Brief Life History of John
When John Draayer was born on 29 October 1878, in Heerde, Gelderland, Netherlands, his father, Jan Draayer, was 25 and his mother, Maria Fuit, was 24. He married Martina Maria Schipper on 14 February 1902, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Clinton, Davis, Utah, United States for about 20 years and Clinton Election Precinct, Davis, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 3 May 1945, in Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- John Draayer, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- John Draayer, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1941"
- John Draayer, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1879
Historical Boundaries: 1879: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
Dutch: variant, mostly archaic or Americanized, of Draijer, an occupational name for a wood or bone turner, Middle Dutch drayere, an agent derivative of draaien ‘to turn’.
Probably an altered form of South German Dreher .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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John Draayer officiated at the baptism of my grandfather Leendert Berghout
My grandfather was baptized in 1899 in Pernis, South Holland, Netherlands. Listed on his certificate is J Draayer. I believe he officiated at Leendert's baptism. Leendert came to Ogden and had a large …
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