BIOGRAPHY

SAMUEL O. DRAKE - OF ELBA, NY

Drake, Samuel O., was born in the town of Elba, September 7, 1818, a son of Samuel and Sylvia (Thorn) Drake, and was educated in the common schools. In 1846 he married Almira, daughter of Stephen and Rebecca (Palmer) Johnson, who were numbered among the pioneers. Mr. and Mrs. Drake have one son, Charles O., of Caldwell, Missouri, and one daughter, Mrs. Sarah A. Chamberlain of Buffalo. Mr. Drake is a successful and practical farmer. He has always taken an active interest in school and church matters and enjoys the well merited respect of his fellow citizens.

Source: Our County and its people, A descriptive work on Genesee County, New York, Edited by: F. W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, NY 1890