John
Dake
John Dake was born in Moral
township, Shelby county, Indiana, October 16, 1845. He was the eldest son
of Benjamin Dake, and a grandson of the original John,
who was the first of the name to come to the county. He became a farmer in
early life and devoted all of his comparatively short existence to that
pursuit. In August, 1868, he married Jane, youngest child
of John Pollard, by whom he had six children, only one now
living. Martha, the survivor, married Sherman Gould,
resides in Moral township, and has four children; Celia, John
Sherman, Bertha and Mabel. Mr. Dake died in August,
1878, at the age of thirty-three years. His widow is a member of the
household of her brother, A. J. Pollard, at Pleasant View. Mr. Dake
and his wife were Baptists.
Chadwick's History of Shelby Co., IND. Pages 953
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