I know nothing of the Ropers you are mentioning nor the Phillips, but it is possible that the Eliza Jane here was the SISTER of Larkins deceased mother. In our wills, when our children were small, we named my husband's sister to care for our children, if my parents were unable to do so. Billie Jones ----- Original Message ----- From: "David L. Roper" <macroper@ipa.net> To: <GAFORSYT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 10:22 AM Subject: Re: [GAFORSYT] William Phillips? > >William M. Phillips, born 1829, and married to Elizabeth Jane Edwards lived in > >Forsyth County. He and his wife reared 6 children. He died 1915. I don't > >know > >much about this gg grandfather, or whether he might be the one you are asking > >about. > > > >Patsy Cox > > Yes, he's the one, Patsy. Here is the 1880 listing: > > William Philipps, age 50, farmer > Eliza Jane Philipps, age 44, wife, keeping house > Mary J. Philippis, age 22, daughter, at home > Larkin Roper, age 14, hired, laboring on farm > > Reason for my query: Larkin and his siblings had many Roper relatives > living in the area and it is strange to me that all of them ended up living > as hired hands in unrelated households after their mother died (their > father had died several years earlier). So I've just been trying to find > out a bit about the households in which they lived. Any insight at all > would be appreciated. Thanks. David R > > > David L. Roper > 1112 Judson Ave. > Judsonia AR 72081 > (501) 729-4414 > > ______________________________