This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Roper, Beckington Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kgDBAEB/785.8 Message Board Post: As pointed out in his Post "Re: Horace Henry ROPER (b 1835 - Debenham, Suffolk, England, Chr 09 OCT 1836 - Suffolk County Bts, Suffolk, d aft 1880 - Prob CA), son of Sion and Mary Sophia ROPER" (3 Jan 2006 1:04 PM GMT), Dave ROPER correctly points out that Rosa Jane ROPER married Oliver BECKINGTON in Boone County, IL, on 25 MAR 1875. This marriage was also shown in my Post "Illinois Statewide ROPER Marriages from 1763-1900 BY COUNTY" (20 Apr 2005 1:38 AM GMT) at http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=surnames.roper&m=750 : "ROPER, ROSA J -- BECKINGTON, OLIVER: BOONE COUNTY; 3/25/1875; ; 00001656" * This Oliver BECKINGTON (b abt 1849 - England) is shown on the SAME Census in Spring Township, Boone County, page as Sion and Sophia ROPER: United States Census -- 1870 Spring Township, Boone County, Illinois, Page 17 (Page Imprinted "469") 25 Jul 1870 Line 38, Dwelling 127, Family 123, BECKINGTON, Oliver, Age 21, Male, White, Farmer, RE $2,400, Pers. Estate $100, Born England, Father Foreign Born, Mother Foreign Born, Male U.S. Citizen Age 21 or more [Image 17 of 27 at the Ancestry.com presentation of 1870 Census data for this jurisdiction.] * For the 1870 Census record of Sion and Mary Sophia ROPER see my Post: "Horace Henry ROPER (b 1835 - Debenham, Suffolk, England, Chr 09 OCT 1836 - Suffolk County Bts, Suffolk, d aft 1880 - Prob CA), son of Sion and Mary Sophia ROPER" [3 Jan 2006 9:06 AM GMT] http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=surnames.roper&m=785.7 * The 1851 and 1860 Census records for Sion and Sophia ROPER are shown in my Post: "Spencer ROPER (b Jun 1841 - Wetheringsett, Suffolk, England, d aft 1930), son of Sion and Sophia ROPER" [31 Dec 2005 6:48 AM GMT] http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=surnames.roper&m=785.1 * In 1880, Oliver and Rosa Jane Roper BECKINGTON were enumerated in Belvidere, Boone County, IL: United States Census -- 1880 Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, Page 26 10 Jun 1880 Line 18, Dwelling, 313, Family 313, BECKINGTON, Oliver, White, Male, Age 31, Married, Auctioneer, Born Illinois, Father Born England, Mother Born England Line 19, Dwelling, 313, Family 313, BECKINGTON, Rosa J., White, Female, Age 29, Wife, Married, Keeping House, Born England, Father Born England, Mother Born England Line 20, Dwelling, 313, Family 313, BECKINGTON, Thomas S., White, Male, Age 3, Son, Born Illinois, Father Born Illinois, Mother Born England Line 21, Dwelling, 313, Family 313, BECKINGTON, Fannie., White, Female, Age 8/12, Daughter, Born Illinois, Father Born Illinois, Mother Born England [Image 26 of 34 at the Ancestry.com presentation of 1880 Census data for this jurisdiction.] * In 1900, Rosa Jane Roper BECKINGTON was still residing in Belvidere with her four children, but Oliver had passed away: United States Census -- 1900 628 South State Street, Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, Sheet 3B 02 Jun 1900 Line 76, Dwelling, 68, Family 77, BECKINGTON, Rosa, Head, White, Female, Born Sep 1851, Age 48, Widow, 4 Children, 4 Children Living, Born England, Father Born England, Mother Born England, Immigrated 1854 Line 77, Dwelling, 68, Family 77, BECKINGTON, Thomas S., Son, White, Male, Born Jan 1877, Age 23, Single, Born Illinois, Father Born Illinois, Mother Born England, Machinist Line 78, Dwelling, 68, Family 77, BECKINGTON, Annie E., Daughter, White, Female, Born May 1880, Age 20, Single, Born Illinois, Father Born Illinois, Mother Born England Line 79, Dwelling, 68, Family 77, BECKINGTON, Olivia Ruth., Daughter, White, Female, Born Mar 1882, Age 18, Single, Born Illinois, Father Born Illinois, Mother Born England Line 80, Dwelling, 68, Family 77, BECKINGTON, Lulu B., Daughter, White, Female, Born Sep 1887, Age 12, Single, Born Illinois, Father Born Illinois, Mother Born England, At School [Image 6 of 51 at the Ancestry.com presentation of 1900 Census data for this jurisdiction.] * Rosa Jane Roper BECKINGTON's daughter Olive BECKINGTON (b Mar 1882 - IL) is also shown residing with her brother and sister-in-law Spencer and Emeline ROPER. [See my Post "Spencer ROPER (b Jun 1841 - Wetheringsett, Suffolk, England, d aft 1930), son of Sion and Sophia ROPER" [31 Dec 2005 6:48 AM GMT]. * Rosa Jane ROPER's birth record seems likely to be the record recorded during December Quarter 1852 at Sudbury District, Essex / Suffolk at Volume 4a, Page 363.