Laurence Ashton Draper

1892 - 1964  (71 years)

• Name	Laurence Ashton Draper  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	25 Nov 1892	Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Military Draft Registration	1917	Christian County, Kentucky, USA   [5]
  	Draft Registration - WWI
  Military Service	18 Sep 1917  [3, 4, 6]
  	US Army - WWI; 18th Company, 5th Training Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade
  Census	1950	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Mabel
  Death	19 Jun 1964	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [1, 3, 4, 6]
  Burial	Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [3, 6]
  Person ID	I21082	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William Henry Draper,   b. 15 Jul 1860, Pulaski County, Virginia, USA d. 18 Jan 1936, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Myrtle Williams,   b. 20 Jan 1871, Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, USA d. 13 Mar 1959, Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, USA (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	26 Jan 1892	Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F8097	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mabel Claire Childs,   b. 6 Jul 1897, Tennessee, USA d. 17 Mar 1975, Petersburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	15 Jan 1920	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [1, 7]
  Children	1. Jeanne Draper  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8106	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Nov 1892 - Kentucky, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI - 1917 - Christian County, Kentucky, USA Marriage - 15 Jan 1920 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Mabel - 1950 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Death - 19 Jun 1964 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Burial - - Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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