The caption above was written by Dorothy Draper Gannett Hamlin. When she wrote “his nephew,” “his” was referring to her father, Gov. Eben Sumner Draper.
From Ancestry.com
Name: Arthur Joy DRAPER
Given Name: Arthur Joy
Surname: Draper
Sex: M
Birth: 1876 in Massachusetts
Death: April 26, 1932 in Lincoln County, North Carolina
Note:
1910 Census Charlotte Township, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
81-81
DRAPER,
Arthur J., Head, Age 34, M1X, 11 Yrs., MA./MA./MA., Cotton/Mill
Lilly, Wife, Age 32, M1X, 4 chi. born, 4 living, KY./KY./KY.
Lillie J., Daughter, Age 9, KY./MA./KY.
William F., Son, Age 4, GA./MA./KY.
Arthur J., Son, Age 2, N.C./MA./KY.
William S., Son, Age 1, N.C./MA./KY.
Madden, Nelley, Servant, Age 23, IRE./IRE./IRE.
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1920 Census Charlotte Township, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
1211 Elizabeth Ave.
190-201
DRAPER,
A.J., Head, Owns/Free, Age 44, MA./MA./VT., Cotton mill/Business
Lily V., Wife, Age 41, KY./KY./KY.
Lily J., Daughter, Age 19, Single, KY./MA./KY.
William, Son, Age 12, N.C./MA./KY.
A.J. Jr., Son, Age 5, N.C./MA./KY.
Cornelius, Harriet, Nurse, Age 36, Single, N.C./N.C./N.C.
Davis, Avery, Cook, Age 38, N.C./N.C./N.C.
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1930 Census Charlotte Township, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
416 Queens Road
688-747
DRAPER,
Arthur J., Head, Owns/$35,000., Age 54, M’d at 24, MA./MA./MA.
Lily V., Wife, Age 51, M’d at 21, KY./KY./KY.
William F., Son, Age 22, Single, N.C./MA./KY.
Arthur J. Jr., Son, Age 15, N.C./MA./KY.