Muhlenberg County Kentucky
Family Group Records
Silas Drake & Martha Wells
Silas Drake, born about 1790 in Franklin Co., North Carolina, son of Albritton Drake & Ruth Collins. Married Martha Wells, daughter of Micajah Wells & Ann Collins February 14, 1811 in Muhlenburg.
Children of Silas Drake & Martha Wells:
- Urbin Owen Fletcher Drake, born October 22, 1814; married Julia Ann Tolbert September 29, 1842
- Mosley John Posey Drake, born Oct 15, 1817; married Caroline
- Francis Valentine Elbert Drake, born March 15, 1820; married Susan Helsley May 20, 1832. He died July 18, 1855.
- Benjamin Dela Percy Drake, born March 17, 1823; married Elizabeth Jane Elkins March 25, 1851. He died February 8, 1856.
- Albritton William Collins Drake, born September 25, 1825; married Nancy A. Lambuth married October 9, 1857. He died September 28, 1901.
- Louisa Matilda Caroline Drake, born June 28, 1828; married John R. Tolbert August 20, 1846. Louisa died February 23, 1863.
- Martha Ann Jane Drake, born December 6, 1830; married Benjamin C. Tolbert August 12, 1851. She died December 12, 1873 in Wayne Co., Illinois.
- James F. Drake, born 1849
Contributed by Donald Hauser
Updated November 26, 2025.