I am a Roper from MD...however, my ancesters were from MA area. My immediate GGGrandfater is George Stevens Roper (1/28/1832 - 1/30/1897 M Louise Bonaparte George )7/28/1829 - 12/18/1856). Who's out there and/or interested? Alisa

Is anyone related to Singleton Roper? I am and would love to exchange info Lydia Hays http://www.texfiles.com/photorestoraton/index.htm

I just discovered that the surname I was searching (ROPER) is really ROSSER. The double s (ss) is written in the old style on many records and appears to be (pe). Some of you who can't find any Roper info might want to re-check your records and make sure you have the right surname. I will be unsubscribing from this list and subscribing to the ROSSER list. <g> Thanks to fall for your help. Lewis

I would check the notes section in a book called, "Slaves in the Family" by Edward Ball. Comingtee was a Ball family plantation and there are Roper names referenced in the book. Page 366 -- mentions the slaves who took the Roper name after being freed. The author interviewed a descendant, Sarah Roper England. Mrs. England said "our people came from Pawley's plantation and from Buck Hall." A planter named J.W. Roper owned Pawley's plantation but at some point it was purchased by a member of the Ball family. (My Roper family lived in the South Carolina "up country" but I have a copy of this book -- it is extraordinary.) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0345431057/qid=1116191132/ sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/103-2064768-9670213?v=glance&s=books&n=507846 Surnames: Banister/Bannister, Fletcher, White, Baldwin, Roper, Adams, Hester, Lawson My Roper line is from Pickens County, South Carolina to Pickens County, Georgia: Aaron Roper (4th Great-Grandfather), Tyre Lewis Roper (3rd Great-Grandfather), Elijah R. Roper (2nd Great-Grandfather), Ida Susan Roper (Great-Grandmother) Rebecca Bannister [email protected] (Main Email) [email protected] (Geneology Email) [email protected] (Cherokee County Historical Society Newsletter) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 3:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ROPER] ROPER SLAVES IN SC This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ROPER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kgDBAEB/757 Message Board Post: ISO information on VIOLET and MANZA (Amanda?) ROPER whose names appear on a list of freedpersons from Comingtee Plantation in St. Johns Berkley, SC dated 1 March 1866.

Folks, this is a reminder that any post to a list that starts with the phrase "This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list." has been "gatewayed" from the surname Board to the surname List. Simply, this means that the original post was sent, in this case, to the ROPER Board and, because the "gateway" between the Board and List has been opened, was also automatically re-sent to the ROPER List. BUT, this means that unless the the original Board poster is also a member of the List, any replies to a gatewayed post sent to the List will NOT be seen by the Board poster. If you wish to reply to a gatewayed post in such a way that your reply will be seen by the Board poster, you must do so by clicking on the "Message Board URL:" link. Of course, it would also be appreciated if you copied your reply to the List as well. Thanks. Peter ROPER List Admin. Rebecca Bannister wrote: >I would check the notes section in a book called, "Slaves in the Family" >by Edward Ball. Comingtee was a Ball family plantation and there are >Roper names referenced in the book. Page 366 -- mentions the slaves who >took the Roper name after being freed. The author interviewed a >descendant, Sarah Roper England. Mrs. England said "our people came >from Pawley's plantation and from Buck Hall." A planter named J.W. >Roper owned Pawley's plantation but at some point it was purchased by a >member of the Ball family. > >(My Roper family lived in the South Carolina "up country" but I have a >copy of this book -- it is extraordinary.) > >http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0345431057/qid=1116191132/ >sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/103-2064768-9670213?v=glance&s=books&n=507846 > >Surnames: Banister/Bannister, Fletcher, White, Baldwin, Roper, Adams, >Hester, Lawson > >My Roper line is from Pickens County, South Carolina to Pickens County, >Georgia: Aaron Roper (4th Great-Grandfather), Tyre Lewis Roper (3rd >Great-Grandfather), Elijah R. Roper (2nd Great-Grandfather), Ida Susan >Roper (Great-Grandmother) > >Rebecca Bannister >[email protected] (Main Email) >[email protected] (Geneology Email) >[email protected] (Cherokee County Historical Society >Newsletter) > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >Of [email protected] >Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 3:20 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [ROPER] ROPER SLAVES IN SC > >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: ROPER >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kgDBAEB/757 > >Message Board Post: > >ISO information on VIOLET and MANZA (Amanda?) ROPER whose names appear >on a list of freedpersons from Comingtee Plantation in St. Johns >Berkley, SC dated 1 March 1866. > > > > > >

re a quiet list, could any of you with details or interests in the Ropers from or around Docking, And King's Lynn in Norfolk please start shouting!!!!! My Roper ancestor moved from there to London and settled in Shepherd's Bush and Hammersmith so anyone starting out looking for details of Ropers from there please feel free to contact me. I'll take you back to Docking circa 1810 but then the trail goes cold!. julian

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ROPER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kgDBAEB/757 Message Board Post: ISO information on VIOLET and MANZA (Amanda?) ROPER whose names appear on a list of freedpersons from Comingtee Plantation in St. Johns Berkley, SC dated 1 March 1866.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/mbexec/msg/5538/kgDBAEB/587.5.3 Message Board Post: The James Alexander "Polk" Rooper in my lineage had children, Earnest, George W., Florence, Safrona, William L., Brady C. and Katie V. Might the Charles E. Rooper you found actually be Earnest Rooper in my lineage?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/mbexec/msg/rw/kgDBAEB/490.2.1.3 Message Board Post: Elmer Dewey Rooper, who was married to Doris Mae Kinder, went by the name Dewey. He died 12/7/1971 in Hurricane, WV. He was my great-grandfather. Of their several children, Flora Ellen Rooper Cooper was my grandmother. Papaw Dewey and Mamaw Doris Mae, lived on Strawberry Rd, along the Coal River, in Kanawha County, WV, near my grandmother. Flora married Alonzo Frank Cooper, who went by the nickname Bootie and they had two children, Willard and Anna, my mother. Willard, who went by Chuck had no children, but adopted a son, Jeffrey. Anna Cooper married Earl Talley Stinnett, my dad, (the son of Edwin Talley and Elizabeth Stinnett) and they had four children, Vickie Lynn Stinnett Sicilia, Wayne Edwin Stinnett (myself), Michael Lee Stinnett and Frank Eric Stinnett. Dewey, Doris Mae, Flora, Alonzo, Chuck, Anna and Earl have all passed away. Only the four children of Anna and Earl survive this line, with their children. Dewey had several brothers and sisters and he and Doris Mae had several other children besides Flora. I know one at least still lives, Beatrice Rooper Washington, in Newark, NJ. For more information or to get more information email [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kgDBAEB/3.13.1.8.1 Message Board Post: I believe tat Frank and Nettie, are the right parents for Verner Roper. Stilll trying to locate some local relatives to verify anything. I would also like to speak with Verne (Bunny) Irwin who posted some time back.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/mbexec/msg/rw/kgDBAEB/490.2.4 Message Board Post: Papaw Dewey and Mamaw Doris Mae (Elmer Dewey Rooper and Doris Mae Kinder Rooper) were my maternal great-grandparents. I know of several of their children, Beatrice Rooper Washington, who is still living in Newark, NJ and knows a lot about the families history, Donald Rooper, deceased, Valatia Rooper Hodges, of Hurricane, WV, may still be living, Everett Rooper, deceased, who had a son Jack Rooper, living in Barboursville, WV, Hubert Rooper, deceased, of Culpeper, VA and Flora Rooper Cooper, deceased, who was my mom's mother. Flora Ellen Rooper married Alonzo Frank "Bootie" Cooper. That's cool, she only had to change one letter in her name. They were my maternal grandparents. They had two children, Willard "Chuck" Cooper and Anna Louise Cooper. Uncle Chuck had no natural children, but adopted a son, Jeffrey. Anna Cooper, my mother, married Earl Talley Stinnett and had four children, myself, Vickie Stinnett Sicilia, Michael Lee Stinnett and Frank Eric Stinnett. Vickie had two daughters by her first marriage, Tanya and Leigh-Anne Vance. Mike had two sons, by two marriages, Dustin Earl Stinnett and Phillip Talley Stinnett. Eric never married and has no children. I have two daughters, by two marriages Laura Nichole Stinnett and Jordan Cooper Stinnett. Laura is now pregnant with the great-great-great-grandchild of Elmer Dewey ROOPER. If you can provide further lineage above Papa Dewey, I'd appreciate it.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Rooper, Cooper, Stinnett Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/mbexec/msg/5538/kgDBAEB/587.5.2 Message Board Post: Posted above was information on "Elmer Dewey ROOPER (b 1905 - WV, d 1971 - Teays Valley, Putnam, WV) m Doris Mae KINDER 24 Dec 1928" Dewey and Doris Mae were my maternal great-grandparents. I know of several of their children, Beatrice Rooper Washington, still living in Newark, NJ, Donald Rooper, deceased, Valatia Rooper Hodges, of Hurricane, WV, may still be living, Everett Rooper, deceased, who had a son Jack Rooper, living in Barboursville, WV, Hubert Rooper, deceased, of Culpeper, VA and Flora Rooper Cooper, deceased, who was my mom's mother. Flora Ellen Rooper married Alonzo Frank "Bootie" Cooper. These were my maternal grandparents. They had two children, Willard "Chuck" Cooper and Anna Louise Cooper. Uncle Chuck had no natural children, but adopted a son, Jeffrey. Anna Cooper, my mother, married Earl Talley Stinnett and had four children, myself, Vickie Stinnett Sicilia, Michael Lee Stinnett and Frank Eric Stinnett. Vickie had two daughters by her first marriage, Tanya and Leigh-Anne Vance. Mike had two sons, by two marriages, Dustin Earl Stinnett and Phillip Talley Stinnett. Eric never married and has no children. I have two daughters, by two marriages Laura Nichole Stinnett and Jordan Cooper Stinnett. Laura is now pregnant with the great-great-great-grandchild of Elmer Dewey ROOPER. If you can provide further lineage above Papa Dewey, I'd appreciate it.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/mbexec/msg/5538/kgDBAEB/587.6 Message Board Post: Posted above was information on "Elmer Dewey ROOPER (b 1905 - WV, d 1971 - Teays Valley, Putnam, WV) m Doris Mae KINDER 24 Dec 1928" he was my great grandfather. One of his daughters, Flora Ellen Rooper married Alonzo Frank "Bootie" Cooper. These were my maternal grandparents. They had two children, Willard "Chuck" Cooper and Anna Louise Cooper. Uncle Chuck had no natural children, but adopted a son, Jeffrey. Anna Cooper, my mother, married Earl Talley Stinnett and had four children, myself, Vickie Stinnett Sicilia, Michael Stinnett and Frank Eric Stinnett. Vickie had two daughters by her first marriage, Tanya and Leigh-Anne Vance. Mike had two sones, by two marriages, Dusin Earl Stinnett and Phillip Talley Stinnett. Eric never married and has no children. I have two daughters, by two marriages Laura Nichole Stinnett and Jordan Cooper Stinnett. Laura is now pregnant with the great-great-great-grandchild of Elmer Dewey ROOPER.

Lewis, you can check the threaded list archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROPER ... so far, 18 posts in May. PSW Lewis wrote: > Hello, > > I signed on this list a couple days ago and so far I have received no > emails. Is anybody else out there? > > Lewis > > >

Hello, I signed on this list a couple days ago and so far I have received no emails. Is anybody else out there? Lewis

Greeting, I am looking for info on Benj. R. Roper and family. The last record I have for them is the 1880 census (see below). I would especially like a death record for Benj. and Emily. Thanks in advance. Lewis 1880 U. S. Census Census Place: Spencer, Ralls, Missouri Source: FHL Film 1254711 National Archives Film T9-0711 Page 614B Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Benj. R. ROPER Self M M W 55 VA Occ: Farmer Fa: VA Mo: VA Emily J. ROPER Wife F M W 55 MD Occ: Housekeeper Fa: MD Mo: VA Harriet. N. ROPER Dau F S W 24 MO Occ: At Home Fa: VA Mo: MD Susan E. ROPER Dau F S W 22 MO Occ: At Home Fa: VA Mo: MD Mary E. ROPER Dau F S W 20 MO Occ: At Home Fa: VA Mo: MD Lucy F. ROPER Dau F S W 17 MO Occ: At Home Fa: VA Mo: MD Benj. Lee ROPER Son M S W 13 MO Occ: Works On Farm Fa: VA Mo: MD George P. ROPER Son M S W 11 MO Occ: At Home Fa: VA Mo: MD

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Roper Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kgDBAEB/756 Message Board Post: I would be interested in hearing from anyone who is descended from Henry Roper , born 1822 in Sheffield England. Henry married Mary Ann Grayson. They emigrated to the USA, joined the Mormon faith and eventually settled in Utah. My earliest known ancestor is Henry Roper, born 1702 in Cromford, Derbyshire, England, younger brother of Thomas born c1695 I've reason to believe that Henry the Mormon was descended from Thomas. Barry Roper

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Roper Classification: Census Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kgDBAEB/755 Message Board Post: Most ROPERs in the United States seem to have originated in England or Ireland. And many contemporary ROPER ultimately from these places are descended from ROPERs who arrived in the early Colonial period. I recently ran across a ROPER family who appears to be of German origin: United States Census -- 1900 Justice Precinct 8, Fort Bend County, Texas (Enumeration District 10), Sheet 31B 04 Jun 1900 Line 54, Dwelling 42, Family 42, ROPER, Frank, Head, White, Male, Born May 1862, Age 38, Married 3 Years, Born Germany, Father Born Germany, Mother Born Germany, Emmigrated in 1882, Farmer Line 55, Dwelling 42, Family 42, ROPER, Mary, Wife, White, Female, Born Aug 1878, Age 21, Married 3 Years, 2 Children, 2 Children Living, Born Germany, Father Born Germany, Mother Born Germany, Emmigrated in 1882 Line 56, Dwelling 42, Family 42, ROPER, Henry, Son, White, Male, Born Jan 1898, Age 2, Single, Born TX, Father Born Germany, Mother Born Germany Line 57, Dwelling 42, Family 42, ROPER, Ellen, Daughter, White, Female, Born Nov 1899, Age 6/12, Single, Born TX, Father Born Germany, Mother Born Germany * * * Frank and Marie ROPER are interred at the Orchard Cemetery, Orchard, Fort Bend County, Texas: Row 11 .. Roper, John E. b 9/28/1905 d 11/8/1918; Son of F.& M. Roper Rest in Peace Roper, Frank b 5/13/1862; d 1/26/1946 Roper, Marie b 8/12/1878; d 2/7/1940; Till morning breaks and shadows flee [dbl stone with above] See the RootsWeb Archives at http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/data/tx+index+287231023176316+F * * * Henry ROPER appears to be the SAME Henry ROPER (b 28 Jan 1898, d Jul 1975) who is shown in the SSDI with SSN 467-60-8774 and last residence Orchard, Fort Bend County, TX. * * * Is anyone acquainted with this family?? It would be very interesting to obtain a DNA test subject from a German ROPER family!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Roper Classification: Census Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kgDBAEB/3.13.1.8 Message Board Post: Frank and Nettie ROPER appear to be alive and residing with several of their teenage children in 1930: United States Census -- 1930 Precinct 3, Milam County, Texas (Enumeration District 166-12), Sheet 7B 17 Apr 1930 Line 55, Dwelling 148, Family 151, ROPER, Frank, Head, Male, White, Age 64, Married at Age 32, Born MS, Father Born GA, Mother Born MS, Farmer, General Farm Line 56, ROPER, Nettie, Wife, Female, White, Age 50, Married at Age 30, Born MS, Father Born MO, Mother Born MO Line 57, Dwelling 148, Family 151, ROPER, Oscar, Son, Male, White, Age 20, Single, Born TX, Father Born MS, Mother Born MS, Farming, At Home Line 58, Dwelling 148, Family 151, ROPER, Harvey, Son, Male, White, Age 19, Single, Born TX, Father Born MS, Mother Born MS, Farming, At Home Line 59, Dwelling 148, Family 151, ROPER, Lois, Daughter, Female, White, Age 15, Single, Born TX, Father Born MS, Mother Born MS, Farming, At Home Line 60, Dwelling 148, Family 151, ROPER, Lola B., Daughter, Female, White, Age 11, Single, Born TX, Father Born MS, Mother Born MS, None * * * NOTE: there is a Guland, age 32, and Myrtle, age 30, VARNER residing nearby.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Roper Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kgDBAEB/3.13.1.7 Message Board Post: The folowing information is abstracted from the burial markers at the Gause City Cemetery, Milam County, Texas: Roper, B. Frank Apr. 12, 1866 - Mar. 4, 1954 Roper, Dolly June 20, 1917 - Jan. 31, 1982 Mother Roper, H.O. (Tott) Aub. 14, 1907 - May 14, 1990 Roper, Harvey P. Mar. 8, 1912 - no other information Father Roper, Hazel Marie Feb. 27, 1936 - Oct. 12, 1937 Baby Roper, Mary U. Jan. 15, 1875 - Aug. 28, 1962 (wife of B. Frank Roper) * * * B. Frank ROPER would appear to be the individual shown in the Census as "Benjamin ROPER", "Benjamin F. ROPER", or "Frank ROPER". * * * Harvey P. ROPER would appear to be the Havey P. ROPER (b 08 Mar 1911, d 05 Apr 1999 - TX) shown in the Social Security Death Index with SSN 457-22-4708. * Dolly ROPER appears to be the Dolly ROPER (b 20 Jun 1917, d 31 Jan 1982 - TX) shown in the SSDI with SSN 463-26-2352. * H. O. ROPER appears to be the individual shown in the SSDI as Hazel O. ROPER (b 14 Aug 1907, d 14 May 1990 - Milam, TX) with SSN 464-10-8519/ * Hazel Marie ROPER (b 27 Feb 1936, d 12 Oct 1937) appears to have been an infamt child of Harvey P. and Dolly ROPER.