Elitia Jane Drake
1840 - 1909 (69 years)
Generation: 1
1. Elitia Jane Drake was born on 1 Sep 1840 in Giles County, Tennessee, USA (daughter of Joel B Drake and Elitia Benthal); died on 13 Dec 1909 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Neal Cemetery, Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA. Elitia married George Washington Welch in 1861. George was born on 16 Jul 1840 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA; died on 26 Apr 1907 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Neal Cemetery, Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Ferdinand Alonzo 'Ferd' Welch was born on 15 Oct 1882 in Tennessee, USA; died on 17 Jul 1958 in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA.
- Lucy L Welch was born about 1870 in Tennessee, USA.
- Effie A Welch was born about 1867 in Tennessee, USA.
- John B Welch was born about 1868 in Tennessee, USA.
- James Earnest Welch was born on 1 May 1874 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA; died on 6 Jun 1930 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA.
2. Joel B Drake was born on 7 Jul 1814 in Virginia, USA; died on 12 Mar 1881 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Neal Cemetery, Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA. Joel married Elitia Benthal in 1836. Elitia was born in 1814; died in 1840 in Giles County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Elitia Benthal was born in 1814; died in 1840 in Giles County, Tennessee, USA. Children:
- 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.
- Melissa Drake was born about 1837 in Giles County, Tennessee, USA; died about 1839 in Giles County, Tennessee, USA.