Brief Life History of Robert Miller
When Robert Miller Drake was born on 16 January 1893, in Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States, his father, Edward C Drake, was 36 and his mother, Sarah M Miller, was 30. He married Anna Elizabeth Turner on 4 September 1915, in Tekamah, Burt, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Moffat, Colorado, United States in 1920 and Justice Precinct 2, Gray, Texas, United States for about 10 years. He died on 3 March 1944, in Pampa, Gray, Texas, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Pampa, Gray, Texas, United States.
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- Robert M Drake in household of Edward C Drake, "United States Census, 1900"
- Robert M. Drake, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
- Robert Miller Drake, "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1901 · City Hall Built
The Old Colorado Springs city Hall was built between 1901-1905. It was in use until 1997. The historical building was designed by Thomas Barber and Thomas MacLaren.
1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English drake, either ‘drake, male duck’ (compare Duck ) or ‘dragon’ (Old English draca ‘snake, dragon’ or the cognate Old Norse draki), including an emblematic dragon on a flag (compare Dragon ). Both the Old English and the Old Norse forms are from Latin draco ‘snake, monster’; its sense as a nickname is unclear but it may have had the sense ‘standard bearer’. The name was taken to Ireland in the 13th century and reinforced by later English settlers in the 17th century.
German: from Low German drake ‘dragon’, familiar as image on signboards, hence a topographic or habitational name referring to a house or inn with such signboard.
Dutch: variant, mostly Americanized and Flemish, of Draak, a cognate of 2 above, from draak (Middle Dutch drake) ‘dragon’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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