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Otis Poindexter Roper 1878–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jan 1878

Birth Location: Carrier Mills, Saline, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 29 Jul 1960

Death Location: Montgomery, Illinois, United States

Father: George III

Mother: Irene Morgan

Spouse(s): Olevia Lyerla

Children(s): Cecil Roper, Carl Roper, Nellie Roper, Edith Roper, Linda Roper

The story of Otis Poindexter Roper began in 1878 in Carrier Mills, Saline, Illinois, United States. Otis Poindexter Roper married Olevia Ann Lyerla, and had children including Carl Royce Roper, Cecil Glenn Roper, Edith Irene Roper, Linda Larue Roper, Nellie Merle Roper. Otis Poindexter Roper passed away in 1960 in Montgomery, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Otis Poindexter Roper began in 1878 in Carrier Mills, Saline, Illinois, United States.
  • Otis Poindexter Roper married Olevia Ann Lyerla, and had children including Carl Royce Roper, Cecil Glenn Roper, Edith Irene Roper, Linda Larue Roper, Nellie Merle Roper.
  • Otis Poindexter Roper passed away in 1960 in Montgomery, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George III
1833–1916
Birth Location: Jefferon, Saline, Illinois, USA
GI
Irene Morgan
1844–1878
Birth Location: Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, USA
IM

Spouses(s)

Olevia Lyerla
1882–1962
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Illinois, USA
OL

Children(s)

Cecil Roper
1902–1907
Birth Location: –
CR
Carl Roper
1899–1899
Birth Location: –
CR
Nellie Roper
1908–1981
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Illinois, United States of America
NR
Edith Roper
1903–1990
Birth Location: Hillsboro MO, Illinois
ER
Linda Roper
1912–2003
Birth Location: Irving Montg, Illinois
LR

Otis Roper's Ancestors

Self
Otis Roper
1878–1960
Birth Place: Carrier Mills, Saline, Illinois, United States
Parents
George Washington Roper III
1833–1916
Jefferon, Saline, Illinois, USA
Irene (Baretta) Morgan
1844–1878
Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington) Roper
1788–1866
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Rachel Stockton
1795–1866
North Carolina
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

Otis Roper's Descendants

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Otis (Poindexter) Roper (2 Jan 1878–29 Jul 1960) m. Olevia (Ann) Lyerla (23 Dec 1882–10 Oct 1962)
  1. 1. Cecil (Glenn) Roper 1902–1907
  2. 2. Carl (Royce) Roper 1899–1899
  3. 3. Nellie (Merle) Roper 1908–1981
  4. 4. Edith (Irene) Roper 1903–1990
  5. 5. Linda (Larue) Roper 1912–2003

Otis Roper's Timeline

2 Records

1878
2 Jan 1878
Birth of Otis Poindexter Roper in Carrier Mills, Saline, Illinois, United States
Carrier Mills, Saline, Illinois, United States
1960
29 Jul 1960
Age 82
Death of Otis Poindexter Roper in Montgomery, Illinois, United States
Montgomery, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1878
    Event Place: Carrier Mills, Saline, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1960
    Event Place: Montgomery, Illinois, United States
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