Brandon, I couldn't find a John Thompson Roper. However, I did find the following in the 1850 Census of Lowndes County: Joseph F. Roper 42 ME Clergyman NC Louisa P. " 38 TN William R. " 15 AL Rachael E. " 12 AL Joseph F. " 1 AL Are you sure about the name? This seems like too much of a coincidence. This Roper would have been born in NC in 1807/1808 and from the ages of these children, he was in AL by the mid-1830s. Jim Nix Birmingham, AL Brandon Wallace wrote: >> Hi, > I am looking for information on a John Thompson Roper, a Methodist > Minister who died and was buried in Chilton County. He was born in > Mecklenburg Co, North Carolina in 1810, and moved to AL in around the > 1830s or 40s. If you have any information on this person or a Caroline > Roper, who was born in the 1840s , I would be much obliged if you would > share this information. > Sincerely, > Brandon Wallace