Robert
Merle
(Merle)
Draper
Born in Dawson, Richardson, Nebraska, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Robert Reece Draper
and Ellen (Deweese) Draper
Brother of
Mabelle Estella (Draper) Hummel, Harry Waldo Draper, Carl Wayne Draper, Frederick Rex Draper, Frank Draper and Helen Draper
Husband of
Mary Elizabeth (Drake) Draper
— married
25 Oct 1939 (to 1980) in Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 93
in Dawson, Richardson, Nebraska, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Aug 2021
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Biography
Birth 28 AUG 1886 Dawson,Richardson,Nebraska
Marriage 25 October 1939 to Mary E Drake[3], in Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas, United States
Death 28 MAR 1980 Dawson, Nebraska
Burial Heim Cemetery
Quoting from the Draper family history[4]
- "Merle went in 1909 or 1910 to run the farm of Lena Deweese. Moved to Humbolt (Nebraska) in January of 1969" Robert Merle Draper and his wife Mary E. (Drake) Draper are buried in Heim Cemetery, Dawson, Nebraska
Sources
- ↑ Family Search https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHZD-S1G
- ↑ Draper Family History by Mabelle Estella Draper Hummel
- ↑ Family Search https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHZD-326
- ↑ Draper Family History by Mabelle Estella Draper Hummel
- The Gravestone Photo is an original on location shot in Heim Cemetery by David E. Draper, on July 15, 2021 2:32pm Permission granted to use this photo for family history purposes.
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DNA Connections
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- Vernon Draper
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R1b1a2a1a2a, FTDNA kit #342445 - Daniel Draper :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #943504
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~12.50%
David Draper :
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