This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Raper, Roper, Manlove Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0VB.2ACI/5012.1 Message Board Post: It is unclear to me whether you have found the information you seek elsewhere. RAPER genealogists show a Solomon RAPER (b 24 Oct 1791 - High Point, Guilford, NC, d 18 Jan 1856 - Schuyler, IL) who married an Elizabeth MANLOVE (b 20 Aug 1794, d 9 Apr 1826) on 12 Oct 1811. Their eldest son is said to be Manlove Rufus RAPER (b 11 Aug 1812, d 10 Apr 1899). It is my understanding that this RAPER family moved to Illinois about 1844. But bear in mind that there was also a large ROPER family centered in Burke County at the time period you indicate and the name Solomon also appeared in the ROPER family. I mention this NOT to question the identity or correctness of the RAPER family's genealogical information about Solomon RAPER, but rather to indicate uncertainty as to whether the particular Burke County records you cite referred to Solomon RAPER or another contemporaneous Solomon ROPER. To this I will also add that I personally believe that ther exists some possibility that ALL of the RAPERs of this particular line might actually be members of the ROPER family who embraced an alternative spelling of the family name. But mine is NOT a mainstream view and is rather vigorously disputed by some RAPER genealogists. Spirited discussion threads onthis topic may be found on RAPER Message Boards. Take a look at these other resources for additional information about the family of Solomon RAPER: http://regan.org/genealogy/families/raper/i0004674.htm http://genealogy.binhost.com/jensen/raper/solomon.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilschuyl/BiosCassSchuyler/wmanlove.html For infomration about the RAPER Family generally, please see Betty Merle's excellent RAPER Family web site at: http://raperancestors.com/ * For information on the ROPERs of Burke County, NC, see the ROPER Family History website of Dr. L. David ROPER generally at http://www.roperld.com and specifically the pages relating to the history of the ROPER family in Burke County at: http://www.roperld.com/rncbc1g.htm http://www.roperld.com/rncbc2g.htm