BIO:  John Drayer, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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Part II, Biographical Sketches, Manchester Township, Pg 132

JOHN DRAYER, retired merchant, is a son of Jacob and Catherine (Cockley) Drayer, 
who were parents of seven children, four now living:  Susanna, Henry, John and 
Mary; three deceased:  Jesse, Eliza and Elizabeth.  He was reared on the farm, 
and when old enough began learning the tailor’s trade in Frystown.  In 1844 he 
engaged in general merchandising, in connection with tailoring in Manchester.  He 
was appointed postmaster by President James K. Polk, and afterward received the 
appointment for the same office from James Buchanan and Andrew Johnson.  December 
24, 1843, he married Sarah Frey, daughter of Samuel and Annie (Kissinger) Frey, 
of Spring Garden Township.  To this union were born nine children:  Annie, David 
C., Charles P., Samuel M., Sallie A., Willie F., Flora J. and Ella M.  Mr. Drayer 
is a member of the I. O. O. F., and attends the Lutheran Church.  The family name 
was originally spelled Dreher.