The Passaic valley, New Jersey, in three . ller by occupation,and prominent in hisday. He died at ScotchPlains and was buriedthere. He had threesons, of whom Nathaniel, Jr., was born at Plainfield, N. J.,removed to Scotch Plains with his father, and became prom-inent in the milling business and in other enterprises. Inpolitics he was a Democrat. He died at the age of seventy-three. His wife, Huldah, was the daughter of JonathanPayne, an early resident of Piscataqua, and they had elevenchildren, Blias W. being the third. Elias W. Drake was born at Scotch Plains, Essex Coun-ty, Augus
The Passaic valley, New Jersey, in three . ller by occupation,and prominent in hisday. He died at ScotchPlains and was buriedthere. He had threesons, of whom Nathaniel, Jr., was born at Plainfield, N. J.,removed to Scotch Plains with his father, and became prom-inent in the milling business and in other enterprises. Inpolitics he was a Democrat. He died at the age of seventy-three. His wife, Huldah, was the daughter of JonathanPayne, an early resident of Piscataqua, and they had elevenchildren, Blias W. being the third. Elias W. Drake was born at Scotch Plains, Essex Coun-ty, August-24, 1821, received a public school education, andat the age of sixteen became a clerk in a grocery store inhis native town, later accepting a similar position in New-ark. About the time he attained his majority he returnedto Scotch Plains and was engaged for a time in the opera-tion of his fathers mill. In 1842 he again went to Newark,wheie he engaged in the feed business. Three years laterhe leased a mill at Scotch Plains, and subsequently he pur-. MAHLON S. DRAKE. BIOGRAPHICAL 511 chased a milling property at Irvington, where he has sinceresided. In 1871 he erected tlie mil! on the corner of Ual-sey and Marshall Streets, Newark, Avhich is now owned byhis son, George D. He has always been a stanch Demo-crat, but never an officeholder. In religion he adheres tothe Baptist faith, with which church tiie Drake family inEssex County early became identified. He was married onNew Years day, 1842, to Miss Hari-iet C. Smalley, daugh-ter of Mahlon Smalley, of Somerset (ounty. Their chil-dren are George D., Mahlon S., Nathaniel, Augusta, andHarriet C. (wife of Irving T?. Harrison, of Irvington). Jlahlon S. Drake was (;ducated in the public schools ofIrvington, at the Newark Academy, and at Bryant & Strat-tons Business College in Newark. At (he age of seventeenlie engaged in tlie flour and feed business in Irvington,which he successfully continued for five years. In 1873 heestablished h
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