Daughter of Marshal Hilliard Drake and Sarah Elizabeth Poe Drake.

Married to James Cornelius Jones on January 1, 1920 in Durham County, North Carolina.

James and Nina were the parents of:
Elsie Mae Jones Goss
Doris Marie Jones Hatley(1924-1996)
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1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Ninar B Drake
Age: 16
Birth Date: Mar 1884
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1900: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Marshal Drake
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: Sarah P Drake
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members:
Name Age
Marshal Drake 48
Sarah P Drake 89
Lenar D Drake 18
Ninar B Drake 16
Ora Drake 14
Flossie Drake 9
Alma Drake 8
Vallie Drake 3

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Nina Drake
Age in 1910: 25
Birth Year: abt 1885
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Durham Ward 2, Durham, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Hilliard Drake
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: Bettie Drake
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Horsery Mill
Industry: Knitter
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Out of Work: N
Number of weeks out of work: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Hilliard Drake 58
Bettie Drake 49
Nina Drake 25
Alma Drake 18
Valley Drake 13
M H Drake 69
Mallie Drake 28

North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
Name: Nina Drake
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 27
Birth Year: abt 1893
Marriage Date: 1 Jan 1920
Marriage Place: Durham, North Carolina
Spouse: J C Jones
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 48
Event Type: Marriage

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Nive N Jones
Respondent: Yes
Age: 56
Estimated birth year: abt 1884
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Street: Liberty Street
House Number: 1305
Inferred Residence in 1935: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 1B
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 3rd grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
James C Jones 67
Nive N Jones 56
Douglass C Jones 33
Doris M Jones 13
Virginia Smith 25

North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975
Name: Mrs. Nina Drake Jones
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 55
Marital status: Married
Occupation: Domestic
Birth Date: 14 Mar 1885
Birth Place: Chatham, North Carolina
Death Date: 8 Feb 1941
Death Location: Durham, Durham
Spouse's Name: J C Jones
Father's Name: Hillard M Drake
Mother's Name: Sarah Elizabeth Poe
Residence: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Cause of death: Cirrhosis of liver