This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: waroper Surnames: Roper, Pettypool, Walters, Webb Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.roper/415.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: As noted within the above post, one of Francis Yewell ROPER's daughters was named Beaddie Annis ROPER or something like that. Within the 1860 Census, this daughter is shown as Bedianis ROPER, age 5. Her father is shown as Ewel ROPER, age 48, and the family is residing in Prairie, Carroll County, Arkansas. Ewel is the spelling variant shown in the Blount County, TN, militia list in 1814. This Ewel ROPER may have been John and David ROPER's brother and the uncle of Francis Yewell or Ewel ROPER. * * * In 1870, the daughter is shown as Bida A. ROPER, age 15. That year, Bida ROPER is enumerated with her parents residing in Wright County, Missouri. Inexplicably, Ewel is shown as "N. L. ROPER". * * * In 1880, Ewel ROPER's daughter is shown as Beady WALTERS, age 24, residing with her father and son in her brother-in-law's household in Aberdeed, Monroe County, MS. * * * In 1900, the name is shown as "Beady" when Beady WEBB is enumerated in Amory, Monroe County, Mississippi, with husband Alphonso "Fonzo" WEBB, age 49. Beady WEBB is shown to have been born in Sep 1855. * * * I found this name to be interesting because of the appearance of the somewhat unusual name Biddy / Biddie in prior generations of the Virginia and North Carolina ROPER family. In particular, Jesse ROPER, son of Charles ROPER, seems to have been married to an Obedience of Biddy ROPER. The given name Biddy then also appeared within a couple of generations of this branch of the ROPER family. I have NOT seen a primary record that shows the name to be "Beaddie Annis", but this variant is not at all inconsistent with the four primary records shown above. No doubt the Census enumerator had difficulty with the name. 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>