This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: waroper Surnames: Roper, Cowan, Tomlinson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.roper/1872/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Some years ago, in a previous thread on Illinois ROPER marriages, I noted these two marriages in Pope County, Illinois of a Samuel ROPER: ROPER, SAMUEL -- COWAN, MARY JANE: POPE COUNTY; 5/30/1826; 00A/0028; 00000061 ROPER, SAMUEL -- TOMLINSON, JANE: POPE COUNTY; 11/24/1835; OOA/0206; 00000000 See my prior post: "Illinois Statewide ROPER Marriages from 1763-1900 BY COUNTY" (Wed, 20 Apr 2005 19:38:56 -0600) * * * There is a Samuel ROPER enumerated in the 1840 Census residing in Pope County, IL. See: "United States Census, 1840," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHBD-J7Z : accessed 19 Mar 2014), Saml Roper, Not Stated, Pope, Illinois; citing "1840 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com; p. 166, NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 68, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 0007645. * * * In 1850, there is a Jane ROPER (sometimes indexed as RAPER), age 45 (b abt 1805), shown to be residing in Pope County, IL, with these children: James ROPER, age 15, born IL Samuel ROPER, age 10, born IL John B. ROPER, age 9, born IL Elizabeth ROPER, age 7, born KY Jane is shown to be born in Ohio and to own real estate worth $3,000. The Census images are ambiguous. Half of the entries seem to say ROPER, the other half RAPER. This seems characteristic of a droopy "o". See: "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8P1-7RX : accessed 19 Mar 2014), Jane Raper, Pope county, Pope, Illinois, United States; citing family 64, NARA microfilm publication M432. * * * Jane ROPER is again enumerated in Golconda, Pope, Illinois, at age 56 with James, Samuel and Elizabeth still residing in the household. See: "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXHD-3V5 : accessed 19 Mar 2014), Jane Roper, Golconda, Pope, Illinois, United States; citing "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; p. 7, household ID 50, NARA microfilm publication M653; FHL microfilm 803220. * * * Is anyone familiar with Samuel ROPER and his Pope County 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>