This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Roper, Stewart Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kgDBAEB/243.1 Message Board Post: Afred: Here is what I have: The Thomas ROPER Family, of Wood County, OH United States Census -- 1870 Webster Township, Wood County, Ohio, Page 1, Page Imprinted "573"a 15 Aug 1870 Line 22, Dwelling 7, Family 7, ROPER, Thos. P., Age 28, Male, White, Farmer, RE $2,200, Pers Estate $2,100, Born England, Father of Foreign Birth, Mother of Foreign Birth Line 23, Dwelling 7, Family 7, ROPER, Genett, Age 29, Female, White, Keeping House, Born Ohio, Father of Foreign Birth, Mother of Foreign Birth Line 24, Dwelling 7, Family 7, ROPER, Walter, Age 3, Male, White, Born Ohio, Father of Foreign Birth Line 25, Dwelling 7, Family 7, ROPER, Margaret, Age 1, Female, White, Born Ohio * * * United States Census -- 1880 Freedom Township, Wood County, Ohio, Page 5, Page Imprinted "157A" 04 Jun 1880 Line 30, Dwelling 42, Family 43, ROPER, Thomas B., White, Male, Age 38, Married, Farmer, Born England, Father Born England, Mother Born England Line 31, Dwelling 42, Family 43, ROPER, Gennet, White, Female, Age 39, Wife, Married, Keeping House, Born Ohio, Father Born Scotland, Mother Born Scotland Line 32, Dwelling 42, Family 43, ROPER, Walter T.?, White, Male, Age 13, Son, Single, Working on Farm, Attends School, Born Ohio, Father Born England, Mother Born Ohio Line 33, Dwelling 42, Family 43, ROPER, Maggie E., White, Female, Age 11, Daughter, Single, At Home, Attends School, Born Ohio, Father Born England, Mother Born Ohio Line 33, Dwelling 42, Family 43, ROPER, Robert J., White, Male, Age 9, Son, Single, Attends School, Cannot Write, Born Ohio, Father Born England, Mother Born Ohio Line 34, Dwelling 42, Family 43, ROPER, Hugh W., White, Male, Age 6, Son, Single, Attends School, Cannot Write, Born Ohio, Father Born England, Mother Born Ohio Line 35, Dwelling 42, Family 43, ROPER, Andrew C., White, Male, Age 4, Son, Single, Cannot Read, Cannot Write, Born Ohio, Father Born England, Mother Born Ohio Line 36, Dwelling 42, Family 43, ROPER, Allan B., White, Male, Age 1, Son, Single, Cannot Read, Cannot Write, Born Ohio, Father Born England, Mother Born Ohio * * * United States Census -- 1900 Freedom Township, Wood County, Ohio (Enumeration District 140), Sheet 21B 22 Jun 1920 Line 83, Dwelling 456, Family 473, ROPER, Thomas, Head, White, Male, Born Mar 1842, Age 58, Married 34 Years, Born England, Father Born England, Mother born England, Immigrated to US in 1865, In US for 34 Years, NATURALIZED, Farmer, Months NOT Employed 0, Can Read, Can Write, Can Speak English, Owns, Free of Mortgage, Farm, 159 Farm Animals? Line 84, Dwelling 456, Family 473, ROPER, Jennette, Wife, White, Female, Born Oct 1840, Age 59, Married 34 Years, 9 Children, 8 Children Living, Born Ohio, Father Born Scotland, Mother born Scotland, Can Read, Can Write, Can Speak English Line 85, Dwelling 456, Family 473, ROPER, Roswell D., Son, White, Male, Born Nov 1880, Age 19, Single, Born Ohio, Father Born England, Mother born Ohio, Farmer Laborer, Can Read, Can Write, Can Speak English Line 86, Dwelling 456, Family 473, ROPER, Stewart D., Son, White, Male, Born Mar or May 1885, Age 15, Single, Born Ohio, Father Born England, Mother born Ohio, At School, 5 Mos School, Can Read, Can Write, Can Speak English [Image 42 of 46 for Freedom Township, Wood County, Ohio, in 1900] * * * United States Census -- 1910 Webster Township, Wood County, Ohio (Enumeration District 211), Sheet 11B 8 May 1910 Line 81, Dwelling 259, Family 243, ROPER, Thomas, Head, Male, White, Age 68??, 1st marriage, Married 45 Years, Born England, Father Born England, Mother Born England, Farmer, General Farm. Line 82, Dwelling 259, Family 243, ROPER, Jeanette, Wife, Female, White, Age 69??, 2nd marriage, Married 45 Years, Born Ohio, Father Born Scotland, Mother Born Scotland. Line 83, Dwelling 259, Family 243, ROPER, Margaret, Daughter, Female, White, Age 41, Single, Born Ohio, Father Born England, Mother Born Ohio. [Image 22 of 23] * * * United States Census -- 1920 Webster Township, Wood County, Ohio (Enumeration District 178), Sheet 9B 05 Feb 1920 Line 62, Dwelling 205, Family 205, ROPER, Thomas H.?, Head, Owns, Male, White, Age 77, Married, Immigrated 1861, Naturalized 1861, Born England/English, Father Born England/English, Mother Born England/English, None, Retired Farmer. Line 82, Dwelling 259, Family 243, ROPER, Jeanette, Wife, Female, White, Age 79?, Married, Born Ohio, Father Born Scotland/Scottish, Mother Born Scotland/Scottish, None. [Image 18 of 19 for Webster Township, Wood County, OH in 1920] * * * Death Certificate References were given in my Post: "Index of ROPER, RAPER, ROSSER, ROSIER and Similar Deaths in Ohio from 1913-1937" (23 Feb 2003 4:10 AM GMT) http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/message/an/surnames.roper/588 In particular, you would be interested in: ROPER THOMAS B; WOOD COUNTY, OH ; 1923; 4134 / 2046 ROPER JEANETT S; WOOD COUNTY, OH; ; 4134 / 23045 The procedure for obtaining Ohio death certificates is given from this page: http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/archlib/death1.html * * * Do YOU have any other information on this ROPER Family to share?? What do you know of Jeannette STEWART?