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David Chadwell Roper 1802–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 September 1802

Birth Location: Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 06 Jan 1855

Death Location: Grand Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: George Roper

Mother: Blanche Leeper

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Waters

Children(s): Marion Roper, Franklin Roper, Andrew Roper, Eliza Roper, Matthew Roper, David Roper

David Chadwell Roper was born in 1802 in Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of George Washington Roper And Blanche Blanch Blancebey Leeper. In 1840, David Chadwell Roper resided in Jefferson, Illinois, USA. In 1850, David Chadwell Roper resided in District 10, Jefferson, Illinois, USA. David Chadwell Roper married Elizabeth Waters, and had children including Andrew Jackson Roper, David C Roper, Eliza Jane Roper, Franklin Frank Roper, Marion Roper, Matthew Roper, Sarah Roper. David Chadwell Roper passed away in 1855 in Grand Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • David Chadwell Roper was born in 1802 in Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of George Washington Roper And Blanche Blanch Blancebey Leeper.
  • In 1840, David Chadwell Roper resided in Jefferson, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1850, David Chadwell Roper resided in District 10, Jefferson, Illinois, USA.
  • David Chadwell Roper married Elizabeth Waters, and had children including Andrew Jackson Roper, David C Roper, Eliza Jane Roper, Franklin Frank Roper, Marion Roper, Matthew Roper, Sarah Roper.
  • David Chadwell Roper passed away in 1855 in Grand Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Roper
1765–1845
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina
GR
Blanche Leeper
1770–1803
Birth Location: Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
BL

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Waters
1793–1856
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Marion Roper
1825–1885
Birth Location: Marion County, IL
MR
Franklin Roper
1823–1901
Birth Location: Clinton, Illinois, USA
FR
Andrew Roper
1825–1860
Birth Location: Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
AR
Eliza Roper
1831–1928
Birth Location: Illinois, United States
ER
Matthew Roper
1820–1829
Birth Location: –
MR
David Roper
1835–1877
Birth Location: Illinois, United States
DR

David Roper's Ancestors

Self
David Roper
1802–1855
Birth Place: Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
George Washington Roper
1765–1845
Orange, North Carolina
Blanche (Blanch "Blancebey") Leeper
1770–1803
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
David Roper
1727–1795
St Peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Ann) Caldwell
1730–1794
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia
FNU Leeper
1760–1796
Ireland
Catherine Armstrong
1730–1795
VA or NC
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Armstrong
1707–1779
Mary Beatty
1725–1781
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Beatty
1701–1778
Elizabeth Armstrong
1707–1771

David Roper's Descendants

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David (Chadwell) Roper (27 September 1802–06 Jan 1855) m. Elizabeth Waters (18 Jan 1793–04 Nov 1856)
  1. 1. Marion Roper 1825–1885 m. Julia (Ann) Copple 1830–1911
    1. 1. Walter (Marion) Roper 1869–1943 m. Lutie (Elaine) O'Brien 1872–1936
      1. 1. Lancelot (E.) Roper 1893–1953
      2. 2. Sherman Roper 1895–1975
      3. 3. Helen Roper 1896–1964
      4. 4. Mabel Roper 1897–
      5. 5. Nellie (G.) Roper 1900–1993
      6. 6. David ("Dee" Austin) Roper 1902–1988
      7. 7. Rex (M.) Roper 1904–1981
      8. 8. Mildred Roper 1909–2003
      9. 9. Allen (Dwight) Roper 1906–1976
      10. 10. Charles (Eugene) Roper 1911–2007
    2. 2. Charles Roper 1856–1938 m. Ella (Agnes) Williams 1862–1932
      1. 1. Claudie Roper 1883–1885
      2. 2. Mary (Ina) Roper 1885–1980
      3. 3. Charles (Clyde) Roper 1886–1964
      4. 4. William (Dwight) Roper 1888–1890
      5. 5. Stella (Ann) Roper 1889–1891
      6. 6. Minta (Agnes) Roper 1891–1982
      7. 7. Marion (Raymond) Roper 1892–1989
      8. 8. Edgar (Lyndall) Roper 1893–1972
      9. 9. Winifred (May) Roper 1895–
      10. 10. Leonard Roper 1898–1987
      11. 11. Cecil (Howard) Roper 1900–1985
      12. 12. Rowland Roper 1901–1981
      13. 13. Ralph Roper 1901–1996
      14. 14. Elsie (Leona) Roper 1902–
      15. 15. Dorothy (Ruth) Roper 1905–2003
      16. 16. Guy Roper 1907–1995
    3. 3. David (Austin) Roper 1860–1959 m. Mary (J) Faust 1861–1958
      1. 1. William (M) Roper 1884–
      2. 2. Fern (L) Roper 1891–
      3. 3. Hazel (L) Roper 1895–
    4. 4. Sarah (Lavina "Sadie") Roper 1864– m. Ira (L.) Telford 1867–1930
      1. 1. Mabel Telford 1888–
    5. 5. Mary (Amy) Roper 1867–1964
    6. 6. Christina (Jennie) Roper 1858–1958 m. Erastus (Allen) Baldridge 1860–1944
      1. 1. Maude (M.) Baldridge 1887–
      2. 2. Roy (R) Baldridge 1894–
      3. 3. Geneva (E.) Baldridge 1895–
    7. 7. Laura Roper 1854–1924 m. James (M.) Creel 1853–1936
      1. 1. Charles (Dewitt) Creel 1879–1955
      2. 2. Anna (Jane) Creel 1882–1962
      3. 3. William (Raymond) Creel 1888–1974
      4. 4. Bonnie (M) Creel 1893–
    8. 8. Helen (Marie) Roper 1851–1935 m. William (Alexander) Baldridge 1849–1926
      1. 1. Laura (May) Baldridge 1873–1918
      2. 2. Edwin Baldridge 1876–1937
    9. 9. Elizabeth (Alice) Roper 1852–1932 m. Edmund Copple 1853–1946
      1. 1. Nellie Copple 1875–1881
      2. 2. Marion (James) Copple 1876–1934
      3. 3. Minnie (B.) Copple 1879–1931
      4. 4. Emmet (Charles) Copple 1881–1957
      5. 5. Doretta Copple 1884–1957
      6. 6. Grace (Emily) Copple 1887–1974
      7. 7. Ora (E.) Copple 1893–1977
      8. 8. Archie Copple 1903–1982
  2. 2. Franklin ("Frank") Roper 1823–1901 m. Margaret (Jane) Elliot 1832–1889
    1. 1. Scott (M.) Roper 1872–1966
    2. 2. Susan (Chlorine) Roper 1856–1940
    3. 3. Julia (Ann) Roper 1860–1940
    4. 4. Rosea (Bell) Roper 1863–
    5. 5. Florence Roper 1865–
    6. 6. Robert (C) Roper 1866–
    7. 7. Lillie (Laura Roper Payne) Burr 1869–1949 m. H. (C.) Burr 1856– m. Horatio (Seymour) Payne 1870–1918
      1. 1. Alta (May) Payne 1893–1960 m. Charles (Augustus) Benges 1885–1923 m. Enos (Alvin) Spegal 1904–1981
        1. 1. Mildred (Faye) Benges 1915–2004 m. Robert (Lee) Peck 1922–2012 m. Harold (Robert) Zink 1913–1967
    8. 8. Franklin (Brown) Roper 1872–1941 m. Cora (Belle) Raines 1874–1959
      1. 1. Opal (Grace) Roper 1915–1998 m. Charles (Cecil) Blue 1915–1996 m. Peter (James) Bauer 1914–1983
        1. 1. James (L.) Bauer 1939–2011
      2. 2. Robert (Wayne) Roper 1911–1991
      3. 3. Fanny (R) Roper 1898–
      4. 4. Paul (S.) Roper 1900–1999
      5. 5. Roy Roper 1902–1948
      6. 6. George (Henry) Roper 1904–2000
      7. 7. Bessie (Lois) Roper 1906–1992
      8. 8. Maude (Ellen) Roper 1908–1980 m. Harold (Leroy) Smith 1904–1977
      9. 9. Glenn (William) Roper 1910–1968 m. Bernice (Beulah) Grable 1911–1992
        1. 1. Betty (Lou) Roper 1930–2004
      10. 10. Reuben Roper 1914–1981 m. Esther Halstenberg 1914–2007
      11. 11. Julia (Roper) (Twin) 1899–1899
      12. 12. Julus (Roper) (Twin) 1899–1899
      13. 13. Farnie Roper 1899–
    9. 9. Mary (J) Roper 1859–
    10. 10. Elizabeth Roper 1851–1855
  3. 3. Andrew (Jackson) Roper 1825–1860 m. Susan (Angeline) Elliott 1836–1860 m. Julia (A) Roper 1832–
    1. 1. Susan Roper 1869–
    2. 2. Mary (A Roper) Patterson 1874–
    3. 3. Wallace Roper 1860–
    4. 4. Lilly Roper 1862–
    5. 5. Andrew Roper 1866–
    6. 6. Alice Roper 1871–
    7. 7. Eliza (H.) Roper 1873–
    8. 8. Margarett Roper 1853–
    9. 9. Nancy (E) Roper 1858–
    10. 10. Genevie (Lilly) Roper 1862– m. John (Jay) Harcourt 1850–
  4. 4. Eliza (Jane) Roper 1831–1928 m. Levi Elliott 1831–1909
    1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Elliott 1864–1943
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Cordelia) Elliott 1860–1930
    3. 3. Robert (Perry) Elliott 1862–1953
    4. 4. Oliver (F) Elliott 1866–1892
    5. 5. Charles (Augustus) Elliott 1868–1942 m. Sally (Lee) Hancock 1883–1958
      1. 1. Leroy (B) Elliott 1916–1995
      2. 2. Goldie (May) Elliott 1919–1989 m. Nelson (Edward) Roberts 1918–1981 m. Thomas (D) Reynolds 1915–1992
        1. 1. Stephen (Edward Roberts (Reynolds) adopted) 1939–1997 m. Julia (Muril) James 1940–2015
    6. 6. Levi (E.) Elliott 1873–
    7. 7. Saphrona (J.) Elliott 1870–
  5. 5. Matthew Roper 1820–1829
  6. 6. David (C) Roper 1835–1877 m. Mary (Ann) Copple 1837–1918
    1. 1. Franklin (Henry) Roper 1860–1940
    2. 2. John (Harvey) Roper 1861–1939 m. Amanda Fiest 1865–1936
      1. 1. William (Edgar) Roper 1884–1918 m. Nettie (Ethel (Mills)) Pidcock 1880–1942
        1. 1. Irene (Mae) Roper 1907–2003 m. Preston (Charlie) Hicks 1905–1963
        2. 2. Pauline (Frances (Roper) Russell or) Ranees 1911–1997
        3. 3. Frank (Benjamin) Roper 1914–1997 m. Violet (Evyln) Perry 1919–1997
      2. 2. Ida (May) Raper 1902–1987
      3. 3. Arthur (Charles) Roper 1892–1952
      4. 4. Earl (E) Roper 1894–1966
      5. 5. Harvey (John) Roper 1898–1962
    3. 3. Loretta (Jane Roper) Rowton 1862–1937
    4. 4. Alice (H) Roper 1865–1890
    5. 5. Levina (E) Roper 1857–1870
    6. 6. Julia (A) Roper 1867–1873
    7. 7. Henry (F) Roper 1859–
    8. 8. M (A) Roper 1864–

David Roper's Timeline

4 Records

1802
27 September 1802
Birth of David Chadwell Roper in Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America
Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America
1840
1840
Age 38
David Chadwell Roper resided here in Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1850
1850
Age 48
David Chadwell Roper resided here in District 10, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
District 10, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1855
06 Jan 1855
Age 53
Death of David Chadwell Roper in Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois
Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 September 1802
    Event Place: Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Jefferson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Jefferson, Illinois; Roll: 61; Page: 310; Family History Library Film: 0007642

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 10, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Jan 1855
    Event Place: Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grand Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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