Biography of Olivia Alexander Draper, St Francis County, AR

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Submitted by: Paul V Isbell
        Date: 19 Nov 2008
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Mrs. W. W. Draper, Sr., has reached a prominent position among the outstanding
church women of the State of Arkansas. Mrs. Draper, the former Olivia Alexander,
daughter of V. O. and Sally (Buck) Alexander, of Pine Bluff, moved to Forrest
City in July 1918 from Memphis. A graduate of Pine Bluff High School, she
finished her formal education at the Texas Presbyterian Church, Milford, Texas,
in 1908. On June 24, 1914, she married W. W. Draper, Sr., widely known St.
Francis County farmer and now owner of the W. W. Draper Seed Co. A member of the
Presbyterian Church, U. S., and has served on many boards of the church, and
local civic organizations, including the Delphian Club.


SOURCE:
HISTORY of ST. FRANCIS COUNTY, ARKANSAS, 1954 - Robert W. Chowning

Copyright, with Permission: Weston McCollum Lewey, Publisher
-Times Herald Publishing-Forrest City, Arkansas