Orson Pratt Brown - Life, Times, Family

Almon Draper is the only child of William Draper Jr. and Martha Raymer Weaver Draper. When Almon was around two years old his mother died in 1848 at Council Bluffs, Iowa.

His mother's death left him as a baby, and her 7 year old daughter Carrie, in the care of Mary Ann Manhardt and Marial Thompson Cosby Draper, William Draper Sr.'s next and third wife whom he married on May 6, 1848 at Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska. Marial had only one child, Nephi Draper born on March 23, 1849.

When Almon was around seventeen years old he left home with his brother William Lathrop Draper, eight years older than Almon, and his uncle Zemira Draper (son of William Draper Sr. and Lydia Lathrop), to help settle Dixie at Rockville, in Washington County, Utah. There he met his wife, Amy Hansen, whose parents were Marilla Terry (Canada) and Nils Nelson Hansen (Norway). Amy was born on September 14, 1852 in Glenwood Mill, Iowa and died on April 23, 1889 at Springdale, Washington County, Utah.

Erastus Almon "Allen" Draper

Born: 11 Apr 1886 at Springdale, Washington, Utah

Married: Linnie Adell Seguine on May 18, 1910

Died: 12 Jan 1974 at Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California

Elzina Jane Draper

Born: 29 Dec 1867 at Rockville, Kane County, Utah

Married: Thornton Hepworth on January 30, 1884

Died: 19 Sep 1898 at Springville, Kane, Utah

Marilla Sophronia Draper

Born: 27 Nov 1872 at Rockville, Kane, Utah

Married: William Ulrich Ruesch Sr. on 28 Nov 1888

Died: 10 Oct 1949 at Hurricane, Washington, Utah

Martha Ambrosia Draper

Born: 5 May 1875 at Rockville, Kane, Utah

Married: (1)Edward Taylor
on 11 Jun 1898 (D); (2) George Henry McFarland on 30 Apr 1934

Died: 6 Oct 1938 at Hinckley, Millard, Utah

Anastasia Draper

Born: 6 Apr 1878 at Rockville, Washington, Utah

Child

Died: 22 Jan 1883 at Rockville, Washington, Utah

Sarah Cecelia Draper

Born: 6 Jul 1879 at Rockville, Kane, Utah

Married: Squire Edmond Hepworth on 18 Mar 1887

Died: 2 Feb 1892 at Pipe Springs, Mohave, Arizona

Nellie Hansen Draper

Born: 1 Mar 1881 at Springdale, Washington, Utah

Married: William Wallace Flanigan on 15 Mar 1898

Died: 14 Nov 1957 at Cedar City, Iron, Utah

Cornelia Draper

Born: 16 May 1883 at Springdale, Washington, Utah

Child

Died: Nov 1886 at Springdale, Kane, Utah

Alvira Draper

Born: 22 Apr 1889 at Springdale, Washington, Utah

Infant

Died: November 1889 at Springdale, Washington, Utah

Amy Hansen died soon after her ninth child, Alvira Draper, in April of 1889. This was a hard blow to Almon. Several of the children were young. Almon soon married Phoebe Jane Barton on June 14, 1889. Phoebe is the daughter of Joseph Penn Barton and Lucy Ann Butler. Almon and Phoebe had ten more children.

Nellie Hansen Draper Flanigan's husband, William Wallace Flanigan
on Flanigan's Arch in Dixie National Forest near Cedar City, Utah
Right Click mouse on image - then click on view image - to see enlarged photo

Children of Almon Draper and Phoebe Jane Barton Draper

William Penn Draper

Born: 1891 at Springdale, Washington, Utah

Infant

Died: 1891 at Springdale, Washington, Utah

Joseph Butler Draper

Born: 16 Apr 1892 at Paragonah, Iron, Utah

Infant

Died: April 26, 1892 buried at Parowan City Cemetery, Iron, Utah

Lucy Belle Draper

Born: 6 January 1894 or 5 at Duncan, Washington, Utah

Married: (1) Fergus Charles McCardell (1891-1962) on 2 February 1909; (2) James Yeaman

Died: December 10, 1942 in California

Jesse Roscoe Draper

Born: 6 April 1896 at Duncan, Washington, Utah

Married: Dora Richards on January 5, 1916 or 1917

Died: April 8, 1947 at Midway, Wasatch, Utah

Earnest Draper

Born: 29 Sep 1898 at Kanosh, Washington, Utah

Married:

Died: 1935 at Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho

Artemisia G. Draper

Born: 1900 at Freedom, Washington, Utah

Married:

Died:

Hyrum Draper

Born: 31 Jan 1902 Provo, Utah, Utah

Married:

Died:

Gilbert Draper

Born: 1902 Freedom, Sanpete, Utah

Married:

Died: buried at Freedom, Sanpete, Utah

Draper

Born:

Married: Infant

Died:

Five months later Almon took a plural wife, a girl from Patagona, Iron County, Utah, Maria Louisa Durfee, on November 13, 1889 at St. George, Utah. Maria is the daughter of Abraham Augustus Durfee and Polly Vilate Lemmons Durfee. Maria and Almon has three children, Miles, Polly Vilate, Elsia Maria, none lived beyond four years.

As far as is known, among the thousands of Draper men, Almon and his brother William Lathrop Draper, were the only sons of William who entered into polygamous marriages.

Up to this time Almon seemed to be settled and content. They lived near the entrance to Zion's Canyon. After Amy's death Almon was seized with a wanderlust. He went to Arizona in 1890 and thereafter he moved twelve times, until he died at Hinckley, Utah on December 31, 1919. The funeral was on January 1, 1920 at Leamington, Millard, Utah.

All the moving must have been hard for the wives and children. In spite of this most of Almon's children and their descendants, are occupying responsible positions in the world and all of them are honorable citizens.

Sources:

PAF - Archer files = Orson Pratt Brown + (5) Angela Gabaldon > Bertha Brown + Everardo Navas Molina > Ana Lucia + Michael Leo Murphy < Ila May Draper + Glenn Eugene Murphy < Erastus Almon Draper + Linnie Adell, Seguine < Almon Draper + Amy Hansen.

"The Mormon Drapers" by Delbert M. Draper, 1958, Page 133-134.

http://genmayle.com/gen/getperson.php?personID=I616&tree=Test&PHPSESSID=
4a566f555bc9ea5dc7d4c1c7e515a497

Murphy Book of Remembrance.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcarlet/draperfamilypics.htm (May not be part of this family)

Additions, bold, [bracketed], some photos, etc., added by Lucy Brown Archer

Almon Draper

Children of Almon Draper and Amy Hansen Draper

Erastus Almon "Allen" Draper

Elzina Jane Draper

Marilla Sophronia Draper

Martha Ambrosia Draper

Anastasia Draper

Sarah Cecelia Draper

Nellie Hansen Draper

Cornelia Draper

Alvira Draper

Children of Almon Draper and Phoebe Jane Barton Draper

William Penn Draper

Joseph Butler Draper

Lucy Belle Draper

Jesse Roscoe Draper

Earnest Draper

Artemisia G. Draper

Hyrum Draper

Gilbert Draper

Draper

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ORSON PRATT BROWN'S 35 CHILDREN

ORSON'S SIBLINGS from MOTHER PHEBE

ORSON'S 28 SIBLINGS from JAMES BROWN

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