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/788.1 Message Board Post: One of the children of Edward C. ROPER (b Jun 1841 - Richmond, Henrico, VA, d Bef 1910 - Prob Augusta, VA) and Rebecca BESS shown in the Census records above is shown to be Emmet Lee ROPER. Though the 1900 Census shows this Emmet Lee ROPER to have been born in Jan 1886, Emmet's WW I draft card dated 12 Sep 1918 shows Emmet Lee ROPER to have been born on 01 Mar 1884. The draft card also shows Emmet to be tall, of medium build with blue eyes and light hair. He is then shown to be living at RFD 2, Staunton, Augusta County, VA. He is shown to be a Fire Man with the Staunton Lighting Company. His nearest releative is shown to be wife Mallie M. ROPER. Emmet Lee ROPER is shown in the 1920 United States Census residing at Alexandria, where he worked as a machinist: United States Census -- 1920 Ward 2, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, (Enumeration District 4), Page 11B 09 Jan 1920 Line 60, 221 North Pitt St., Dwelling 182, Family 223, ROPER, Emmett, Head, Male, White, Age 34, Married, Born VA, Father Born VA, Mother Born VA, Machinist Whs. Light Co. Line 61, 221 North Pitt St., Dwelling 182, Family 223, ROPER, Mallie, Wife, Female, White, Age 28, Married, Born VA, Father Born VA, Mother Born VA Line 62, 221 North Pitt St., Dwelling 182, Family 223, ROPER, Robert, Son, Male, White, Age 8, Single, Born VA, Father Born VA, Mother Born VA Line 63, 221 North Pitt St., Dwelling 182, Family 223, ROPER, Nettie, Daughter, Female, White, Age 5, Single, Born VA, Father Born VA, Mother Born VA Line 64, 221 North Pitt St., Dwelling 182, Family 223, ROPER, Louisa, Daughter, Female, White, Age 2 6/12, Single, Born VA, Father Born VA, Mother Born VA Line 65, 221 North Pitt St., Dwelling 182, Family 223, ROPER, Emmett Jr., Son, Male, White, Age 3/12, Single, Born VA, Father Born VA, Mother Born VA [Image 22 of 46 at the Ancestry.com presentation of 1920 Census data for this jurisdiction.] * I have thus far been unable to locate Emmet Lee ROPER in either the 1920 or the 1930 Census enumeration. He is shown inthe 1900 Census enumeration with his father shown in the previous Post. One POSSIBILITY for the 1910 record is: United States Census -- 1910 District 2, Fulton County, Kentucky, Sheet 8A 27 Apr 1910 Line 17, Dwelling 151, Family 151, ROPER, Lee, Head, Male, White, Age 27, Married (1st), Married 5 Years, Born KY, Father Born KY, Mother Born TN, Farmer Line 18, Dwelling 151, Family 151, ROPER, Dola, Wife, Female, White, Age 24, Married (1st), Married 5 Years, 1 Child / 1 Child Living, Born KY, Father Born KY, Mother Born KY Line 19, Dwelling 151, Family 151, ROPER, Louise, Daughter, Female, White, Age 2, Single, Born KY, Father Born KY, Mother Born KY [Image 15 of 23 at the Ancestry.com presentation of 1910 Census data for this jursidiction.] However, there is a separate WW I Draft Registration Card for this Lee ROPER, age 35, who seems to have been born on 10 Nov 1882 and is shown to be residing at 2 Crutchfield, Fulton, KY, with wife DOla on 12 Sep 1918. So this appears to be a different Lee ROPER. * Emmet Lee ROPER's death is recorded at age 57 on 20 May 1945 in Perry County, KY [Volume 28, Certificate 13539]. The name appearing on the death certificate is shown in the Index to be "Emmit L. ROPER". Mallie ROPER's death MIGHT BE the death of a Mallie ROPP recorded in KY on 03 Aug 1936 [Vol. 43, Certificate 21102], but this should be considered a speculative ascription. Emmet Lee ROPER's son Robert Lawrence ROPER is shown in Kentucky death records to have died at age 41 on 08 Mar 1953 in Letcher County, KY [Volume 13, Certificate 6125]. Secondary sources show Emmet Lee ROPER's daughter Nettie as having died in Ogden, UT, in 1981. The SSDI suggests to us that this might have been the individual shown in the records as Netta FERRIN (b 10 Jan 1914, d Oct 1981 - Ogden, Weber, UT). Her SSN 403-14-3072 was issued in Kentucky and her name, date of birth and date of death seems to precisely correspond to the information in the Census and given by the secondary source. Possible candidates for Netta Roper FERRIN's husband, based solely upon proximate FERRIN deaths in this Zip Code include Oscar FERRIN (b 29 Apr 1896, d Nov 1970 - UT) and Clyde W. FERRIN (b 16 Dec 1907, d 11 Jul 1999 - UT). Bear in mind that this is a SPECULATIVE ascription! Perhaps someone with a better understanding of this family can clarify. Secondary sources show Emmet Lee ROPER's daughter as having married a John Thomas BUNTON. These sources also infomr us that Etta Louise Roper BUNTON died in 1990 in Bristol, VA. The SSDI shows us that there was a Louise R. [Roper] BUNTON (b 11 May 1917, d 18 Feb 1990), with SSN 407-36-7169 issued in KENTUCKY and last residence in Zip Code 24201 (Bristol, Bristol, VA). This seems likely to be Etta Lousie Roper BUNTON. There are several John and Thomas BUNTON deaths shown in Kentucky. It is unclear which of these reflects the death of John Thomas BUNTON, if he is, in fact, deceased. Emmet Lee ROPER, Jr., (b 1919 - KY) enlisted in the U.S. Army during WW II on 05 Apr 1944 at Fort Thomas Newport, KY. Emmet Lee ROPER's son Emmett Lee ROPER, Jr., is shown in Kentucky death records to have died at age 51 on 18 Jun 1971 in Perry County, KY [Volume 31, Certificate 15491]. * I would be interested in hearing from anyone with additional knowledge and insight into this family!