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 502, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 200,294.
  2. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-BY8H : 10 March 2021), Isaac W Drake and H E Woodward, 15 May 1866; citing Humphreys, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 979,381.
  3. ↑ The kith and kin of Captain James Leeper and Susan Drake, his wife, by Gambill, Nell McNish, page 44, Archive.org
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYL-JGP : 2 March 2021), J W Drake, Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 233, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm.
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDK-48Y : 23 December 2020), Isaac W Drake, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TP-XYH : 18 February 2021), J W Drake, 1860.
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDH-9N7 : 29 May 2021), Isaac W Drake, 1870.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD7J-LRX : 20 February 2021), I W Drake, District 7, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 101, sheet 132A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,263.
  9. ↑ Humphreys, TN, Deeds, 1810-1897; index to deeds, 1810-1907, Deeds, v. E-G 1832-1844, Book G, Pages 80-81, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKX-F3H5-D?i=690&cat=230563
  10. ↑ Tri-Weekly Nashville Union, Nashville, Tennessee, 01 Apr 1845, Newspapers.com
  11. ↑ Humphreys, TN, Deeds, 1810-1897; index to deeds, 1810-1907, Deeds, v. K-L 1849-1854, Book L, Pages 363-64, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKX-N7MK-H?i=528&cat=230563
  12. ↑ Humphreys, TN, Deeds, 1810-1897; index to deeds, 1810-1907, Deeds, v. K-L 1849-1854, Book L, Pages 684-85, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKX-N7MG-6?i=697&cat=230563
  13. ↑ Humphreys, TN, Deeds, 1810-1897; index to deeds, 1810-1907, Deeds, v. K-L 1849-1854, Book L, Pages 720-21, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKX-N7MD-Z?i=711&cat=230563
  14. ↑ Humphreys, TN, Deeds, 1810-1897; index to deeds, 1810-1907, Deeds, v. M-N 1852-1857, Book M, Page 227, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS5Q-MKW?i=119&cat=230563
  15. ↑ Humphreys, TN, Deeds, 1810-1897; index to deeds, 1810-1907, Deeds, v. M-N 1852-1857, Book M, Pages 226-27, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS5Q-MKW?cat=230563
  16. ↑ TN Land grants, 1775-1905, 1911, Middle Tenn. grants, occupant, v. 8 1853-1855, Page 808, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G982-HKRH?i=428&cat=351626
  17. ↑ Humphreys, TN, Deeds, 1810-1897; index to deeds, 1810-1907, Deeds, v. M-N 1852-1857, Book N, Pages 127-28, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS5Q-MCS?i=366&cat=230563
  18. ↑ Humphreys, TN, Deeds, 1810-1897; index to deeds, 1810-1907, Deeds, v. M-N 1852-1857, Book N, Page 161, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS5Q-MHP?cat=230563
  19. ↑ Humphreys, TN, Deeds, 1810-1897; index to deeds, 1810-1907, Deeds, v. O-P 1858-1866, Book O, Pages 356-57, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS5Q-9975-B?cat=230563
  20. ↑ Humphreys, TN, Deeds, 1810-1897; index to deeds, 1810-1907, Deeds, v. O-P 1858-1866, Book O, Page 525, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS5Q-997G-S?i=276&cat=230563
  21. ↑ Humphreys, TN, Deeds, 1810-1897; index to deeds, 1810-1907, Deeds, v. O-P 1858-1866, Book P, Page 127, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS5Q-997V-6?i=401&cat=230563
  22. ↑ Humphreys, TN, Deeds, 1810-1897; index to deeds, 1810-1907, Deeds, v. O-P 1858-1866, Book P, Pages 283-84, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS5Q-997F-8?i=483&cat=230563
  23. ↑ Humphreys, TN, Deeds, 1810-1897; index to deeds, 1810-1907, Deeds, v. O-P 1858-1866, Book P, Pages 216-17, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS5Q-997J-Z?i=450&cat=230563
  24. ↑ Humphreys, TN, Deeds, 1810-1897; index to deeds, 1810-1907, Deeds, v. O-P 1858-1866, Book P, Page 229, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS5Q-997X-W?i=457&cat=230563
  25. ↑ Humphreys, TN, Deeds, 1810-1897; index to deeds, 1810-1907, Deeds, v. O-P 1858-1866, Book P, Page 275, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS5Q-997J-M?i=479&cat=230563
  26. ↑ Humphreys, TN, Deeds, 1810-1897; index to deeds, 1810-1907, Deeds, v. Q-S 1866-1871, Book Q, Pages 157-58, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C39N-1SBV-9?i=97&cat=230563
  27. ↑ Humphreys, TN, Deeds, 1810-1897; index to deeds, 1810-1907, Deeds, v. Q-S 1866-1871, Book Q, Pages 158-59, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C39N-1SB2-7?i=98&cat=230563
  28. ↑ Humphreys, TN, Deeds, 1810-1897; index to deeds, 1810-1907, Deeds, v. Q-S 1866-1871, Book Q, Pages 163-64 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C39N-1SBJ-T?i=100&cat=230563
  29. ↑ Humphreys, TN, Deeds, 1810-1897; index to deeds, 1810-1907, Deeds, v. Q-S 1866-1871, Book Q, Page 221, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C39N-1SBF-T?i=130&cat=230563
  30. ↑ Humphreys, TN, Deeds, 1810-1897; index to deeds, 1810-1907, Deeds, v. O-P 1858-1866, Book P, Page 218, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS5Q-997G-V?i=451&cat=230563
  31. ↑ Humphreys, TN, Deeds, 1810-1897; index to deeds, 1810-1907, Deeds, v. Q-S 1866-1871, Book R, Page 204, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C39N-13MW-9?i=368&cat=230563
  32. ↑ Humphreys, TN, Deeds, 1810-1897; index to deeds, 1810-1907, Deeds, v. Q-S 1866-1871, Book R, Page 287, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C39N-13M7-Q?i=411&cat=230563
  33. ↑ Humphreys, TN, Deeds, 1810-1897; index to deeds, 1810-1907, Deeds, v. Q-S 1866-1871, Book R, Pages 449-450, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C39N-13MS-K?i=493&cat=230563
  34. ↑ Humphreys, TN, Deeds, 1810-1897; index to deeds, 1810-1907, Deeds, v. Q-S 1866-1871, Book R, Pages 450-51, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C39N-1S1T-5?i=494&cat=230563
  35. ↑ Humphreys, TN, Deeds, 1810-1897; index to deeds, 1810-1907, Deeds, v. Q-S 1866-1871, Book Q, Page 617, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C39N-1SBG-X?i=835&cat=230563
  36. ↑ Humphreys, TN, Deeds, 1810-1897; index to deeds, 1810-1907, Deeds, v. T-U 1871-1873, Book T, Pages 29-30, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C39N-BK25?i=33&cat=230563
  37. ↑ Humphreys, TN, Deeds, 1810-1897; index to deeds, 1810-1907, Deeds, v. T-U 1871-1873, Book T, Pages 343-44, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C39N-BJXV?i=192&cat=230563
  38. ↑ Humphreys, TN, Deeds, 1810-1897; index to deeds, 1810-1907, Deeds, v. T-U 1871-1873, Book T, Page 190, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C39N-BVZB?i=115&cat=230563
  39. ↑ The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Barred and Disallowed Case Files of the Southern Claims Commission, 1871-1880; Record Group Title: Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1789 - 2015; Record Group Number: 233; Series Number: M1407, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1218/images/rhusa1871_114014__0014-00499?usePUB=true&_phsrc=Jbm476&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&pId=122148
  40. ↑ Humphreys, TN, Deeds, 1810-1897; index to deeds, 1810-1907, Deeds, v. T-U 1871-1873, Book U, Page 488-89, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C39N-BVDM?i=525&cat=230563
  41. ↑ Humphreys, TN, Deeds, 1810-1897; index to deeds, 1810-1907, Deeds, v. V-W 1873-1878, Book V, Pages 51-2, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C39J-3V7P?i=55&cat=230563
  42. ↑ Nashville, TN City Directory, available on Ancestry.com
  43. ↑ The Nashville American (1894-1910); Aug 28, 1899; ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Nashville Tennessean pg. 8
  44. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLD-1CFJ : 6 March 2021), Isaac Walter Drake, ; Burial, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States of America, Nashville City Cemetery; citing record ID 87142684, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
  45. ↑ http://www.thenashvillecitycemetery.org/210005_drake.html
  46. ↑ Death of an Aged Lady, Daily American (1875-1894); Mar 5, 1883; ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Nashville Tennessean, pg. 4




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