Malinda Draper

Brief Life History of Malinda

When Malinda Draper was born on 26 April 1823, in Hutsonville, Crawford, Illinois, United States, her father, Chalkley Draper, was 45 and her mother, Rhoda Willard, was 39. She married Reverend Thomas C. Bailiff on 1 July 1841, in Hutsonville, Crawford, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Melrose Township, Clark, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Illinois, United States in 1870. She died on 25 July 1894, in Melrose, Clark, Illinois, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Clark, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Reverend Thomas C. Bailiff
1820–1891
Malinda Draper
1823–1894
Marriage: 1 July 1841
Clarrissa Bailiff
1841–
Fidelia Bailiff
1842–1886
William Harvery Bailiff
1844–1845
Rhoda Ann Bailiff
1846–1918
Nancy Jane Bailiff
1848–1914
Charles Jack Bailiff Sr.
1851–1928
Edwin Louis Bailiff
1853–
William Henry Bailiff
1855–1856
Rev Thomas Chalky Bailiff
1857–1938
Mary Effie Bailiff
1860–1943
Calista Bailiff
1863–1929
Oscar H Bailiff
1864–
Malinda Alma Bailiff
1868–1939

Sources (13)

  • Melinda Bailiff in household of Thomas Bailiff, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Illinois Marriages to 1850
  • Malinda Draper Bailiff, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1833

Historical Boundaries: 1833: Crawford, Illinois, United States

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a maker and seller of woolen cloth, from Anglo-Norman draper (Old French drapier, an agent derivative of drap ‘cloth’). The surname was introduced to Ulster in the 17th century. Draperstown in County Londonderry was named for the London Company of Drapers, which was allocated the land in the early 17th century.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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