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Individual: Elizabeth Ellen Drake 
Birth: 21 Oct 1865 at: Ogden, Weber, Utah 
Marriage: 22 Feb 1886 at: Kaysville, Davis, Utah 
Death: 9 Dec 1944 at: Ogden, Weber, Utah 
Father: Orson Perkins Drake 
Mother: Betsy Jane Persons 
Spouses: John Roughcore 
James Dunlap 

Spouse: William Andrew Woolsey 
Birth: 24 Jun 1844 at: Carthage, Hancock, Illinois 
Marriage: 27 Jul 1863 at: Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah 
Death: 9 Nov 1909 at: Kaysville, Davis, Utah 
Father: Richard Woolsey 
Mother: Hannah (Anna) Foxall 
Spouses: Elizabeth Ellen Drake 

Children: Alta or Martha Mae Woolsey
Donald Henry Woolsey
Elfie Woolsey

 

Source 1. Obituary of Elizabeth Ellen Drake

Source 2. Ogden City Directory for 1897-1898; Mrs Elizabeth Woolsey residence Grant Ave. S.W. Corner of Arden Ave; William A. Woolsey moved to Provo;

Source 3. Ogden City Directory for 1908-1909-Elizabeth Roughcore, wid of John;

Source 4. 1880 Ogden, Weber, Utah Census for Orson Drake age 27, male, laborer, B: Utah; (Father B: Ill.); Ann, wife, age 28 B: Sweeden, keeping house. (Parents B: Sweeden); Children: Johnson, age 7, son, B: Utah; Henry, son, age 1, B: Utah; Elizabeth Ellen Drake, age 17, sister, single, B: Utah; Elizabeth Ellen Drake is living with brother Orson Drake & wife Ann. She is 17 years old & single;

Elizabeth Ellen Drake must have married (1) James Dunlap about 1882 & had her dau. Dunlap in 1883; It is said that James Dunlap deserted her & she M:(2) William A. Woolsey in 1886; He died in 1909; She M: (3) Roughcore & lived for a time in California; I believe she seperated from my grandfather William Andrew Woolsey by 1897;

Source 5. 1900 Ogden, Weber, Utah Census; Elizabeth Woolsey, head of house, B: May 1866, age 34, B: Utah; Father & mother b: Missouri; Renting House, no. of years married (4); Has 4 children, all living; Delilah Dunlap dau, B: April 1883 in Utah, age 17 Single; Don, son, B: May 1889, Utah age 11, in school; Elfie (Effie) dau. B: July 1890, age 9, attending school; Martha (Alta), dau, B: Mar 1895, age 5, not in school;

Source 5. Letter written from Elizabeth Ellen Drake to Daughter (Alta) & sister (Aunt Lize); The letter is from Sanabarbra, California & dated 1910; Still with (3) husband Roughcore whom I believe she refers to as Poregh

Source 6. 1920 Ogden, Weber, Utah Census: Lists Elizabeth Woolsey, age 54, B:Utah, Eliza McManus, age 64, B: Utah, Don H. Woolsey; They are living at 348 9th St;

Source 7. Obituary of Elizabeth D. Woolsey: Elizabeth Drake Woolsey, 79, widow of William A. Woolsey, deid Saturday at tow Oclock at the family home, 1966 Washington, following a prolonged illness. Mrs Woolsey was born Oct 21, 1865, in Ogden, a daughter of Orson and Betsy Persons Drake and had resided here all of her life. For many years she was a member of the LDS Second ward and at the time of her death was a member of the Fourth ward. Prior to her illness she was active in Relief society work and belonged to the Womens Relief corps. Dix-Logan post, auxilliary to the GAR. On feb. 22 1886, she was married to Mr woolsey at Kaysville. Her husband died in Ogden in 1908. Surviving is one son, Don H. woolsey, and two daughters, Mrs Elfie Allen, and Mrs Arthur Burnham, Ogden; One sister, Mrs Eliza McManus of Ogden; three step-sons, George and Bert Woolsey, Ogden, and Robert Woolsey, Malad Idaho. One half-brother, Richard r. Lewis, Los angeles, Calif and 12 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, also one great-great grandchild. The body is at the mortuary, 3408 Washington.

Source 8: Funeral Notice: Funeral services for Elizabeth Ellen Woolsey, widow of William A. Woolsey will be held tuesday at 3.p.m. at Lindquist and Sons colonial funeral chapel with Biskhkop Edward T. saunders of the fourth ward officiating. Friends may call at the mortuary this evening and tuesday until hour of services. Interment Ogden City cemetery..

Elizabeth Ellen Drake is the 38th Great Grandaughter of Pepin the short, Emperor of Rome; She has a Royal Line because Amye Greville married John Drake of Ashe

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