The Troy herald., 1875-11-17
obituary ss Dauisi prap.r,

OBITUARY 81 Dauisi Draper.
Dsnisl Draper, late OF Louisiana,
No., Wae The sixth con Of Oaniel
Draper, Ssn., late of Auburn, Lincoln
eosnty, Mo-, Md WsV born Nov, .mber
2ist, 1916, In Smith county, Tenn,
among tho bills Of the CumbcriSnd, .
country long noted fof its bsaut tiful
In the fall Of 1915 just after the close
Of the war OF 1912; the family. com.
pricing father, mother, elk cons and
two daughters, took their departure
for Missouri, thor almost . total vii.
dernsss; but like oil new and distant
countries, 90 Eden to the imsgina.
tion. After delightful NOV srs' trip
In wagons, they arrived saGely and In
good health at 81. Louis about the
last Of November. Here they crossed
the great Mississippi 10 Q keel boat
without deck, Oridgsd over for the
wagons By planks Laid across the
gun ales, and propelled by oars.
They finally settled upon . farm In
Lincoln county, which subsequently
became The site OF The village Of Au.
buru.
A. the youngest child, Daniel was
naturally the pet Of the family, and
grew up TO manhood . robust boy,
manly and energetic. A strong like.
ness 10 HE father, In both person and
character, was apparent to oil who
knew them both.
Though he had not Immediately oil
the roughest experiences Of his older
brothers In opening up to cultivation
and civilization . wild and unsettled
with oil its hsrdships and
drawback, he shared In later years
all their labors, privations aud din.
culties Of obtaining such On Vduca.
tlou % they desired.
Daniels life, from infancy 10 man.
hood, was speut with his parents at
Auburn, which was 6rst made .
named perhsps by some
scho0linaster who had fond recollec.
tions OF another village OF that name.
Daniel Draper, Sem, was its dret
aud bis 06ice and resi-.
dencc became the nucleus OF the vii.
lsge afterwards built. II not dead,
like iis first pr0priotors, II has oil the
signs Of decay, from which, for the
sake Of early and hallowed associa.
tions, NO hope It may arise, ph0uix
like, to greater prosperity.
Soon after Daniel arrived at the
age Of manhood hc came to Louisiana
and spent Q year or two with HE sl.
der brother Edwin, % . clerk In his
Dtore, In which capacity he earned the
Of oil who dealt With him
% . truthful and honest man, who
sver scorned deception, fraud and
u iickery Of oil kinds. This character
hs maintained to tue day Of HE death.
After remaining In k0uisiaua year
Or two, he returned to Auburn aud
assisted his father ii the management
Of The farm until about the year 1888.
when Edwin purchased the interess
u Mr.. Ph'neas Block In HE store, and,
rendered him Q partnership. This ho
accepted, and returned to Louisiana.
N here he has continued 10 reside
until bis recent death.
On the 10th Of April, 1910, no was
to julia A., the daughter Of
the lstc Gen. Jonathan ltiggs, Of
Lincoln county, one of the hOnored
pioneers Of Missouri. who had dis.
linguished himself III the military
service Of tho country In the Indian
war Of 1925.
Though frm and true to HE con.
viciioMs in politics, he was 90 uni.
|0rR,ly charitable and kind, even In the
midst Of civil and political contests
% 10 retain on terms VI intimate
friendship his most determined polit.
|cxl antagonists.
In religion he was . Methodist,
having been . member Of that church
Bince 1892.
lie was not reckoned among the
grest men Of the place. and cared not
for worldly homors, but II Louisiana
were going to raise monument to
lhe man v no had done moat for tho
good Of her people, OF oil
classes. that man would DO Daniel
Draper. They will enjoy the benefit
OF his lsbors whether sensible Of Il or
not. He leaves reputation uusullied
by0 single act Of mesnnsss or die.
honor, aud memory dear to oil who
knew him. He died on the 18th Of
October, 1875, aged 50 years, lacking
50 days. His RENAME were do posted
In the city cemetery on the 18th OF
the same month.-Lowisiana Press.
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