Ahnentafel #34 - Thomas Draper

Thomas Draper

Born: May 4, 1788/May 19, 1789, Botetourt Co., VA
Died: 1872, Decatur Co., IN

Thomas Draper Sr.
Died on Wednesday morning, 8th inst., at his residence, three miles north of this city [Greensburg, IN], Thomas Draper, Sr. in his 77th year.  The deceased was native of West Virginia, but emigrated when yeat a youth.  In 1822 he settled on the farm which has since been his home . . . leaves a large family of children and grand-children.
Greensburg Standard, Feb. 9, 1871.


Buried:  Howard Cemetery, Decatur Co.,IN

Married: 1) ? ca. 1810 in Virginia & 2) ca. 1817 Catherine Harbert in Indiana

Occupation: farmer

Migration: 
ca. 1816 left Virginia and moved to Indiana
1818 living in Dearborn Co., IN
1822 moved to Decatur Co., IN where he stayed until his death

Records:
1800 not found on census, would have been about 12

1810 Shenandoah Co., VA - Southampton, one male 16-26 and one female 16-26, Thomas would have been 22.  This is probably the first wife

1820 Dearborn Co., IN - Laughery Twp. a Thomas Draper family:

• 1 male 26-44 Thomas age 32
• 3 males under 10 - Andrew age 5, Benjamin age 2, William age 8
• 1 female 16-25 Catherine age 30
• 1 female under 10 - unidentified
• 6 slaves

1825 - Dearborn Co., IN - Thomas Draper purchased E1/2, NE1/4, Sec. 25, T11N, R9E with James Hooten - land accessed by County Road 250 now

1829 - Dearborn Co., IN - Thomas Draper purchased W1/2, SE1/4, Sec. 25, T11N, R9E - land accessed by County Road 250 now and I-74 goes through it. 

1830 Decatur Co., IN, age about 40 living with Catherine and five children

1840 Decatur Co., IN - there are two Thomas Draper's listed on the census.  He is probably the head of this family:

• 1 male 50-60 Thomas age 52
• 1 male 15-20 Benjamin?  age 22
• 1 male 10-15 Oliver age 12
• 1 male under 5 Worthington age 5
• 1 female 30-40 Catherine? age 50
• 1 female 15-20 Louisa  age 15
• 2 females 5-10 Lucinda age 8, Nancy age 6
• 1 female under 5 Catherine age 2

1850 Decatur Co., IN - Washington Twp. age 61, real estate valued at $4000, living with son William who owned $600 of real estate

1860 Decatur Co., IN - Washington Twp. age 71 with wife Catherine and son William and a George Draper (probably Worthington).  Real estate was valued at $10,000 and personal estate $2000.

1870 Decatur Co., IN - Washington Twp. age 81 living with a George and other members of the family.  His real estate holdings are valued at $14,000 and personal estate at $2,000.

Probate:
J.A. Fyffe filed for Guardian Report on behalf of Joel, Grant & George Lathrop that he received $20.87 a piece from A.J. Draper who was probating Thomas Draper's estate.  Louisa died in 1867 so her portion of Thomas' estate was divided between her children.  This division indicates that she would have received about $230.  She was one of probably nine children, so Thomas Draper's entire distributed estate would have been in the neighborhood of $1840.

Children of Thomas & --?-- Draper:
William, b. ca. 1809, d. ca. 1871 - there is a tombstone in Howard Cemetery for a William Draper b. Dec. 23, 1806, d. Feb. 1, 1871.  William was living with Andrew in 1870 listed as being 57 which would make his birth 1812 in VA.  He is listed as being an idiot in the 1870 census.

Andrew Jackson b. 11/17/1814, d. 8/25/1884 md. Eve Montgomery 12/3/1835

• Thomas Harrison b. 1838, d. 1902 md. Margaret Davidson 1858
• Isaac A. b. 1861, d. 1938 md. Ida Brown 
• John G. b. 1865
• Arthur b. 1867
• Irvin M. b. 1870, d. 1892 never married
• Everett D. b. 1875, d. 1962
• Jennie, b. 1878
• J.R. 
• Hugh b. 1840, d. 1915 md. Margaret Patton 1861
• Lillie Ota b. 1865, d. 1935 md. Charles  Schuck 1892
• Mary E. b. 1868, d. 1942 md. Julian Strohm 1901
• H. Earl b. 1872,  md. Cora Mayhew, 1894
• William Eddo b. 1874, d. 1959 md. Mellie Olivia Strohm 1895
• Charles M. b. 1875 
• Frank M. b. 1878
• Louella b. 1883
• Rachel b. 1841, d. 1889 md. Ezra Lathrop Randel 1859 - son of Benjamin & Miranda (Lathrop) Randel, grandson of Erastus & Della (Ingalls) Lathrop, great grandson of Elkanah Lathrop
• Ellen M. b. 1861 md. (--?--) Aikman
• Luna Eve b. 1862, d. 1937 md. Abraham Stevens 1880
• Arminia H. / Minnie b. 1864, d. 1940 md. 1) Samuel Bare, 2) Horace Hill 1918
• Mattie M. md. John Simmons 1891
• Daisy M. Randel b. 1867, d. 1867
• Benjamin Draper b. 1871 md. Martha Ann Thompson 1895
• Martha Ann b. 6/10/1843, d. 7/31/1903 md. Joshua S. Christy
• George B. b. 1845
• Angeline b. 1846 md. --?-- Bush
• Louisa b. 1848 md. --?-- Creamer
• Rebekah J. b. 1849
• Lamberton b. 1851
• Elizabeth b. 5/22/1854, d. 4/26/1905 md. Samuel Eward

Daughter ? b. 1820-1830, married or died before 1840? - a possible daughter on the 1820 census, but not on any subsequent census with Thomas

Children of Thomas & Catherine (Harbert) Draper:
Benjamin b. 7/2/1818 d. 1/20/1912 md. Elizabeth Wheeling, 10/4/1841

• unnamed daughter 1/5/1843, d. 1/6/1843
• Thomas Harbert b. 2/6/1844
• Oliver H. 2/6/1846
• Mahlon B. b. 4/5/1848
• Maranda b. 11/3/1849, d. before 1888
• unnamed daughter b. 6/20/1851, d. 1852
• Harriet H. b. 9/11/1852, before 1888
• Clara M. b. 5/21/1854
• Mary L. b. 1/29/1856
• George W. b. 10/24/1857
• Benjamin Franklin b. 11/7/1859
• John William b. 9/10/1861
• Lennie Laura b. 11/16/1865

Frances Louisa

Oliver Harbert b. 3/15/1828, d. 10/15/1911, md. Phoebe Harbert 3/23/1848 his cousin 

• Sarah J. b. 2/18/1849, d. before 1888
• Mary E. b. 3/19/1851
• Winfield Scott b. 3/19/1853
• Thomas J. b. 3/24/1855 md. Luella Finney 12/31/1874
• Elizabeth b. 2/5/1857, d. before 1888
• Catherine b. 11/26/1858
• John H. b. 6/29/1861
• Nancy A. b. 5/7/1863
• Joseph M. b. 8/1/1865
• Effa O. b. 10/20/1869 twin
• Elzora b. 10/20/1869 twin
• Oscar G. b. 5/14/1872

Lucinda b. 1833, d. 2/26/1865 md. Preserve Sefton 11/2/1854

• Catherine Alice b. 10/10/1855, d. 5/16/1898 md. Richard Asberry Kinnick 10/28/1875
• Sarah S.  b. 9/7/1857, d. 10/8/1860
• Thomas twin b. 4/21/1860, d. 7/5/1932 md. 1) Margaret Isabell Kinnick 12/13/1883 & 2) Hattie Melissa Wright 10/17/1894 
• Clarissa twin b. 4/21/1860
• Rachel b. 1863 md. George Bower 12/13/1883

Nancy b. 3/1/1834, d. 9/5/1841 - probable daughter, she is buried in Howard Cemetery

Worthington/George Washington b. 1835, d. 1870 md. Rachel Sefton 1863

• Ida b. 1863, d. 1923 md. Daniel Webster Mercer 1904, no children
• Effie b. 1866, d. 1946 md. Frank Brown
• Thomas Ernest Brown b. 1887, d. 1958 md. 1) Sarah Moss 1910, 2) Ruth Schafer
• Thomas b. 1868, d. 1961 md. Clara Clark 1889
• Bessie Florence b. 1891, d. 1988 md. Hiram Barricklow 1914, no children

Catherine J. b. 1838

Revised 10/15/2026