Missouri Family Group Sheet for the Joseph Alexander ROPER Family

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Updated 9 Jul 2022

Husband: Joseph Alexander ROPER
Birthdate: January 9, 1867
Birthplace: Wright County, Missouri
Death Date: October 27, 1944
Where: Eagle City, Blaine, Oklahoma
Where Buried: Eagle City Cemetery
Father: Yewell ROPER
Mother: Mary POOL

Marriage date: July 23, 1887
Marriage place: Monroe County, Mississippi

Wife: Dora Lou WALTERS
Birthdate: May 8, 1870
Birthplace: Franklin County, Georgia
Death Date: April 17, 1953
Where: Oakwood, Dewey, Oklahoma
Where Buried: Eagle City Cemetery
Father: G.W. WALTERS
Mother: Eliza A. SEWELL

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Yewell W. ROPER
Sex: M
Birthdate: Feb. 11, 1889
Birthplace: Montague County, Texas
Death date: Feb. 22, 1970
Place of death: Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma
Marriage date: Feb. 10, 1910
Marriage place: Rocky, Washita, Oklahoma
Where Buried: Butler, Custer, Oklahoma
Spouse's name: Mattie Lena ODELL

Child No. 2: William Robert ROPER
Sex: M
Birthdate: November 30, 1890
Birthplace: Montague County, Texas
Death date: 1960's
Place of death: California
Marriage date: 1910
Marriage place: OK
Where Buried: Yuba City, CA
Spouse's name: Frankie M. ODELL

Child No. 3: Myrtle M.A. ROPER
Sex:F
Birthdate: November 23, 1892
Birthplace: Roscoe, Nolan, Texas
Death date: September 26, 1965
Place of death: Oakwood, Dewey, Oklahoma
Marriage date: October 23, 1910
Marriage place: Sentinel, Washita, OK
Where Buried: Thomas, Custer, OK
Spouse's name: Jesse Harlon KIDD

Child No. 4: Joseph Pierce ROPER
Sex: M
Birthdate: October 31, 1894
Birthplace: Roscoe, Nolan, Texas
Death date: March 1978
Place of death: Woodland, Yolo, CA
Marriage date: March 8, 1924
Marriage place: Kiowa County, OK
Where Buried: California
Spouse's name: Chessie STROUD

Child No. 5: Kate Jewell ROPER
Sex: F
Birthdate: March 31, 1896
Birthplace: Montague County, Texas
Death date: January 31, 1978
Place of death: Oklahoma City, OK, OK
Marriage date: Before 1917
Marriage place: Oklahoma
Where Buried: Hobart, Kiowa, OK
Spouse's name: Tommy L. WALTERS

Child No. 6: Ruby Lou ROPER
Sex: F
Birthdate: January 25, 1898
Birthplace: Bulcherville, Texas
Death date: October 26, 1972
Place of death: Yakima, Washington
Marriage date: May 1, 1913
Marriage place: Warren, Oklahoma
Where Buried: Calvary Cemetery- Washington?
Spouse's name: Herbert HORTON

Child No. 7: Vergie Vesta ROPER
Sex: F
Birthdate: June 17, 1900
Birthplace: Washita County, O.T.
Death date: April 13, 1973
Place of death: Elk City, Beckham, OK
Marriage date: 1918
Marriage place: Oklahoma
Where Buried: Elk City, Oklahoma
Spouse's name: Herman Ernest BADEN

Child No. 8: Ruth Gertrude ROPER
Sex: F
Birthdate: July 24, 1902
Birthplace: Washita County, O.T.
Death date: 1960's
Place of death: California
Marriage date: May 10, 1922
Marriage place: Mangum, Greer, OK
Where Buried: California
Spouse's name: Willie C. KIDD

Child No. 9: Dennis Belle ROPER
Sex: F
Birthdate: March 22, 1904
Birthplace: Washita County, O.T.
Death date: April 2, 1989
Place of death: Lawton, Comanche, OK
Marriage date: 1925
Marriage place: OK
Where Buried: Highland Cemetery
Spouse's name: Carl WHEATLEY

Child No. 10: Ran ROPER (twin)
Sex: M
Birthdate: February 6, 1906
Birthplace: Washita County, O.T.
Death date: February 11, 1906
Place of death: Washita County, O.T.
Marriage date: N/A
Marriage place: N/A
Where Buried: Port Cemetery
Spouse's name: N/A

Child No. 11: Van Pleas ROPER (twin)
Sex: M
Birthdate: February 6, 1906
Birthplace: Washita Couty, O.T.
Death date: June 15, 1985
Place of death: Hobart, Kiowa, OK
Marriage date: November 13, 1927
Marriage place: Hobart, Kiowa, OK
Where Buried: Hobart, Kiowa, OK
Spouse's name: Frances Della REEVES

Child No. 12: John Autley ROPER
Sex: M
Birthdate: May 10, 1908
Birthplace: Washita County, Oklahoma
Death date: August 30, 1978
Place of death: Paradise, California
Marriage date: October 23, 1929
Marriage place: Butler, Custer, OK
Where Buried: Paradise Cemetery
Spouse's name: Adella LAUCHMAN

Child No. 13: Ray Alexander ROPER
Sex: M
Birthdate: September 6, 1913
Birthplace: Blair, Oklahoma
Death date: April 23, 1964
Place of death: Oakwood, Dewey, Oklahoma
Marriage date: 1938
Marriage place: Oakwood, Dewey, OK
Where Buried: Dewey County, OK
Spouse's name: Mae Ellen STRINGER
 
 
Documentation:
Wright County Missouri Census 1870,
Monroe County Courthouse, Aberdeen, MS,
Bureau of Vital Statistics, OKC- Death Certfificates for both Joe and Dora,
Personal visit to Eagle City Cem. Eagle City, OK,
Roper descendants,
1870,1880 Franklin County Georgia Census,
Family information also donated by Rev. Van P. Roper formerly of Hobart, OK,
Mrs. Dennis B. Wheatley, formerly of Lawton, OK.
SSDI,
Research done by myself and many visits to many places here in Oklahoma.