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About Mehitable Tasker Drake
Mehitable Tasker (Dutton) Drake was the seventh born child of Charles A. and Laura A. Dutton. Hattie May married Edward Drake on May 1st 1881 when she was 17. The marriage took place in Conway, Taylor County, Iowa.
During the course of their marriage, Hattie May had five children:
- Ernest J. born in July 1882 in Dakota Territory
- Fern O. born in August 1885 in Dakota Territory
- Laura A. born February 1887 in Dakota Territory
- Edward A. Jr. born in May 1889 in Dakota Territory
- Hazel R. born in December 1892 in Kansas
The name Mehitable Tasker has been passed down through the family for five generations. The name originated with Mehitable Winkley (1761-1824) who married Paul Tasker. After Paul Tasker died, Mehitable Tasker devoted a lot of her time toward improving the welfare of orphaned children. Mehitable's sister Mary Winkley married Silas Edgerly and they had a daughter named Mary Edgerly who married Ira Sutton. The Sutton's named a daughter Mehitable Tasker Sutton (1837-1917) [married George Paul] and another daughter Laura A. Sutton. Laura A. Sutton married Charles A. Dutton and they named a daughter Mehitable Tasker Dutton who married Edward Drake. Mehitable Tasker (Dutton) Drake was the seventh born child of Charles A. and Laura A. Dutton. Hattie May married Edward Drake on May 1st 1881 when she was 17. The marriage took place in Conway, Taylor County, Iowa.
During the course of their marriage, Hattie May had five children: Ernest J. born in July 1882 in Dakota Territory Fern O. born in August 1885 in Dakota Territory Laura A. born February 1887 in Dakota Territory Edward A. Jr. born in May 1889 in Dakota Territory Hazel R. born in December 1892 in Kansas
The name Mehitable Tasker has been passed down through the family for five generations. The name originated with Mehitable Winkley (1761-1824) who married Paul Tasker. After Paul Tasker died, Mehitable Tasker devoted a lot of her time toward improving the welfare of orphaned children. Mehitable's sister Mary Winkley married Silas Edgerly and they had a daughter named Mary Edgerly who married Ira Sutton. The Sutton's named a daughter Mehitable Tasker Sutton (1837-1917) [married George Paul] and another daughter Laura A. Sutton. Laura A. Sutton married Charles A. Dutton and they named a daughter Mehitable Tasker Dutton who married Edward Drake. Inscription: Hattie May's gravestone gives her date of birth erroneously as 1863. The correct date is 1864.
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Mehitable Tasker Drake's Timeline
1864 |
March 1864
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Osceola, Clarke County, Iowa, United States
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1882 |
July 16, 1882
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Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, United States
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1885 |
August 31, 1885
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South Dakota, United States
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1887 |
February 1887
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Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, United States
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1888 |
April 6, 1888
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Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, United States
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1892 |
December 1892
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KS, United States
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1928 |
September 4, 1928
Age 64
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Toronto, Woodson County, Kansas, United States
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Quincy Cemetery, Virgil, Greenwood County, Kansas, United States
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