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Franklin Brown Roper 1872–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jun 1872

Birth Location: Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 30 Dec 1941

Death Location: Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, USA

Father: Franklin Roper

Mother: Margaret Elliot

Spouse(s): Cora Raines

Children(s): Opal Roper, Robert Roper, Fanny Roper, Paul Roper, Roy Roper, George Roper, Bessie Roper, Maude Roper, Glenn Roper, Reuben Roper, Julia (Twin), Julus (Twin), Farnie Roper

Franklin Brown Roper was born in 1872 in Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA, the child of Franklin Frank Roper And Margaret Jane Elliot. In 1910, Franklin Brown Roper resided in Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA. In 1920, Franklin Brown Roper resided in Brookside, Clinton, Illinois, USA. Franklin Brown Roper married Cora Belle Raines, and had children including Bessie Lois Roper, Fanny R Roper, Farnie Roper, George Henry Roper, Glenn William Roper, Julia Roper Twin, Julus Roper Twin, Maude Ellen Roper, Opal Grace Roper, Paul S Roper, Reuben Roper, Robert Wayne Roper, Roy Roper. Franklin Brown Roper passed away in 1941 in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Franklin Brown Roper was born in 1872 in Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA, the child of Franklin Frank Roper And Margaret Jane Elliot.
  • In 1910, Franklin Brown Roper resided in Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1920, Franklin Brown Roper resided in Brookside, Clinton, Illinois, USA.
  • Franklin Brown Roper married Cora Belle Raines, and had children including Bessie Lois Roper, Fanny R Roper, Farnie Roper, George Henry Roper, Glenn William Roper, Julia Roper Twin, Julus Roper Twin, Maude Ellen Roper, Opal Grace Roper, Paul S Roper, Reuben Roper, Robert Wayne Roper, Roy Roper.
  • Franklin Brown Roper passed away in 1941 in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Franklin Roper's Ancestors

Self
Franklin Roper
1872–1941
Birth Place: Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Parents
Franklin "Frank" Roper
1823–1901
Clinton, Illinois, USA
Margaret (Jane) Elliot
1832–1889
Iowa, USA
Grandparents
David (Chadwell) Roper
1802–1855
Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America
Elizabeth Waters
1793–1856
Georgia, USA
Robert (M) Elliott
1800–1862
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Roper
1765–1845
Blanche Leeper
1770–1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Roper
1727–1795
Sarah Caldwell
1730–1794
FNU Leeper
1760–1796
Catherine Armstrong
1730–1795

Franklin Roper's Descendants

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Franklin (Brown) Roper (23 Jun 1872–30 Dec 1941) m. Cora (Belle) Raines (12 March 1874–26 June 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–

Franklin Roper's Timeline

4 Records

1872
23 Jun 1872
Birth of Franklin Brown Roper in Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 38
Franklin Brown Roper resided here in Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 48
Franklin Brown Roper resided here in Brookside, Clinton, Illinois, USA
Brookside, Clinton, Illinois, USA
1941
30 Dec 1941
Age 69
Death of Franklin Brown Roper in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, USA
Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1872
    Event Place: Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Brookside, Clinton, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1942
    Event Place: Bloomington, Illinois
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Pantagraph - 1 Jan 1942 - Page 3, Frank Roper Death 1 Jan 1942

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1941
    Event Place: Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, USA

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