This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: waroper Surnames: Roper, McRae Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.roper/1718.7.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: This is really exceptionally helpful information in helping to sort out some of the early North Carolina ROPERs! There is a Census record for a Mrs. Sara ROPER enumerated in the Fair Ground District, Rutherford, NC, in the 1840 Census. This Sara ROPER is shown to have a female age 100 or more residing within her household. There are also several BOSTICKs on this Census page, as well as a Mrs. K. McRAE and a John McRAE. Sara ROPER's Census record shows: Sara ROPER: 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 -- 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 -- 4 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 -- 2 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 [Rutherford, NC 1840] [Image 3 of 9 at the Ancestry.com presentation of 1840 Census data for Fair Ground District, Rutherford, NC] This Census record seems to show Sara ROPER as age 40 to 49 (b abt 1791-1800). Curiously, there is also a male of the same age range in this household. * * * By contrast, the 1830 Census record for James ROPER in Richmond, NC, seems to show the eldest female also in the 40 to 49 year age range (b abt 1781-90), suggesting that Sarah ROPER's age in the 1840 enumeration may have been understated: James ROPER: 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 -- 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 -- 4 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 0 -- 3 - 2 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 -- 19 Total [Image 17 of 54 at the Ancestry.com presentation of 1830 Census data for Richmond, NC] On the Census page immediately following that of James ROPER in the 1830 Census [Image 19] there is a Daniel McRAE (Miller), who seems likely to be the male shown to be age 40 to 49, with a female age 90 to 99 (b abt 1731-40) residing within Daniel's household. There are several other very ancient females on this Census page (and females in Richmond County, NC, seemed to live very long lives), but even so it seems most likely that Sarah McRAE is the elderly female in Daniel McRAE's household in 1839. What else can you tell us about Sarah McRae ROPER? Do you have other information about the McRAE family? 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>