This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: waroper Surnames: Roper, Cannon, Smith, McCool, McCule, McCord, McCale, Bailey Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.roper/1758.5/mb.ashx Message Board Post: A very brief sketch about Rebecca Cannon ROPER (b 06 Jan 1795, d 04 Dec 1846) by Jean RAYL appears within the Spring 2008 edition of The Union Campground Newsletter, a publication of the Union Campground Cemetery Association: "A MOMENT IN HISTORY Rebecca Roper Her tombstone leans heavily to one side. The years have taken a toll ... after all, it has guarded her resting place since 1846. The grave has caved, leaving a depression surrounded by remnants of a stone box burial. Read the words inscribed on her stone: Sacred to the Memory of Rebecca Roper B: 6 Jan 1795 S: 4 Dec 1846 Rebecca was the wife of David Roper, a gentleman who came to Greene County, MO. Ca 1821 (Holcombe's History of Greene County, p. 143. "Opening the Ozarks: First Families in Southwest Missouri 1835-39" says he was married to Rebecca Cannon on 10 Sep 1813 in Blount Co., Tennessee. His name appears on the 1833 Greene County Tax List. He obtained his parcel of land by the Pre- emption Act of 1834. Children of David and Rebecca (Cannon) Roper: 1. Elizabeth Roper b: 2 Sep 1818 in TN 2. William Roper b: 1820 in TN 3. ?Ann Eliza Roper b: ca 1822 in TN 4. ?Jane Roper b: ca 1824 in Tn In the 1840 Census of Greene Co. MO, Rebecca is listed as white female, as 40-50 years. The above scant details are all we know about her life. But, as we walk through the oldest section of Union Campground Cemetery, we observe her tombstone and pay tribute to her life. Submitted by Jean Rayl." See: http://www.unioncampgroundcemetery.org/updates11162010/Ucamp No 27, Vol 15, Issue 1, No 28, Spg 2008 .pdf * * * The cited reference "Opening the Ozarks: First Families in Southwest Missouri, 1835-1839 (Volume 3)" by Marsha Hoffman Rising (2005) should probably be directly investigated. Significantly, this sketch expressly mentions a date and place of marriage, Blount County, TN, which was rather precisely where we find David ROPER in the 1814 Militia Rolls! By fixing the marriage in Blount, TN, this also seems to be the place to look for Rebecca CANNON's family in 1813. * * * The following Cannon marriages from Blount, TN, may further inform our inquiry into Rebecca CANNON's family: Ellender CANNON m Nichola McCORD/McCOOL on 17 Sep 1817 Margaret CANON m Benjamin McCULE/McCALE on 09 Mar 1824 Naoma CANNON m John BAILEY on 07 Dec 1824 John R. CANNON m Patience L. SMITH on 11 Oct 1825 * There is a John CANNON and a Jeremiah CANNON are enumerated within Blount County in the 1830 Census. The 1820 Census returns for Blount and other East Tennessee Counties were LOST. 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>