DRAKE, Mary L. 1846-1928

DRAKE, OSBORNE, SIMS

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 10/26/2011 at 20:32:50

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DEATH OF OSAGE WOMAN

OSAGE, IOWA - Mrs. Mary Drake, 82, died here Thursday afternoon.

Her only near relative is a sister, Mrs. Flora Keene, Seattle, Washington, who has been here the last two years caring for her.

[Waterloo Courier, Friday, January 13, 1928]
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Additional information:

Mary is buried at Osage Cemetery.

Mary L. (Osborne) Drake, the daughter of Reuben Osborne and Claudia (Sims) Osborne. Her parents are also buried in the Osage Cemetery.

Mary L. Drake was born in Indiana, She married Henry M. Drake, who served in Company K 27th Iowa Infantry during the Civil War. He died in 1910.

They had at least one child, Clifton H. Drake (1876-1906].

(Credit: D.M. Scott)