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Walter Marion Roper 1869–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Aug 1869

Birth Location: Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 8 April 1943

Death Location: Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, USA

Father: Marion Roper

Mother: Julia Copple

Spouse(s): Lutie O'Brien

Children(s): Lancelot Roper, Sherman Roper, Helen Roper, Mabel Roper, Nellie Roper, David Roper, Rex Roper, Mildred Roper, Allen Roper, Charles Roper

The story of Walter Marion Roper began in 1869 in Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA. In 1870, Walter Marion Roper resided in Township 1 Range 1, Centralia, Jefferson, Illinois. In 1880, Walter Marion Roper resided in Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA. Walter Marion Roper married Lutie Elaine O Brien, and had children including Allen Dwight Roper, Charles Eugene Roper, David Dee Austin Roper, Helen Roper, Lancelot E Roper, Mabel Roper, Mildred Roper, Nellie G Roper, Rex M Roper, Sherman Roper. Walter Marion Roper passed away in 1943 in Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Marion Roper began in 1869 in Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1870, Walter Marion Roper resided in Township 1 Range 1, Centralia, Jefferson, Illinois.
  • In 1880, Walter Marion Roper resided in Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA.
  • Walter Marion Roper married Lutie Elaine O Brien, and had children including Allen Dwight Roper, Charles Eugene Roper, David Dee Austin Roper, Helen Roper, Lancelot E Roper, Mabel Roper, Mildred Roper, Nellie G Roper, Rex M Roper, Sherman Roper.
  • Walter Marion Roper passed away in 1943 in Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Roper's Ancestors

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Walter Roper
1869–1943
Birth Place: Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Parents
Marion Roper
1825–1885
Marion County, IL
Julia (Ann) Copple
1830–1911
Clark, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
David (Chadwell) Roper
1802–1855
Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America
Elizabeth Waters
1793–1856
Georgia, 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

Walter Roper's Descendants

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Walter (Marion) Roper (23 Aug 1869–8 April 1943) m. Lutie (Elaine) O'Brien (3 Jul 1872–5 May 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

Walter Roper's Timeline

4 Records

1869
23 Aug 1869
Birth of Walter Marion Roper in Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 1
Walter Marion Roper resided here in Township 1 Range 1, Centralia, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Township 1 Range 1, Centralia, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 11
Walter Marion Roper resided here in Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1943
8 April 1943
Age 74
Death of Walter Marion Roper in American Falls, Power, Idaho, USA
American Falls, Power, Idaho, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1869
    Event Place: Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 1 Range 1, Centralia, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Grand Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 April 1943
    Event Place: American Falls, Power, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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