Born in Miami, Indiana, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James William Knight
and Rebecca Caroline (Waisner) Knight
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
James Benson Draper
— married
4 Nov 1880 in Miami County, Indiana, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Furr Price Draper and Warren William Draper
Died
at age 82
in Miami, Indiana, United States [uncertain]
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Biography
When Mary Rozzella Knight was born on 4 April 1862, in Miami, Indiana, United States, her father, James William Knight, was 26 and her mother, Rebecca Caroline Waisner, was 21.[1]
She married James Benson Draper on 4 November 1880, in Miami, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Montrose, Effingham, Illinois, United States in 1900 and Jackson Township, Miami, Indiana, United States in 1910.
She died on 24 September 1944, at the age of 82, and was buried in Park Lawn Cemetery, Amboy, Jackson Township, Miami, Indiana, United States.
Mary Rozzella Knight Draper
BIRTH 4 Apr 1862 in Miami, Indiana, United States
MARRIAGE November 4, 1880 to James Benson Draper (1859-1923) in Miami, Indiana, United States[2]
CHILDREN
- Tressie May Draper Redman 1881–1965
- Furr Price Draper 1883–1950
- Mayme Draper Cox 1888–1986
- Warren W Draper 1891–1974
DEATH 25 Sep 1944 (aged 82) Indiana, USA
BURIAL Park Lawn Cemetery Amboy, Miami County, Indiana, United States
CENSUS
- 1870 Mary R Knight, United States Census, 1870[3]
Sources
- ↑ Family Search database with images citing profileID L7XN-ZJB located here: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/about/L7XN-ZJB
- ↑ 1880 James Draper, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007", "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV99-2NDR : 3 August 2022), James Draper and Mary R Knight, 01 Nov 1880; citing Miami, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 007578389.
- ↑ United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX6S-TPR : Mon Aug 21 23:38:28 UTC 2023), Entry for James Knight and Rebecca C Knight, 1870. accessed by Dave Draper 9/5/2023
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63034963/mary-rozzella-draper: accessed 05 September 2023), memorial page for Mary Rozzella Knight Draper (4 Apr 1862–25 Sep 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 63034963, citing Park Lawn Cemetery, Amboy, Miami County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Cheryl Ayres (contributor 46935923).
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