This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: waroper Surnames: Roper, Rosser, Hart Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.roper/634.4/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The 1860 Census record for John ROPER, son of Charles and Sally ROPER, is misindexed at the Ancestry and FamilySearch.org sites as "ROSSER". See Ancestry image 5 of 18 for Northampton, NC. See: "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MD69-S87 : accessed 07 Jul 2014), John Rosser, District No 4, Northampton, North Carolina, United States; citing "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; p. 37, household ID 305, NARA microfilm publication M653; FHL microfilm 803908. I have posted a correction to the Index entry at Ancestry, though others are encouraged to do the same, as I do not believe that Ancestry usually CORRECTs the Index entry based upon a single indication of error. Since a transcription is now available at the FamilySearch site at no cost, I am not going to retranscribe here. This record shows John ROPER to be age 52 (b abt 1808). The 1850 record gives John ROPER's age as 41 (b abt 1809). The record shows the appearance of a younger child Delia, age 7, who was not born at the date ofthe 1870 Census enumeration. 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>