This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: batchelorw Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.roper/1872.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Bill, Ancestry.com does show a Samuel Roper in the 1840 Pope County, IL census. However, I find most of it totally unreadable and I cannot find the name Samuel Roper. Someone with better eyes might be able to find his name. The check marks for the family members are readable. There is a image record of a death of a Samuel Roper in the U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules for Pope, Illinois that contains the following information: Samuel Roper Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Estimated Birth Year: abt 1802 Birth place: England Age: 47 Death Date: Jul 1849 Cause of Death: Cholera Census Year: 1850 Census Place: Pope, Illinois Occupation: Merchant 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>