Husband: William Draper------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Birth: 1842
Military: 19 Aug 1862 Sullivan, Madison County, NY
Death: 31 Mar 1909 Ohio
Father: Ari Draper (b 4 Jun 1815)
Mother: Cynthia Bender (b 1822)
Other spouse: Carrie A Safford (m 19 Jun 1891)
Wife: Nettie Kellogg
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Death: 11 Mar 1886 Oconto, Custer County, Nebraska
Children:
1 F Cora Draper
Birth: 29 May 1869
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2 M Elmer Draper
Birth: 31 Oct 1874
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3 M Willis D Draper
Birth: 7 Aug 1876
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4 F Mabel Draper
Birth: 20 Jan 1878
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5 F Myrtle Draper
Birth: 20 Jan 1878
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6 M Freddie Draper
Birth: 15 Jun 1883
NOTES: William Draper
Military: Enlisted at age 20 as a Private
Promoted to Full Corpl on 01 April 1865
Served New York Enlisted I Co. 157th Inf Reg. NY
Soldiers certificate number- 100387
Mustered Out at Charleston, SC on 10 July 1865
Pension of $4.00 per month paid to him on a quarterly basis from July 11, 1865.
Pension was approved Sep 30, 1869 and back dated. Last payment of $12 quarterly
pension made Mar 4, 1909 just before he died.
General: William Draper listed as serving with the 157th NYSV Company I, during the Civil War. Age 20 in 1862
as a Private. He was wounded in action July 1, 1863 in the battle at Gettysburg. The pension report states: "Capt. Briggs certifies that Draper while engaged in battle received a gunshot wound through the right shoulder fracturing the bone. and before leaving the field received another gunshot wound through the right thigh by reason of which he was totally discharged."