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/759.1.1.7 Message Board Post: John W. ROPER's grandfather -- David M. ROPER (b abt 1795 - SC) -- can be readily identified in this 1850 Census record from Attala County, MS: United States Census -- 1850 Attala County, MS 18 Sep 1850 Line 41, Dwelling 435, Family 435, David M. ROPER, Age 55, Male, Farmer, RE $300, Born SC Line 42, Dwelling 435, Family 435, Martha ROPER, Age 47, Female, Born SC * Line 1, Dwelling 435, Family 435, James ROPER, Age 19, Male, Farmer, Born SC Line 2, Dwelling 435, Family 435, Margaret ROPER, Age 18, Female, Born SC Line 3, Dwelling 435, Family 435, William ROPER, Age 15, Male, Born MS Line 4, Dwelling 435, Family 435, Berkshire ROPER, Age 7, Male, Born MS Line 5, Dwelling 435, Family 435, Julia ROPER, Age 3, Female, Born MS [Image 8 of 8 (Township 16 R 5 E) and Image 1 of 8 (Township 13 R 6 E) of the Ancestry.com presentation of the 1850 Census data for this jurisdiction.] * James, Margaret and Julie are ALL found in De Bastrop Township, Ashley County, AR, in 1870.