This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: waroper Surnames: Roper, Kerley, Holt Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.roper/1734.3.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I recently came across the 1880 Census record for Elizabeth ROPER residing in Trousdale, TN, with William L. KERLEY, Elizabeth's nephew. This record gives us the traction to ascertain Elizabeth ROPER's identity and maiden name. I discuss this record in my post at the KERLEY RootsWeb Message Board: "Elizabeth Kerley ROPER (b 15 Aug 1791 - KY, d after 1880)" (15 Jun 2014 10:10PM GMT) http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.kerley/151.3/mb.ashx Although I have not yet ascertained the source of the birthdate given for Elizabeth KERLEY (b 15 Aug 1791), Elizabeth ROPER was clearly the former Elizabeth KERLEY. The KERLEY family seems to have KNOWN that Elizabeth was married to William ROPER, which we had implicitly discovered by the earlier Harrison, KY, Census records. This seems to give us some new traction to renew study of this ROPER family. 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>