Sarah Draper

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Draper was born on 4 January 1792, in Berkeley, South Carolina, United States, her father, Thomas Draper III, was 23 and her mother, Sarah "Salley" Lyle, was 25. She married Obediah Evans on 4 November 1820, in Civil District 3, Jackson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States in 1850 and Putnam, Tennessee, United States in 1860. She died in 1867, in Jackson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Jackson, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Obediah Evans
1825–1894
Sarah Draper
1792–1867
Marriage: 4 November 1820
Aletha Evans
1823–1900
Elizabeth Evans
1837–1886
Edward Draper Evans
1824–1902
John A Evans
1824–1896
Jane Evans
1826–1900
Thomas Jefferson Evans
1829–1863
Sidney Smith Evans
1832–1877
Harriett Evans
1837–1910

Sources (5)

  • Unknown, "United States, Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 "
  • Legacy NFS Source: Sally Draper - birth: 4 January 1792; Berkeley, South Carolina, United States
  • Salley Draper Evans, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1796 · Tennessee Becomes a State

On June 1, 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

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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