These are notes from my Great Grandmother, Myrtle Nina Drake.
Her grandparents:
Joel Drake Born 1814, NJ, died age 70, at Mt Pleasant
MICH.
In 1840 married Lousa Kyse, born in 1822 in NY. Died in 1878, Shephard, MICH.
Their children: David Allan Drake, born Sep 1, 1840, Calhoun Co., Marshall MICH. Died age 59, year 1900. Lucy Ann Drake, born July 18, 1845, Calhoun Co, died in 1908. Married name was Knowlton.
George Washington Drake, born 1847, Marshall MICH. Died in 1901.
Henry Luis Drake, born March 2, 1857 at Isabella Co, Shephard, MICH. Died in 1897.
Frank Irving Drake, born Jan 13, 1863, Isabella Co, Shephard, MICH. Died Nov 18, 1920, Sequim WA. Buried at Sequim.
(apparently there was also a Ruth Emma Drake born 1853 in Mich - may have died early?)
Frank married Clara Eva Purchis in 1882.
Alonzo Purchis married Almira Spencer at Epsilon MICH. Both buried in family lot at Epsilon Mich cemetary.
Their children:
Angela Purchis married Le Planta.
William E. Purchis Married Elsie Clemmens.
Children: Donald, Royal, and Inis
Homer A. Purchis, married Cora Clemmens
Children: Owen, Allen, Loren, Irene, Leona, Velma, Ira
Clara Eva Purchis, born at Epsilon MICH, died Jan 5, 1904 at Pellston, MICH. Buried at Epsilon, MICH, or Littlefield Township as it is sometimes called.
Bert (Birt) Purchis born 1868 at Epsilon MICH.
Children of Clara Eva Purchis Drake and Frank Irving Drake 1882
Arthur Theodore Drake, born Dec 7, 1883 married Emma May Duncan Jan 29, 1904, at Petoskey, MICH.
Violet Ina Drake Drake, Born Sep 1887.
Alvin Lorenzo Drake, born 1889, died 1892!
Myrtle Nina Drake (My Great Grandmother) born Jul 7, 1893. Married to Ardist Priest and then Donald Wright. her daughter Eva Priest, married my grandfather, John H C Armeau.
Vida Lily Drake, born Jul 2, 1897, married Jack Trimble and then Albert Codman.
I have pictures of Myrtle and Vida.
I have a more info on Myrtle and her kids.
I assume we are cousins.
John Armeau
Stafford ,VA