Amburs Evit Draper

Amburs Evit Draper headstone

Amburs and Sarah Ellen Draper family history by Stella Draper Lewis

This is a family history (I think partial) written by Stella Draper Lewis who is the the sister of my Great-great grandmother, Sarah Ellen Draper Curtis, who is called Sadie in this history. It also has accounts of her parents, Amburs and Sarah Ellen Harward Draper, and grandfather Ira Draper.

Family History

By: Stella Draper Lewis

I was born on 7, Oct. 1884, about 100 yards south of hte Harward bridge across the Sevier River on the Loss Creek side of the river, not more than 25 yards from the banks. My father and Grandfather Draper owned and run the first thrashing machine in Aurora, and had to quit work for my arrival. He told the men when he went back that he had to braid my hair which was well 3 inches long, a great difference to what it is in my old age, 67 years, as it is very thin and short, hardly enough to braid.

History of Ira Draper and his son Amburs Draper by Stella Draper Lewis

FAMILY HISTORY OF IRA DRAPER AND HIS SON, AMBURS EVIT DRAPER

By Stella Draper Lewis

My father, Amburs Evit Draper was the son and only child of Ira Draper and Mary Patience Van Leuven Draper. Little is known of their history prior to their coming to Utah, except that Ira was born in Lobury, Upper Township, Canada, 2 June 1828. His wife was born 27 Feb. 1832 at Lobrough, Canada.

On their way to Utah they stopped at Lyndon, Atchison County, Missouri where their son Amburs Evit was born, 25 Nov 1850. They came to Utah the next year. Ira's parents, Thomas Draper and Mary Mosier Draper settled at Springville, Utah County, Utah, where they both lived and died, and were buried at the Springville cemetery.

Ira and his wife Mary continued their journey with their baby, and with Mary's parents, along with others to San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California.