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Nellie Merle Roper 1908–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1908

Birth Location: Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 05 May 1981

Death Location: Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois, USA

Father: Otis Roper

Mother: Olevia Lyerla

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In 1908, Nellie Merle Roper entered the world in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America, born to Otis Poindexter Roper And Olevia Ann Lyerla. Nellie Merle Roper passed away in 1981 in Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1908, Nellie Merle Roper entered the world in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America, born to Otis Poindexter Roper And Olevia Ann Lyerla.
  • Nellie Merle Roper passed away in 1981 in Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois, USA.

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Nellie Roper's Ancestors

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Nellie Roper
1908–1981
Birth Place: Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
Otis Poindexter Roper
1878–1960
Carrier Mills, Saline, Illinois, United States
Olevia (Ann) Lyerla
1882–1962
Montgomery County, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington Roper) III
1833–1916
Jefferon, Saline, Illinois, USA
Irene (Baretta) Morgan
1844–1878
Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Roper
1788–1866
Rachel Stockton
1795–1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Roper
1765–1845
Blanche Leeper
1770–1803

Nellie Roper's Timeline

2 Records

1908
30 Aug 1908
Birth of Nellie Merle Roper in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America
Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America
1981
05 May 1981
Age 73
Death of Nellie Merle Roper in Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois, USA
Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1908
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 May 1981
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois, USA

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