This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Roper Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kgDBAEB/785.1 Message Board Post: Spencer ROPER first appears in the 1860 Census residing with his parents Sion and Sophia ROPER in Spring, Boone County, IL: United States Census -- 1860 Spring, Boone County, IL (Belvidere Post Office), Page 415 17 Jun 1860 Line 1, Dwelling 372, Family 367, Sion ROPER, age 48, Male, Farmer, RE $1,500, Pers Estate $400, Born England Line 2, Dwelling 372, Family 367, Sofe [Sophia] ROPER, age 45, Female, Wife, Born England Line 3, Dwelling 372, Family 367, Resa ROPER, age 9, Female, Born England Line 4, Dwelling 372, Family 367, Spencer ROPER, age 15, Male, Born England [Image 15 of 28 at the Ancestry.com presentation of the 1860 Census data for this jurisdiction.] * In 1870, he is enumerated in Round Valley, Mendocino, California: United States Census -- 1870 Round Valley Township, Mendocino, California Page Imprinted 220 03 Aug 1870 Line 37, Dwelling 110, Family 105, ROPER, Spencer, age 28, Male, White, Born England, Father of Foreign Birth, Mother of Foreign Birth. [Image 9 of 12 at the Ancestry.com presentation of the 1870 Census data for this jurisdiction.] * In 1880, he is enumerated in Santa Clara, California: United States Census -- 1880 Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California, Page 42 17 Jun 1880 Line 49, Dwelling 449, Family 494, ROPER, I. Spencer, White, Male, age 37, Married, Fruit Buyer, Born England, Father Born England, Mother Born England. Line 50, Dwelling 449, Family 494, ROPER, Emeline, White, Female, age 36, Married, Keeping House, Born Illinois, Father Born England, Mother Born England. [Image 42 of 49 at the Ancestry.com presentation of the 1880 Census data for this jurisdiction.] * In 1900, Spencer ROPER is enumerated in San Jose, California: United States Census -- 1900 San Jose Ward 1, Santa Clara County, California, Page 42 09 Jun 1900 Line 42, House No. 156, Dwelling 273, Family 319, ROPER, Spencer, Head, White, Male Born June 1841, Age 58, Married 27 Yrs, Born England, Father Born England, Mother Born England, Immigrated 1853, Commercial Merchant. Line 43, House No. 156, Dwelling 273, Family 319, ROPER, Emeline, Wife, White, Female Born July 1842, Age 57, Married 27 Yrs, 0 Children, Born Illinois, Father Born England, Mother Born England. Line 44, House No. 156, Dwelling 273, Family 319, BECKINGTON?, Olive?, Niece, White, Female Born Mar 1882, Age 18, Single, Born Illinois, Father Born Illinois, Mother Born England, Student. [Image 33 of 52 at the Ancestry.com presentation of the 1900 Census data for this jurisdiction.] * In 1851, Sion and Sophia ROPER and their family were enumerated in Wetheringsett, Suffolk: No. 60, Sion ROPER, Head, Married, Age 41, Farmer 50 acres emplying 1 man, Born Suffolk, Wetheringsett. Sophia ROPER, Wife, Married, Age 42, Farmers Wife, Suffolk, Bury St. Edmonds Julia ROPER, Daughter, Unm, Age 18, Farmer's Dau, Suffolk Medlesham Edwin ROPER, Son, Unm, Age 16, Farmer's Son, Suffolk Debenham Horace ROPER, Son, Unm, Age 15, Farmer's Son, Suffolk Debenham Annah ROPER, Daughter, Age 12, Scholar, Suffolk Wetheringsett John ROPER, Son, Age 11, Scholar, Suffolk Wetheringsett Spencer ROPER, Son, Age 9, Scholar, Suffolk Wetheringsett Laura ROPER, Daughter, Age 6, Suffolk Wetheringsett Fanny ROPER, Daughter, Age 4, Suffolk Wetheringsett [Image 18 of 29 at the Ancestry.com presentation of the 1851 Census data for this jurisdiction.] * It appears that this Spencer ROPER is probably the child registered as "Spencer Isaac ROPER" in the English Civil Registration Index during the Sep 1841 Quarter in Hartismere District Suffolk at Volume 13, Page 391. I have NOT seen the underlying record.