Dr William F Winfrey Drane

Contributed by Gerry Hill

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Doctor William F. Winfrey Drane married  16 Jun 1859 Marion Co. Ga. Mary
Eugenia Nesbitt Brown born 17 Aug 1839 Crawford Co. Ga. died 8 Aug  1922 Ga.
He was born  Columbia Co. Ga. died  Friendship, Sumter, Ga. Both buried City
Cemetery, Buena Vista, Marion, Ga.

He was the child of William P. Drane and  Martha Hughes Winfrey. She was the
child of Wm. M. Brown and Amanda Gray.
Children:
Dr. W. Albert G 22  Oct 1860
William Winfrey 1863
Minnie 1865
Eugene 16  Jul 1871
Walter  7 Dec  1874
Bertha  Aft 1870

Albert married Hettie McKennie born 14 Sep 1856 Va and moved to Washington D.C.
where his Uncle Jack Brown was between the 1880 Census-where he was home and
1900 in Washington.

Will Jr was later in Americus where his Uncle George Brown was city clerk.

Minnie married  19 Jan 1887 Marion Co Ga.  R A Oliphant

Eugene died 16 Nov 1921 and is buried in the City Cemetery, Marion, Ga.

Walter  died Jul. 1932 Columbus, Muscoogee, Ga. and is buried at the Methodist
Cemetery, Marion, Ga. He died in the Doctor's office leaving wife and dtr.
Eugenia.

Bertha married J J Dunham and moved to Washington D.C. She had a son Eugene
Drane Dunham.

Captian W. W. Drane Company H of the 59th Georgia Regiment of Infantry,
organized May 6, 1862.
1862- Drane, William W.-Private May 6, 1862. Elected Captain of Co H June 16
1862. Resigned,
      having  been elected Judge Inferior Court in Marion Co Ga Feb 1865. Proof
of death here---Died
      there   Feb 1910. He faught at Gettisburg, the Wilderness, Spottsylvania
court-house, Cold
      Harbor and   Petersburg. Wounded 3 times at Gettysburg, but did not leave
the field.1862-
      MARION CO HISTORY    Page 61 1860-1871
1870- Tazewell, Marion County, GA
      William H Agereal property $3000 & personal $3140, as a farmer
      with wife, 3 children, & overseer
1880 census  Jacksonville, Marion County, GA #164 A
             William  W  60 Ga Ga Ga
             Eugenia M 42 Ga Ga Ga
             Albert G 20  Ga Teacher
             William 17 at School Ga
             Minnie 15  At School Ga
             Eugene 8 Ga
             Walter 5 Ga
             Berter 2 Ga

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