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Show HISTORY OF SANPETE COUNTY. 412 the church persecutions in Missouri and Illinois, losing a great deal of property. When they were driven from Xauvoo their property was burned for the third time. In '19 they came to Utah, crossing the plains in Capt. 'George A. Smith's company, and located at Draper, named after father, who was bishop and the leading man. Moses was married in Salt Lake City October 1, 1855, to Rachel M. Hefner, President Brigham Young officiating. In April, 1865, they came to Moroni, where he now has a farm of 130 acres. He performed a mission of six months in the Elk Mountain country in '55 and took part in the Walker and Black Hawk Indian wars. His eleven children are: Moses H., Julia A., William J., Margaret A., Ada, Anna, Lauraett, Celestia, Ervin, Erwin and Mel vim DRAPEK, PARLEY P., farmer, son of William and was born in Pike county, Illinois, March 30, 1813. The family joined the Mormon church and passed through the persecutions in Missouri and Illinois, father being a bishop in Iowa. In '19 they came to Utah, crossing the plains in an ox-train under Capt. George A. Smith, and soon located in Draper, the town being named for father Draper, who was bishop eighteen years. They resided for a time in Spanish Fork and in '61 came to Moroni, where father was an enterprising and leading citizen. He died at Freedom. Parley P. grew up here to farming and stockraising. In '66 he went back to the Missouri river after emigrants in Capt. Abner Lowry's company. He was in active service throughout the Black Hawk war, being in the Salina Canyon engagement, where he and George Jackson were cut off from the company and almost captured. The Indians fired fifty shots Betsey, at them. He held the rank of Second Lieutenant. He served as City Marshal two years; was in the City Council two years and is at present engaged in farming, having twenty acres of land. Was married in Draper to Margaret Simmonson, a native of Denmark. They have eleven living children: Parley J., Hetty, Frank, Free- man, Homer, Orson, Vina, Ray, Amanda, Archie and Marv. |
