Elizabeth Amanda Melvina Draper

Brief Life History of Elizabeth Amanda Melvina

When Elizabeth Amanda Melvina Draper was born on 3 July 1848, in Council Point, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, her father, William Draper Jr, was 41 and her mother, Elizabeth Staker, was 42. She married Asa Downs Smith on 24 March 1866, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Lewiston, Cache, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 30 September 1906, in Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Lewiston City Cemetery, Lewiston, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Asa Downs Smith
1845–1924
Elizabeth Amanda Melvina Draper
1848–1906
Marriage: 24 March 1866
Asa Draper Smith Jr.
1867–1886
Roxie Ann Smith
1869–1946
Absalom Carlos Smith
1871–1955
Maria Jane Smith
1874–1951
Parley Franklin Smith
1877–1929
Willis Alvin Smith
1880–1953
Elva Melissa Smith
1883–1967
Dr. Guy Marvin Smith
1888–1953
Marcella Smith
1891–1892
Mozelle Smith
1891–1892

Sources (58)

  • Manda M. Smith in household of Asa D. Smith, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Amanda Melvina Draper - Individual or family possessions: birth: 3 July 1848; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
  • Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961

World Events (8)

1861

Historical Boundaries 1861: Nez Perce, Washington Territory, United States 1863: Nez Perce, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Nez Perce, Idaho, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

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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AMANDA ELIZABETH MELVINA DRAPER and ASA DOWNS SMITH

AMANDA ELIZABETH MELVINA DRAPER and ASA DOWNS SMITH Amanda Draper, was the last of the children of William and Elizabeth Staker Draper. She was born at Council Point, Iowa, July 3, 1847. Her paren …

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