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Melvin Alan Draper 1881–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 October 1881

Birth Location: Moroni, Sanpete County, Utah, United States of America

Death Date: 04 Dec 1954

Death Location: Wellington, Carbon County, Utah, United States of America

Father: Moses Draper

Mother: Rachel Hefner

Spouse(s): Ella White

Children(s): Ray Draper, Chauncey Draper, Faye Smith, Hazel Draper, Alan Draper, Ivan Draper

In 1881, Melvin Alan Draper entered the world in Moroni, Sanpete County, Utah, United States of America, born to Moses Draper And Rachel Marilla Hefner. Melvin Alan Draper married Ella Nora White, and had children including Alan Mccullan Draper, Chauncey Draper, Faye Smith, Hazel Draper, Ivan Draper, Ray Lewis Draper. Melvin Alan Draper passed away in 1954 in Wellington, Carbon County, Utah, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1881, Melvin Alan Draper entered the world in Moroni, Sanpete County, Utah, United States of America, born to Moses Draper And Rachel Marilla Hefner.
  • Melvin Alan Draper married Ella Nora White, and had children including Alan Mccullan Draper, Chauncey Draper, Faye Smith, Hazel Draper, Ivan Draper, Ray Lewis Draper.
  • Melvin Alan Draper passed away in 1954 in Wellington, Carbon County, Utah, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Melvin Draper's Ancestors

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Melvin Draper
1881–1954
Birth Place: Moroni, Sanpete County, Utah, United States of America
Parents
Moses Draper
1832–1915
Loughborough, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
Rachel (Marilla) Hefner
1838–1911
Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Draper) Jr
1807–1886
Richmond, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Fannie Newton
1834–1907
Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1774–1854
Lydia Lathrop
1775–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Draper
1739–1817
Lydia Rogers
1751–1807
Isaac Lathrop
1740–1778
Lucy (BK)
1740–1795

Melvin Draper's Descendants

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Melvin (Alan) Draper (3 October 1881–04 Dec 1954) m. Ella (Nora) White (5 October 1888–29 August 1979)
  1. 1. Ray (Lewis) Draper 1921–1998
  2. 2. Chauncey Draper 1910–1967
  3. 3. Faye Smith 1925–1989
  4. 4. Hazel Draper 1916–2001 m. Howard (James) Staley 1916–
    1. 1. Ell (Gale) Staley 1939–2009 m. George (Gene) Gamble 1932–1983
  5. 5. Alan (McCullan) Draper 1914–1926
  6. 6. Ivan Draper 1929–2018

Melvin Draper's Timeline

2 Records

1881
3 October 1881
Birth of Melvin Alan Draper in Moroni, Sanpete County, Utah, United States of America
Moroni, Sanpete County, Utah, United States of America
1954
04 Dec 1954
Age 73
Death of Melvin Alan Draper in Price, Carbon, Utah
Price, Carbon, Utah

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 October 1881
    Event Place: Moroni, Sanpete County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Dec 1954
    Event Place: Price, Carbon, Utah
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wellington, Carbon County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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