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Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
Genealogy of the Lindell, Herndon, Bonnell, and Fairbanks families.

Robert Wilkins Draper[1]

Male 1820 - 1894  (73 years)


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  • Name Robert Wilkins Draper  [2]
    Birth 27 Apr 1820  Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male
    Occupation Engineer and Farmer  [2] 
    Census 18 Jun 1860  Alexandria, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 30 Sep 1870  Beat No. 5 (Paris), Lamar County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 26 Jun 1880  Precinct No. 5, Lamar County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Death 8 Jan 1894  Chicota, Lamar County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Burial Aft 8 Jan 1894  Littlejohn Cemetery, near Chicota, Lamar County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I2102  Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2018

    Father Joshua Draper,   b. 11 Jun 1784, _______, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Aug 1857, Alexandria, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Mother Nancy Wilkins,   b. 17 Mar 1784, near Spartanburg, Union County, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 1847, Alexandria, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    Marriage 8 Feb 1803  near Spartanburg, Union County, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F1517  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Susan Elliott Littlejohn,   b. 26 May 1826, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Nov 1867, Chicota, Lamar County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)
    Marriage 21 Jan 1844  Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Sarah Elizabeth Draper,   b. 6 Nov 1845, _______, _______, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1909, Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     2. Millie Teriza Draper,   b. 26 Nov 1847, _______, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Nov 1847, _______, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     3. Thomas Milton Draper,   b. 20 Sep 1849, _______, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 1930, _______, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     4. John Richard Draper,   b. 30 Jan 1852, _______, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1907, Oxford, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
     5. Nancy Jane Draper,   b. 3 Sep 1854, _______, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Nov 1894, Chicota, Lamar County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
     6. Mary Emma Draper,   b. 8 Jan 1857, _______, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1937, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     7. Wiliam Joshua Draper,   b. 12 Oct 1858, _______, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Dec 1862, _______, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 4 years)
     8. Robert Pinkney Draper,   b. 4 Mar 1861, Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jun 1945, Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     9. Daniel Napoleon Draper,   b. 21 Oct 1865, _______, Desha County, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Apr 1870, Chicota, Lamar County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 4 years)
    Family ID F1506  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2012

    Family 2 Carrie Williams,   b. 12 Feb 1843   d. 29 Aug 1888 (Age 45 years)
    Marriage 21 Aug 1884  Oxford, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F1516  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 1999

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 27 Apr 1820 - Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 21 Jan 1844 - Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 18 Jun 1860 - Alexandria, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 30 Sep 1870 - Beat No. 5 (Paris), Lamar County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 21 Aug 1884 - Oxford, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Jan 1894 - Chicota, Lamar County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Aft 8 Jan 1894 - Littlejohn Cemetery, near Chicota, Lamar County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • Robert Wilkins Draper moved to Alabama in 1845 shortly after his marriage to Susan Elliott Littlejohn. After the birth of all of his children save Sarah Elizabeth (his eldest) and Daniel Napoleon (his youngest), the family moved to Texes, on 18 Sep 1865. [2, 4]

  • Reference  Herndon, William Robert. "Robert Wilkins Draper", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I2102&sitever=mobile&tree=LindellHerndon. [Accessed: 09-Jun-2026].

  • Sources 
    1. [S315] [Herndon-2025] Herndon, William Robert, Lindell-Herndon Genealogy, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: By the author, 2025.

    2. [S113] [Anderson-1964] Anderson, Ethel Nichols et al., Draper Families in America, Nashville, Tennessee: The Parthenon Press, 1964.

    3. [S259] [Chicota-2002] Herndon, William Robert (photographer), Littlejohn Cemetery - Survey, San Francisco, California: By the photographer, 2002.

    4. [S342] [US-1860-1e1] "Ranges 5,6, & 7 (Alexandria), Calhoun County, Alabama," Eighth Census of the United States, 1860,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication M653, roll 4, sheet 626, page 42.

    5. [S698] [US-1870-1y] "Beat No. 5 (Paris), Lamar County, Texas," Ninth Census of the United States, 1870,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication M593, roll 1594, sheet 384B, page 44.

    6. [S516] [US-1880-1u] "Precinct No. 5, Lamar County, Texas," Tenth Census of the United States, 1880,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T9, roll 1314, E.D. 79, sheet 182B, page 42.


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