I would like to get in touch with anyone who decends from Eva (Annis Evangeline) Keech, born in Erie, PA on 17 MAR 1868 to Daniel T. KEECH and Eliza Frances L. KING. The family moved to Riley Co, KS in 1872, and Eva married a Mr. DRAKE, but I don't know his first name. Eva and husband moved to Victor, Colorado, and a cousin whom I recently made contact with recalls visits from a George and Hettie DRAKE of Cripple Creek or Victor, CO. If you are connected with this family, I'd love to hear from you.
Julie Keech Wychor, jlwychor@charter.net

Julia,
Here's some information that might be of some importance; and then again, it might not, but I thought I'd send it along
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In the booklet; 12,000 Cripple Creek Miners George E Drake is listed Card # 7640 Issued abour Mar/Apr 1916.
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Also he is shown in TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO CHURCH & CEMETERY RECORDS.
Victor COLORADO Cemetery Inscriptions
ELKS FOE-222
George E Drake / 1900-1956 Maybe a son??
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Al O'Brien

Is there by any chance an Eliza KEECH listed in this cemetery? Eliza is Eva's mother. Today while searching census records, I found Eva's brother Byron KEECH living in Teller County, CO on the 1900 Census, and his mother, 73 year old Eliza KEECH is living in his household with his wife and 4 children. I don't find Eliza KEECH anywhere on the 1910 Census, so I'm wondering if she died and is buried in Teller County, CO. If anyone could do a lookup for me, maybe in the same cemetery as George and Victor Drake are listed, I would really appreciate it. I've never found where either of my great-great-grandparents died and are buried, so I hope I am finally onto a good clue!
Julie KEECH Wychor
jlwchor@charter.net

I meant Willard Drake is George's father, not Victor Drake: They lived in Victor, CO. Sorry for the typo!
Julie

I found some plot listings for the Sunnyside Cemetery in Victor.

DRAKE, George E.
Born 1900, Died 1956
Location Block FOE Row 001 Plot 003

DRAKE, Willard
Born 21 JAN 1862 Died 6 JUN 1913
Location Block MC, Row 008 Plot 036

If you like I can try to locate and photograph the headstones for you.

Ralph,
Thank you for that information. If you could get photos of the headstones, I would really appreciate it.

Julie Keech Wychor

What is the site address for the "plot listings for the Sunnyside Cemetery in Victor" that you found??

Does anyone know how to access the birth &/or death records in Cripple Creek or Victor??

http://www.co.teller.co.us/Clerk%20and%20Recorder/birth.htm
You should be able to get them here.

The only web source I have is:

http://www.usgwarchives.net/co/teller.htm#Cem

Most of this data has not been updated in a few years, but it is fairly accurate for the most part

I was able to locate and take a picture of the headstone for:

DRAKE, George E.
Born 1900, Died 1956
Location Block FOE Row 001 Plot 003

If you have a GPS or mapping software the marker can be found at N38 42.290 - W105 09.285

Sorry for the bad camera angle, as you can see there is an iron fence right in front of the marker.

I will try locating the headstone for DRAKE, Willard on my next trip.

ralph