This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Roper Classification: Census Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kgDBAEB/755 Message Board Post: Most ROPERs in the United States seem to have originated in England or Ireland. And many contemporary ROPER ultimately from these places are descended from ROPERs who arrived in the early Colonial period. I recently ran across a ROPER family who appears to be of German origin: United States Census -- 1900 Justice Precinct 8, Fort Bend County, Texas (Enumeration District 10), Sheet 31B 04 Jun 1900 Line 54, Dwelling 42, Family 42, ROPER, Frank, Head, White, Male, Born May 1862, Age 38, Married 3 Years, Born Germany, Father Born Germany, Mother Born Germany, Emmigrated in 1882, Farmer Line 55, Dwelling 42, Family 42, ROPER, Mary, Wife, White, Female, Born Aug 1878, Age 21, Married 3 Years, 2 Children, 2 Children Living, Born Germany, Father Born Germany, Mother Born Germany, Emmigrated in 1882 Line 56, Dwelling 42, Family 42, ROPER, Henry, Son, White, Male, Born Jan 1898, Age 2, Single, Born TX, Father Born Germany, Mother Born Germany Line 57, Dwelling 42, Family 42, ROPER, Ellen, Daughter, White, Female, Born Nov 1899, Age 6/12, Single, Born TX, Father Born Germany, Mother Born Germany * * * Frank and Marie ROPER are interred at the Orchard Cemetery, Orchard, Fort Bend County, Texas: Row 11 .. Roper, John E. b 9/28/1905 d 11/8/1918; Son of F.& M. Roper Rest in Peace Roper, Frank b 5/13/1862; d 1/26/1946 Roper, Marie b 8/12/1878; d 2/7/1940; Till morning breaks and shadows flee [dbl stone with above] See the RootsWeb Archives at http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/data/tx+index+287231023176316+F * * * Henry ROPER appears to be the SAME Henry ROPER (b 28 Jan 1898, d Jul 1975) who is shown in the SSDI with SSN 467-60-8774 and last residence Orchard, Fort Bend County, TX. * * * Is anyone acquainted with this family?? It would be very interesting to obtain a DNA test subject from a German ROPER family!