Descendants
of Nicholas Roper
Prepared
by: Jacqueline Milburn
Last updated
February 1, 2012
Generation
No. 1
1. NICHOLAS2 ROPER (JAMES1) was born December 29, 1738 in Thrandeston,Suffolk,
England1, and died January 13, 1817 in Jefferson County, Virginia2,3. He married (1) UNKNOWN. He married (2) MARY HORN October 09, 1797
in Frederick county, Virginia4. She was
born Unknown, and died Unknown.
Notes
for NICHOLAS ROPER:
Nicholas
Roper (B 29 Dec 1738 Thrandeston, Suffolk, England d 13 Jan 1817 Jefferson Co.
WV) came to northwest Virginia c1780. He was the caretaker for the lands of
Ferdinando Fairfax, who wrote in his will: "...it is my particular desire
that Nicholas Roper should be continued as steward or manager of my farms as
long as he may choose; since his honesty & unusual attention to his employers
interest would render his Services cheaper at high wages than those of almost
any other that I know of at the lowest." Nicholas accumulated about 1100
acres of his own on the west bank of the Shenandoah River near Charles Town WV
just north of the Berryville Monastery.
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Virginia
Revolutionary Publick[sic] Claims Index Vol. 2
By:
Janice L. Abercrombie & Richard Slatten[sic]
--Nicholas
Roper for 1 mans saddle for cont. 4-6 pounds
--Nicholas
Roper for 31 days waggon[sic] hire for cont. 18 - 12 pounds; for 2260# flour,
10 casks 14 -17 -6 pounds.
--Nicholas
Roper 4 pounds for a new man's saddle
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Chancery
Order Book 24 , page 140 Frederick Co., Va. Clerk's Office
November
Court 1792
Nicholas
Roper - - - - - - Plt.
Against In
Debt
George
Rust - - - - - - - - Deft.
This
day came the Parties by their attornies and the Deft. Relinquishing his former
plea saith that he cannot gainsay the Plts. Action against him. Therefore it is
considered by the Court that the Plt. Recover against the Deft. The sum of
Twenty four pounds the debt in the Declaration mentioned and his Costs by him
about his suit in his behalf expended and the deft. In Mercy .
But this judgment is to be Discharged by
the payment of Twelve pounds with interest thereon to be computed after the
rate of five plentum pannum from the 1st day of November 1789. until paid and
the costs.
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March
Court 1793
Order
book 24, page 274
Ordered
that Isaac Kent do pay unto Nicholas Roper one dollar and fifty nine cents for
attending Court three days as a witness for him at the suit of Wormley
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Shirtliff
to Roper Bill of sale
Deed
Book 26 page 45 & 46
Winchester,
Frederick County, Virginia Records Room
July 1,
1799
Know
all men by these presents that I Richard Shirtliff of the county of Frederick
and Commonwealth of Virginia for the consideration of one hundred and thirty
pounds the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have Bargained and sold and
by these presents do bargain nd sell unto Nicholas Roper a Negro boy slave
commonly called and known by the name of Ceasar, a bay mare with a blaze face
three walmut tables two feather beds and furniture six chairs oneblack cow and
a sett of black smiths tools; to have and to hold the said slave, mare, three
walnut tables, two feather beds & furniture six chairs one cow and sett of
black sniths tools to the said nicholas
Roper his heirs and assigns forever, and I do by these presents fo myself my
said executjors and sdministrators covenant and agree to warrant the said
slave, Mare, three walnut tables, two feather beds and furniture, six chairs
one cow and a sett of Black Smith Tools to the siad Nicholas Roper his heirs
and assigns against the claim of every person What ever, In Witness whereof I
have peresents set my hand and affixed my seal this first day of April in the
year 1799.
Witness Richard
Shirtliff {seal}
John
Burchell
Matthew
Wright
At a
Court held for Frederick County the 1st day of July 1799 this bill of sale was
acknowledged by Richard Shirtliff party thereto and ordered to be
recorded. By the Court
JA Keith CFC
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Nicholas
Roper Will
Will
Book 17
Charles
Town, Jefferson County, WVA Records room
Written
April 27, 1812
Probated
January 27, 1817
In the
name of God Amen. I Nicholas Roper of Jefferson County in the commonwealth of
Virginia being in perfect health and of sound mind considering the certainty of
death and the uncertainty of when it may happen I have determed to make this my
last will and testament in manner following that is to say I do disire to be
decently buried funeral charges and all my just debt's that I may be owing at
the time of my decease should be paid, the remainder part of my estate and
effects I give bequeath and dispose of in manner and form following.
First I
give and bequeath to my illegitimate son James Roper's son James (written above
Nicholas) Osborn Roper all my landed estate in Jefferson County also one lot in
Charlestown No. Twenty Seven also two lots in Duke street Alexandria, to him
the said Nicholas Osborn Roper and his heirs forever, but he the said Nicholas
Osborn Roper shall pay my Illegitimate son James Roper his father two hundred
pounds per year Virginia currency during his life but if my illegitimate son
James Roper should have anymore children I desire that all my landed estate
should be equally divided between them all. I also give and bequeath to my
illegitimate son James roper all my stock of every description also all my
farming utensils also all my negros that I may have at the time of my death,
one negro man excepta by the name of George and on horse which I give to my
wife also all my household furniture and three hundred dollars pr. year to be
paid out of the rent of my real estate on the third part of the rents of all my
real estate which ever she choose to take.
The
Negro George after my wife's decease shall be returned to the above named James
Roper and his heirs all my Bills Bonds and open accounts I give to my
illegitimate son James Roper. If I have any monies by me at that time of my
decease I desire that it should be equally divided between my wife and my son
James Roper, I do here by appoint John McPherson and my Illegitimate son James
Roper My Executors of this my last will and testament and I so revoke all other
wills by the heretofore made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand
seal this 27th day of April One thousand eight hundred and twelve signed sealed
published and declared by the witness hand testor Nicholas Roper to be his last
Will and testament in the presence of us who subscribed our names in the
presents of the said testor.
Witness
Present
Nicholas Roper {Seal}
Samuel
Howel
James
Stephenson Jr.
At a
court held for Jefferson County the 27th day of January 1817. This last will
and Testament of Nicholas Roper Dec'd was proven by the oathes of Samuel Howel
and George (?) the witness (?) and ordered to be recorded: And on the (?) of
James Roper and John McPherson the executors therein named who made oath (?)
according to law Certificate is granted them for obtaining probat thereof in
due form giving security: Wherefore they together with John Haines William
Mc(?) and William McPherson their securities intered into and acknowledged a
Bond in the penalty of twelve thousand dollars conditinued(?) for this die and
faithfull administrated of the said (?) estate.
By the court
teste
R. Hite CC
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More
About NICHOLAS ROPER:
Baptism:
January 22, 1738/39, Thrandeston,Suffolk, England
Burial:
Roper Cemetery, Jefferson County, WVA5
Notes
for MARY HORN:
URL
http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=496&last=&g_p=P42&collection=LO
Patent
Title Horn, Mary.
Publication 1 December 1773.
Other
Format Available on microfilm.
Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.
Note Location: Botetourt County.
Grantee(s): Richardson, David.....
Description: 28.400 acres.
Source: Land Office Patents No. 42,
1773-1774, p. 496 (Reel 41).
Part of the index to the recorded copies of
patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial
Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of
Virginia.
Subject
- Personal Horn, Mary. grantee.
Richardson, David
Marriage
Notes for NICHOLAS ROPER and MARY HORN:
James
Wood Esq. Governor of Virginia as noted on marriage bond.
Nicholas
and James Walker both signed the bond.
More
About NICHOLAS ROPER and MARY HORN:
Bonds
man: Nicholas roper and James Walker Esq.
Marriage:
October 09, 1797, Frederick county, Virginia6
Child
of NICHOLAS ROPER and MARY HORN is:
2. i. JAMES3
ROPER, b. May 12, 1783, Berkeley County, Virginia; d. December 08, 1867,
Jefferson County, West Virginia.
Generation
No. 2
2. JAMES3 ROPER (NICHOLAS2, JAMES1)7 was born
May 12, 1783 in Berkeley County, Virginia8, and died December 08, 1867 in
Jefferson County, West Virginia8,9. He
married (1) NANCY CRUTHERS January 18, 1810 in Washington, County,
Maryland10. She was born Abt. 1790, and
died Abt. 1837 in Jefferson County, Virginia.
He married (2) ELIZABETH LALEY April 30, 1838 in Washington, County,
Maryland11, daughter of MICHAEL LALEY.
She was born Abt. 1800 in PA, and died April 19, 1870 in Jefferson
County, West Virginia12,13.
Notes
for JAMES ROPER:
In 1793
James was freed from slavery by his father Nicholas Roper:
Emancipation
of James Roper Dec. 3, 1793
Roper
to James } Emn.
Deed
Book 24A, pg 244
Frederick
County, VA
Clerk's
office
3rd of
Dec. 1793
To all persons to whom these presents shall
come I Nicholas Roper of the County of Frederick and Commonwealth of Virginia
Send greeting, Known ye that for good causes and considerations me thereunto
Moving I have emancipate and set free James a mulatto Boy aged about eleven years, In witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this third day of Dec. One
thousand seven Hundred and ninety three.
Sealed
and Delivered
In
presence of }
Nicks. Roper {seal}
Adam
Douglass
Samuel
Cowan
At a
court held for Frederick County the 3rd day of December 1793 this Deed of
Emanumission [sic] from Nicholas Roper to Mullatto [sic] James was acknowledged
by the said Nicholas Roper and ordered to be recorded.
By the
court
Ja Keith CC
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December
Court 1793
Order
Book 24, page 558
Frederick
County, VA
Order
to be recorded
Clerk's
Office
A deed
of Manumission [sic] from Nicholas Roper to Mullatto [sic] James was
acknowledged by said Roper and ordered to be recorded
1850
Census shows James Roper as a farmer with $81,000 in real estate.
1860
Census shows James Raper as a farmer with $166, 290 in real estate
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Spirit
of Jefferson, Tuesday, December 10, 1867, Vol.20, No.15, Pg.3, Col.1
Mr. James Roper, an aged resident of this
county, died
at his
home place about one and a half miles south of this
town,
on Saturday evening last. He was the largest landed
proprietor,
and doutless the wealthiest man in the county,
his
broad acres extending over a great portion of the Southern
section
of the county. With him, for many years, the accumulation
of
landed property has amounted almost to a mania, and his long
life
has been spent in gathering together acre after acre until at the
time of
his death, his possessions covered a greater area than
those
of any one in the county. His success is an exemplification
of what
energy and economy will accomplish, but whether his great
possessions
were enjoyed by him here, or will avail him in that
country
"from whose bourn no traveller returns"' are questions not
for our
consideration. His age was nearly 86.
The
Virginia Free Press, Charlestown, Thursday, December 12, 1867, Vol.3, No.17,
Pg.3 Col.2
On the 8th instant near Charlestown,
James Roper, aged 84 years, 6 months and 27 days.
"So
live, that when thy summons comes to join Th' innumerable
caravan that moves to that mysterious
realm,
Where
each must take his chamber in the silent halls of death.
Thou
go, not like the quarry slave at night, scourged to his dungeon,
But
sustained and soothed by an unfal'ring trust approach thy grave
Like
one who wraps the drapery of his couch about him
And
lies down to pleasant dreams."
More
About JAMES ROPER:
Burial:
Roper Cemetery, Jefferson County, WVA
Mancipated:
December 03, 1793, Record located in Winchester, Frederick County, Va; Deed
Book 24A, page 244
More
About JAMES ROPER and NANCY CRUTHERS:
Marriage:
January 18, 1810, Washington, County, Maryland14
Notes
for ELIZABETH LALEY:
Jefferson
County death records:
Roper,
Elizth: WF; d 19 April 1870 at Charles Town of old age; age 70; par Michael; b
Shepherdstown; occ: none; Sp: Jas. Roper Sr.; Inf: county paper; page 1:4dist.
of [Jno. E. Erwin] 1870
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Obituary:
The Virginia Free Press, Charlestown, Monday April 25, 1870, Vol.5, No.36,
Pg.3, Col.3
At the
residence in Charlestown, Tuesday, 19th April 1870, Mrs. Elizabeth Roper,
wife of
the late James Roper, of this County, in the 70th year of her life.
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Elizabeth
Laley Roper's Will
Wife of
James Roper
Recorders
Will Book
Page
175 & 176
Jefferson
County, West Virginia
In the
name of God Amen: I
Elizabeth Roper of Charlestown County of Jefferson West Virginia being of sound & disposing mind memory
& understanding do make & publish this to be my last will &
testament.
First
I direct my executor hereinafter named to pay all my just debts &
funeral expenses as soon as may be after my death.
Second
I give and bequeath to my son Washington Albert our feather Bed Bedstead
& bedding for Tables half a dozen Windsor chairs, twenty two yards of
Carpeting, all which furniture is now in the chamber in my house occupied by my
said son.
Third To my son W. H.
H. Roper I give 2 Brass and to Jas. M. Roper my son one Iron kettle.
Fourth To my Grand Daughter Louisa Shultz I give one feather Bed and
necessary bedding, half a dozen Windsor Chairs (green) Twenty yards house hold
Carpeting. To my grand daughter
Elizabeth Faunister I hereby give and bequeath all the rest & residue of my
household & kitchen Furniture together with all debts dew me or to could
dew also rents & money on hand. I authorize & direct my executor to rent
out my house & lot in Charlestown purchased from Wm. Crow for three years
after my death after which he is hereby directed to and the same for the best
price he can get pay over the rents & proceeds of sale to my grand Daughter
Elizabeth Faunister to be her forever.
To my two grand Daughters Louisa Shultz
& Elizabeth Faunister I give and
bequeath one dozen silver teaspoons half dozen to each share & share alike.
And last I do hereby nominate &
appoint my friend Wm. Ramey Executor of my will.
Given
under my hand and seal this 12th day of January 1870
Her
Elizabeth X Roper {seal}
Mark
Signed
Sealed published and
Declared
by Elizabeth Roper as for
Her
last will in presences of us
Who in
her presences and in the
Presence
of each other have hereunto
Subscribed
our names as Witnessess
At her
request.
W. D. Hedgers
And others
More
About JAMES ROPER and ELIZABETH LALEY:
Marriage:
April 30, 1838, Washington, County, Maryland15
Children
of JAMES ROPER and NANCY CRUTHERS are:
3. i. NICHOLAS
OSBORN4 ROPER, b. September 17, 1811, Jefferson County, Virginia; d. November
19, 1872, Jefferson County, West Virginia.
4. ii. WILLIAM
THORNTON ROPER, b. Abt. 1814, Jefferson County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1849,
Jefferson County, Virginia.
5. iii. ANN
CATHERINE ROPER, b. Abt. 1837, Jefferson County, Virginia; d. December 11,
1910, Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia.
Children
of JAMES ROPER and ELIZABETH LALEY are:
6. iv. MARY
AMERICA/AMELIA VIRGINIA4 ROPER, b. 1839, Jefferson County, Virginia; d. Aft.
1910.
7. v. JAMES
MICHAEL ROPER, b. October 23, 1840, Charles Town, Jefferson County West
Virginia; d. June 29, 1903, Charles Town, Jefferson County West Virginia.
8. vi. WILLIAM
HENRY HARRISON ROPER, b. May 09, 1842, Jefferson County, West Virginia; d.
October 05, 1909, Charles Town, West Virginia.
vii. ANGELINA
V. ROPER, b. 1844.
viii. ELIZABETH
ROPER, b. Abt. 1846.
9. ix. WASHINGTON
ALBERT ROPER, b. January 20, 1849, Charles Town, Jefferson County, Virginia; d.
April 13, 1913, Charles Town, Jefferson County West Virginia.
Generation
No. 3
3. NICHOLAS OSBORN4 ROPER (JAMES3, NICHOLAS2,
JAMES1) was born September 17, 1811 in Jefferson County, Virginia, and died
November 19, 1872 in Jefferson County, West Virginia16. He married LOUSIA NEWMAN17 Unknown. She was born Abt. 1817, and died Unknown.
Notes
for NICHOLAS OSBORN ROPER:
1870
census: Only census where Nicholas Osbourn can be located with definitely. He
was marked as a Mulatto (although transcribed as white) with daughter Victoria
Gowens (Goens)21, her husband Charles Gowens 30, there daughter Rosetta 6/12,
all listed as mulatto.
Name: Nicholas O Roper
Estimated
Birth Year: abt 1811
Age in
1870: 59
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in
1870: Grant, Jefferson, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post
Office: Charles Town
Roll: M593_1689
Page: 518
Image: 458
Year: 1870
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Obituary:
The Virginia Free Press, Charlestown, Saturday, November 16, 1872, No.13, Pg.3
Col.2
At the residence of his brother,
W. H. H. Roper, on the 9th inst., Mr. Nicholas Osburn Roper
aged 61 years, 2 months and 21 days.
Notes
for LOUSIA NEWMAN:
The
1860 census list a Louisa Adams head of house;
Name: Louisa Adams
Age in
1860: 43
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in
1860: Not Stated, Jefferson, Virginia
Race: Mulatto
Gender: Female
Value
of real estate: View image
Post
Office: Rippon
Roll: M653_1355
Page: 990
Year: 1860
Head of
Household: Louisa Adams
Louisa
Adams Not Stated, Jefferson, VA 43 1816
Virginia Female
Douglas
Roper Not Stated, Jefferson, VA 22 1837
Virginia Male Blacksmith
Fanny
Roper Not Stated, Jefferson, VA 25 1834
Virginia Female
Ann
Roper Not Stated, Jefferson, VA 20 1839
Virginia Male
James
Roper Not Stated, Jefferson, VA 2.12
Virginia Male
Eliza
Roper Not Stated, Jefferson, VA 9 1850
Virginia Male
John
Roper Not Stated, Jefferson, VA 7 1852
Virginia Male
Marriage
Notes for NICHOLAS ROPER and LOUSIA NEWMAN:
No
marriage has been found.
More
About NICHOLAS ROPER and LOUSIA NEWMAN:
Marriage:
Unknown
Children
of NICHOLAS ROPER and LOUSIA NEWMAN are:
10. i. JAMES
DOUGLAS5 ROPER, b. January 09, 1837, Jefferson County, Virginia; d. December
24, 1906, Jefferson County West Virginia.
ii. ANN
ROPER18, b. Abt. 1840, Jefferson County, Virginia; d. April 06, 1904, Jefferson
County West Virginia19.
Notes
for ANN ROPER:
Name: Ann Roper
Age in
1860: 20
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in
1860: Not Stated, Jefferson, Virginia
Race: Mulatto
Gender: female
Value
of real estate: View image
Post
Office: Rippon
Roll: M653_1355
Page: 990
Year: 1860
Head of
Household: Louisa Adams
Huband
could be a Goens???
iii. DANIEL
ROPER, b. March 21, 1844, Jefferson County, Virginia; d. January 27, 1927,
Jefferson County, West Virginia20.
More
About DANIEL ROPER:
Burial:
January 29, 1927, Johnsntown, Jefferson County, WV
Occupation:
Lumberman
11. iv. WILLIAM
HENRY ROPER, b. April 21, 1844, Jefferson County, Virginia; d. May 21, 1909,
Jefferson County, West Virginia.
12. v. LOUISE
VICTORIA ROPER, b. November 19, 1847, Jefferson County, Virginia; d. February
28, 1924, Hagerstown, Washington County, MD.
vi. ELIZA
ROPER, b. Abt. 1851.
vii. JOHN
ROPER, b. Abt. 1853.
4. WILLIAM THORNTON4 ROPER (JAMES3, NICHOLAS2,
JAMES1) was born Abt. 1814 in Jefferson County, Virginia21, and died Abt. 1849
in Jefferson County, Virginia21. He
married SARAH W. COWAN22 March 07, 1839 in Jefferson County, Virginia23, daughter
of DAVID COWAN. She was born Unknown,
and died Unknown.
Marriage
Notes for WILLIAM ROPER and SARAH COWAN:
Virginia
Free Press, Thursday, April 4, 1839, pg.3, Col.1
Married
on Thursday, March 7, by Rev. J. Raum, Wiliam T. Roper, of Jefferson County,
Va. (Now WV), to Sarah W. Cowan, daughter of David Cowan, of Page[sic] County,
Illinois, formerly of Jefferson County, Va. (now WV). David Cown was a resident of Pope Co., Illinois
More
About WILLIAM ROPER and SARAH COWAN:
Marriage:
March 07, 1839, Jefferson County, Virginia23
Married
by: March 07, 1839, Rev. J. Raum
Children
of WILLIAM ROPER and SARAH COWAN are:
13. i. JAMES
NICHOLAS5 ROPER, b. February 22, 1840, Harper's Ferry, Jefferson Co., Va; d.
September 26, 1897, Illinios.
ii. SAMUEL
S. ROPER, b. November 06, 1842, Jefferson County, Virginia; d. October 02,
1858, Pope, Il.
5. ANN CATHERINE4 ROPER (JAMES3, NICHOLAS2,
JAMES1) was born Abt. 1837 in Jefferson County, Virginia24,25, and died
December 11, 1910 in Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia26,27. She married (1) MATTHEW DENT May 24, 1853 in
Jefferson County, Virginia28. She
married (2) HENRY FRANCIS SHULTZ September 29, 1864 in Harpers Ferry, West
Virginia29, son of JOHN SCHULTZ and LOUISA ?.
He was born February 26, 1836 in Paderborn, Kingdom of Prussia, and died
September 18, 1909 in Roanoke, Virginia.
Notes
for ANN CATHERINE ROPER:
It is
believed that Ann was the daughter of James Roper and his first wife Nancy
Cruthers. Her natural mother may have died after Ann's birth, therefore the
only mother Ann would have known was Elizabeth Laley second wife of James
Roper.
Ann
Catherine was living with son John and family on the 1900 census, by 1910 she
was Living with daughter Louisa Mix both widows.
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Spirit
of Jefferson December 13, 1910 New series XLV No. 49 Pg2 Col.1
Mrs. Ann C. Shultz, widow of Henry F.
Schultz,
a Union
veteran of the War between the States,
and a
daughter of the late James Roper, died on
Sunday
last at the residence of her daughter,
Mrs.
Louisa Mix, in this place, ages 74 years.
Funeral
services will be held at the residence
of Mrs.
Mix this (Tuesday) afternoon, conducted
by Rev.
Dr. A. C. Hopkins, and the interment will
be in
Edge Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers: Wm. M.
Burns,
Geo. W. Shull, D. W. Clendenning,
David
Wood, Geo. W. Marlow, S. H. Landis,
D. C.
Strider and D. M. Knight.
More
About ANN CATHERINE ROPER:
Burial:
December 13, 1910, Edge Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, West Virginia
More
About MATTHEW DENT and ANN ROPER:
Divorce:
May 25, 1859, Jefferson County, Virginia30
Marriage:
May 24, 1853, Jefferson County, Virginia31
Notes
for HENRY FRANCIS SHULTZ:
A
Yankee!
More
About HENRY FRANCIS SHULTZ:
Burial:
Edge Hill Cemetery, Charlestown West Virginia
Military
service: Co. E 1 New York Calvary
Occupation:
Hotel & Livery stable keeper
Residence:
City of Philadelphia
Marriage
Notes for ANN ROPER and HENRY SHULTZ:
Marriage
Registration in Jefferson County West Virginia: Husband residing in Philly, PA
Occupation
is Hotel and Livery Stable keeper
Ann had
divorced Mathew Dent
More
About HENRY SHULTZ and ANN ROPER:
Marriage:
September 29, 1864, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia32
Children
of ANN ROPER and HENRY SHULTZ are:
i. LOUISA
A.5 SCHULTZ, b. Abt. 1866; d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM G. MIX, Abt. 189833; b. Abt.
July 1854; d. Aft. 1900.
More
About WILLIAM MIX and LOUISA SCHULTZ:
Marriage:
Abt. 189833
ii. HARRY
SCHULTZ, b. Abt. 1867, Jefferson County, West Virginia.
14. iii. JOHN
NICHOLAS SCHULTZ, b. December 30, 1868, Jefferson County, West Virginia; d.
November 26, 1964, Mansfield, Richland Co., OH.
iv. MARTHA
SCHULTZ, b. July 05, 1871, Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia34,35.
v. MARY
SCHULTZ36, b. July 05, 1871, Charles Town, Jefferson County, West
Virginia37,38.
vi. FANNIE
SCHULTZ, b. Abt. 1872.
vii. ST.
TWESTE SCHULTZ, b. December 17, 1873, Charles Town, Jefferson County, West
Virginia39,40.
viii. ELLA
SCHULTZ41, b. Abt. 1877.
6. MARY AMERICA/AMELIA VIRGINIA4 ROPER (JAMES3,
NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born 1839 in Jefferson County, Virginia, and died Aft.
1910. She married (1) JOHN J. VANMETER
September 09, 1858 in Jefferson County, Virginia42. He was born Unknown, and died Abt. 1860. She married (2) CHARLES W. H. COOPER October
22, 1866 in Jefferson County, West Virginia43, son of SAMUEL COOPER and MARY
?. He was born Abt. 1842 in Loudoun
County, Virginia, and died Unknown.
Notes
for MARY AMERICA/AMELIA VIRGINIA ROPER:
!860
Census America V. Vanmeter was living in the household of her father James
Roper with her 2 children, Mary C. and Elizabeth J.. There is a bit of
confusion at this time with her given name and names found on the 1850 and 1860
census along with her marriage record.
More
About JOHN VANMETER and MARY ROPER:
Marriage:
September 09, 1858, Jefferson County, Virginia44
More
About CHARLES W. H. COOPER:
Occupation:
Miller
More
About CHARLES COOPER and MARY ROPER:
Marriage:
October 22, 1866, Jefferson County, West Virginia45
Children
of MARY ROPER and JOHN VANMETER are:
i. MARY
C.5 VANMETER, b. Abt. 1858.
ii. ELIZABETH
J. VANMETER, b. Abt. 1859.
7. JAMES MICHAEL4 ROPER (JAMES3, NICHOLAS2,
JAMES1) was born October 23, 1840 in Charles Town, Jefferson County West
Virginia46, and died June 29, 1903 in Charles Town, Jefferson County West
Virginia47,48. He married (1) REBECCA
JANE MILBOURNE January 20, 1869 in Hapers Ferry Bridge, Maryland49,50, daughter
of OLIVER MILBOURNE and MARY JONES. She
was born May 05, 1843 in Jefferson County, West Virginia51, and died October
08, 1898 in Jefferson County, West Virginia52.
He married (2) ELIZABETH ? Unknown.
She was born 1857 in Jefferson County, Virginia, and died March 12, 1903
in Jefferson County, West Virginia53.
Notes
for JAMES MICHAEL ROPER:
The
Advocate
Trustee's
Sale
of
Valuable
Farm
near
Charles Town, W.VA.
The
undersigned trustee in a certain deed of trust, executed by H. L. Roper, of
date January 1, 1914 and recorded in the County Clerk's office of Jefferson
County in Deed Book 410 page 234 will sell at public sale in front of the Court
house in Charles Town W. Va. on
Saturday,
February 20, 1915
at 10
o'clock A.M.
That
certain farm known as the
James
M. Roper Farm
and
located 1 1/2 miles southwest of Charles Town W. va. on the Berryville
turnpike, known as the National Highway, and containing about 103 ACRES more or
less as will appear by survey made by Jas. K. Hendrick S. J. C. of record in
said County Clerk's office. The farm is improved by a
GOOD
BRICK DWELLING
large
stone barn, tenant house and other outbuildings and in addition (not legible)
of running water with a fine spring near the farm buildings. The land lies on
both sides of the turnpike and is one of the best located small farms in
Jefferson County. Possession can be given April 1st 1915.
Terms
of the sale (not legible) be evidenced by notes of purchase bearing interest
from say of sale and secured by a deed of trust on said farm, with assignment
of insurance on the buildings. Or terms may be arranged on day of sale to suit
purchaser.
John T.
Porterfield
Jan.
30-4t Trustee
The
Clarke Courier No.50, Thursday, January 30, 1873, Pg.3, Col.1
Mr.
James M. Roper of this county, met
with a
painful, if not serious accident, on
Wednesday
morning last. Mr. R., at the
time of
the accident, was attempting to
mount
his horse, when the animal fell and
throwing
Mr. Roper to the ground, dislocated
his
left thigh. Drs. Mason and Richardson
were
immediately sent for and rendered the
necessary
surgical attention. Mr. R., at last
accounts,
was doing well as could be expected,
but
suffering severely.
---------Obituary---------------
Spirit
of Jefferson Tuesday, June 30, 1903 New series Vol.XXXVIII No.26 Pg2 Col.2
James M. Roper
Mr. James M. Roper, a well-known citizen
of this
county residing near Charles Town,
died
yesterday afternoon in the 63d year
year(sic)
of his age. Mr. Roper had, some
thirty
years ago, received an injury to one
of his
legs by a horse falling upon it, and
this
limb had given him more or less trouble
ever
since. Finally last week he complained
very
much after being in town on Tuesday,
and on
Saturday was taken to his bed, gangrene
having
set in. Amputation was suggested, but
this he
would not agree to intil yesterday.
Drs.
Miller, t Pitman and Venning therefore
assembled
at the home to perform the operation,
and
chlorotorm was being administered preparatory
thereto
when Mr. Roper suddenly expired. The
deceased
leaves four sos and one daughter----
Messrs.
Jame T., Nicholas O., Franklin G. and
Harry
L. Roper, and Mrs. Joseph Glassford;
also
two brothers and two sisters-------
messrs.
W.H.H. and Wm. A. Roper of this county,
Mrs.
Shultz of Brunswick, and Mrs. Cooper of Baltimore.
Funeral
services will be held at his late residence at
3 p.m.
today. Interment in Edge Hill Cemetery.
Several weeks ago Mr. Roper, whilst
sitting on
his
porch with a friend, selected and named his own
pallbearers
friends and neighbors, whom he wished
to lay
him in his last resting place, viz: Messrs.
B.F.
Ramey, C.C. Conklyn, C.W. Conrad, John L. Burns,
John T.
Colston, Geo. F. Walker, Charles Chamblin and
Levi M.
Porter. The names of these persons he left in the
hands
of his friend Fayette B. Souders, with the request
that he
attend to seeing the gentlemen at the proper time,
saying
"It will not be long", though at the time he was in
his
usual good health.
More
About JAMES MICHAEL ROPER:
Age at
Death (Facts Pg): June 29, 1903, 62yrs. 8mos. 2 days
Burial:
Edge Hill Cemetery, Charlestown West Virginia
Notes
for REBECCA JANE MILBOURNE:
--------------------------------Obituary---------------------------------
Spirit
of Jefferson New Series XXXIII No. 41 Tuesday, October 11, 1898
Mrs.
Rebecca Roper, wife of Mr. James
M.
Roper, and daughter of the late Capt.
Oliver
Milburn, died Saturday night, at
he home
of her husband, about two miles
south
of Charles Town, of typhoid fever,
age 55
years. Funeral services were
held in
the Baptist church in this place,
yesterday
morning, conducted by Rev. L.
R.
Milbourne; interment in Edge-Hill
Cemetery.
More
About REBECCA JANE MILBOURNE:
Age at
Death (Facts Pg): October 08, 1898, 55yrs. 5mos. 3 days
Burial:
Edge Hill Cemetery, Charlestown West Virginia
More
About JAMES ROPER and REBECCA MILBOURNE:
Marriage:
January 20, 1869, Hapers Ferry Bridge, Maryland54,55
More
About JAMES ROPER and ELIZABETH ?:
Marriage:
Unknown
Children
of JAMES ROPER and REBECCA MILBOURNE are:
15. i. JAMES
TRUMAN5 ROPER, b. February 05, 1870, Charles Town, Jefferson County West
Virginia; d. January 27, 1940, Jefferson County, West Virginia.
ii. FLORENCE
MILBOURN ROPER, b. March 26, 1872, Jefferson County, West Virginia56; d. March
03, 1953, Jefferson County, West Virginia57; m. JOSEPH HITE GLASSFORD, April
11, 1897, Charles Town Jefferson County, West Virginia58; b. April 08, 1868,
Jefferson County, West Virginia; d. February 08, 1947, Jefferson County, West
Virginia59.
Notes
for FLORENCE MILBOURN ROPER:
Advocate
Newspaper Clipping, suit Etta M. Roper vs. Florance M. Glassford and others.
The decree of Judge Woods in the case of
Etta M. Roper vs. Florance M. Glassford and others has been pended for a period
of 60 days (?ing) an effort on the part of the defendants attorney to have it
reviewed by the Supreme Court on an appeal In the Advocate's report of this
case last week and error was inadvertently made in publiching the statement
that the deed from Mrs. Roper's husband to Mrs. Glassford had been set aside as
aving no effect whatsoever. The fact is that it was set aside only so far as it
affected Mrs. Roper's dower rights. The deed otherwise is valid. The statement
the (not legible) treated the property as his own after he had deeded it to
Mrs. Glassford was also inaccurate (not legible) to rent had been collected
from the property conveyed between the (not legible) deed was given and the
death of the grantor.
----------------------Another
Clipping----------------------------
Judge
Woods rendered an opinion in the case of Etta M. Roper vs. Florance M.
Glassford and others: wherein he holds that he plaintiff is entitled to a dower
interest in the real estate od the late N. Oliver Roper. The facts in the case
are unusual. On the eve of his marriage several years ago N. O. Roper deeded
his farm of about 100 acres south of Charles Town to his sister Mrs. Florance
M. Glassford; the deed reciting that the consideration was the care his sister
had bestowed apon (not legible) she had performed for him in years past. He
continued however to treat the land as his own as long as he lived. Upon his
death his widow, Mrs. Etta M. Poer set up her claim to dower in the farm
charging that the deed to his sister was given to defeat her dower rights.
Judge Woods decided she was entitled to dower, and that the deed to Mrs.
Glassford is invailed.
-------------------Obituary---------------------
Spirit
of Jefferson Vol.89 No.10, Thursday March 5, 1953, pg.1, col. 3
Mrs.
Florence Glassford
Died
Tuesday
Funeral
Friday
Mrs. Florence Roper Glassford
of
Charles Town. Widow of the late
Joseph
H. Glassford, passed away
at he
Charles Town General Hospital
early
Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Glassford was born in
Jefferson
County on March 6, 1872
and was
a daughter of the late James
M.
Roper of the county. She was the
last
surviving member of her immediate
family
and spent her entire life in
Charles
Town where she was a member
of the
First Baptist Church.
Her only survivors include one
adopted
son, James Johnson of
Charles
Town and three nieces, Mrs.
Walter
Chapman of Rippon and Mrs.
Helen
Coulter and Miss Edna Roper,
both of
near Charles Town.
Funeral services will be held on Friday
afternoon
at 2:30 P.M. from the Smith and
Strider
Funeral Home with her pastor the
Rev. W.
E. Cullers in charge.
Interment will follow at Edge Hill
Cemetery.
Bearers for Mrs. Glassford will include
M. H.
Hindman, Harvey Lehman. Sr.,
Herbert
Slusher, Ray Merchant, J.W.
Chapman
and Ray Kelican.
More
About FLORENCE MILBOURN ROPER:
Burial:
March 06, 1953, Edge Hill cemetery, Jefferson County, West Virginia
More
About JOSEPH HITE GLASSFORD:
Burial:
February 11, 1947, Edge Hill cemetery, Jefferson County, West Virginia
Marriage
Notes for FLORENCE ROPER and JOSEPH GLASSFORD:
Clipping
from the Jefferson Paper: Married- At the home of the Rev. J. H. Wolff in
Charles Town, Joseph Glassford and Miss Florence Roper, both of the county:
More
About JOSEPH GLASSFORD and FLORENCE ROPER:
Marriage:
April 11, 1897, Charles Town Jefferson County, West Virginia60
Married
by: Jos. H. Walff
iii. NICHOLAS
OLIVER ROPER, b. July 08, 1875, Jefferson County, West Virginia61; d. February
20, 1916, Jefferson County, West Virginia; m. MARY ETTA HOOK, August 1914; b.
March 12, 1877, County, Virginia; d. June 11, 1925, Jefferson County, West
Virginia62.
Notes
for NICHOLAS OLIVER ROPER:
---------------Obituary-----------------
Spirit
of Jefferson Tuesday, February 22, 1916 New series Vol.LI No.8
Ollie
Roper Dies in Baltimore
Mr. N.O. Roper, a well known former
resident
of the vicinity of Charles Town
died at
his home in Baltimore Sunday last
from a
complication of diseases, aged
41
years. He is survived by his wife,
one
sister Mrs. Joseph Glassford, and
three brothers, Messrs Truman, Frank and
Harry
Roper, all of Charles Town, Funeral
services
will be held Wednesday at 2 o'clock
in the
M.E. Church South Interment in
Edge
Hill Cemetery.
More
About NICHOLAS OLIVER ROPER:
Burial:
Edge hill cemetery, Charles Town, West Virginia
Notes
for MARY ETTA HOOK:
-----------Obituary----------------
Spirit
of Jefferson Wednesday June 17, 1925 Vol.LX No.25 Pg1 Col.2
Mrs.
Mary Etta Roper Dead
Mrs. Mary Etta Roper, who had been a
practical nurse in this county and in Frederick County, Va., for some years,
died at the Charles Town Hospital Thursday afternoon. Death came after a long
illness, the last four months of her life Mrs. Roper having spent in the
hospital. Mrs. Roper, who was the widow of the late Oliver Roper, was 48 years
of age. Before marrage she was a Miss Hook, of Hampshire County, West Virginia.
Her funeral was held on Saturday morning, services in the Charles Town
Methodist Church at 10:30 o'clock. The burial took place at Berryville, Va.
More
About MARY ETTA HOOK:
Burial:
June 13, 1925, Green Hill cemetery, Berryville, Clarke County, Virginia
More
About NICHOLAS ROPER and MARY HOOK:
Marriage:
August 1914
16. iv. FRANKLIN
GARFIELD ROPER, b. July 06, 1877, Charles Town, Jefferson County West Virginia;
d. April 04, 1939, At Home in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
v. HARRY
LAHROY ROPER, b. May 26, 1884, Jefferson County, West Virginia; d. December 30,
1939, Jefferson County, West Virginia62.
Notes
for HARRY LAHROY ROPER:
-----------Obituary----------------
Farmers
Advocate Vol.55 No.52, Friday, January 5, 1940, Pg1
HARRY L. ROPER
---------------------
Harry L. Roper, youngest member of
the family of the late
James
M. and Rebecca Milburn Roper of this county, died Saturday
afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock, at the home of his sister, Mrs. Joseph
Glassford,
West Congress Street, Charles Town. From the time he
was 17
years old, he was afflicted with rheumatism, the malady making
him a
semi-invalid. For the past two weeks he had been helpless.
He was
55 years of age.
One brother, J. Truman Roper, and one
sister, Mrs. Glassford, are
his
survivors. The Rev. Dr. G. G. Sydnor conducted the funeral services
at the
Glassford home at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. Interment was in
Edge
Hill Cemetery. Ernest Hovermale, Henry Bell, Norman Johnson,
Paul
Carson, Shirley Alger, and C. E. Hann were casket-bearers at the
funeral
and interment services.
More
About HARRY LAHROY ROPER:
Burial:
January 01, 1940, Edge hill cemetery, Charles Town, West Virginia
8. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON4 ROPER (JAMES3,
NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born May 09, 1842 in Jefferson County, West Virginia,
and died October 05, 1909 in Charles Town, West Virginia. He married ELIZABETH LALLY Abt. 1860. She was born July 08, 1846 in Pennsylvania,
and died March 16, 1904 in Jefferson County, West Virginia63.
Notes
for WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON ROPER:
1870
census shows William being a farmer with $49,000 in real Estate and $1,000 in
personal property, living with him at the time was his brother Albert W. with
$3,000 in real estate and $650 in personal property.
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The
Shepherds town Register
Thursday
Nov. 4, 1909
William
Henry Harrison Roper
A well
Known Jefferson Co. Citizen Residing near Charles Town died late Saturday
morning after a Short illness. He was 70 years old.
He was
a widower and is survived by a son, Marshall Roper of Brunswick Md. and three
daughters. The deceased was a man of unusual size, and was one of the heaviest
men in the county.
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Last
will and testament of William Henry Harrison Roper
will
Book ?, page 405
Charles
Town, Jefferson County, WVA
County
Clerks Office
Written
April 2, 1907
probatedNovember
12, 1909
In the
Name of God Amen:
I
W.H.H. Roper do make this my last will and testament
1. I
leave to my son Marshall and to each of my married daughters namely Ella Hale
and Mena Glaiza $5.00 each.
2. To
my unmarried daughter, Alice Roper I leave my runabout of the hess make and a
red cow bought by me at Park Mathias sale this spring, said cow now having her
second calf by her side, also the said calf; also all the increase of said cow
and calf.
3. If
my said daughter Alice be still living with me and be still keeping house for
me and be unmarried at my death then I bequeath to her all the balance of the
property owned by me at my death, except my violin and banjo.
4. My
Violin and Banjo, I bequeath to my grandson Ralph Glaize.
5. I
appoint James M. Mason Jr. my executor.
Given
under my hand this 2nd day of April 1907.
W. H. H. Roper
Signed,
published and declared by W. H. H. Roper as and for his last will and testament
in the presence of us, who each in his presence and at his request and in the
presence of one another have both at the same time hereunto subscribed our
names as witnesses.
N.O. Roper
Edward L. Wyatt
State
of West Virginia, County of Jefferson, Sct.:
In the
Clerk's office of the County Court, Nov. 12th. 1909
A
writing bearing date the 2nd day of April, 1907, purporting to be the last will
and testament of W. H. H. Roper dec'd. was this day Noveber 12th. 1909, offered
for probate in saud office and on the same day came N. O. Roper one of the
subscribing wtinesses thereto and partly proved sad will, by making oath in die
form of law that the said testator in his presence of each other published and
declared said writing to be his last will and testament, that he sgned said
will as a witness thereto in the presence of said testator at his request of
said testator and in the presence sense and memory at the time of so doing and
ver the age of twenty one years. And it appearing that Edward L. Wyatt the
other subscribeing witness thereto resides out side of Jefferson County, viz,
in the City of Savanah Georgia On Motion of J. M. Mason Jr., the executor named
in said will a commission is awarded to be directed to any Noatry Public in the
said City of Savanah Georgia, directing him to take a certify tha attestation
of the said Edward L. Wyatt the aforesaid other subscribing witness to said
will.
Teste:
Chas. A. Johnson
Clerk of said Court.
State
of West Virginia, County of Jefferson, Sct.:
In the
Clerk's Office of the County Court, Nov. 15th. 1909.
To any
Notary Public in the City of Sanannah Georgia.:
Know
you, that we trusting in your Fidelity and Circumspection in diligently examing
Edward L. Wyatt of Savannah, Georgia, one of the witnesses to the will od W. H.
H. Roper Dec'd. authorize and request you that at such time and place as you
shall appoint, the witness aforesaid, before you, you call and cause to come
and diligent;y examine on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, touching the
execution of said will and his attestation thereto and without delay you sahll
mend and certify enclosed, returning also this will, together with the said
will by a trusted special messenger, or United States Registered Mail.
Witness
Chas. A. Johnson, Clerk of our said Court of said Jefferson County, in the
state of West Virginia, this 15th. day of November A. D. Nineteen hundred and
nine and of the state the forty seventh.
(court seal)
Chas. A. Johnson
Clerk of said Court.
Depostitions
of Edward L. Wyatt one of the subscribing witnesses to the will of W. H. H.
Roper deceased, dated the 2nd. day of April 1907, taken pursuant to a
commission hereto annexed.
The said Edward L. Wyatt by affirming
deposes and says as follows to the following question:
Question
1st. Did the said W. H. H. Roper publish and declare the writing hereto
annexed, dated the 2nd. day of April 1907 and to which your name is signed as a
witness as and for his last will and testament?
Ans, YES.
Question
2nd. Do you believe the said W. H. H. Roper was of perfect sense and memory at
the time of so doing?
Ans. YES.
Question
3rd. Did you sign your name as a witness to the said will in the presence of
the said W. H. H. roper, at his request, and in the presence of N. C. Roper the
other subscribing witness to the will?
Ans. YES.
Edward L. Wyatt.
The
foregoing deposition was taken and subscribed before the undersigned, in the
city of Savannah, Georgia, this 23rd day of November Nineteen hundred and nine.
In
witness whereof I J. I. Killorin a Notary Public of the said City of Savannah,
Georgia, Have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal this day and
year first above written.
{Notarial seal) J.
I. Killorin
Notary
Public Chatham Co. Ga.
State
of West Virginia, County of Jefferson, Sct.:
In the
Clerk's office of the County Court, Nov. 26th. 1909
A writing bearing date the 2nd. day of
April 1907, purporting to be the last wil and testament of W. H. H. Roper
Dec'd. having been hereto fore to-wit: On November 12th. 1909 partly proved in
said office by the oath of N. O. Roper, one of the subscribing witnesses
thereto, and is then appearing that the other suscribing witness thereto viz:
Edward L. Wyatt resided out side of the County of Jefferson and State of West
Virginia, viz: in the City Savannah Georgia, on motion of James M. Mason Hr.
the Executor named in said will, a commission was directed to any notary Public
in the said City of Savannah, Georgia to take and certify depositions of the
said Edward L. Wyatt, and the said Commission having been duly executed by J.
I. Killorin a Notary Public of the said City of Savannah Georgia, and the said
will commission, and deposition, have returned and received in said office this
26th. day of November 1909, it is ordered that the aforesaid writing be
recorded as and for the last will and testament of the said W. H. H. Roper
Dec'd.
Teste:
Chas. A. Johnson,
Clerk of said Court.
* All
spelling or typing errors were copied from the original document.
More
About WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON ROPER:
Burial:
Edge hill cemetery, Charles Town, West Virginia
More
About ELIZABETH LALLY:
Burial:
Edge hill cemetery, Charles Town, West Virginia
More
About WILLIAM ROPER and ELIZABETH LALLY:
Marriage:
Abt. 1860
Children
of WILLIAM ROPER and ELIZABETH LALLY are:
i. WILLIAM
HENRY HARRISON JR.5 ROPER, b. July 10, 1861, Jefferson County West Virginia; d.
December 19, 1870, Jefferson County West Virginia.
More
About WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON JR. ROPER:
Burial:
Edge Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, Jefferson Co., WV
ii. GEORGE
ROPER, b. 1864, PA.
iii. ARCHIBALD
C. ROPER, b. December 22, 1868, Jefferson County, West Virginia64; d. August
16, 1901, Jefferson County, West Virginia65.
More
About ARCHIBALD C. ROPER:
Burial:
Edge Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, West Virginia
Died
From: Typhoid Fever
iv. ELLA
BASSETT ROPER, b. April 08, 1873, Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia;
d. June 27, 1940, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia66; m. NOAH
HERBERT HALE67,68,69, October 11, 1894, Hagerstown, Washington County,
Maryland; b. December 21, 1871, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia; d.
October 17, 1940, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia70.
More
About ELLA BASSETT ROPER:
Burial:
June 29, 1940, Edge Hill cemetery, Jefferson County, West Virginia
Notes
for NOAH HERBERT HALE:
1880
United States Federal Census Record
about
Noah Hale
Name:
Noah Hale
Age: 9
Estimated
birth year: <1871>
Birthplace:
West Virginia
Occupation:
At School
Relationship
to head-of-household: Son
Home in
1880: Shepherdstown, Jefferson, West Virginia
Marital
status: Single
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
Father's
name: Henry Hale
Father's
birthplace: PA
Mother's
name: Mariah Hale
Mother's
birthplace: PA
1910
United States Federal Census Record
about
Noah Hale
Name:
Noah Hale
Age in
1910: 39
Estimated
birth year: abt 1871
Birthplace:
West Virginia
Home in
1910: Charles Town, Jefferson, West Virginia
Neighbors:
View Results
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
1920
United States Federal Census Record
about
Noah Hale
Name:
Noah Hale
Age: 49
years
Estimated
birth year: abt 1871
Birthplace:
West Virginia
Race:
White
Home in
1920: Martinsburg Ward 1, Berkeley, West Virginia
Home
owned: Own
Sex:
Male
Marital
status: Married
Relation
to Head of House: Head
Able to
read: Yes
Able to
Write: Yes
Mother's
Birth Place: West Virginia
Father's
Birth Place: West Virginia
Image:
770
More
About NOAH HERBERT HALE:
Burial:
October 19, 1940, Edge Hill cemetery, Jefferson County, West Virginia
Occupation:
Dunn Woolen Mill
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About NOAH HALE and ELLA ROPER:
Marriage:
October 11, 1894, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland
v. MINIRVA
ROPER, b. 1874, Jefferson County, West Virginia; d. 1923; m. ANDREW C. GLAIZE,
June 24, 1901, Jefferson County, West Virginia71; b. Abt. 1876, Jefferson
County, West Virginia; d. 1946.
More
About MINIRVA ROPER:
Burial:
Edge Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia
More
About ANDREW C. GLAIZE:
Burial:
Edge Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia
More
About ANDREW GLAIZE and MINIRVA ROPER:
Marriage:
June 24, 1901, Jefferson County, West Virginia71
Marriage
license: June 24, 1901, Issued
Married
by: Sam. G. K. Cox
vi. MARSHALL
ROPER, b. September 03, 1878, Jefferson County, West Virginia72,73; d. January
27, 1945, Jefferson County, West Virginia74; m. LILLIE CLIPP, February 18,
1902, Berkeley County, West Virginia; b. Abt. 1844, Jefferson County West
Virginia; d. Unknown.
More
About MARSHALL ROPER:
Burial:
January 30, 1945, Edge Hill Cemetery, Charles Town West Virginia
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About MARSHALL ROPER and LILLIE CLIPP:
Marriage:
February 18, 1902, Berkeley County, West Virginia
vii. ALICE
ROPER, b. December 1880, Jefferson County West Virginia; d. Unknown; m. HENRY
JOHN DEILY, April 06, 1910, Charles Town Jefferson County, West Virginia75; b.
Abt. 1878, Pennsylvania; d. Unknown.
More
About HENRY DEILY and ALICE ROPER:
Marriage:
April 06, 1910, Charles Town Jefferson County, West Virginia75
9. WASHINGTON ALBERT4 ROPER (JAMES3, NICHOLAS2,
JAMES1) was born January 20, 1849 in Charles Town, Jefferson County, Virginia,
and died April 13, 1913 in Charles Town, Jefferson County West Virginia. He married MARY CATHERINE HEDGES December
12, 1871 in Charles town Jefferson County, West Virginia, daughter of WILLIAM HEDGES
and MARY KEARNEY. She was born November
24, 1854 in Charles Town, Jefferson county, Virginia, and died March 12, 1903
in Charles Town, Jefferson County West Virginia.
Notes
for WASHINGTON ALBERT ROPER:
Obituary
Paper unknown
Thursday
17, 1913 page 3
W.
Albert Roper, of this County Died in the Hospital in Charles Town last sunday
from the effects of a stroke of Paralyals, aged 64 years. He is survived by
eight sons five daughters.
More
About WASHINGTON ROPER and MARY HEDGES:
Marriage:
December 12, 1871, Charles town Jefferson County, West Virginia
Children
of WASHINGTON ROPER and MARY HEDGES are:
17. i. MARY
ELIZABETH5 ROPER, b. October 23, 1872, Charles Town, Jefferson County West
Virginia; d. April 20, 1948, Baltimore, Maryland.
18. ii. LUCY
HEDGES ROPER, b. February 08, 1874, Charles Town, Jefferson County West
Virginia; d. March 11, 1938, Baltimore, Maryland.
19. iii. JAMES
ALBERT ROPER, b. January 19, 1876, Charles Town, Jefferson County West
Virginia; d. January 05, 1932.
iv. LAURENCE
WASHINGTON ROPER, b. October 20, 1876, Charles Town, Jefferson County West
Virginia; d. February 05, 1952, Baltimore, Maryland; m. ROSE LAMB, Unknown; b.
Unknown, Annapolis, Maryland; d. Unknown.
Notes
for LAURENCE WASHINGTON ROPER:
----------Obituary---------------
Spirit
of Jefferson, Thursday, February 7, 1952, Pg6-A
Lawrence Roper Died in Baltimore
----------------------------------
Relatives in Charles Town and the
county have received word of
the
death of Lawrence W. Roper, age 75, died in Baltimore, MD, on
Tuesday,
February 5th.
Mr. Roper was born in Jefferson
County and was a son of Washington
Albert
and Mary Catherine Roper of the County.
He married Miss Rose Lamb of
Annapolis, Md. and has lived for some
years
in Baltimore. His wife died several years ago.
His survivors included two brothers,
Chester A. Roper of Ranson, Kearney
L.
Roper of Charles Town; two sisters, Mrs. Fanny Roese of baltimore, Md., and
Mrs. Aria
Dove of Gaithersburg, Md.
Funeral services wil be held on
Friday afternoon at one o'clock from the
home of
his nephew Chester E. Roper in Baltimore, Md.
Interment will be at Annapolis, Md.
More
About LAURENCE WASHINGTON ROPER:
Burial:
February 08, 1952, Annapolis, Maryland
More
About ROSE LAMB:
Burial:
Annapolis, Maryland
More
About LAURENCE ROPER and ROSE LAMB:
Marriage:
Unknown
v. WILLIAM
THORNTON ROPER, b. July 18, 1878, Charles Town, Jefferson County, West
Virginia; d. March 19, 1924, Charles Town, Jefferson County West Virginia76.
Notes
for WILLIAM THORNTON ROPER:
Last
Will and Testament of W. T. Roper, Deceased
Recorder
in Charles Town, Jefferson County, WVA clerks office
Will
Book ? Page #7
Written
June 20, 1921
probated
?
I, W.T.
Roper, of Charles Town, Jefferson County, State of West Virginia, being of
sound mind and disposing memory, do make, publish and declare this to be my
last will and testament hereby revoking any and all other wills heretofore made
by me.
First. I hereby direct that all my just debts and
funeral expenses be paid as soon after my death as is convenient for my
Executor hereinafter named to do so.
Second. After the payment of all my just debts and
funeral expenses, and poper costs of administration I will and bequeath that
all my property, real personal, and mixed, be equally divided between my
brother, Kearney L. Roper and Mrs. Emma Gripp, to share and share alike,
wheresoever situated.
Third.
I hereby appoint my Brother, Kearney L. Roper, Executor of this my last will
and testament, and direct that he be allowed to qualify and administer on my
estate without given security.
IN
WITNESS THEREOF, I hereunto set my hand this 20th day of June, 1921.
Witness to W.T.Roper's W.T. (his X mark)
Roper
mark T.C.Green
ATTESTATION:
Signed, published and declared by
W.T.Roper, testator, as and for his last will and testament, in the presence of
us, two competent witnesses, who, at his request, in his presence, and in the
presence of each other, a;; present at the same time, have hereunto subscribed
Our names as witnesses, this 20th day June, 1921.
T.C.Green
F.L.Bushong
Witnesses.
More
About WILLIAM THORNTON ROPER:
Burial:
March 22, 1924, Edge Hill cemetery, Jefferson County, West Virginia
Occupation:
Farmer
20. vi. WALTER
LALEY ROPER, b. November 19, 1881, Charles Town, Jefferson County West
Virginia; d. September 12, 1951, Charles Town, Jefferson County West Virginia.
21. vii. CHESTER
ARTHUR ROPER, b. November 16, 1882, Charles Town, Jefferson County West
Virginia; d. December 07, 1954, Charles Town, Jefferson County West Virginia.
22. viii. AMBROSE
DOW ROPER, b. June 16, 1884, Charles Town, Jefferson County West Virginia.
ix. MYRTLE
REBECCA ROPER, b. May 28, 1886, Charles Town, Jefferson County West Virginia;
d. May 14, 1946; m. SAMUEL BERNARD BAGNAM, June 05, 1917, Washington, DC; b.
November 03, 1879, Washington, DC; d. April 16, 1979, Rockville, Maryland.
More
About MYRTLE REBECCA ROPER:
Burial:
Arlington, Virginia
More
About SAMUEL BAGNAM and MYRTLE ROPER:
Marriage:
June 05, 1917, Washington, DC
x. FANNIE
VIRGINIA ROPER, b. October 07, 1888, Charles Town, Jefferson County West
Virginia; d. April 10, 1891, Baltimore, Maryland; m. GEORGE WOODROW ROESE,
February 13, 1914; b. March 10, 1878, Baltimore, Maryland; d. February 1963,
Baltimore, Maryland.
More
About GEORGE ROESE and FANNIE ROPER:
Marriage:
February 13, 1914
xi. ARIADNE
ROPER, b. August 08, 1890, Charles Town, Jefferson County West Virginia; d.
October 26, 1960, Washington Grove, Maryland; m. MELVIN FLOYD DOVE, September
07, 1912; b. May 23, 1889; d. January 08, 1971.
More
About ARIADNE ROPER:
Burial:
Gaithersburg, Md
More
About MELVIN DOVE and ARIADNE ROPER:
Marriage:
September 07, 1912
23. xii. KEARNEY
LEMEN ROPER, b. September 23, 1892, Charles Town, Jefferson County West
Virginia; d. December 1966, Charles Town, Jefferson County West Virginia.
xiii. GEORGE
WINSTON THOMAS ROPER, b. January 03, 1895, Charles Town, Jefferson County West
Virginia; d. Abt. 1912; m. ELLA SMITH.
Generation
No. 4
10. JAMES DOUGLAS5 ROPER (NICHOLAS OSBORN4,
JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born January 09, 1837 in Jefferson County,
Virginia, and died December 24, 1906 in Jefferson County West Virginia. He married FRANCIS VIRGINIA GOENS June 14,
1860 in Jefferson County, Virginia77, daughter of LAWSON GOENS and SARAH
HART. She was born December 28, 1837 in
Jefferson County, Virginia, and died March 30, 1902 in Jefferson County West
Virginia.
Notes
for JAMES DOUGLAS ROPER:
1860
census:
Name: Douglas Roper
Age in
1860: 22
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in
1860: Not Stated, Jefferson, Virginia
Race: Mulatto
Gender: Male
Value
of real estate: View image
Post
Office: Rippon
Roll: M653_1355
Page: 990
Year: 1860
Head of
Household: Louisa Adams
Household......
Louisa
Adams Not Stated, Jefferson, VA 43 1816
Virginia Female
Douglas
Roper Not Stated, Jefferson, VA 22 1837
Virginia Male
Fanny
Roper Not Stated, Jefferson, VA 25 1834
Virginia Female
Ann
Roper Not Stated, Jefferson, VA 20 1839
Virginia Male
James
Roper Not Stated, Jefferson, VA 2.12
1860 Virginia Male
Eliza
Roper Not Stated, Jefferson, VA 9 1850
Virginia Male
John
Roper Not Stated, Jefferson, VA 7 1852
Virginia Male
------------------------------------------------------------
1880
census:
Name: Douglas ROPER
Age: 43
Estimated
birth year: <1837>
Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Blacksmith
Relationship
to head-of-household: Self
Home in
1880: Middleway, Jefferson, West
Virginia
Race: Mulatto
Gender: Male
Spouse's
name: Fanny ROPER
Father's
birthplace: VA
Mother's
birthplace: VA
Image
Source: Year: 1880; Census Place:
Middleway, Jefferson, West Virginia; Roll: T9_1405; Family History Film:
1255405; Page: 123D; Enumeration District: 7; Image: .
-----------Obituary----------------
Shepherdstown
Register Thursday, January 3, 1907 Pg3 Col.1
Douglas Roper, a well-known colored
resident
of the Kearneysville neighborhood,
died
last week. He was an industrious and
thrifty
man, and was highly regarded by both
white
and colored. He was upwards of 70
years
of age.
More
About JAMES DOUGLAS ROPER:
Burial:
St. Pauls Baptist Church, Kearneysville, Jefferson County, WV
Occupation:
Blacksmith
More
About FRANCIS VIRGINIA GOENS:
Burial:
St. Pauls Baptist Church, Kearneysville, Jefferson County, WV
More
About JAMES ROPER and FRANCIS GOENS:
Marriage:
June 14, 1860, Jefferson County, Virginia77
Children
of JAMES ROPER and FRANCIS GOENS are:
i. MARY
VIRGINIA6 ROPER, b. November 07, 186078; m. ? HILL.
ii. GEORGE
WILLIAM ROPER, b. May 13, 1861, Jefferson County West Virginia79; d. December
07, 1896, Jefferson County West Virginia79; m. EMILY COLSTON, January 24, 1884,
Shepherdstown, Jefferson Co., WV80; b. Abt. 1867.
More
About GEORGE WILLIAM ROPER:
Burial:
St. Pauls Baptist Church, Kearneysville, Jefferson County, WV
More
About GEORGE ROPER and EMILY COLSTON:
Marriage:
January 24, 1884, Shepherdstown, Jefferson Co., WV80
24. iii. CHARLES
EDWARD ROPER, b. August 1866.
iv. JAMES
GRANT ROPER, b. Abt. 1869.
v. SARAH
A. ROPER, b. Abt. 1870, Jefferson County West Virginia; d. Unknown; m. ? WHITE.
vi. LAVENIA
ROPER, b. Abt. 1873.
vii. MARTHA
E. ROPER, b. November 10, 1875, Jefferson County West Virginia81; d. May 18,
1900, Jefferson County West Virginia; m. WILLIAM SMITH, October 16, 1893,
Kearnesville, Jefferson County, West Virginia82; b. Abt. 1866, Rockingham
County, Virginia; d. Unknown.
More
About MARTHA E. ROPER:
Burial:
St. Pauls Baptist Church, Kearneysville, Jefferson County, WV
More
About WILLIAM SMITH and MARTHA ROPER:
Marriage:
October 16, 1893, Kearnesville, Jefferson County, West Virginia82
viii. NANCY
CLARA ROPER, b. August 02, 1878, Jefferson County West Virginia83,84; d.
February 16, 1880, Jefferson County West Virginia.
More About
NANCY CLARA ROPER:
Burial:
St. Pauls Baptist Church, Kearneysville, Jefferson County, WV
ix. JOHN
OSCAR ROPER, b. September 01, 188085.
x. VICTORIA
ROPER86, b. April 1883, Jefferson County West Virginia; d. December 01, 1911,
Jefferson County, Virginia; m. NEWTON ALLEN, December 02, 1902, Charles Town
Jefferson County, West Virginia87; b. Abt. 1880, Jefferson County West
Virginia; d. Unknown.
More
About NEWTON ALLEN and VICTORIA ROPER:
Marriage:
December 02, 1902, Charles Town Jefferson County, West Virginia87
xi. STEVEN
ROPER, b. Unknown.
11. WILLIAM HENRY5 ROPER (NICHOLAS OSBORN4,
JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born April 21, 1844 in Jefferson County,
Virginia88,89,90, and died May 21, 1909 in Jefferson County, West Virginia91. He married SARAH ANN GOENS July 14, 1873 in
Jefferson County, West Virginia92, daughter of LAWSON GOENS and SARAH
HART. She was born August 09, 1849 in
Jefferson County, Virginia, and died July 02, 1932 in , West Virginia.
More
About WILLIAM HENRY ROPER:
Burial:
Johnsontown, off Bardane Road, Jefferson County, WV
More
About SARAH ANN GOENS:
Burial:
Johnsontown, off Bardane Road, Jefferson County, WV
More
About WILLIAM ROPER and SARAH GOENS:
Marriage:
July 14, 1873, Jefferson County, West Virginia92
Children
of WILLIAM ROPER and SARAH GOENS are:
i. ALDRIDGE
S.6 ROPER, b. March 02, 187093.
25. ii. CHARLES
EDWARD ROPER, b. October 02, 1873, Jefferson County West Virginia; d. December
02, 1958, Jefferson County West Virginia.
iii. SARAH
"SALLIE" ROPER, b. Abt. 1875.
26. iv. ROSE
ALICE ROPER, b. June 18, 1877, Clarke County, Virginia; d. August 18, 1933,
Near Bardane, Jefferson County, West Virginia.
27. v. WILLIE
S. ROPER, b. July 29, 1881, Jefferson County West Virginia; d. November 05, 1934,
Jefferson County West Virginia.
vi. MARY
V. ROPER, b. July 05, 1882, Jefferson County West Virginia94; d. June 03, 1936,
Jefferson County West Virginia; m. (1) RICHARD LEE BROWN, June 08, 1901,
Charles Town Jefferson County, West Virginia95; b. Abt. 1877, Jefferson County
West Virginia; m. (2) ALBERT JOHNSON, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
More
About MARY V. ROPER:
Burial:
Johnsontown, off Bardane Road, Jefferson County, WV
More
About RICHARD BROWN and MARY ROPER:
Marriage:
June 08, 1901, Charles Town Jefferson County, West Virginia95
More
About ALBERT JOHNSON and MARY ROPER:
Marriage:
Unknown
vii. RICHARD
ROPER, b. July 1883.
viii. NANNIE
ROPER, b. September 26, 1886, Jefferson County West Virginia; d. June 02, 1971,
Jefferson County West Virginia; m. ? STEWART, Unknown.
More
About NANNIE ROPER:
Burial:
Johnsontown, off Bardane Road, Jefferson County, WV
More
About ? STEWART and NANNIE ROPER:
Marriage:
Unknown
ix. EARNEST
HASTINGS ROPER, b. November 26, 1888, Jefferson County West Virginia96; d.
December 07, 1923, Jefferson County West Virginia97; m. NELLIE VIRGINIA BROWN,
July 31, 1918, Charles Town Jefferson County, West Virginia; b. Unknown; d.
Unknown.
More
About EARNEST HASTINGS ROPER:
Burial:
December 09, 1923, Johnsontown Cemetery, Jefferson County, WV
More
About EARNEST ROPER and NELLIE BROWN:
Marriage:
July 31, 1918, Charles Town Jefferson County, West Virginia
28. x. LETHEA
H. ROPER, b. November 10, 1894, Jefferson County West Virginia; d. August 11, 1967,
Jefferson County West Virginia.
12. LOUISE VICTORIA5 ROPER (NICHOLAS OSBORN4,
JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born November 19, 1847 in Jefferson County,
Virginia, and died February 28, 1924 in Hagerstown, Washington County, MD98. She married CHARLES HENRY GOENS November 19,
1868 in Jefferson County, West Virginia99, son of LAWSON GOENS and SARAH
HART. He was born March 17, 1844 in
Jefferson County, Virginia, and died March 28, 1925 in Hagerstown, MD100.
Notes
for LOUISE VICTORIA ROPER:
1870
census:
Name: Victoria Gowens
Estimated
Birth Year: abt 1849
Age in
1870: 21
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in
1870: Grant, Jefferson, West
Virginia
Race: M
Gender: Female
Post
Office: Charles Town
Roll: M593_1689
Page: 518
Image: 458
Year: 1870
More
About LOUISE VICTORIA ROPER:
Burial:
March 01, 1924, Hagerstown, MD
Notes
for CHARLES HENRY GOENS:
1870
census:
Name: Charles Gowens
Estimated
Birth Year: abt 1840
Age in
1870: 30
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in
1870: Grant, Jefferson, West
Virginia
Race: M
Gender: Male
Post
Office: Charles Town
Roll: M593_1689
Page: 518
Image: 458
Year: 1870
More
About CHARLES HENRY GOENS:
Burial:
April 01, 1925, Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, MD
Occupation:
Farmer
More
About CHARLES GOENS and LOUISE ROPER:
Marriage:
November 19, 1868, Jefferson County, West Virginia101
Children
of LOUISE ROPER and CHARLES GOENS are:
i. ROSETTA6
GOENS, b. January 1870.
ii. CHARLES
GOENS, b. December 26, 1872; d. June 26, 1874, Jefferson County West
Virginia102.
iii. ALICE
GOENS, b. September 1873.
iv. JOHN
H. GOENS, b. December 1875.
v. ANN
ELIZA GOENS, b. August 10, 1876; d. March 15, 1893, Jefferson County West
Virginia103.
More
About ANN ELIZA GOENS:
Burial:
Roper Cemetery, Jefferson County, West Virginia
vi. FRANCES
GOENS, b. Abt. 1878.
vii. MABEL
GOENS, b. March 1881.
viii. NEVA
GOENS, b. December 1882.
13. JAMES NICHOLAS5 ROPER (WILLIAM THORNTON4,
JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born February 22, 1840 in Harper's Ferry,
Jefferson Co., Va, and died September 26, 1897 in Illinios. He married MARY MAGDALINE STEELY July 19,
1863 in Alexandria, Clark, Mo. She was
born April 10, 1840 in Keokuk, Lee, Ia, and died December 01, 1902.
More
About JAMES ROPER and MARY STEELY:
Marriage:
July 19, 1863, Alexandria, Clark, Mo
Child
of JAMES ROPER and MARY STEELY is:
i. SAMUEL
ULYSSES6 ROPER, b. July 30, 1866, Illinios; d. March 06, 1894; m. CARRIE BIRD,
December 07, 1886; b. November 18, 1866, Golconda, Pope, Il.
More
About SAMUEL ROPER and CARRIE BIRD:
Marriage:
December 07, 1886
14. JOHN NICHOLAS5 SCHULTZ (ANN CATHERINE4
ROPER, JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born December 30, 1868 in Jefferson
County, West Virginia104,105, and died November 26, 1964 in Mansfield, Richland
Co., OH. He married GEORGIA ANNA HURT
December 22, 1892 in Roanoke, Virginia.
She was born September 01, 1873 in Bedford City, Roanoke, Va, and died
August 16, 1959 in Mansfield, Richland Co., OH.
More
About JOHN SCHULTZ and GEORGIA HURT:
Marriage:
December 22, 1892, Roanoke, Virginia
Children
of JOHN SCHULTZ and GEORGIA HURT are:
i. N.
N.6 SCHULTZ, b. October 09, 1894106.
ii. ANNIE
I. SCHULTZ, b. November 29, 1895, Jefferson County, West Virginia; d. June 22,
1897, Jefferson County, West Virginia.
More
About ANNIE I. SCHULTZ:
Burial:
Edge Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, West Virginia
iii. ALICE
RUTH SCHULTZ, b. June 09, 1896, Jefferson County, West Virginia107.
iv. FLOSSEY
M. SCHULTZ, b. December 1896.
v. NO
NAME SCHULTZ, b. February 01, 1898, Jefferson County, West Virginia108.
vi. NO
NAME SCHULTZ, b. March 18, 1902, Jefferson County, West Virginia109; d. March
1902, Charles Town, West Virginia110.
15. JAMES TRUMAN5 ROPER (JAMES MICHAEL4, JAMES3,
NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born February 05, 1870 in Charles Town, Jefferson County
West Virginia111,112, and died January 27, 1940 in Jefferson County, West Virginia113. He married FANNIE MARLATT July 04, 1891,
daughter of JAMES MARLOTT and ANNA STAUBBS.
She was born November 02, 1871 in Jefferson County, West Virginia113,
and died November 03, 1937 in Charles Town, West Virginia113.
Notes
for JAMES TRUMAN ROPER:
Obituary
Clipping Newspaper unknown.
J. Truman Roper
J. Truman Roper, born February 5, 1870,
died at his home two miles south of Charles Town, Friday night. Though he was
in failing health for some months, Mr. Roper's death was unexpected.
Deceased was the oldest son of the late
James M. and Rebecca Milburn Roper of the county. Inheriting a farm from his
father he engaged in farming on his inheritance all of his adult life. He
married a Miss Marlatte, of Bolivar, who died three years ago. Surving are two
daughters, Mrs. Walter D. Chapman, at Rippon and Miss Edna Roper, at home, and
one grand son, Paul Chapman at Rippon, and one sister, Mrs. Joseph Glassford,
of Charles Town. With in the past three years, Mr. Roper, besides his loving
wife, has been dereaved by the death of two brothers, Frank and Harry Roper,
the latter about Christmas time.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, the rites being conducted at the home by Rev. Dr. G. G. Sydner,
of the Charles Town Presbyterian Church. Interment was made in Edge Hill
Cemetery, Charles Town.
More
About JAMES TRUMAN ROPER:
Burial:
January 29, 1940, Edge Hill Cemetery, Charlestown West Virginia
More
About FANNIE MARLATT:
Burial:
November 05, 1937, Edge hill cemetery, Charles Town, West Virginia
More
About JAMES ROPER and FANNIE MARLATT:
Marriage:
July 04, 1891
Children
of JAMES ROPER and FANNIE MARLATT are:
i. EDNA
IRENE6 ROPER, b. April 15, 1900, Jefferson County, West Virginia; d. January
18, 1979, Jefferson County, West Virginia.
More
About EDNA IRENE ROPER:
Burial:
Edge Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, West Virginia
29. ii. MARGARET
ANN ROPER, b. August 13, 1897, Jefferson County, West Virginia; d. August 09,
1961, Jefferson County, West Virginia.
16. FRANKLIN GARFIELD5 ROPER (JAMES MICHAEL4,
JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born July 06, 1877 in Charles Town, Jefferson
County West Virginia114,115, and died April 04, 1939 in At Home in Jefferson
County, West Virginia115. He married
BESSIE AUGUST HENRETTY March 17, 1906 in Charles Town, West Virginia116,
daughter of WILLIAM HENRETTY and NANCY AMBROSE. She was born August 04, 1884 in Jefferson County West Virginia,
and died November 25, 1969 in At Home in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
Notes
for FRANKLIN GARFIELD ROPER:
Farmers
Advocate, April 7, 1939, Pg1 Col5, Vol.55 No.13
F. G. Roper Dies Tuesday
Night
Well known County farmer
had been Ill
several
Months: was 61
yrs.
In bad health for several months, Frank G.
Roper a farmer of
the
county died at his home on the Berryville pike at 11 o'clock
Tuesday
night. An unusual fact in connection with his death is
that he
was to have held a sale of personal property on Wednesday,
the day
following. The sale was postponed until next Wednesday.
Mr. Roper, 61 years of age was a son of
the late James M. and
Rebecca
Milburn Roper, and was born on the farm where his life ended.
He
married Miss Bessie Henretty, of the county, who survives with one
daughter,
Mrs. Luther Coulter, at the home. Other surviving relatives are
two
brothers, J. Truman Roper, residing in the same neighborhood as
the
deceased, and Harry Roper, in Charles Town, and one sister, Mrs.
Joseph
Glassford, also of Charles Town.
The Rev. Dr. G. G. Sydnor will conduct
funeral rites at the home Friday
afternoon
at 3 o'clock. Interment will follow in Edge cemetery.
Bears:
Mr. H. H. Huyett, Mr. William Moore, Mr. Grover Bush, Mr. Elmer Mason, Mr.
James Mason and Mr. G. E. Vickers.
Relatives
Attending:
Mr.
Truman Roper
Miss
Edna Roper
Mrs.
Florence Roper Glassford
Mr.
Harry Roper
Mrs.
Margaret Chapman
Mr.
Walter Chapman
Mr.
Kearney Roper
Mr. G.
Roper
Mrs.
Emma Roper
Mr.
Homer Ambrose
Mrs.
Lena Knight
Mrs.
Laura Henretty
Mrs.
Beulah Henretty
Mrs.
Blanche Henretty
Mrs.
Martha Henretty
Mrs.
Ella Hale & Daughters
Press
Notices:
Martinsburg
Journal, Martinsburg W.VA.
Spirit
of Jefferson and Farmers Advocate, Charles Town W.VA.
More
About FRANKLIN GARFIELD ROPER:
Burial:
April 07, 1939, 3:45pm Friday in Jefferson County, West Virginia
Occupation:
Farmer
Notes
for BESSIE AUGUST HENRETTY:
1900
census Bessie was found in the house of her Uncle Thomas J. & cousin Martha
Henretty, living in Halltown, Jefferson Co., WV.
Source:
Year: 1900; Census Place: Halltown, Jefferson, West Virginia; Roll: T623 1761;
Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 42.
Thomas
Henretta, WM, Oct , 1843, 56, WD
Martha
daughter, WF, June, 1876, 23, S
Bessie
cousin, WF, Aug., 1884, 15, S
------------Obituary----------------
Spirit
of Jefferson Vol. 105, No. 48, Thursday, November 27, 1969, PgA-8
Mrs.
Bessie E. Roper Dies at Her Home
-------------------------------------
Mrs. Bessie E. Roper, Route 1, Charles
Town, widow of Frank G. Roper,
died
Tuesday night at her home., following a long illness.
The deceased was born in Kearneysville, a
daughter of the late William
and
Nancy Ambrose Henretty. Her husband died on April 5, 1939.
She was the last member of her immediate
family. Her only survivors are
a
daughter. Mrs. Luther J. (Helen) Coulter, of Route 1, Charles Town; a grand-
daughter,
Mrs. Ernest (Patricia) Milbourne, of Norfolk, Va.; two grandsons,
Luther
J. Coulter, Jr., and Jack R. Coulter, both of Charles Town; five great-grand-
children
and a niece and one nephew.
Services will be held Saturday morning at
11 from the smith and Strider
Memorial
Funeral Home in Charles Town, with the Rev. Russell Urquhart,
pastor
of the Charles Town Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be made
in Edge
Hill Cemetery in Charles Town.
Friends will be received at the Smith and
Strider Funrela(sic) Home
Friday
evening from 7 until 9 p.m.
More
About BESSIE AUGUST HENRETTY:
Burial:
November 28, 1969, Edge Hill Cemetery, Charlestown West Virginia
More About
FRANKLIN ROPER and BESSIE HENRETTY:
Marriage:
March 17, 1906, Charles Town, West Virginia116
Children
of FRANKLIN ROPER and BESSIE HENRETTY are:
i. JAMES
FRANKLIN6 ROPER, b. May 18, 1908, Charles Town, Jefferson County West
Virginia117; d. June 14, 1917, Charles Town, Jefferson County West Virginia.
Notes
for JAMES FRANKLIN ROPER:
Little
Frank was wading in a steam bear footed one warm sunny day in June and cut his
foot on a piece of glass. His mother Bessie tried to treat the cut with Iodine,
a much-believed in antiseptic in those days, but little Frank refused to have
that burning iodine placed anywhere near the open wound. He became sick, as it
turned out he was infected with tetanus or Lock Jaw. His father went for help, the antidote was found to be in Winchester, Virginia, with a long ride by
horse back little Frank's fate was in the hand's of the lord. He worsened and
died before his father return. The stream he was wading ran through town so you
know it wasn't fresh. Frank and Bessie lost there first born son with deep and
unforgotten sorrow. It has been told that Little Frank's pony pulled the wagon
that carried his casket.
Unknown
News Paper Clipping
Lockjaw
from Broken Glass
By stepping on a piece of broken glass that
penetrated the sole of his foot directly under the instep, Frnak Roper, aged 9
years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frnak G. Roper, of Charles town, sustained an injury
that resulted fatally to him Thursday morning. The accident occurred on Friday
afternoon of last week. Forty eight hours later lockjaw developed. Delay in
administering tetanus antitoxin made the case all the more serious, there being
none of it in Charles Town or Washington at the time it was needed.
The best medical attention with the most careful
nursing availed little to counteract the ravages of lack jaw after the disease
had fastened itself upon him before affective treatment could be administered.
The little fellow succumbed Thursday morning. His death deprives his parents of
their only child, and leaves them grief stricken indeed.
The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon,
services in the Baptist Church at 8 o'clock, with burial in Edge Hill Cemetery.
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About JAMES FRANKLIN ROPER:
Age at
Death (Facts Pg): June 17, 1917, 9 yrs. 26 days
Burial:
June 17, 1917, Edge Hill Cemetery, Charlestown West Virginia
ii. JOSEPH
MASON ROPER, b. April 30, 1912, Charles Town, Jefferson County West
Virginia118,119,120; d. May 17, 1912, Charles Town, Jefferson County West
Virginia.
Notes
for JOSEPH MASON ROPER:
Joseph's
birth was recorded twice in Jefferson Co., WV birth Register
1.)
5-12-12
2.)
4-30-12
Tombstone
inscribed with: May 1, 1912 died May 17, 1912
Which
is correct is not certain.
Joseph's
middle name isn't clear, some suggest it to be Mason, this researcher found
Milbourn, but the document can't be located at this time.
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About JOSEPH MASON ROPER:
Age at
Death (Facts Pg): Infant
Burial:
Edge Hill Cemetery, Charlestown West Virginia
30. iii. HELEN
REBECCA ROPER, b. August 05, 1919, Jefferson county, West Virginia; d. March
10, 1998, Jefferson county, West Virginia.
17. MARY ELIZABETH5 ROPER (WASHINGTON ALBERT4,
JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born October 23, 1872 in Charles Town, Jefferson
County West Virginia, and died April 20, 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland. She married JOHN WILLIAM BAKER April 10,
1897 in Jefferson County, West Virginia121.
He was born March 16, 1864 in Hillsborough Loudoun County, Virginia, and
died March 16, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland.
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About JOHN WILLIAM BAKER:
Burial:
Baltimore, Maryland
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About JOHN BAKER and MARY ROPER:
Marriage:
April 10, 1897, Jefferson County, West Virginia121
Married
at: Harpers Ferry
Married
by: Louis Henck
Children
of MARY ROPER and JOHN BAKER are:
i. CORNELIA
CATHERINE6 BAKER, b. July 19, 1897.
ii. EUGENE
RODGER BAKER, b. December 19, 1898.
iii. NORMAN
WASHINGTON BAKER, b. June 03, 1901.
iv. WILLIAM
HEDGES BAKER, b. July 05, 1903.
v. LENA
MAY BAKER, b. July 15, 1905.
vi. ALTON
LEROY BAKER, b. Private.
vii. DOROTHY
VIRGINIA BAKER, b. Private.
viii. LIVING
BAKER.
18. LUCY HEDGES5 ROPER (WASHINGTON ALBERT4,
JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born February 08, 1874 in Charles Town,
Jefferson County West Virginia122, and died March 11, 1938 in Baltimore,
Maryland. She married CHARLES TIMOTHY
DAILY 1902 in Baltimore, Maryland. He
was born July 17, 1876 in Baltimore, Maryland, and died February 08, 1955 in
Baltimore, Maryland.
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About CHARLES TIMOTHY DAILY:
Burial:
Baltimore, Maryland
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About CHARLES DAILY and LUCY ROPER:
Marriage:
1902, Baltimore, Maryland
Children
of LUCY ROPER and CHARLES DAILY are:
i. CHARLES
EARL6 DAILY, b. July 29, 1902.
ii. WILLIAM
CORNELIUS DAILY, b. November 24, 1906.
iii. MARIAH
CECILA DAILY, b. August 09, 1910.
19. JAMES ALBERT5 ROPER (WASHINGTON ALBERT4,
JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born January 19, 1876 in Charles Town, Jefferson
County West Virginia123, and died January 05, 1932. He married (1) LAVENIA MARY REY July 25, 1900 in ? Baltimore,
Baltimore Maryland ?. She was born
Unknown, and died Unknown. He married
(2) LAURA VIRGINIA NIZER Abt. 1918 in Question this marriage and dates. She was born Unknown, and died Unknown.
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About JAMES ROPER and LAVENIA REY:
Marriage:
July 25, 1900, ? Baltimore, Baltimore Maryland ?
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About JAMES ROPER and LAURA NIZER:
Marriage:
Abt. 1918, Question this marriage and dates
Children
of JAMES ROPER and LAVENIA REY are:
i. EDITH6
ROPER, b. August 27, 1901.
ii. ELIZABETH
ROPER, b. March 04, 1911124.
20. WALTER LALEY5 ROPER (WASHINGTON ALBERT4,
JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born November 19, 1881 in Charles Town,
Jefferson County West Virginia, and died September 12, 1951 in Charles Town,
Jefferson County West Virginia125. He
married (1) VIRGINIA GLASSFORD August 22, 1906 in Charles Town, Jefferson
County, Virginia126. She was born Abt.
1890 in Jefferson County West Virginia, and died Unknown. He married (2) GRACE KISNER June 07, 1913 in
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. She was
born June 06, 1893 in Charles Town, Jefferson County West Virginia, and died
February 28, 1950 in Charles Town, Jefferson County West Virginia.
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About WALTER LALEY ROPER:
Burial:
September 15, 1951, Edge Hill Cemetery, Charlestown West Virginia
Occupation:
Farmer
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About WALTER ROPER and VIRGINIA GLASSFORD:
Marriage:
August 22, 1906, Charles Town, Jefferson County, Virginia126
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About GRACE KISNER:
Burial:
Edge Hill Cemetery, Charlestown West Virginia
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About WALTER ROPER and GRACE KISNER:
Marriage:
June 07, 1913, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Married
by: R.Y. Nicholson
Child
of WALTER ROPER and VIRGINIA GLASSFORD is:
i. HARVEY6
ROPER, b. September 06, 1908127.
Children
of WALTER ROPER and GRACE KISNER are:
ii. WALTER
THEODORE6 ROPER, b. June 01, 1914, Jefferson County West Virginia128; d. June
06, 1982, Ranson, Jefferson County West Virginia; m. HELEN REBECCA LICKEY; b.
January 27, 1917, Berkeley County, West Virginia; d. February 20, 1986, Ranson,
Jefferson County West Virginia.
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About WALTER THEODORE ROPER:
Burial:
Edge Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, Jefferson Co., WV
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About HELEN REBECCA LICKEY:
Burial:
Edge Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, Jefferson Co., WV
31. iii. HARMON
REED ROPER, b. August 12, 1915, Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia;
d. November 1980.
21. CHESTER ARTHUR5 ROPER (WASHINGTON ALBERT4,
JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born November 16, 1882 in Charles Town,
Jefferson County West Virginia, and died December 07, 1954 in Charles Town,
Jefferson County West Virginia129. He
married BERTHA WELBE BAREFORD. She was
born June 26, 1888, and died January 16, 1978 in Charles Town, Jefferson County
West Virginia.
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About CHESTER ARTHUR ROPER:
Burial:
December 09, 1954, Edge Hill Cemetery, Charlestown West Virginia
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About BERTHA WELBE BAREFORD:
Burial:
Edge Hill Cemetery, Charlestown West Virginia
Children
of CHESTER ROPER and BERTHA BAREFORD are:
i. LIVING6
ROPER.
ii. FRANKLIN
ROPER, b. March 31, 1907, Baltimore, Maryland; d. October 1976, Baltimore,
Maryland.
iii. CLETUS
ROPER, b. July 13, 1908, Jefferson County West Virginia130; d. Bef. 2000.
iv. ELSIE
CATHERINE ROPER, b. October 30, 1910, Jefferson County West Virginia131; d.
December 09, 1978, Baltimore, Maryland; m. JOHN J. MITCHELL; b. Unknown; d.
Unknown.
v. AGNUS
ELIZABETH ROPER, b. July 02, 1914, Jefferson County West Virginia132; d.
December 11, 1987; m. LIVING PEARL.
vi. WOODROW
PERSHING ROPER, b. November 01, 1918, Jefferson County West Virginia; d.
November 04, 1986, Jefferson County West Virginia.
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About WOODROW PERSHING ROPER:
Burial:
Edge Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, Jefferson Co., WV
vii. EDNA
LOUISE ROPER, b. April 28, 1919, Charles Town, Jefferson County West Virginia;
d. August 03, 2000; m. (1) LIVING RUTHERFORD; m. (2) LIVING WIDMYER.
viii. CHESTER
E ROPER, b. January 31, 1921, Baltimore, Maryland; d. May 23, 1965, Baltimore,
Maryland.
ix. HOWARD
HUMMERT ROPER, b. January 31, 1921, West Virginia; d. July 08, 1988, Ranson
Jefferson County, West Virginia; m. MARIE ELIZABETH LANDERS; b. January 05,
1921; d. January 16, 1988, Jefferson County West Virginia.
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About HOWARD HUMMERT ROPER:
Burial:
Edge Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, Jefferson Co., WV
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About MARIE ELIZABETH LANDERS:
Burial:
Edge Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, Jefferson Co., WV
x. NICHOLAS
OLIVER ROPER, b. April 29, 1925; d. May 17, 1971.
22. AMBROSE DOW5 ROPER (WASHINGTON ALBERT4,
JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born June 16, 1884 in Charles Town, Jefferson
County West Virginia. He married HESTER
UNKNOWN October 24, 1908.
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About AMBROSE ROPER and HESTER UNKNOWN:
Marriage:
October 24, 1908
Children
of AMBROSE ROPER and HESTER UNKNOWN are:
i. CORNELIUS6
ROPER.
ii. LEONARD
EUGENE ROPER, b. January 04, 1909.
23. KEARNEY LEMEN5 ROPER (WASHINGTON ALBERT4,
JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born September 23, 1892 in Charles Town,
Jefferson County West Virginia, and died December 1966 in Charles Town,
Jefferson County West Virginia. He
married EMMA J. GRIPP133 Unknown. She
was born October 01, 1888 in Maryland, and died Unknown.
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About KEARNEY ROPER and EMMA GRIPP:
Marriage:
Unknown
Child
of KEARNEY ROPER and EMMA GRIPP is:
i. MARY
E.6 ROPER, b. Abt. 1925, Maryland.
Generation
No. 5
24. CHARLES EDWARD6 ROPER (JAMES DOUGLAS5,
NICHOLAS OSBORN4, JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born August 1866. He married LUCINDA FOX May 11, 1886 in
Kearneysville, Jefferson County, West Virginia134. She was born May 1868.
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About CHARLES ROPER and LUCINDA FOX:
Marriage:
May 11, 1886, Kearneysville, Jefferson County, West Virginia134
Children
of CHARLES ROPER and LUCINDA FOX are:
i. MARY
R.7 ROPER, b. July 1886.
32. ii. EMMA
FRANCES ROPER, b. February 1888; d. Unknown.
iii. CHARLES
ROPER, b. December 1890.
33. iv. JOHN
CLIFTON SR. ROPER, b. February 1893, Jefferson County West Virginia.
v. ESTELLA
ROPER, b. May 1895.
vi. GEORGE
ROPER, b. May 1897.
vii. RACHEAL
ROPER, b. April 18, 1900; d. June 19, 1901, Jefferson County West
Virginia135,136.
viii. RUTH
ELIZABETH ROPER, b. April 18, 1900, Jefferson County West Virginia; d. July 16,
1980, Kearneysville, Jefferson County, WV; m. THOMAS A. BRISCOE, June 02, 1928,
Jefferson County, Virginia137; b. Abt. 1893, Pittsburgh, PA; d. Unknown.
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About RUTH ELIZABETH ROPER:
Burial:
St. Paul's Baptist Church, Kearneysville, Jefferson County, WV
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About THOMAS BRISCOE and RUTH ROPER:
Marriage:
June 02, 1928, Jefferson County, Virginia137
ix. JAMES
DOUGLAS ROPER, b. October 04, 1902, Jefferson County West Virginia; d. August
03, 1967, Kearneysville, Jefferson County, WV.
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About JAMES DOUGLAS ROPER:
Burial:
St. Paul's Baptist Church, Kearneysville, Jefferson County, WV
34. x. THERESA
ARDELLA ROPER, b. May 15, 1905, Jefferson County West Virginia; d. October 13,
1987, Kearneysville, Jefferson County, WV.
25. CHARLES EDWARD6 ROPER (WILLIAM HENRY5,
NICHOLAS OSBORN4, JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1)138 was born October 02, 1873 in Jefferson
County West Virginia139,140, and died December 02, 1958 in Jefferson County
West Virginia. He married (1) MAUDE
?. He married (2) WILLIE ETTA MARTIN
January 24, 1912 in Jefferson County, Virginia141, daughter of WILLIAM BROWN
and UMANDA JOGAN. She was born April
27, 1885 in Rappanannock County, Virginia142,143, and died February 17, 1942 in
Jefferson County West Virginia144.
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About CHARLES EDWARD ROPER:
Burial:
Johnsontown, off Bardane Road, Jefferson County, WV
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About WILLIE ETTA MARTIN:
Burial:
February 19, 1942, Johnsontown, off Bardane Road, Jefferson County, WV
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About CHARLES ROPER and WILLIE MARTIN:
Marriage:
January 24, 1912, Jefferson County, Virginia145
Child
of CHARLES ROPER and WILLIE MARTIN is:
i. RUSSEL
B.7 ROPER, b. Abt. 1926; Foster child.
26. ROSE ALICE6 ROPER (WILLIAM HENRY5, NICHOLAS
OSBORN4, JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born June 18, 1877 in Clarke County,
Virginia, and died August 18, 1933 in Near Bardane, Jefferson County, West
Virginia146. She married (1) GEORGE H.
WILSON. He was born Abt. 1867 in ?, and
died Unknown. She married (2) LEWIS M.
SMITH June 03, 1896 in Charles Town Jefferson County, West Virginia147. He was born Abt. 1866 in Jefferson County
West Virginia, and died Unknown.
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About ROSE ALICE ROPER:
Burial:
August 21, 1933, Johnsontown Cemetery, Jefferson County, WV
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About LEWIS SMITH and ROSE ROPER:
Marriage:
June 03, 1896, Charles Town Jefferson County, West Virginia147
Children
of ROSE ROPER and LEWIS SMITH are:
i. WILBER7
SMITH, b. Abt. 1900.
ii. NANNIE
SMITH, b. Abt. 1901.
27. WILLIE S.6 ROPER (WILLIAM HENRY5, NICHOLAS
OSBORN4, JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born July 29, 1881 in Jefferson County
West Virginia148, and died November 05, 1934 in Jefferson County West
Virginia. She married JAMES D. JOHNSON
January 15, 1896 in Charles Town Jefferson County, West Virginia149. He was born January 09, 1867 in Jefferson
County West Virginia150, and died July 13, 1932 in Jefferson County West Virginia.
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About WILLIE S. ROPER:
Burial:
Johnsontown, off Bardane Road, Jefferson County, WV
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About JAMES D. JOHNSON:
Burial:
Johnsontown, off Bardane Road, Jefferson County, WV
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About JAMES JOHNSON and WILLIE ROPER:
Marriage:
January 15, 1896, Charles Town Jefferson County, West Virginia151
Child
of WILLIE ROPER and JAMES JOHNSON is:
i. ODELIA7
JOHNSON, b. April 04, 1900, Jefferson County West Virginia152; d. February 14,
1978, Jefferson County West Virginia; m. ? BERRY.
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About ODELIA JOHNSON:
Burial:
Johnsontown, off Bardane Road, Jefferson County, WV
28. LETHEA H.6 ROPER (WILLIAM HENRY5, NICHOLAS
OSBORN4, JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born November 10, 1894 in Jefferson
County West Virginia153, and died August 11, 1967 in Jefferson County West
Virginia. She married LEWIS F. OWENS
November 14, 1914 in Charles Town Jefferson County, West Virginia154. He was born December 1891 in Jefferson
County West Virginia155, and died March 31, 1957 in Jefferson County West Virginia.
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About LETHEA H. ROPER:
Burial:
Johnsontown, off Bardane Road, Jefferson County, WV
Notes
for LEWIS F. OWENS:
1930
census Jefferson Co., WV
Name: Lewis Owens
Age: 35
Estimated
birth year: abt 1895
Birthplace: West Virginia
Relation
to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's
Name: Leathia Owens
Race: White
Home in
1930: Charles Town, Jefferson, West
Virginia
Image
source: Year: 1930; Census Place:
Charles Town, Jefferson, West Virginia; Roll: 2536; Page: 20A; Enumeration
District: 3; Image: 118.0.
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About LEWIS F. OWENS:
Burial:
Johnsontown, off Bardane Road, Jefferson County, WV
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About LEWIS OWENS and LETHEA ROPER:
Marriage:
November 14, 1914, Charles Town Jefferson County, West Virginia156
Children
of LETHEA ROPER and LEWIS OWENS are:
i. HOUSTON
F.7 OWENS, b. 1918, Jefferson County West Virginia.
ii. LEONARD
OWENS, b. January 06, 1921, Jefferson County West Virginia; d. November 02,
1998, Jefferson County West Virginia.
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About LEONARD OWENS:
Burial:
Johnsontown, off Bardane Road, Jefferson County, WV
Military
service: TEC 5 US Army World War II
iii. HILDA
OWENS, b. Unknown.
29. MARGARET ANN6 ROPER (JAMES TRUMAN5, JAMES
MICHAEL4, JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born August 13, 1897 in Jefferson
County, West Virginia, and died August 09, 1961 in Jefferson County, West
Virginia. She married WALTER DANIEL
CHAPMAN April 29, 1916 in Jefferson County, West Virginia157, son of JAMES
CHAPMAN and LUCY ?. He was born September
19, 1890 in Jefferson County, West Virginia, and died November 16, 1925 in
Jefferson County, West Virginia.
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About MARGARET ANN ROPER:
Burial:
Edge Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, Jefferson Co., WV
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About WALTER DANIEL CHAPMAN:
Burial:
Edge Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, Jefferson Co., WV
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About WALTER CHAPMAN and MARGARET ROPER:
Marriage:
April 29, 1916, Jefferson County, West Virginia157
Married
at: Charles Town Jefferson County, West Virginia
Married
by: H. M. Moffett
Child
of MARGARET ROPER and WALTER CHAPMAN is:
35. i. PAUL
D.7 CHAPMAN, b. January 02, 1918, Jefferson County West Virginia; d. November
21, 1987, Rippon, Jefferson County West Virginia.
30. HELEN REBECCA6 ROPER (FRANKLIN GARFIELD5,
JAMES MICHAEL4, JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born August 05, 1919 in
Jefferson county, West Virginia158, and died March 10, 1998 in Jefferson
county, West Virginia. She married
LUTHER JAMES SR. COULTER November 16, 1935 in Hagerstown, Maryland, son of EARL
COULTER and NELLIE ROEDER. He was born
January 07, 1914 in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and died January 28, 1997 in
Jefferson county, West Virginia.
Notes
for HELEN REBECCA ROPER:
Obituary
- Winchester Star - March 11, 1998
Helen
R. Coulter
Helen Rebecca Coulter, 78 of Shiloh, Charles
Town W.VA., died Tuesday, March 10, 1998 in Jefferson County Hospital.
Mrs. Coulter was born Aug. 5, 1919, in
Charles Town, the daughter of Frank and Bessie Henretty Roper. She was retired
as a surgical technician at the VA Medical Center, Martinsburg. She was a
member of Asbury United Methodist Church and the Ladies Auxiliary of
Jackson-Perk American Legion Post 71, Charles Town. She was a graduate of
Charles Town High School and an active supporter of Charles Town High School
sports.
She was married to Luther James
"Coke" Coulter who died Jan. 28, 1997.
Surviving are a daughter Patricia J. Milburn
of Boyce: two sons Luther James "Jimmy" Coulter Jr. of Charles Town
and Jack R. Coulter of Aiken, S.C.: six grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren.
A Funeral will be at 11 am Friday in Melvin
T. Strider Colonial Funeral Home, Ranson, W.VA., with the Rev. John Alfriend
officiating. Burial will be in Edge Hill Cemetery, Charles Town.
The family will receive friends from 7 to
9pm Thursday in Melvin T. Strider Colonial Funeral Home, Ranson.
Memorials may be made to the Jefferson
County Chapter of the American Heart Association, C/O Robert D. Ott, 420
Forrest Ave., Charles Town, W.VA. 25414 or to the Jefferson County cancer
Society, P.O. Box 40, Ranson, W.VA. 24438.
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About HELEN REBECCA ROPER:
Burial:
March 13, 1998, Edge Hill Cemetery Charles Town West Virginia
Notes
for LUTHER JAMES SR. COULTER:
Birth
record stated name as James Wm. Mother corrected name by affidavit 6-30-61
changing it to Luther James
Birth
info given by B.B. Ranson
-------------------------------------
Spirit
of Jefferson Wednesday, December 21, 1932, pg.8, Col.2
Harpers
Ferry and Bolivar (continued from page 1)
A turkey supper was held at the home of
Principal and Mrs. Henry Sydnor, on Camp Hill, on last Friday night, for the
foot ball squad. A most enjoyable evening was spent. The team holds a good
record for this year, winning six games, tying one and losing two.
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LUTHER JAMES SR. COULTER:
Burial:
February 02, 1997, Edge Hill Cemetery Charles Town West Virginia
Military
service: MMI US Navy World War II
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About LUTHER COULTER and HELEN ROPER:
Marriage:
November 16, 1935, Hagerstown, Maryland
Children
of HELEN ROPER and LUTHER COULTER are:
36. i. PATRICIA
JOANN7 COULTER, b. March 30, 1937, Jefferson county, West Virginia.
37. ii. LUTHER
JAMES JR. COULTER, b. August 29, 1942, Charles town Jefferson County, West
Virginia.
38. iii. JACK
ROPER COULTER, b. July 05, 1947, Charles town Jefferson County, West Virginia.
31. HARMON REED6 ROPER (WALTER LALEY5,
WASHINGTON ALBERT4, JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born August 12, 1915 in
Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia, and died November 1980. He married GRETA BELL EVERHART Abt.
1936. She was born September 07, 1912
in ?, and died December 1985.
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About HARMON ROPER and GRETA EVERHART:
Marriage:
Abt. 1936
Children
of HARMON ROPER and GRETA EVERHART are:
39. i. LYNWOOD
LEE7 ROPER, b. July 13, 1940, Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia.
40. ii. AMY
KAY ROPER, b. January 31, 1945, Jefferson County, West Virginia.
41. iii. ROBERT
EARL ROPER, b. September 29, 1948, Charles Town, Jefferson County, West
Virginia; d. July 04, 2002, University Hospital, Charlottesville, Virginia.
Generation
No. 6
32. EMMA FRANCES7 ROPER (CHARLES EDWARD6, JAMES
DOUGLAS5, NICHOLAS OSBORN4, JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born February 1888,
and died Unknown.
Child
of EMMA FRANCES ROPER is:
i. BABY8
ROPER, b. February 01, 1942, Kearneysville, Jefferson County, West Virginia; d.
February 02, 1942, Kearneysville, Jefferson County, West Virginia.
33. JOHN CLIFTON SR.7 ROPER (CHARLES EDWARD6,
JAMES DOUGLAS5, NICHOLAS OSBORN4, JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born February
1893 in Jefferson County West Virginia.
He married NANNIE E. FOX December 25, 1919 in Kearneysville, Jefferson
County, West Virginia159. She was born
1895 in Jefferson County West Virginia.
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About JOHN ROPER and NANNIE FOX:
Marriage:
December 25, 1919, Kearneysville, Jefferson County, West Virginia159
Children
of JOHN ROPER and NANNIE FOX are:
i. CELENA8
ROPER, b. Abt. 1921; m. CARTER.
ii. EMMA
F. ROPER, b. Abt. 1923; m. GRANTHAM.
iii. JOHN
CLIFTON JR. ROPER, b. Abt. 1923.
iv. SARAH
ROPER, b. Abt. 1926; m. ? WALKER; b. Unknown.
42. v. MARY
V. ROPER, b. February 25, 1927, Berkeley County, West Virginia; d. May 14,
2005, Hedgesville, Berkeley County, West Virginia.
vi. VELDA
ROPER, b. Abt. 1929; m. BROWN.
vii. JAMES
ROPER, b. Unknown.
34. THERESA ARDELLA7 ROPER (CHARLES EDWARD6,
JAMES DOUGLAS5, NICHOLAS OSBORN4, JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born May 15,
1905 in Jefferson County West Virginia, and died October 13, 1987 in
Kearneysville, Jefferson County, WV.
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About THERESA ARDELLA ROPER:
Burial:
St. Paul's Baptist Church, Kearneysville, Jefferson County, WV
Child
of THERESA ARDELLA ROPER is:
i. MELVIN8
ROPER, b. November 1928, Jefferson County, West Virginia; d. February 16, 1929,
Kearneysville, Jefferson County, West Virginia160.
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About MELVIN ROPER:
Burial:
February 16, 1929, Kearneysville, Jefferson County, West Virginia
35. PAUL D.7 CHAPMAN (MARGARET ANN6 ROPER, JAMES
TRUMAN5, JAMES MICHAEL4, JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born January 02, 1918
in Jefferson County West Virginia, and died November 21, 1987 in Rippon,
Jefferson County West Virginia. He
married ETHEL HENDRICK. She was born
January 06, 1915 in Jefferson County West Virginia, and died April 21, 1998 in
Rippon, Jefferson County West Virginia.
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About PAUL D. CHAPMAN:
Burial:
Edge Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, Jefferson Co., WV
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About ETHEL HENDRICK:
Burial:
Edge Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, Jefferson Co., WV
Children
of PAUL CHAPMAN and ETHEL HENDRICK are:
i. DONALD8
CHAPMAN, b. Unknown.
ii. NANCY
CHAPMAN, b. Unknown.
36. PATRICIA JOANN7 COULTER (HELEN REBECCA6
ROPER, FRANKLIN GARFIELD5, JAMES MICHAEL4, JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born
March 30, 1937 in Jefferson county, West Virginia. She married ERNEST EUGENE SERGE MILBURN November 25, 1957 in
Hagerstown, Maryland161, son of EARNEST MILBURN and LOUELLA STROWBRIDGE. He was born November 28, 1937 in
Greensprings, Virginia.
Notes
for PATRICIA JOANN COULTER:
Devoted
house wife and mother started nurses training after school, meet up with Gene
and got married. In those days you had to be single to be in nursing school so
she gave it up to be a wife and mother. Once the kids reached high school she
returned to nursing and be came an RN, but to continue on for her Bachelors at
WVU. Now retired and caring of many cats.
Notes
for ERNEST EUGENE SERGE MILBURN:
Joined
the Navy right after school and served for 22 years retiring as a Master Chief
Petty Officer E-9. Serving on the USS Northamptom right after boot camp
1956-1963 Then did BTCM training in Great Lakes, Illinois. Missing the sea he
transferred back to sea duty on the USS Independence from 1967-1972. Home was
calling next station was The Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, as a
guidance counselor. After retirement from the Navy he continued to work with
ships. Finally retired he has become a fine golfer and custodian of many cats.
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About ERNEST MILBURN and PATRICIA COULTER:
Marriage:
November 25, 1957, Hagerstown, Maryland161
Children
of PATRICIA COULTER and ERNEST MILBURN are:
43. i. JAMES
EUGENE8 MILBURN, b. August 01, 1958, Berkeley county, West Virginia Martinsburg.
ii. JACQUELINE
RENEE MILBURN, b. July 26, 1959, born at 3:15pm on a Sunday in Berkeley county,
West Virginia.
Notes
for JACQUELINE RENEE MILBURN:
Martinsburg
Journal, July 27, 1959 pg2
A daughter born Sunday to
Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Milburn Charles Town.
37. LUTHER JAMES JR.7 COULTER (HELEN REBECCA6
ROPER, FRANKLIN GARFIELD5, JAMES MICHAEL4, JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born
August 29, 1942 in Charles town Jefferson County, West Virginia. He married DONNA MARIE MAHONE June 08, 1963
in Charles Town Jefferson County, West Virginia162, daughter of LAWRENCE JR and
ELAINE LANCHSTER. She was born March
03, 1945 in Neuaces, Texas.
Marriage
Notes for LUTHER COULTER and DONNA MAHONE:
Also
acquired marriage license January 2, 1963 in Hagerstown, Washington County,
Maryland. License never used.
More
About LUTHER COULTER and DONNA MAHONE:
Date
Filed: June 04, 1963, Charles Town, West Virginia
Marriage:
June 08, 1963, Charles Town Jefferson County, West Virginia162
Married
by: John C. Ryan
Children
of LUTHER COULTER and DONNA MAHONE are:
i. JAMES
PATRICK8 COULTER, b. November 16, 1966, Charles town Jefferson County, West
Virginia.
44. ii. SHAWN
GREGORY COULTER, b. September 10, 1969.
38. JACK ROPER7 COULTER (HELEN REBECCA6 ROPER,
FRANKLIN GARFIELD5, JAMES MICHAEL4, JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born July
05, 1947 in Charles town Jefferson County, West Virginia. He married PEGGY JEAN VICKERS March 25, 1967
in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland163, daughter of JOHN VICKERS and
NINA KISNER. She was born June 10, 1948
in Charles town Jefferson County, West Virginia.
More
About JACK COULTER and PEGGY VICKERS:
Marriage:
March 25, 1967, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland163
Children
of JACK COULTER and PEGGY VICKERS are:
45. i. PATRICIA
JEAN8 COULTER, b. October 18, 1967, Charles town Jefferson County, West
Virginia.
46. ii. JACLYNN
ANN COULTER, b. March 20, 1978, Winchester, Virginia.
39. LYNWOOD LEE7 ROPER (HARMON REED6, WALTER
LALEY5, WASHINGTON ALBERT4, JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born July 13, 1940
in Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia. He married DORIS VIRGINIA LLOYD Abt. 1960. She was born Abt. 1941 in Clarke County,
Virginia.
More
About LYNWOOD ROPER and DORIS LLOYD:
Marriage:
Abt. 1960
Children
of LYNWOOD ROPER and DORIS LLOYD are:
47. i. ANTHOY
WAYNE8 ROPER, b. 1960, Clarke County, Virginia.
ii. JENNIFER
LYNN ROPER, b. 1961.
iii. KIMBERLY
CAROL ROPER, b. 1964.
40. AMY KAY7 ROPER (HARMON REED6, WALTER LALEY5,
WASHINGTON ALBERT4, JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born January 31, 1945 in
Jefferson County, West Virginia. She
married (1) COMER. She married (2)
CARL FRANKLIN WHITE May 14, 1983 in Clarke County, Virginia. He was born Unknown in Clarke County,
Virginia.
More
About CARL WHITE and AMY ROPER:
Marriage:
May 14, 1983, Clarke County, Virginia
Child
of AMY ROPER and COMER is:
i. AMIE
CHARLENE8 COMER, b. March 21, 1969.
Child
of AMY ROPER and CARL WHITE is:
ii. CARLA
KAY8 WHITE, b. August 26, 1982, Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia.
41. ROBERT EARL7 ROPER (HARMON REED6, WALTER
LALEY5, WASHINGTON ALBERT4, JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born September 29,
1948 in Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia, and died July 04, 2002
in University Hospital, Charlottesville, Virginia. He married SHARON DUNCAN Unknown. She was born Unknown.
Notes
for ROBERT EARL ROPER:
The
Winchester Star
106THYEAR WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA JULY 6, 2002
Robert
E. Roper
Robert
Earl "Bob" Roper, 53, of Roper Drive, Clearbrook, died Thursday, July
4, 2002,
at the
University of Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville.
Mr.
Roper was bom Sept. 29, 1948, in Charles Town, W.Va., the son ofHarmon and
Greta
Everhart Roper. He was a retired compliance inspector technician with Verizon.
He was
a 1966 graduate of Charles Town High School and a graduate of Lord Fairfax
Community
College.
He was
a member of Blue Ridge Grace Brethren Church, where he was a former deacon,
Sunday
school teacher and building fund chairman.
He was
a former chairman of the Frederick County Parks and Recreation Board and a
member
of the Board of Directors of Clearbrook Volunteer Fire Department.
He was
married to Sharon Duncan.
Surviving
with his wife, are a daughter, Whitney Duncan Roper of Clearbrook; two
sisters,
Kay White ofClarke County and Barbara Donivan of Ransom, W.Va.; and two
brothers,
Porter Roper of Fayetteville, N.C., and Richard Roper of Hope Mills, N.C.
A
funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Blue Ridge Grace Brethren Church, with the
Rev.
Darrel
Taylor officiating. Burial will be private.
Pallbearers
will be Donnie Gregory, Dale Stickley, John Rissler, Ron Rissler, Daniel
Pidgeon,
Bob Boden, Wilbur French Jr., and Tom Myers.
The
family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Omps Funeral Home,
Amherst
Chapel,
Winchester.
Memorials
may be made to Blue Ridge Grace Brethren Building Fund, 1025 Cedar Creek
Grade,
Winchester 22603.
More
About ROBERT EARL ROPER:
Burial:
Roper Cemetery, Jefferson County, West Virginia
More
About ROBERT ROPER and SHARON DUNCAN:
Marriage:
Unknown
Child
of ROBERT ROPER and SHARON DUNCAN is:
i. WHITNEY
DUNCAN8 ROPER, b. Unknown.
Generation
No. 7
42. MARY V.8 ROPER (JOHN CLIFTON SR.7, CHARLES
EDWARD6, JAMES DOUGLAS5, NICHOLAS OSBORN4, JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born
February 25, 1927 in Berkeley County, West Virginia, and died May 14, 2005 in
Hedgesville, Berkeley County, West Virginia.
She married CLARENCE L. MASON.
He was born Unknown, and died Unknown.
Children
of MARY ROPER and CLARENCE MASON are:
i. CHARLES
E.9 MASON, b. Unknown.
ii. CYNTHIA
E. MASON, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
iii. CLAUDE
E. MASON, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
43. JAMES EUGENE8 MILBURN (PATRICIA JOANN7
COULTER, HELEN REBECCA6 ROPER, FRANKLIN GARFIELD5, JAMES MICHAEL4, JAMES3, NICHOLAS2,
JAMES1) was born August 01, 1958 in Berkeley county, West Virginia Martinsburg. He met (1) DANA FRANK May 1982. He married (2) ANNE HARDY MOOREHEAD February 14, 1988 in Mexico
Beach, Florida. She was born July 24,
1957.
More
About JAMES MILBURN and DANA FRANK:
Divorce:
1984
Other-Begin:
May 1982
More
About JAMES MILBURN and ANNE MOOREHEAD:
Marriage:
February 14, 1988, Mexico Beach, Florida
Children
of JAMES MILBURN and ANNE MOOREHEAD are:
i. JAMES
COULTER9 MILBURN, b. January 12, 1989.
ii. WILLIAM
MOOREHEAD MILBURN, b. January 13, 1996.
iii. REBECCA
HARDY MILBURN, b. January 30, 1999.
44. SHAWN GREGORY8 COULTER (LUTHER JAMES JR.7,
HELEN REBECCA6 ROPER, FRANKLIN GARFIELD5, JAMES MICHAEL4, JAMES3, NICHOLAS2,
JAMES1) was born September 10, 1969. He
met (1) TERESA EDGAR in Inwood, West Virginia. He married (2) KAREN SUE KRIEGER. She was born July 05, 1971.
More
About SHAWN COULTER and TERESA EDGAR:
Other-Begin:
Inwood, West Virginia
Children
of SHAWN COULTER and TERESA EDGAR are:
i. CODY
JAMES9 COULTER, b. January 31, 1991, Jefferson County, West Virginia.
ii. CAMI
SHAWN COULTER, b. April 06, 1995, Jefferson County, West Virginia.
Child
of SHAWN COULTER and KAREN KRIEGER is:
iii. GREGORY
CHASE9 COULTER, b. December 14, 2004, Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia.
45. PATRICIA JEAN8 COULTER (JACK ROPER7, HELEN
REBECCA6 ROPER, FRANKLIN GARFIELD5, JAMES MICHAEL4, JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1)
was born October 18, 1967 in Charles town Jefferson County, West Virginia. She married CHRISTOPHER LEE GROVE September
23, 1989 in Charles town Jefferson County, West Virginia, son of CALVIN GROVE
and DOROTHY HOWELL. He was born August
08, 1966 in Charles town Jefferson County, West Virginia.
More
About CHRISTOPHER GROVE and PATRICIA COULTER:
Marriage:
September 23, 1989, Charles town Jefferson County, West Virginia
Child
of PATRICIA COULTER and CHRISTOPHER GROVE is:
i. CHRISTOPHER
ANDREW9 GROVE, b. November 01, 1994.
46. JACLYNN ANN8 COULTER (JACK ROPER7, HELEN
REBECCA6 ROPER, FRANKLIN GARFIELD5, JAMES MICHAEL4, JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1)
was born March 20, 1978 in Winchester, Virginia. She married JASON COURTNEY.
Child
of JACLYNN COULTER and JASON COURTNEY is:
i. ASHTON9
COURTNEY.
47. ANTHOY WAYNE8 ROPER (LYNWOOD LEE7, HARMON
REED6, WALTER LALEY5, WASHINGTON ALBERT4, JAMES3, NICHOLAS2, JAMES1) was born
1960 in Clarke County, Virginia. He
married KAREN ELIZABETH RYLER 1978. She
was born Unknown.
More
About ANTHOY ROPER and KAREN RYLER:
Marriage:
1978
Children
of ANTHOY ROPER and KAREN RYLER are:
i. ANTHOY
WAYNE JR.9 ROPER, b. July 29, 1979.
ii. REBECCA
JENNENE ROPER, b. May 27, 1981.
iii. SARAH
ELIZABETH ROPER, b. June 30, 1982.
Endnotes
1. Tombstone at Roper Cemetery and parish
records of St. Margaret's of Antioch Thrundeston, Co. Suffolk, England, Located
on Burns Farm, West Side of Shenandoah River on top of Rolling Hill.
2. Tombstone at Roper Cemetery
3. Farmers' Repository, Wednesday, January 15,
1817, p.2, c.4.From the marriage obituary citations complied by Bernard J.
Henley from Virginia newspapers on microfilm at the Library of Virginia.
4. Frederick County Court House Marriage
Records, Marriage Book 1.
5. Helen Rebecca (Roper) Coulter, Family
History around the kitchen table, Visited Cemetery.
6. Frederick County Court House Marriage
Records, Marriage Book 1.
7. Nicholas Roper's Will, Will Book 17Jefferson
County, Va (now WV)April 27, 1812Probate: 27th day of January 1817.
8. Tombstone at Roper Cemetery.
9. Obituary, Spirit of Jefferson, Tuesday,
December 10, 1867, Vol.20, No.15, Pg.3, Col.1.
10. Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland,
Marriage Index, 1799-1860 Marriage index, Original Record page 40 destroyed by
fire, Marriage Index still remains in the Clerks Office.
11. Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland,
Marriage Index, 1799-1860 Marriage Index, Original Record page 185 destroyed by
fire, Marriage Index still remains in the Clerks Office.
12. Jefferson County, West Virginia Death
Records, Book 2, page 59, Line 34, Roper, Elizabeth - W/F Date: April 19, 1870 Cause: Old age Age: 70
Father: Michael of ShepherstownConsort: James Roper Sr..
13. Newspaper Death notice, The Virginia Free
Press, Charlestown, Monday April 25, 1870, Vol.5, No.36, Pg.3, Col.3.
14. Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland,
Marriage Index, 1799-1860 Marriage index, Original Record page 40 destroyed by
fire, Marriage Index still remains in the Clerks Office.
15. Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland,
Marriage Index, 1799-1860 Marriage Index, Original Record page 185 destroyed by
fire, Marriage Index still remains in the Clerks Office.
16. Jefferson County, West Virginia Death
Records, Book 2, page 86, line 101, Roper, N. O. W/MDate: Nov. 19, 1872Place:
Osborn DistrictCause: PnuemoniaAge: 61 yrs. 2m, 2daysParents: James &
Elizabeth (sic)Born: VirginiaOcc: FarmerName of person giving information: WHH
Roper (Brother).
17. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage
Records &1860 US Census, Daughter Louisa Victoria gives parents name on
marriage license as Father: Osburn Roper Mother: LouisaSon James Douglas is
listed on the 1860 census with a Louisa Adams head of house.
18. 1860 US Census.
19. Jefferson County, West Virginia Death
Records, Book 6, page, 115, line 24.
20. Jefferson County, West Virginia certificate
of death, www.wvculture.org.
21. 1850 Federal mortality census.
22. Deed, Alexandria, Virginia, Sarah W. Roper
is reliquishing her dower right.
23. Virginia Free Press (Charlestown), Thursday,
April 4, 1839.From the marriage obituary citations complied by Bernard J.
Henley from Virginia newspapers on microfilm at the Library of Virginia.
24. Tombstone, Inscription Edge Hill Cemetery,
Charles Town, WV, Ann C. Schultz1837-1910.
25. 1900 Federal Census, Charlestown District,
Jeffesrson County, West Virginia, In John N. Shultz household (son).
26. West Virginia Culture . Org, Register of
Deaths, Name: Annie C./SchultzSex: FemaleDeath Date: 11 Feb 1910Death Place:
Charles Town, Jefferson, West VirginiaAge at Death: 75yMarital Status: WSpouse:
Henry/SchultzOccupation: HousewifeInformant: C.W. Conrad - Assessor.
27. Obituary, Spirit of Jefferson December 13,
1910 New series XLV No. 49 Pg2 Col.1.
28. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage
Records, Book 2 Line May 24, 1853.
29. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage
Records, Book 2 line Sept 29, 1864, Time of marriage, Sept. 29, 1864 Place of
marriage, Harpers Ferry - Name of parties, Henry Schulz & Ann Catherine
Roper; Age of husband, 28 years - Age of wife 28 years - Husband is single _
Wife is divorced from former husband H. Dent [sic] place of husbands birth was
kingdom of Prussia - Place of wife birth was Jeff. Co., VA - Husband residence
is at City of Philadelphia - Wife resd. is Jeff. Co., VA - Name of husband
parents are John & Louisa Schulz - Name of wife's parents are James &
Elizabeth Roper - Occupation of husband is Hotel & Livery Stable Keeper -
License issued Sept. 29, 1864 - T. A. Moore, Clerk.
30. Jefferson County Records Room.
31. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage
Records, Book 2 Line May 24, 1853.
32. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage
Records, Book 2 line Sept 29, 1864, Time of marriage, Sept. 29, 1864 Place of
marriage, Harpers Ferry - Name of parties, Henry Schulz & Ann Catherine
Roper; Age of husband, 28 years - Age of wife 28 years - Husband is single _
Wife is divorced from former husband H. Dent [sic] place of husbands birth was
kingdom of Prussia - Place of wife birth was Jeff. Co., VA - Husband residence
is at City of Philadelphia - Wife resd. is Jeff. Co., VA - Name of husband
parents are John & Louisa Schulz - Name of wife's parents are James &
Elizabeth Roper - Occupation of husband is Hotel & Livery Stable Keeper -
License issued Sept. 29, 1864 - T. A. Moore, Clerk.
33. 1900 census, Census shows both married for 2
years, no children.
34. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Birth
Register, Book 2, page, line 178.
35. Death Index West Virginia Culture Vital
Records, Name: Martha ShultzNote: TwinBirth Date: 5 Jan 1871Birth Place: Chas.
Tp., Jefferson Co., West VirginiaSex: FemaleMother: Ann C. ShultzMother's Age:
Mother's Birth Place: Father: Henry F. Schultz.
36. 1880 census, Age listed as 10 years making
her born in 1870. Could be an error making Mary the surviving twin or this
listing of the 1880 census of Mary could be another daughter.
37. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Birth
Register, Book 2, page, line 177.
38. Death Index West Virginia Culture Vital
Records, Name: Mary ShultzNote: TwinBirth Date: 5 Jan 1871Birth Place: Chas.
Tp., Jefferson Co., West VirginiaSex: FemaleMother: Ann C. ShultzMother's Age:
Mother's Birth Place: Father: Henry F. SchultzNote: Farmer.
39. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Birth
Register, Book 2, page 91, line 181.
40. Death Index West Virginia Culture Vital
Records, Name: St Teveste ShultzBirth Date: Dec 1873Birth Place: Charlestown
D., Jefferson Co., West VirginiaSex: MaleMother: Anna C. ShultzMother's Age:
Mother's Birth Place: Father: Henry F. ShultzNote: Farmer.
41. 1880 census, Listed as daughter age 3.
42. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage
Records, Book 2 Line Sept. 9, 1858.
43. Lester Link, Jefferson County Marriages
1801-1890, (Willow Bend Books), 112.
44. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage
Records, Book 2 Line Sept. 9, 1858.
45. Lester Link, Jefferson County Marriages
1801-1890, (Willow Bend Books), 112.
46. Tombstone Inscription Edge Hill Cemetery,
Jefferson County, WV.
47. Jefferson County, West Virginia Death
Records, Book 6, page 114, line 41, Roper, J. M.; W/M ; 6-29-1903; Born: CT;
Blood Poison; Age 63; Parents J. & E. Roper; Born: 1841; Farmer; Consort:
Elizabeth Roper; Info. given by: Son.
48. Jefferson County, West Virginia Death Records,
Book 6, page 90, line 5, Death given twice:Roper, James M. W/M ; 6-29-03; Born:
Jeff. Co.; Cause: Heart Failure; Age: 67; Parents: Jas. & Elia. Roper; Born
1837; Occ. Farmer; Consort: Elizabeth Roper; Info by: JJ. Pitterman.
49. Married Certificate.
50. Shepherdstown Register, Sat. January 30,
1869; New Vol. 4 - No. 30, Marriages:On Bridge at Harper's Ferry, on the 20th
inst., by Rev. J. C. Stewart, Mr. James M. Roper and Miss Rebecca J. Milburn,
both of Jefferson County.
51. Tombstone Inscription Edge Hill Cemetery,
Jefferson County, WV.
52. Obituary, Spirit of Jefferson New Series
XXXIII No. 41 Tuesday, October 11, 1898.
53. Jefferson County, West Virginia Death
Records, Book 6, page 90, line 4, Roper, Elizabeth; W/F ; 3-12-1903; Born:
Jefferson County; Death: Complicated; Age: 46 years; Born: 1857; Consort: Jas.
Roper; Info given by: Dr. JJ. Pitterman.
54. Married Certificate.
55. Shepherdstown Register, Sat. January 30,
1869; New Vol. 4 - No. 30, Marriages:On Bridge at Harper's Ferry, on the 20th
inst., by Rev. J. C. Stewart, Mr. James M. Roper and Miss Rebecca J. Milburn,
both of Jefferson County.
56. Famliy Bible.
57. Jefferson County, West Virginia certificate
of death, www.wvculture.org.
58. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage
Records, Husband 28, Wife 25; Both born in Jefferson County, West
Virginia;Issued April 8th,/ 97.
59. Jefferson County, West Virginia certificate
of death, www.wvculture.org, age at death: 78 years and 10 months calculates
birth date as being April 8, 1868.
60. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage
Records, Husband 28, Wife 25; Both born in Jefferson County, West
Virginia;Issued April 8th,/ 97.
61. Famliy Bible.
62. Jefferson County, West Virginia certificate
of death, www.wvculture.org.
63. Jefferson County, West Virginia Death
Records, Book 6, page 114, line 26, Roper, Elizabeth; 3-15-04; Born: K Died of
Diabitus; Age: 57y, 7m; Parents: Michael & Jaine(?) Lally(?) Born: 1846;
Spouse W. H. H. Roper Husband.
64. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Birth
Register, Book 2, pg. 26, line 1, Roper, ------- White, male, Dec. 22, 1868,
Father: W. H. H., Mother: Elizabeth.
65. Jefferson County, West Virginia Death
Records, Book 6, page 1, Line 10, Archie C. Roper WM; d. 29 July 1901 at JeffCO
of Typhoid fever; age 32y, 3m, 16d; parents H.H. Roper & Elizabeth Roper;
b. 1868; occ. farmer; sp un,arried; info: mother.
66. www.wvculture.org, Berkeley County, West
Virginia Certificate of Death.
67. 1900 census, Image Source: Year: 1910;
Census Place: Charles Town, Jefferson, West Virginia; Series: T624; Roll: 1682;
Page: 153A; Enumeration District: 50; Part: 2; Line: 5..
68. 1880 census, Image Source: Year: 1880;
Census Place: Shepherdstown, Jefferson, West Virginia; Roll: T9_1404; Family
History Film: 1255404; Page: 49.2000; Enumeration District: 3; Image: ..
69. 1910 census, Image Source: Year: 1920;
Census Place: Martinsburg Ward 1, Berkeley, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1948;
Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 26; Image: 770..
70. www.wvculture.org, Berkeley County, West
Virginia Certificate of Death.
71. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage
Records, Age of Husband 25, Age of Wife 26; Both born in Jefferson County, WV;
Issued June 24, 1901.
72. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Birth
Register, Book 2, pg. 185, line 16, Marshall Roper, White, male, Sept. 3, 1878,
place osb, Dist., Father W. H. H. Roper, Mother Eliza. Roper.
73. Jefferson County, West Virginia certificate
of death, www.wvculture.org, Birth date given: November 10, 1877; Informant:
Mrs. Marshall Roper of Haroers Ferry.
74. Jefferson County, West Virginia certificate
of death, www.wvculture.org.
75. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage
Records.
76. Jefferson County, West Virginia certificate
of death, www.wvculture.org.
77. Lester Link, Jefferson County Marriages
1801-1890, (Willow Bend Books), 201.
78. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Birth
Register, Book 1, pg. 50, line 154, Mary Virginia Roper, Col. Female; Father:
Douglas Roper, Mother: Fannie Roper.
79. Tombstone.
80. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage
Records, Register 3, 1865-1890.
81. Tombstone, Birth Death & marriage taken
from inscriptionMartha E. Smith Daug. of James D. & Frances V. Roper.
82. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage
Records.
83. Tombstone, Inscription, 1yr. 3 mons,
13daysDaug. of James D. & Frances F. RoperNovember 03, 1878.
84. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Birth
Register, Book 2, pg. 185, line 22, Clara Roper August 2, 1878 White, Female;
Father: Douglas Roper Mother: Francis Roper.
85. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Birth
Register, Book 2, pg. 220, line 89, Oscar Roper, Sept. 1, 1880; Father:
Douglas, Mother: Fannie.
86. 1900 census.
87. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage
Records.
88. 1900 census, Shows birth as Jan. 1846.
89. Tombstone, Inscription, Birth date April 21,
1844.
90. Tombstone, Inscription, Birth April 21,
1844.
91. Tombstone, May 21, 1909.
92. Lester Link, Jefferson County Marriages
1801-1890, (Willow Bend Books), pg.
487, William H. and Sarah Goens; July 14, 1873; place Charlestown; Husband 25,
single, born jefferson; wife 22, single; born jefferson.
93. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Birth
Register, Book 2, pg. 54, line 23, Aldridge S. Roper, Col., male, March 2,
1870, place Arell Town; Father: Wm. H. Roper, Mother: Sallie Goins.
94. Tombstone, Inscription, Birht & Death
date taken from monument located at Johnsontown Cemetery.
95. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage
Records, Book 1895-1902.
96. Tombstone, 1900 census gives birth date as
November 1887.
97. Jefferson County, West Virginia certificate
of death, www.wvculture.org.
98. State of Maryland Certificate of Death,
Maryland State Archives.
99. Lester Link, Jefferson County Marriages
1801-1890, (Willow Bend Books), 200.
100. State of Maryland Certificate of Death,
Maryland State Archives.
101. Lester Link, Jefferson County Marriages
1801-1890, (Willow Bend Books), 200.
102. Jefferson County, West Virginia Death
Records, Book 2, pg. 104, line 51, Goins, Charles, Col., male, June 26, 1874,
Place: Osb. Dist, Cause: Brain Fever, age 1 year, 6mons, Parents: Charles H.
& Louisa.
103. Jefferson County, West Virginia Death
Records, Book 5, pg. 55, line 23, Annie E. Goins, Col., Female, April 16, 1893,
place: kabletown, cause consumption, age: 16y 7 mon. 5 days, Father: Charles H.
Goins.
104. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Birth
Register, Book 2, page 26, Line 14.
105. Death Index West Virginia Culture Vital
Records, Name: John N. ShultzBirth Date: ... Dec 1868Birth Place: Grant T.,
Jefferson Co., West VirginiaSex: MaleMother: Anna C. ShultzMother's Age:
Mother's Birth Place: Father: Henry F. ShultzNote: Farmer.
106. Death Index West Virginia Culture Vital
Records, Name: N. N. SchultzBirth Date: 9 Oct 1894Birth Place: VirginiaSex:
FemaleMother: G A SchultzMother's Age: Mother's Birth Place: Father: J N
SchultzNote: farmer.
107. Death Index West Virginia Culture Vital
Records, Museum EducationExhibits PageGrants PageProducts and Publications PageThe
Agency PageTechnical Assistance PageWhere We Are PageState Home Page COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR SITE? EMAIL OUR WEBMASTERBirth Record
Detail... View the record image. (1287
Kb)Name: Alice Ruth SchultzBirth Date: 9 Jun 1896Birth Place: Jefferson, West
VirginiaSex: FemaleMother: G A SchultzMother's Age: Mother's Birth Place:
Father: J N SchultzNote: farmer.
108. Death Record West Virginia Culture Vital
Records, Name: SchultzBirth Date: 1 Feb 1898Birth Place: Mount Hammond,
Jefferson Co., West VirginiaSex: FemaleMother: G.A. SchultzMother's Age:
Mother's Birth Place: Father: J.N. SchultzNote: Farmer.
109. Death Record West Virginia Culture Vital
Records, Name: SchultzBirth Date: 18 Mar 1902Birth Place: Jefferson, West
VirginiaSex: MaleMother: Georgia Hurt SchultzMother's Age: 27Mother's Birth
Place: VaFather: Jno N SchultzNote: farmerFather's Age: 33Father's Birth Place:
W Va.
110. Patricia B. Duncan, Jefferson Co. W. V.
Death Reg. 1881 - 1903, pg 1: 1-Dist. of 1901/02, Died from small pox; Age
unknown Parents, John N. & G.A. Shultz; born, 1902; inf. father.
111. Famliy Bible.
112. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Birth
Register, Book 2, pg. 54. line 19, James T. Roper, Feb. 5, 1870, parents James
M & Rebecca Roper.
113. Jefferson County, West Virginia certificate
of death, www.wvculture.org.
114. Famliy Bible, James M. & Rebecca Milburn
Roper Family Bible.
115. Jefferson County, West Virginia certificate
of death, www.wvculture.org.
116. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage
Records.
117. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Birth
Register, 5-18-08, Roper, Jas. Franklin; born Jefferson Co.; parents Frank
Roper and Bessie; reported by A. O. Albin.
118. Tombstone, Inscription, Date Given May 01,
1912Edge Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, West Virginia. .
119. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Birth
Register, 4-30-12, Roper, not given; born 4-30-1912 in Jefferson to Frank &
Bessie Roper.
120. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Birth
Register, Book 7, Page 166, Line 14, Name not given.
121. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage
Records, Age of Husband 32, Age of Wife 24; Husband born Hillsborough Loudoun
Co. Va; wife born Jagfferson Co., West Virginia.
122. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Birth
Register, Book 2, pg. 100, line 148, Lucy H. Roper, white, female, White,
Female, Parents: W. A. & Mary C. Roper.
123. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Birth
Register, Book 2, pg. 121, line 65, Albert Roper, White, male, Jan. 19, 1876,
parents A. Roper & Mary C. Roper.
124. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Birth
Register, Book 7, Page 168, Line 1.
125. Jefferson County, West Virginia certificate
of death, www.wvculture.org.
126. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage
Records.
127. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Birth
Register, Book 7, Page, 166, Line 26.
128. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Birth
Register, Book 7.
129. Jefferson County, West Virginia certificate
of death, www.wvculture.org.
130. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Birth
Register, Book 7, Page 166, Line 17.
131. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Birth
Register, Book 7, Page 165, Line 16, Additional date for January 30, 1910 Book
7. Page 166, Line 34.
132. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Birth
Register, Book 7.
133. W. T. Roper's Will, Will Book E, page 169,
"Second:....be equally divided between my brother, Kearney L. Roper and
Mrs. Emma Gripp, to share and share alike, wheresoever situated."
134. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage
Records, Register 3, 1865-1890.
135. Jefferson County, West Virginia Death
Records, Book 6, pg. 36, line 30, Racheal Roper, Col. Female, age 14m, cause of
death Col. Inf., June 19, 1901, parents Edw. & Lucinda Roper.
136. Patricia B. Duncan, Jefferson Co. W. V.
Death Reg. 1881 - 1903, Pg. 1, 1-Dist of D.G. Donnelly 1900-30.
137. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage
Records.
138. Tombstone, Inscription taken and published
in Cemetery Book of Jefferson County, WV shows first name with int. D., wife's
tombstone inscribed with husbands name int. C., marriage record gives name as
Charles Edward Roper.
139. 1900 census.
140. Tombstone, Inscription, Date of birth
inscribed as October 2, 1876.
141. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage
Records.
142. Tombstone.
143. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage
Records.
144. Tombstone, Inscription, Wife of C. Edward
Roper.
145. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage
Records.
146. Jefferson County, West Virginia certificate
of death, www.wvculture.org.
147. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage
Records.
148. Tombstone, Inscription, Johnsontown
Cemetery;W. C. JonhsonBirth and Death date taken from monument.
149. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage
Records.
150. Tombstone, Inscription, Johnsontown
Cemetery;J. D. JohnsonBirth and Death date taken from monument.
151. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage
Records.
152. Tombstone, Birth, Death, Parents and Married
name taken from inscription.
153. Tombstone, Inscription, Birth & Death
taken from monument at Johnsotown Cemetery.Pictures taken but flowers blocked a
clear view of the death year, best to say 1960's.
154. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage
Records.
155. Tombstone, Inscription, Birth and Death
taken from Monument at Johnsontown, Cemetery.
156. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage
Records.
157. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage
Records, Age of Husband 24, Age of Wife 21; both born in Jefferson Co., WV;
Issued April 29, 1916.
158. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Birth
Register, Roper, Catholine (Name corrected by letter from W.Va Dept. of Health
8-17-1976 to Helen Rebecca) Parents Frank G. & Bessie Henretty Roper;
Reported by F. M. Phillips Phy.
159. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage
Records.
160. Jefferson County, West Virginia certificate
of death, www.wvculture.org.
161. Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland,
Marriage Index, 121679, Applied Nov. 20, 1957; Issues Nov. 22, 1957 @ 11:50am;
married Nov. 25. 1957 in Hagerstown by, Wilson P. Ard, pastor of Trinity
Lutheran Church; certify for marriage return Dec. 9, 1957 by G. Merlen Snyder.
162. Jefferson County, West Virginia, Marriage
Records, Book 1963, page 372.
163. Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland,
Marriage Index, 145456, March 25, 1967 @ 1:25pm, Hagerstown, Marylan, by
Reverand Charles P. Bullard, at 512 Washington Sq. Hagerstown, Maryland
Assistant Pastor First Baptist Church; clerk certify marriage return on March
29th, 1967, by G. Thurston.