J. M. Pendleton Droke

Brief Life History of J. M. Pendleton

When J. M. Pendleton Droke was born on 2 January 1870, in DeSoto, Mississippi, United States, his father, Jacob Clinton Droke, was 38 and his mother, Nancy Eveline Aldridge, was 29. He married Anna Lee McCall on 14 December 1887, in Tate, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Beat 3, Tate, Mississippi, United States for about 10 years and Shelby, Tennessee, United States in 1930. He died on 1 May 1937, in Whitehaven, Shelby, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Coldwater, Tate, Mississippi, United States.

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J. M. Pendleton Droke
1870–1937
Anna Lee McCall
1868–1968
Marriage: 14 December 1887
Addie Belle Droke
1890–1928
Anna Cornelia Droke
1892–1983
Samuel Harvey Droke
1895–1967
Margaret Lee Droke
1896–1996
Ola C. Droke
1900–1971
Hermon A. Droke
1902–1913
Elizabeth G Droke
1907–2002
Ella Mae Droke
1908–1983
Edwin Pendleton Droke
1911–1980
Thomas Clinton Droke
1913–1971

Sources (11)

  • L M P Drake, "United States Census, 1930"
  • J. M. P. Drake, "Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911"
  • J M P Droke, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"

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Name Meaning

Altered form of Droge .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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