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Family HistoryFamily History - Homer Ray Draper


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This family history features Homer Ray Draper and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. Homer Ray Draper,1 born 13 November 1941 (parents not determined);1 died 14 February 2011.1 Homer married, 1990 in LaGrange County, Indiana, Diana Lee Risch (née Knapp) 4 (born 15 June 1943 in Michigan, the daughter of Paul F. Knapp and Cora H. Miner2, 3). Homer is buried in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan.1

  1. Find a Grave (website). Oak Lawn Cemetery, Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan, Homer R. Draper, born: 13 November 1941; died: 14 February 2011 (from record, which includes a note: Married to Joy E. Draper, Son, Homar Tay Fox Draper).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Branch County, Coldwater, E.D. 12-16, Sheet No. 13, Vyrle [indexed as Cyrle] W. Knapp, 52, Michigan, carpenter, building contracting; wife Luella Knapp, 48, Indiana, sewing machine op[erator], garment factory; son Donald C. Knapp, 25, Indiana, riveter, sled factory; daughter Beverly L. Knapp, 14, Michigan; granddaughter Diana L. Knapp, 6, Michigan.
  3. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  4. Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012 (available at ancestry.com), Homer Ray Draper, born in 1941; father: Lloyd Draper; and Diana Lee Risch [Diana Lee Knapp], born in 1943; father: Paul Knapp; mother: Cora Knapp; married in 1990 in LaGrange County, Indiana.