"The Means Family of America" Genealogy Book. Editor: Elizabeth Cissel Foglesong. Published in 1972.

Celia Means, born 17 Jun 1817, Rockingham Co, NC; died in Nov 1886, Humboldt, NE. She married in 1837, Ira D Draper. Celia lived with her brother, Fountain Means, until her marriage and then moved with her husband to Jasper Co, IA. In 1866, they moved to Humboldt, NE where they remained until their deaths.

Their issue:
1) William F Draper, b 1839
2) Jasper E Draper, b 1841
Missing is Lewis C Draper b 1843 in Indiana
3) Ruth C Draper, b 1845; married S C Barlow
4) Celia, b 1847; married David Matton
5) Ira A Draper, b 1849
6) John C Draper b 1851; married Ann Warden
7) Martha J Draper, b 1853; married 1st, Watson Stem, married 2nd, Oliver Smith
8) Robert A Draper, b 1854; married Ellen Deweese
9) Charles E Draper, b 1857; married Josie Ryan
10) Thomas M Draper, b 1859; married Mary Schmelzed
11) Elmer E Draper, b 1861; d 1862
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The Lincoln Star (Lincoln, NE) Wed, 23 Jan 1929

Charles S Draper, 72, an employee of the Burlington for over 40 years and a resident of Lincoln for 26 years, died at 5:30 am Wednesday at his home, 325 S 27th St.

Burial in Calvary

Survived by wife, Johanna; daughter,Mrs Leo Hyland of Lincoln; 3 sons, F D of St Joseph, MO; Robert R of Lincoln and Ira D of Dawson, NE..
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The Lincoln Star (Lincoln, NE) Sunday, 30 Sept 1928

Charles S Draper began his service with the Bulington, December 1885, as a Telegraph Operator at Cambridge. He worked at various points on the western division as Station Agent under Superintendent A Campbell until 1903, when he came to the Lincoln Freight House.

In the freight house, Mr Draper held clerical positions under M Scott, local agent, until his retirement and then under his successors, until December 1926, when he was retired on account of disability. Mr Draper served 41 continuous years with the road.
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1900 United States Federal Census
Potsdam, Webster, Nebraska

Charles S Draper 43
Joanna Draper 39
Francis E Draper 11
Eleanor A Draper 6
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Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908
Charles S. Draper
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marriage Age: 29
Record Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1857
Birth Place: Iowa
Marriage Date: 8 Aug 1886
Marriage Place: Table Rock, Nebraska, USA
Marriage County Office: Pawnee
Father: Iva D Draper
Mother: Celia Draper
Spouse: Johanna Ryan