Billings Drake, Melvin Thrasher, Emily Thrasher, and Mary Burke, 1903

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Identifier

2021-111

Title

Billings Drake, Melvin Thrasher, Emily Thrasher, and Mary Burke, 1903

Subject

People

Description

Black and white photograph of (l-r): Billings Drake, Melvin and Emily Thrasher, and Mary Burke. Melvin Thrasher (b. Chesterfield, 1825, d. 1904) 'in the house that stood near a pine tree in Mr. Freeman's field.' Emily Drake Thrasher, b. Worthington, 1827 'on Lot Drake's place'. The two married on March 5th, 1847. The couple moved frequently: from 'the Castle place, then moved to Lewis Cole's, to John Niles,' to Sarah Adams,'. . ' then to Captain Ring's house in Ringville.' They then bought 'the old red school-house, (owned by Frank Sanderson in 1905) and in 1861 they bought the 'house near Mr. Witherell's shop.' Later, they bought the house where 'Charles Bradley now lives,' in between returning to 'their farm' in 1900. See item 2021-130, a photo of their farm.

Billings Drake was Emily Thrasher's younger brother (b. Drake's Lot, Worthington, 1831). His first wife was Parmelia Bryant (1835-1861). The couple lived in Worthington for a year before moving to Chesterfield, MA to 'Mrs. Gannon's house.' Later, they moved to 'Frank Sanderson's house' and then back to Mrs. Gannon's where Parmelia died.' Drake remarried to Dora Cowles of Eastampton. They also moved frequently, from their first home in 'the old Consider Cole house' where their daughter, Nina, was born to 'T.K. Higgins house, to Freeman's, to Stetson's, to Bradley's, Mrs. Adams,' to the house near Witherell's shop.' Drake later lived with his son Arthur. Emily and Billing's father died on June 8th, 1861 at the age of seventy-four and their mother, Nancy, died on October 2nd, 1889 at age ninety.

Mary Burke was born on February 2nd, 1822 in 'the old Warren house in Freeman's field.' In 1905 she was living with her daughter, Lottie Higgins. All four individuals are featured in The South Worthington Parish by Rev. George Reed Moody (1905), in the chapter titled, 'People Over Seventy in Our Parish September 1, 1903,' page 97, plate XIII, #15, 16, 28, 29

Type

Still Image

Format

5 x 7 in

Creator

Howes Brothers

Date

1903-09-01

Publisher

Marion Sweeney, South Worthington

Date Available

2021-03-08

Is Part Of

Box 17

Medium

Glass

Coverage

Worthington - South Worthington

Relation

Featured with other Worthington residents in The South Worthington Parish by Rev. George Reed Moody (1905) See also item 2021-130 (Melvin Thrasher and Emily Drake Place, Goss Hill).

Mediator

NS (2021-03-08)

Contributor

Bates/'The Heritage'

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Original Format

Still Image - Black and White Photograph

Physical Dimensions

12.7 X 17.8 cm

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