This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: waroper Surnames: Roper, Brown Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.roper/1925.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: In assessng the marriage of Richard BROWN and Margaret ROPER and considering the possible ascription of this Margaret ROPER as James and Margaret ROPER's granddaughter, I neglected to do the OBVIOUS, which was to LOCATE the 1870 Census record of Richard and Margaret ROPER. There is a couple Richard BROWN, age 34, and Margaret BROWN, age 32, shown to be residing in District 2, Jefferson County, Tennessee, in 1870. It seems MOST LIKELY that this couple, which includes one child, William TINE, age 1, is probably the newly married (24 Sep 1869) couple shown in the marriage record cited. Richard BROWN is a shown to be a blacksmith. THIS COUPLE IS SHOWN TO BE BLACK AND IS THEREFORE THIS MARGARET ROPER IS UNLIKELY TO BE JAMES ROPER'S GRANDDAUGHTER. Margaret BROWN's age also does NOT correspond to the age of Margaret ROPER in the 1850 and 1860 Census (1 and 12, respectively). James ROPER's granddaughter would have been about 21 or 22. 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>