This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: waroper Surnames: Roper, McCoy, Rauchfuss Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.roper/1872.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The DAR paperwork in support of the DAR Lineage of Myrtle Roper RAUCHFUSS (b abt 1867 - Golconda, IL), daughter of Samuel ROPER and Alice McCOY might provide some additional insight into this family, though Mrs. RAUCHFUSS used her mother's line to qualify. See DAR Lineage Book Volume 51 for Mrs. RAUCHFUSS' DAR Lineage (No. 50706): http://books.google.com/books?id=RpQYrtuOQP0C&dq="Samuel Roper" Kentucky&pg=PA317#v=onepage&q&f=false Myrtle's father Samuel seems to have died between 1870 and 1880 when she is enumerated at age 13 within the household of John R. SMITH and his wife Alice SMITH in Golconda, IL. See: "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6HT-2GY : accessed 23 Mar 2014), Mertyl H Roper in household of Samuel Roper, Illinois, United States; citing p. 16, family 134, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 000545769. "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXK4-DKC : accessed 23 Mar 2014), Myrtle A Roper in household of John R Smith, Golconda, Pope, Illinois, United States; citing sheet 116A, NARA microfilm publication T9. 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>