Biographical Sketch of William Draper, Johnson County, Missouri
Jefferson Township
>From "The History of Johnson County, Missouri," 
Kansas City Historical Co. 1881

WILLIAM DRAPER,

P.O. Knobnoster, is among the thrifty citizens of the township.  He was
born in Christian county, Kentucky, January 29, 1830.  His father, John
Draper, was a native of Virginia, and belonged to the F.F.V.  He was a
soldier of 1812, and at one time held the office of government surveyor,
in Kentucky.  He came to Missouri in 1834, when William was only about
four years of age, and purchased the place settled by Mr. Shivers, but
subsequently owned by Maj. Neal.  He was a good and kind-hearted man,
who departed this life in the spring of 1861.  William's first teacher
was Mr. Hood, who taught in a log school house in the woods.  William
was one of three brothers.  Hon. Mosbey C. resides on his farm in this
township, and in 1876 was elected to the State Legislature by the
Democrats; Addison M. is a liberal and very popular trader, and now
lives in Windsor, Henry county.  William was married to Miss Editha
Dyer, January l4, 1858, daughter of Harvey Dyer, a prominent and
respectable citizen, and for a long time a resident of Warrensburg.  She
was born December 15, 1841.  Of this union ten children were born, seven
of whom live, viz: John, Thomas, Addison, Anna, Carl, Erlie and William
M.  At the breaking out of the civil troubles in 1861, Mr. Draper
entered the Confederate army, but only remained a short time, until he
was taken prisoner and kept in Alton, Illinois, by the Federals.  He was
released after a brief imprisonment, and remained the balance of the war
in Illinois.  He settled his beautiful place in 1859, on section 24,
township  45, range 24, where he owns 2165 acres of the very best
agricultural land, especially for cereals.  His mother-in-law, Mrs.
Harvey Dyer, is living in the family, quite feeble and well stricken in
years.  In politics, he was formerly a whig, but since the war has voted
with the democrats.  Socially, he is a kind and good neighbor, and has a
good and happy family around him.

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