Miriam E. Drake
Miriam E. Drake (maiden name: Harlan) was born on July 20, 1839, in Greenville, Illinois, to William and Nancy Harlan. Her father was a farmer who owned $1,600 of real estate by 1850. She grew up and attended school in Bond County, Illinois, and she married Henry B. Drake on December 29, 1859. Their son Edward was born in the early 1860s, but he apparently died soon afterward. They lived in Bond County, and her husband worked as a farmer. By 1860, they owned $3,100 of real estate and $400 of personal property. Her husband served as a private in the 130th Illinois Infantry, and he died on May 22, 1863. She applied for a federal pension soon afterward, and she received an $8 monthly pension in March 1864.
 
She married Thomas A. Smith on September 13, 1865, and they had at least three children: Edwin, born around 1867; Charles, born around 1868; and Nancy, born around 1870. They lived in Hopedale, Illinois, and her husband worked as a merchant and grocer. By 1870, they owned $1,200 of real estate and $1,000 of personal property. She died in Madison, Illinois, on November 1, 1919.
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(5027)Drake, Miriam E. ~ Harlan, Miriam E. ~ Smith, Miriam E.1839-07-201919-11-01
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Female
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 39

  • (1547) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 7 September 1862
  • (1548) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, undated
  • (1549) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 12 September 1862
  • (1550) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 18 September 1862
  • (1551) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 1 October 1862
  • (1552) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 26 October 1862
  • (1553) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 27 October 1862
  • (1554) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 31 October 1862
  • (1555) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 24 November 1862
  • (1556) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 30 November 1862
  • (1557) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 7 December 1862
  • (1558) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 9 December 1862
  • (1559) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 15 December 1862
  • (1560) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 25 December 1862
  • (1561) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 29 December 1862
  • (1562) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 2 January 1863
  • (1563) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 3 January 1863
  • (1564) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 4 January 1863
  • (1565) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 12 January 1863
  • (1566) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 14 January 1863
  • (1567) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 20 January 1863
  • (1568) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 27 January 1863
  • (1569) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 2 February 1863
  • (1570) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 13 February 1863
  • (1571) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 10 March 1863
  • (1572) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, May 1863
  • (1573) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 15 March 1863
  • (1574) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 23 March 1863
  • (1575) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 26 March 1863
  • (1576) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 31 March 1863
  • (1577) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 24 March 1863
  • (1578) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 5 April 1863
  • (1579) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 8 April 1863
  • (1580) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 17 April 1863
  • (1581) [recipient] ~ Urbane B. Harris to Miriam E. Drake, 19 June 1863
  • (1582) [recipient] ~ Williamson Plant to Miriam E. Drake, 25 July 1867
  • (1583) [recipient] ~ George F. Harlan to Miriam E. Drake, 29 July 1863
  • (14075) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 17 November 1862
  • (14076) [recipient] ~ Henry B. Drake to Miriam E. Drake, 21 December 1862

People - Records: 2

  • (5027) Drake, Miriam E. is the [wife of] (5026) Drake, Henry B.
  • (5031) Harlan, George Floyd is the [sibling of] (5027) Drake, Miriam E.

Places - Records: 2

  • (3094) [birth] ~ Greenville, Bond County, Illinois
  • (3095) [death] ~ Madison, Madison County, Illinois

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SOURCES

1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1910 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Illinois Marriage Index, 1860-1920, available from Ancestry.com; Widow’s Pension Record of Miriam E. Drake, available from Fold3.com; Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, available from Ancestry.com