William Ira DRAPER

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• Census: 1880, , Richardson, Nebraska, USA; ED 319, pg 11 or 25 (508A)
• Census: 1900, Dawson, Richardson, Nebraska, USA; ED 142, pg 1A
• Census: 1910, , Richardson, Nebraska, USA; ED 169, PG 8B
• Census: 1920, , Richardson, Nebraska, USA; ED 164, pg 4A
• Census: 1930, , Richardson, Nebraska, USA; ED 11, pg 4B

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http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=williamdraper&id=I154

History of Richardson County, Nebraska : its people, industries and institutions
pg 1063-1064
WILLIAM I. DRAPER.
William I. Draper, a farmer, now living in Grant precinct, east of Daw-son, who has been all over the states in search of experience, was born on January 2, 1850, in Warren county, Iowa, a son of John M. and Rebecca (Stanton) Draper, natives of Kentucky and Tennessee, respectively. John M. Draper was the son of John Draper, a native of Virginia, whose ancestors came from England. Tradition has it that the original members of the Draper family came from England in an early day and settled in Virginia, the Carolinas and the East.
John M. Draper was born in 1820 and died in Eebruary, 1868. His wife, Rebecca (Stanton) Draper, was born in June, 1826, and died in July, 1 91 3. She was a daughter of Richard Stanton, of Tennessee. The parents of John M. Draper migrated to Indiana in the thirties of the last century and settled in Marion county, Indiana, and were among the pioneer settlers of that part of the Hoosier state. In 1847 John M. Draper settled in Warren county, Iowa, where his son, William I., was born and reared. In 1862 John M. Draper enlisted for service in the Civil War and became a member of Company D, Thirty-fourth Iowa Volunteer Infantry. His death was caused by a kick from a mule ; his death ensued thirteen days later, and he was brought home for interment in February, 1863. John M. and Rebecca (Stanton) Draper were the parents of six children, namely: Mrs. Ruth Hunt, who died in Iowa in 1875; Mrs. Rachel Flesher, who lives in Oregon; William I., the subject of this sketch; Eliza, deceased; Mrs. Cora Jenkins, who lives in Cooper county, Missouri, and Mrs. Virginia Porter, who died in 19 1 5 in Kansas City, Missouri. Following the death of her husband, Mrs. Rebecca Draper left Iowa in 1867 and some time later married Daniel Fox, and still later, moved to Missouri, where she died.
William I. Draper left Iowa in 1867 and started out to see the United States, traveling all over the country to the Pacific coast and doing all kinds of work that offered. During the course of his travels, extending over a period of ten years, he gained considerable experience in worldly affairs and finally drifted back to Iowa. Following his marriage in 1877, he came to Richardson county in 1878 and rented a farm for two years, at the end of which period he bought eighty acres of land in section 12, Grant precinct; there were no improvements on the holding. Mr. Draper proceeded with-out delay to put his land into cultivation and presently built a house, success attending all his efforts. He lived on this farm from April 18, 1881, until his removal to his present home, near Dawson, on March 13, 1904. He added to his original eighty acres, finally getting together one hundred and ninety-eight acres. He sold his original place recently and bought the east half of the northeast quarter of section 13, and is now the owner of one hun-dred and ninety-eight acres, all in one tract.
On February 21, 1877, William I. Draper was united in marriage to Isabelle Talboys, who was born on July 8, 1856, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. She is the daughter of Thomas and Anne (Vose) Talboys, natives of the city of Birmingham, England, who emigrated from that country to Iowa in an early day. Mr. and Mrs. Draper are the parents of six children, namely: Gertrude, wife of Israel L. Heim, further mention of whom is made in another part of this work, in a notice of the life of Mr. Heim; Walter E., a practicing physician, living at Manilla, Iowa, since 1906, a graduate of the Medical College of Sioux City, Iowa; Tida, who married Alfred Swanson, a railroad engineer, who lives at Sioux City, Iowa; Mrs. Orra Swisegood, who lives near Verdon, this county; Arta, who married John Parriot, lives at Elwood, this state, and John, a student in Kansas City Veterinary College. Mr. Draper is a Republican, but votes independently as occasion requires; he has never been a seeker after public office.

Census:
Grant Township
W J Draper Self M 30 Iowa
E C Draper Wife F 24 Massachusetts
Jennie G Draper Dau F 2 Iowa

Census:
Grant Precinct
William I Draper Head M 50 Jan 1850 Iowa m. 23 yrs.
Isabel C Draper Wife F 44 Feb 1856 Massachusetts 7/6 children
Walter E Draper Son M 19 Jul 1880 Nebraska
Tida R Draper Dau F 17 Sep 1882 Nebraska
Orra A Draper Dau F 14 Aug 1885 Nebraska
Arta Draper Dau F 8 Aug 1891 Nebraska
John T Draper Son M 6 Feb 1894 Nebraska

Census:
Grant Township
William J Draper Head M 60 Iowa
Isabel C Draper Wife F 54 Massachusetts
Arta Draper Dau F 18 Nebraska
John T Draper Son M 16 Nebraska

Census:
Grant Township
William I Draper Head M 70 Iowa
Elizabeth Draper Wife F 63 Massachusetts

Census:
Grant Township

William married Isabella C TALBOYS on 21 Feb 1877 in , Warren, Iowa, USA. Isabella (daughter of Thomas TALBOYS and Ann VOAS) was born on 18 Feb 1856 in Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA; died on 20 Apr 1923 in Falls City, Richardson, Nebraska, USA; was buried on 21 Apr 1923 in Dawson, Richardson, Nebraska, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Jennie Gertrude DRAPER was born on 16 Jan 1878 in , Warren, Iowa, USA; died on 25 Jun 1969 in , Richardson, Nebraska, USA; was buried on 26 Jun 1969 in Dawson, Richardson, Nebraska, USA.
2. Dr Walter Ernest DRAPER was born on 8 Jul 1880 in , , Nebraska, USA; died on 3 Jul 1957 in , Deer Lodge, Montana, USA; was buried on 6 Jul 1957 in Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA.
3. Tida Ruth DRAPER was born on 28 Sep 1882 in , , Nebraska, USA; died on 16 Feb 1956 in , Santa Clara, California, USA.
4. Orra Ann DRAPER was born on 8 Aug 1885 in , , Nebraska, USA; died on 10 Dec 1970 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA; was buried on 12 Dec 1970 in , Richardson, Nebraska, USA.
5. Arta DRAPER was born on 30 Aug 1891 in , Richardson, Nebraska, USA; died on 16 May 1963 in , Buffalo, Nebraska, USA; was buried on 17 May 1963 in , Nemaha, Nebraska, USA.
6. John Thomas DRAPER was born in Feb 1894 in Dawson, Richardson, Nebraska, USA; died on 5 Mar 1960 in , Pinellas, Florida, USA.