I am looking for information on David Hughes Drake, born 13 November 1833 in Talbotville Royal (registry office in Fingal) - aka Five Stakes - Southwold Township, Elgin County, Upper Canada (now Ontario). His father was Phineas Drake, his mother was Catherine Hughes Drake.

That is all I know about him except from the family verbal history which tells us he joined the Union side in the American Civil War and did survive. When he came home, his father - a very staunch royalist - threw him out of his house and the family for having anything to do with the American Army. Apparently he then moved to Cincinnati where he ran a hardware business and raised his family. He returned once to Canada in September of 1910 to attend the funeral of his brother Dr. William Howell Drake of Kingsville, Gosfield Township, Essex County, Ontario (who is my great grandfather).

I would like to find David's Civil War records and any information about him and his family. I am particularily interested in contacting his descendents.

I may be contacted at info@norcross.ca.

Thank you for listening.