Looking for information on my gggrandmother, Elizabeth KEMP(T) ROOP. b. 24 Jul 1816, OH m. 10 May 1836, OH? to Joseph ROOP d. 22 Dec 1891, Decatur, IN The couple were living in Adams Co by 1850, according to the census. After living in the area for forty years, there should be an obit or something on Elizabeth that might help me discover her parents. Would someone mind looking in the Decatur Library's Obit Index for Elizabeth Kemp(t) Roop? Elizabeth and Joseph had the following children: 1. Sarah Ann Roop (1836, Adams Co, IN-1897, DeWitt, AR) m. William N. SMITH, then John W. ANDREW, then Isaih FELLERS 2. Andrew Jackson Roop (1837, ?-1909, Kosciusko Co, IN) m. Ruth BOWEN 3. Rachel Roop (b. 1840, OH) m. John TEEPLE 4. Amos Roop (1841, OH-1865, AL) killed in action during Civil War 5. William Dickie Roop (1844, Wayne Co, OH-1916, Grant Co, IN) 6. John Wesley Roop (1847, St. Mary's Twp, Adams Co, IN-1854, Adams Co, IN) 7. George Washington Roop (1847, St. Mary's Twp, Adams Co, IN-1916, Decatur, IN) m. Sarah E. HOWER 8. Daniel Boone Roop (1849, Adams Co, IN-1928, Decatur, IN) m. Rebecca A. HOWER 9. Hannah Jane Roop (b. 1856, Adams Co, IN) m. William M. WINANS Thank you!! Margie R. Pearce URL: www.angelfire.com/la/ancestors