Brief Life History of Thomas Jefferson
When Thomas Jefferson Draper was born on 12 March 1860, in Flynns Lick, Jackson, Tennessee, United States, his father, Thomas Jefferson Draper, was 35 and his mother, Anna Elizabeth Goodall, was 20. He married Mary Mack Johnson on 7 September 1882, in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Tennessee, United States in 1870 and Civil District 11, Jackson, Tennessee, United States for about 40 years. He died on 6 October 1939, in Gainesboro, Jackson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Gainesboro, Jackson, Tennessee, United States.
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Sources (14)
- Thomas J Draper, "United States Census, 1930"
- Thomas J Leuper, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Thomas Jefferson Draper, "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955"
Spouse and Children
1860–1939 Male
1866–1949 Female
Children (4)
1884–1973 Female
1887–1971 Male
1892–1939 Male
1902– Female
Parents and Siblings
1825–1862 Male
1839–1921 Female
Siblings (5)
1855–1892 Female
1857– Female
1858–1915 Male
1860–1939 Male
1862–1930 Female
World Events (8)
1862 · Battle of Shiloh
Age 2
1863
Age 3
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 21
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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