This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Roper, Harrison Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kgDBAEB/501.2 Message Board Post: While trying to sort out some other Pickens, SC, ROPERs, I came across an 1860 Census record in White County, GA, for the household of Alfred ROPER (indexed at Ancestry as "ROPES"), age 62. This Alfred ROPER appears likely to be the son of Joshua ROPER (b abt 1778 - NC, d 03 Mar 1856 - SC). One of the children in this household is a Harrison ROPER (b avt 1846 - SC). It is unclear whether ths child yields any further clue regarding the origin of the Harrison / Harleston name in your line, but I wanted to call the record to your attention.