This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: waroper Surnames: Roper Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.roper/1872.5/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There are two additional records from Golconda, Pope County, IL, that may further inform our inquiry of this ROPER family which bear mention. These appear with the book: "Illinois Miscellaneous Genealogical Records from Counties - Bond, Boone, Calhoun, Cook, Crawford, Du Page, Johnson, Knox, Lake - Will, Pope," compiled by Gertrude S. WHEELER (Evanston, IL: Illinois Organization of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 1946) This Book is further described at Ancestry.com as: Description Section: Illinois Pope County genealogical records Source Information Ancestry.com. Illinois miscellaneous genealogical records : from counties, Bond, Boone, Calhoun, Cook, Crawford, Du Page, Johnson, Knox, Lake [database on-line]. Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Illinois miscellaneous genealogical records : from counties, Bond, Boone, Calhoun, Cook, Crawford, Du Page, Johnson, Knox, Lake, Will, Pope : Kentucky county, Mercer : Missouri county, Ralls. Evanston, Ill.: Illinois Society, D.A.R., 1946. * * * The earlier of these is with transcriptions of records from the Presbyterian Church of Golconda, Pope County, Illionois. This seems to show the adult Baptism of Mary Susan ROPER on December 3, 1827, by B. F. SPILMAN. The page shows page number 182 and has a further imprint showing "104". [Image 116 of 173 at the Ancestry.com presentation of this source] * Session Book of the Golconda Church, Book 2. June 5, 1831: Samuel ROPER - Left. Joined Campelites [sic]. The page shows page number 4 and has a further imprint showing "125". [Image 137 of 173 at the Ancestry.com presentation of this source] * * * The latter reference to "Campelites" seems to have been a spelling variant no doubt intended as the somewhat perjorative term "Cambellite," referring to adherents of certain religious groups that have historic roots in the Restoration Movement, among whose most prominent 19th century leaders were Thomas and Alexander Campbell. 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>