When Exum Draper was born in 1804, in Perquimans, North Carolina, United States, his father, Chalkley Draper, was 27 and his mother, Rhoda Willard, was 20. He died in 1847, at the age of 43.
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Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
The Walton War was a border dispute between Georgia and North Carolina, when Georgia established Walton County. The main piece of land being fought over was called the Orphan Strip and was located between North Carolina and Georgia. It started in 1804 and became part of the War of 1812 and lasted until 1818.
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
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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