Simon, Hurd, Dolan, and Related Families

The Genealogy of the Following Families:

The Simon Family of Willebadessen, Germany, and its Descendants in America

The Barcant, Krogh, d'Abadie, and Related Families of Trinidad and Tobago

The Hurd and Clark Families of Kent County, Delaware and Caroline County, Maryland

The Dolan and Carr Families of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland; County Donegal, Ireland; and America

The McGillin Families of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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1860 - 1936 (75 years)

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Name William Thomas Draper

Born 14 Aug 1860 Delaware, United States

Gender Male

Died 14 Feb 1936 Delaware, United States

Buried Harrington, Kent County, Delaware, United States

Siblings 3 siblings

	1. David Louis Draper , b. 16 Aug 1858, Delaware, United States , d. 8 Sep 1937, Riverside Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States (Age 79 years)
	2. William Thomas Draper , b. 14 Aug 1860, Delaware, United States , d. 14 Feb 1936, Delaware, United States (Age 75 years)
+	3. Benjamin C. Draper , b. 6 Aug 1863, Delaware, United States , d. 1 Oct 1947, Delaware, United States (Age 84 years)
	4. Draper

Person ID I4340 Simon and Related Families | Descendants of William Hurd (died after 1778)

Last Modified 2 Sep 2006

Father	Benjamin H. Draper, b. Jul 1833, Delaware, United States , d. 21 Jul 1910, Felton, Kent County, Delaware, United States (Age ~ 77 years)
Mother	Ellen Hurd, b. Feb 1838, Kent County, Delaware, United States , d. 1901, Delaware, United States (Age ~ 62 years)
Married	6 May 1856	Kent County, Delaware, United States
Family ID	F1408	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Frances Ellen "Ella" Morris, b. 9 Oct 1863, Delaware, United States , d. 23 Dec 1943, Delaware, United States (Age 80 years)

Married Abt 1883

Children

	1. Norah G. Draper, b. May 1884, Delaware, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
	2. William Henry Draper, b. 16 Apr 1886, Harrington, Kent County, Delaware, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Edgar Robert Draper, b. 19 Jan 1888, Harrington, Kent County, Delaware, United States , d. 20 May 1964, Delaware, United States (Age 76 years)
	4. Rachel E. Draper, b. May 1890, Delaware, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
+	5. Roy Morris Draper, b. 15 Mar 1892, Harrington, Kent County, Delaware, United States , d. 11 Mar 1976, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, United States (Age 83 years)
	6. Thomas J. Draper, b. 22 Feb 1894, Delaware, United States , d. 12 Sep 1895, Delaware, United States (Age 1 years)
	7. Edna Draper, b. Jan 1896, d. Yes, date unknown
	8. Oscar Draper, b. 15 Sep 1897, Delaware, United States , d. 16 Jan 1974, Delaware, United States (Age 76 years)
	9. George D. Draper, b. 11 Jul 1899, Delaware, United States , d. 5 May 1963 (Age 63 years)
	10. Sadie B. Draper, b. 30 Apr 1901, Kent County, Delaware, United States , d. Mar 1978, New Castle County, Delaware, United States (Age 76 years)
	11. Florence E. Draper, b. 1902, Delaware, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
	12. Clara M. Draper, b. 1904, Delaware, United States , d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 26 Jan 2015

Family ID F1486 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

Buried - - Harrington, Kent County, Delaware, United States

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Notes

BIRTH:
Full date of birth given as 14 August 1860 in tombstone inscription for William Thomas Draper recorded in "Souls in Heaven, Names in Stone: Kent County, Delaware Cemetery Records," by Raymond Walter Dill, William Martin Dill, and Elizabeth Ann Bostick Dill, Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1989, page 1019.
Year of birth would be 1860-1861, according to age (9 years) in 1870 U.S. Census for Delaware, Kent County, page 147B, line 40. State of birth given as Delaware. Enumerated as William Draper, with parents Benjamin H. and Ellen Draper.
Consistent with age (19 years) in 1880 U.S. Census for Delaware, Kent County, E.D. 39, Page 221B, Line 28. State of birth given as Delaware.
Month and year of birth given as August 1860 in 1900 U.S. Census for Delaware, Kent County, E.D. 76, Sheet 13A, Line 28. State of birth given as Delaware. Enumerated as William T. Draper, with wife, Frances, and children. Enumeration occurs immediately before that of Benjamin Draper, and this is taken to indicate that this William Draper is the same as the one enumerated as Benjamin's son in 1880.
Full date of birth consistent with age (49 years) in 1910 U.S. Census for Delaware, Kent County, E.D. 18, Sheet 1B, Line 8 (Sheets A and B were reversed here, for some reason). State of birth given as Delaware. Enumerated as Wm. T. Draper, with wife Ella and children, including all children named in the 1900 U.S. Census, establishing that this is the same individual.
Full date of birth consistent with age (59 years) in 1920 U.S. Census for Delaware, Kent County, E.D. 18, Sheet 9A, Line 18. State of birth given as Delaware. Enumerated as William T. Draper, with wife Frances E. Draper and children and daughter-in-law.

MARRIAGE:
Tombstone inscription indicates that his wife was named Frances Ellen Draper.
Enumerated with wife Frances E. Draper in 1900 U.S. Census. Record states that they had been married for 17 years, indicating a marriage date in 1882-1883.

OCCUPATION:
Sawyer (1880 U.S. Census)
Farmer (1900 U.S. Census)
Farmer, general farm (1910, 1920 U.S. Census)

ADDRESS:
Farmington, Kent County, Delaware (1910 U.S. Census)
Ninth Representative District, Kent County, Delaware (1920 U.S. Census)

DEATH:
Full date of death given as 14 February 1936 in tombstone inscription recorded in "Souls in Heaven, Names in Stone: Kent County, Delaware Cemetery Records," page 1018.

BURIAL: Hollywood Cemetery, Section D, Harrington, Delaware