Joel married Artelia Fort Gooch on 18 May 1862 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA. Artelia (daughter of Nathan Gooch and Milberry Jones) was born on 1 Sep 1837 in Giles County, Tennessee, USA; died on 17 Oct 1910 in Sulphur, Murray, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Davis, Murray, Oklahoma, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Joel Conway Drake was born on 25 May 1865 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA; died on 1 Sep 1896 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA.
2. Ella C 'Emma' Drake was born on 15 Mar 1872 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA; died on 24 Aug 1899 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA.
3. Orphia Elizabeth Drake was born on 13 Feb 1867 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA; died on 3 Aug 1906 in Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Mimosa Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA.
4. Wilmouth E 'Wilmer' Drake was born on 5 Feb 1880 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA; died on 21 Mar 1905 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Mimosa Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA.
5. Sherman Taylor Drake was born on 4 Mar 1869 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA; died on 27 Oct 1955 in Murray County, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Davis, Murray, Oklahoma, USA.
6. Mark Pomroy Drake was born on 24 May 1877 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA; died on 20 Feb 1900 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Mimosa Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA.
7. Samuel Oscar 'Osko' Drake was born on 18 May 1863 in Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA; died on 18 Jun 1940 in Miston, Dyer, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA.
8. Gooch Wade Drake was born on 15 Oct 1874 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA; died on 4 Mar 1958 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA.
9. Sarah Opelia Drake was born in Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA; died in 1898 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA.

Joel married Elitia Benthal in 1836. Elitia was born in 1814; died in 1840 in Giles County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Elitia Jane Drake was born on 1 Sep 1840 in Giles County, Tennessee, USA; died on 13 Dec 1909 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Neal Cemetery, Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA.
2. Melissa Drake was born about 1837 in Giles County, Tennessee, USA; died about 1839 in Giles County, Tennessee, USA.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Keturah A Drake was born in 1842 in Giles County, Tennessee, USA; died about 1885 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA.
2. Lee T Drake was born about 1854 in Tennessee, USA.
3. John L Drake was born on 2 Jul 1845 in Tennessee, USA; died on 23 Mar 1918 in Grayson County, Texas, USA; was buried in Cherry Mound Cemetery, Bells, Grayson, Texas, USA.
4. Richard W Drake was born on 30 Apr 1853 in Giles County, Tennessee, USA; died on 5 Jul 1929 in Wayne County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Blair Cemetery, Westpoint, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA.
5. William Alonzo Drake was born in 1844 in Giles County, Tennessee, USA; died on 1 Jul 1863 in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA.
6. Franklin P Drake was born on 26 Nov 1855 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA; died on 20 Nov 1878.
7. Samuel A Drake was born in 1857 in Tennessee, USA.
8. Patrick Turk Drake was born in 1854 in Tennessee, USA.
9. Martha A Drake was born on 1 Jul 1852 in Giles County, Tennessee, USA; died on 27 Dec 1918 in Giles County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Giles County, Tennessee, USA.