This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Roper:Patton:Yates:Flowers:Collins:Hall:Oneil Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kgDBAEB/825 Message Board Post: Hello, I would appreciate any information anyone has to offer about the Roper family. My great grandmother was Ida Blanche Roper, she was born and raised in Missouri, but her family came from North Carolina. I am trying to find historical documents, notable events, etc. Really anything pertaining to Ropers and their families. I also would love to hear from some fellow Roper descendants. Here is how I am connected. (Feel free to correct any names/dates I got wrong, I am just beginnning) David Roper b. abt 1715, VA md Sarah Yates Son: James Roper b. 1766, NC md Mary Elizabeth Oneil Son: Samuel Roper b. 1806, NC md Rebecca Flowers Son: William Washington Roper b. 1844, NC md Cynthia Hall Son: Robert Patton b. 1871, NC married Anna Purdy Dau: Ida Roper b. 1910, MO md Larkin Collins Son: Paul Collins b. 1936, MO md Wilma Tooley Dau: Karen Collins(my mom) I have not gotten farther back past David Roper. I do have several of the siblings down the line. Would love to share information with others. Kristy [email protected]