Solon White Drew

1873 - 1905

• Born	7 Mar 1873	Bostwick's Bar, Calaveras, California   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Angels Camp, Calaveras, California   [4]
  	D.L. Drew, male, 46, born in Massachusetts, miner. Ellen Drew, 30, born in South Carolina, keeping house. Hattie Drew, 9, born in California. Solon Drew, 7, born in California. Nettie Drew, 5, born in California. Lurie Drew, 2, born in California.
  Census	1900	Copperopolis, Calaveras, California   [1]
  	Solon W. Drew, 27, engineer, born in California. Francis M. Drew, 24, born in French Canada. Harry Drew, 6, born in California. Willie Drew, 4, born in California. Herbert Drew, 3, born in California.
  Buried	Apr 1905	Copperopolis, Calaveras, California   [5]
  Death	25 Apr 1905	Copperopolis, Calaveras, California   [6]
  	Solon was killed in a mining accident
  	Solon was accidentally killed in a mining accident while he was young. He was the engineer for the mine and had the habit of ringing the lift bell before jumping onto the lift platform. On the day of his death, he rang the bell and jumped for the platform but slipped. The engine that pulled the platform was called a 'steam donkey engine' and on this ocassion, quickly jerked as it engaged. The combination of the platform jerking and Solon's leap caused his legs to slip off the platform and his body was crushed between the platform and the shaft wall. He died instantly.
  Died	25 Apr 1905	Copperopolis, Calaveras, California   [3]
  Notes	The man who built the trestles name was Jenson. He was a Dane, and Ross's construction man and head carpenter. Ellis Drew married his daughter. Ellis's brother, Solon, was killed in the mine and buried in Copperopolis cemetery. His sister, Julia Tower, taught school. The accident happened in the Union shaft The skip got off the track and he was killed.
  Person ID	I142	7_families
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2005

  
  

  Father	David Lewis Drew,   b. 2 Aug 1834, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts ,   d. 23 Oct 1903, Copperopolis, Calaveras, California
  Mother	Helen Marr Farrar,   b. 6 May 1851, , Lexington, South Carolina ,   d. 12 Sep 1912, Copperopolis, Calaveras, California
  Married	21 Dec 1869	, Calaveras, California
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Frances May Drysdale,   b. 2 Jun 1875, Winnett, Petroleum, Montana ,   d. 7 Jul 1973, , San Joaquin, California
  Married	12 Jun 1894	, , California
  Children	> 1. Henry James Drew,   b. 26 May 1895, Copperopolis, Calaveras, California ,   d. 26 Nov 1969, Martinez, Contra Costa, California   2. William Frederick Drew,   b. 29 Apr 1896, Copperopolis, Calaveras, California ,   d. 25 Dec 1962, Oakland, Alameda, California   3. Herbert White Drew,   b. 16 May 1897, Copperopolis, Calaveras, California ,   d. 26 Oct 1969, Brentwood, Contra Costa, California   4. Edward David Drew,   b. 19 Mar 1902, Copperopolis, Calaveras, California ,   d. 16 Dec 1969, Emeryville, Alameda, California
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2005
  Family ID	F169	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 7 Mar 1873 - Bostwick's Bar, Calaveras, California Census - 1880 - Angels Camp, Calaveras, California Married - 12 Jun 1894 - , , California Census - 1900 - Copperopolis, Calaveras, California Buried - Apr 1905 - Copperopolis, Calaveras, California Death - Solon was killed in a mining accident - 25 Apr 1905 - Copperopolis, Calaveras, California Died - 25 Apr 1905 - Copperopolis, Calaveras, California  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Solon White Drew Solon Drew was an mine engineer. In this photo, he is standing at the offices of the mine where he eventually lost his life.
  		Solon White Drew as a youngster.
  		David Lewis & Helen Farrar Drew family
  		David & Helen Drew Home Copperopolis, California. Their home is in the rear center with the water tower on the left side of it.

  
  

  Documents		Map to Drew related homes and properties in Copperopolis, California.
  		Solon Drew Killed in Accident

  
  

  Headstones		Solon White Drew headstone.
  		Drew burial plot in Copperopolis, California

  
  

• Sources

  [S195] California, Calaveras, Copperopolis - 1900 Federal Census, California, Calaveras, Copperopolis, (www.ancestry.com), 1: Solon W. Drew, 37, Engineer, born in March, 1873 in California (Reliability: 3). [S195] California, Calaveras, Copperopolis - 1900 Federal Census, California, Calaveras, Copperopolis, (www.ancestry.com), 1: Solon W. Drew, 37, Engineer, born in March, 1873 in California (Reliability: 3). [S340] Letter - from Hattie Morgue to Aleta Drew 1962 - 1975, Hattie Morgue, (1962 - 1975. All of the letters are in the posession of Lee Drew). [S328] California, Calaveras, Angels Camp - 1880 Census, United States. Census Office. 10th census, (Washington : National Archives and Records Service, [19--]), Solon Drew, 7, CA, National Archives Film T9-0064, Page 398B (Reliability: 4). [S316] California, Calaveras, Copperopolis - Cemetery, California, Calaveras, Copperopolis Cemetery, Solon Drew tombstone (Reliability: 3). [S342] Letter - from George Rasmussen to Lee Drew 27 Oct 1987, George Rasmussen, (27 Oct 1987).