This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Roper Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kgDBAEB/3.13.1.5 Message Board Post: The 1900 Census record for Frank and Nettie/Nille ROPER shows that Nettie/Nillie has had one (1) child and one (1) child is LIVING (Verner/Werner). The 1910 Census record shows that she has had FOUR (4) children of which only THREE (3) are then living. Presumably, Frank and Nettie/Nille ROPER had one additional child born AFTER 1900 who died BEFORE 1910. The Indices of Texas ROPER death records I posted at "Index of Texas ROPER Death Certificates, 1904-1945, By County" (03 Aug 2002 7:10 PM GMT) at http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/message/rw/surnames.roper/523 shows one ROPER death in Milam County between 1900 and 1904: Roper, Ben; Milam; 10 Jun 1904; 43052 You might want to obtain the death certificate of that Ben ROPER to see whether it yields some further genealogical details of this family! There is also precisely ONE other ROPER death in Milam County during the interval covered by my Index: Roper, Mary Frances; Milam; 30 Dec 1927; 41794 It is unclear whether Mary Frances ROPER is a member of this ROPER family, but you might want to order this death certificate and see what it says. There are several candidate Frank ROPER deaths elsewhere within the State of Texas: Roper, Frank; Harris; 4 Jul 1912; 17738 Roper, Frank; Harris; 7 Feb 1940; 8842 Roper, Frank Julian; Lubbock; 26 Dec 1939; 56515 Roper, Frank Mansfield; El Paso; 19 Jul 1913; 15179 The latter two would APPEAR to be disqualified by the indicated middle name.