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Drake, Frank, Aurora, p. o. Willink, born in Aurora, November 2, 1851, is a son of Andrew and Olive J. (Jones)
Drake, he born in Watkins, N. Y., and she in Hamburg. The father of Frank came to East Hamburg and finally settled
in Aurora, where he lived for some years and then went to Canada, where he died; his wife died in Aurora. Frank
Drake was reared on the farm and educated in the Aurora schools. He followed farming and owns eighty-seven acres
where he lives; he also owns a portion of the Ransom Jones (grandfather) farm in East Hamburg. He was married in
1876 to Julia Deffenbach of East Aurora, and they have one son, Frank. He was a Democrat in politics. The Joneses
were Quakers.
Source:
Our County and it's people
a descriptive work on Erie County, New York
Edited by: Trumen C. White
The Boston History Company, Publishes 1898
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