This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: waroper Surnames: Roper, Ednes, Keith, Lynch, Burdine, Gentry, Turner Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.roper/1907/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There is a biographical sketch of Amos ROPER (b 23 Dec 1845, d 29 May 1915), of Yellow Creek, Dawson Co., GA, within the book Memoirs of Georgia: Containing Historical Accounts of the State's Civil, Military, Industrial and Profession Interests, and Personal Sketches of Many of Its People, Volume 1, By Southern Historical Association (Atlanta, GA: The Southern Historical Association, 1895), at page 582: "AMOS ROPER, farmer, Yellow Creek, Dawson Co., Ga., son of Tyre and Melinda (Ednes) Roper, was born in Pickens district, S.C., Dec. 23, 1845. His parents were natives of South Carolina, and his father was a prosperous farmer and Baptist minister of considerable prominence. They were the parents of nine children: Rachel, Jesse, Rebecca, Samuel, Eliza., Annie; Amos, the subject of this sketch; Mary, and Vashti. Mr. Roper was reared on the farm and educated at the common schools of the district. He enlisted in 1862 in Company H (Capt. Philpot), Second South Carolina regiment, and with his regiment participated in many important battles -- among them, the Wilderness and Darbytown. At the last named battle he was wounded, Oct. 7, 1864, and was taken to Jackson. After receiving his discharge he returned to South Carolina, and to farming. In 1875 he came to Georgia and bought the farm in Dawson county on which he now lives, which contains 2,140 acres. He came out of the wa! r with only $16, and this large farm with its capacious and substantial improvements are the fruits of his hard work and extraordinary good management. In 1891 he was elected tax collector and served one term. He is energetic and enterprising, and always on the alert -- always ready -- to lend a helping hand to measures calculated to benefit the county. Mr. Roper was married Dec. 31, 1868, to Mary E., daughter of Cornelius and Harriet (Lynch) Keith, of old South Carolina families. Six children have blessed this union: John A., married Nancy Burdine; Annie, wife of William M. Gentry; Harriet, wife of Andrew Turner; Sarah, Cornelia, and Foster. He is a very strong and enthusiastic populist, and himself and wife are working and very prominent members of the Baptist church." There is also a sketch of William B. BURDINE (b 31 Mar 1836) father of Nancy BURDINE, who is shown to have married John A. ROPER, Amos ROPER's son, in this volume at page 579. A digital copy of this book appears at the Google Books site: http://books.google.com/books?id=h-8xAQAAMAAJ&dq=&pg=PA582#v=onepage&q&f=false * Amos ROPER died on May 29, 1915, and is interred at the Mount Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery. Amos ROPER's grave, including photos, is shown at the Find a Grave site: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=115492226 Mary Keith ROPER (b 09 Feb 1847, d 22 Apr 1929) is also interred at the Mount Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=115492246 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>