This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: waroper Surnames: Roper, Robertson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.roper/1734.3.1.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The William ROPER shown to be residing within the household of Elizabeth ROPER in 1850 at age 23 in 1850 can again be found in Cynthiana, Harrison County, KY, in the 1860 Census: United States Census -- 1860 Cynthiana, Harrison County, KY [] Wm. P. ROPER, age 30, Male, Master Carpenter, R.E. $1,200, Pres. Estate $2,300, Born Ky. Margaret E. ROPER, age 35, Female, Housekeeper, born Ky Mary E. ROPER, age 14, Female, born Ky Ernest ROPER, age 10, Male, born Ky Adnan ROBERTSON, age 10, Male, born Ky [Image 16 of 22 at the Ancestry.com presentation of Census data for this place.] See: "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.2/M4L5-5TL : accessed 16 Jun 2014), Wm P Roper, Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, United States; citing "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; p. 16, household ID 118, NARA microfilm publication M653; FHL microfilm 803372. * * * * * This William P. ROPER seems likely to be the son of William ROPER and Elizabeth KERLEY and the brother of Albert G. ROPER shown in the 1850 Census record for Elizabeth ROPER and discussed in other posts in this thread. It is interesting to see the name William P. ROPER in this family, as well as the appearance of the given name "Jesse" in Albert ROPER's family. Both of these names seem reminiscent of William P. ROPER and Jesse ROPER, sons of Shadrach ROPER, of Powhatan, and very early Kentucky pioneers. It is UNCLEAR how William ROPER, of Harrison County, Kentucky fits into the ROPER family, but it seems likely that he is closely related to the Powhatan, Virginia, ROPERs. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>