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Frederick Peter “Fred” Drayer

Birth	:	27 May 1869 Manteno, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA
Death	:	2 Aug 1915 Spink County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Spink County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.8784800, -98.2965200
Plot	:	Block E, Lot 51
Description	:	FREDERICK P. DRAYER. Frederick P. Drayer, proprietor of a general mercantile store at Frankfort, is actuated in his business dealings by a spirit of strong determination, indefatigable industry and unfaltering enterprise. He has conducted the business since 1894. Six years prior to that time he arrived in South Dakota, having come from Manteno, Illinois, where he was born May 27, 1869, his parents being Peter and Mary (Zepp) Drayer. The family is of German descent. The father was a farmer of Manteno and in the year 1888 brought his family to South Dakota, settling near Doland, where he engaged in... Read More	FREDERICK P. DRAYER. Frederick P. Drayer, proprietor of a general mercantile store at Frankfort, is actuated in his business dealings by a spirit of strong determination, indefatigable industry and unfaltering enterprise. He has conducted the business since 1894. Six years prior to that time he arrived in South Dakota, having come from Manteno, Illinois, where he was born May 27, 1869, his parents being Peter and Mary (Zepp) Drayer. The family is of German descent. The father was a farmer of Manteno and in the year 1888 brought his family to South Dakota, settling near Doland, where he engaged in farming until his death, which occurred in 1900, when he was sixty-eight years of age. His wife survived him until 1904, and was then laid by his side in the cemetery in their old home town, Manteno, Illinois. It was in the schools of that place that Frederick P. Drayer acquired the greater part of his education, although he attended school to a limited extent after removing to Spink county, this state. Through vacation periods he assisted his father in the farm work, and in his later teens he secured employment in a store, where he acquainted himself with commercial methods. When twenty-one years of age he attended the Metropolitan Business College at Chicago, spending a year as a student in mastering branches of learning which would qualify him for life's practical and responsible duties in the business world. He then went to Doland, where he was employed as a clerk, and later he established a store at Turton, South Dakota, where he carried on business for nine months. He then removed his stock to Frankfort and has since been actively identified with the commercial interests of that place. He remained alone in business until 1911, when he admitted John D. Craig to a partnership. The stock of goods is a large one for a town the size of Frankfort, and is well selected. The business methods employed are those which commend the house to a liberal patronage, for Mr. Drayer is ever fair and honorable in his dealings. In November 1894, at Doland, South Dakota, Mr. Drayer was united in marriage to Miss Mamie Woodring, her parents being John and Marie (Runkle) Woodring, both of whom survive. The father was a pioneer agriculturist of this state. Mr. and Mrs. Drayer have two children, namely: Raymond, who is attending college at Brookings, South Dakota; and Phyllis, a high-school student. In his political Views Mr. Drayer is a republican, but without desire for office. He has taken the degrees of Masonry in the blue lodge and in the chapter and is loyal to the teachings of the craft. In Frankfort he has erected his store and residence and has thus contributed to the material improvement of the town. His life has ever been a busy one and his success is the direct reward of his labor. He ranks today among the representative merchants of Spink county. Source- History of Dakota Territory IV, by George W. Kingsbury, 1915

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Frederick Peter “Fred” Drayer death on 2 Aug 1915 in Spink County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 44.8784800
Longitude: -98.2965200

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Mayme R. Woodring Drayer

(1871 - 1950)

Siblings

William Theodore Drayer

(1859 - 1937)

Children

Raymond Chester Drayer

(1894 - 1977)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Frankfort Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.8784800, -98.2965200

2. Saint Ann Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.8821983, -98.3028030

3. Poor Farm Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.8836350, -98.3591071

4. Guttenberg Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.8205986, -98.2972031

5. Glendale Colony Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.7999900, -98.2856600

6. Irving Cemetery
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7. Clifton Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.0106010, -98.3197021

8. Spink Colony Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.7440800, -98.2923800

9. Crandon Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.7825012, -98.4436035

10. Ebenezer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.7602997, -98.1797028

11. Graceland Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.7481003, -98.3861008

12. Rose Hill Cemetery
Doland, Spink County, USA
Coordinate: 44.7484600, -98.1993600

13. Irving Cemetery
Spink County, USA
Coordinate: 44.7486000, -98.1986008

14. Doland Cemetery
Doland, Spink County, USA
Coordinate: 44.8993988, -98.0828018

15. Saint Bernard Cemetery
Redfield, Spink County, USA
Coordinate: 44.8857994, -98.5139008

16. Greenlawn Cemetery
Redfield, Spink County, USA
Coordinate: 44.8857994, -98.5164032

17. South Dakota Developmental Center Cemetery
Spink County, USA
Coordinate: 44.8880120, -98.5234880

18. Hillestad Cemetery
Spink County, USA
Coordinate: 44.6944008, -98.2596970

19. Tulare Cemetery
Tulare, Spink County, USA
Coordinate: 44.7486000, -98.4922028

20. Ashton Cemetery
Ashton, Spink County, USA
Coordinate: 44.9914017, -98.5224991

21. Emmanuel Mennonite Cemetery
Spink County, USA
Coordinate: 44.7041300, -98.1207900

22. Hillside Colony Cemetery
Hillside Colony, Spink County, USA
Coordinate: 44.7404700, -98.0486100

23. Saint Josephs Cemetery
Turton, Spink County, USA
Coordinate: 45.0479660, -98.0899500

24. Sunnyside Cemetery
Turton, Spink County, USA
Coordinate: 45.0472600, -98.0849800