Being a first cousing three times removed to George Washington Roper, b. 25 Oct. 1850, Dallas County, Missouri, to Levicy Garmmon and John C. Roper, I can get the tree back a generation on him. John C. Roper, b. 10 April 1825, in Tompkinsville,Monroe County, Mo., to Hannah B. Martin and John C. "Jackie" Roper. Jackie Roper was b. 2 August 1796 in Virginia. Other data regarding Jackie follows: burial possibly at Roper Cemetery, Laclede County, Mo. Married to Hannah B. Martin Welcome Martin Roper born 16 March 1819 Milton Thomas Roper (2) born 1 November 1820 John C. Roper born 10 April 1825 Eliza Jane Roper born 10 August 1827 James Henry Roper born 25 December 1829 Emily Elizabeth Roper born 20 November 1832 Permilia T. Roper born 23 June 1835 Edward Franklin Roper born 17 November 1837 Patsy Ann Roper born 10 April 1840 Mary Susan Roper born 26 April 1843 Hannah Holena Roper born 10 February 1845 Died 1876 at Laclede County, Mo. Other notes regarding Jackie Roper: • Veteran War of 1812, enlisting in South Carolina, mustering out from New Orleans and moving to Tennessee • Apparently homesteaded land in Laclede County, Mo., not far from Webster County line, in 1840. Brought five slaves with him. • Apparently had a second wife • Buried at Prairie Grove, Mo., marker being a piece of sandstone. No one knows where wife Hannah is buried. --from opening paragraphs of a Roper history compiled by Mildred Ruth Roper Scofield. • Mustered out at New Orleans and went to Tennessee, info backed up by family Bible, cemeteries and area publications. Breeder of race horses not confirmed, but Chuck Daily says it's true. Certainly his grandchildren had a love of horses. My relationship to John C. "Jackie Roper follows: My mother, Sybil Clarrisa Cowden, was the daughter of Mary Jane Roper (1890-1965); Mary Jane was the daughter of Phillip Maulkey Roper (1869-1950); P.M., as he was called, was the son of James Henry Roper (1829)-1926), who was in turn the son of John C. "Jackie" Roper (1796-1876). E. Alan Long Holiday Island, Arkansas