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Mehitable Tasker Drake (Dutton)

Also Known As: "Hattie May Dutton"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Osceola, Clarke County, Iowa, United States
Death: September 04, 1928 (64)
Toronto, Woodson County, Kansas, United States
Place of Burial: Virgil, Greenwood County, Kansas, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Charles Addley Dutton and Laura Ann Dutton
Wife of Edward Albert Drake
Mother of Ernest Joy Drake; Fern Often Drake; Laura Ann Drake; Edward Albert Drake, Jr and Hazel R Chambers
Sister of Mary Augusta Alloway; Silas Frank Dutton; Charles L. Dutton; John Allen Dutton; Albert Dutton and 9 others
Half sister of Lauran A Dutton; Gabrilla Dutton and Sarah A. Maxwell

Managed by: Justin Durand
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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
Osceola, Clarke County, Iowa, United States
1882
July 16, 1882
Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, United States
1885
August 31, 1885
South Dakota, United States
1887
February 1887
Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, United States
1888
April 6, 1888
Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, United States
1892
December 1892
KS, United States
1928
September 4, 1928
Age 64
Toronto, Woodson County, Kansas, United States
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Quincy Cemetery, Virgil, Greenwood County, Kansas, United States