This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Roop, Rupe Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4gC.2ACE/1371.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Penny, have you also checked the spelling RUPE? My theory is "Leave no surname spelling unturned"! I found Elizabeth in 1880 in the home of a married daughter, and my other theory is "Leave no co-lateral line unturned" as a way to get back to the info you need. Happy surname turning! Fran Bolton