This doesn't list "Cropper" But my guess would be "Sharecropper" Debbie M >Subject: List of Occupations > >"LIST OF OCCUPATIONS" > >Accomptant Accountant >Almoner Giver of charity to the needy >Amanuensis Secretary or stenographer >Artificer A soldier mechanic who does repairs >Bailie Bailiff >Baxter Baker >Bluestocking Female writer >Boniface Keeper of an inn >Brazier One who works with brass >Brewster Beer manufacturer >Brightsmith Metal Worker >Burgonmaster Mayor >Caulker One who filled up cracks (in ships or windows)or seems to make them watertight by using tar or oakum-hemp fiber produced by taking old ropes apart >Chaisemaker Carriage maker >Chandler Dealer or trader; one who makes or sells candles; retailer of groceries >Chiffonnier Wig maker >Clark Clerk >Clerk Clergyman, cleric >Clicker The servant of a salesman who stood at the door to invite customers; one who received the matter in the galley from the compositors and arranged it in due form ready for printing; one who makes eyelet holes in boots using a machine which clicked. >Cohen Priest >Collier Coal miner >Colporteur Peddler of books >Cooper One who makes or repairs vessels made of staves & hoops, such as casks, barrels, tubs, etc. >Cordwainer Shoemaker, originally any leather worker using leather from Cordova/Cordoba in Spain >Costermonger Peddler of fruits and vegetables >Crocker Potter >Crowner Coroner >Currier One who dresses the coat of a horse with a curry comb; one who tanned leather by incorporating oil or grease >Docker Stevedore, dock worker who loads and unloads cargo >Dowser One who finds water using a rod or witching stick >Draper A dealer in dry goods >Drayman One who drives a long strong cart without fixed sides for carrying heavy loads >Dresser A surgeon's assistant in a hospital >Drover One who drives cattle, sheep, etc. to market; a dealer in cattle >Duffer Peddler >Factor Agent, commission merchant; one who acts or transacts business for another; Scottish steward or bailiff of an estate >Farrier A blacksmith, one who shoes horses >Faulkner Falconer >Fell monger One who removes hair or wool from hides in preparation for leather making >Fletcher One who made bows and arrows >Fuller One who fulls cloth;one who shrinks and thickens woolen cloth by moistening, heating, and pressing; one who cleans and finishes cloth >Gaoler A keeper of the goal, a jailer >Glazier Window glassman >Hacker Maker of hoes >Hatcheler One who combed out or carded flax >Haymonger Dealer in hay >Hayward Keeper of fences >Higgler Itinerant peddler >Hillier Roof tiler >Hind A farm laborer >Holster A groom who took care of horses, often at an inn >Hooker Reaper >Hooper One who made hoops for casks and barrels >Huckster Sells small wares >Husbandman A farmer who cultivated the land >Jagger Fish peddler >Journeyman One who had served his apprenticeship and mastered his craft, not bound to serve a master, but hired by the day >Joyner / Joiner A skilled carpenter >Keeler Bargeman >Kempster Wool comber >Lardner Keeper of the cupboard >Lavender Washer woman >Lederer Leather maker >Leech Physician >Longshoreman Stevedore >Lormer Maker of horse gear >Malender Farmer >Maltster Brewer >Manciple A steward >Mason Bricklayer >Mintmaster One who issued local currency >Monger Seller of goods (ale, fish) >Muleskinner Teamster >Neatherder Herds cows >Ordinary Keeper Innkeeper with fixed prices >Pattern Maker A maker of a clog shod with an iron ring. A clog was a wooden pole with a pattern cut into the end >Peregrinator Itinerant wanderer >Peruker A wig maker >Pettifogger A shyster lawyer >Pigman Crockery dealer >Plumber One who applied sheet lead for roofing and set lead frames for plain or stained glass windows. >Porter Door keeper >Puddler Wrought iron worker >Quarrier Quarry worker >Rigger Hoist tackle worker >Ripper Seller of fish >Roper Maker of rope or nets >Saddler One who makes, repairs or sells saddles or other furnishings for horses >Sawbones Physician >Sawyer One who saws; carpenter >Schumacker Shoemaker >Scribler A minor or worthless author >Scrivener Professional or public copyist or writer; notary public >Scrutiner Election judge >Shrieve Sheriff >Slater Roofer >Slopseller Seller of ready-made clothes in a slop shop >Snobscat / Snob One who repaired shoes >Sorter Tailor >Spinster A woman who spins or an unmarried woman >Spurrer Maker of spurs >Squire Country gentleman; farm owner; justice of peace >Stuff gown Junior barrister >Stuff gownsman Junior barrister >Supercargo Officer on merchant ship who is in charge of cargo and the commercial concerns of the ship >Tanner One who tans (cures) animal hides into leather >Tapley One who puts the tap in an ale cask >Tasker Reaper >Teamster One who drives a team for hauling >Thatcher Roofer >Tide waiter Customs inspector >Tinker Am itinerant tin pot and pan seller and repairman >Tipstaff Policeman >Travers Toll bridge collection >Tucker Cleaner of cloth goods >Turner A person who turns wood on a lathe into spindles >Victualer A tavern keeper, or one who provides an army, navy, or ship with food supplies >Vulcan Blacksmith >Wagoner Teamster not for hire >Wainwright Wagon maker >Waiter Customs officer or tide waiter; one who waited on the tide to collect duty on goods brought in >Waterman Boatman who plies for hire >Webster Operator of looms >Wharfinger Owner of a wharf >Wheelwright One who made or repaired wheels; wheeled carriages, etc. >Whitesmith Tinsmith; worker of iron who finishes or polishes the work >Whitewing Street sweeper >Whitster Bleach of cloth >Wright Workman, especially a construction worker >Yeoman Farmer who owns his own land > > > > > Diana Flynn Springville, Lawrence Co., IN. ivie@tima.com List manager of HODGES-L at: HODGES-L-request@rootsweb.com Visit the Lawrence Co., IN. Biographies page at: http://www.geocities.com/~pangits/biographies/lawrence.html Also visit the INDIANA BIOGRAPHIES PAGE AT: http://www.aye.net/~dee1234/indybios/inbio2.html