John Charles Roper was the son of Charles Roper (1754-1832), brother of Reuben Roper (1801-1841), and grandson of Meredith Roper (1730-1800)*. He was the father of 16 children by two wives. John was the father of eleven children with his first wife Tabitha. About two years after Tabitha's death, John married Amy Reid, and they had five children together. Based on census records, Amy was born in 1826 and died in 1876. Amy's grave has not been identified, but it has been confirmed that she was buried in an unmarked grave in the Friendship Cemetery in an area that includes her Reid family members. She was a member of Friendship Baptist Church, and her father was a charter member of that church.
*From information in The Roper Book by David L. Roper, MacRoper Publishing, Judsonia, Arkansas, 2003.
Research is still under way for more information about the two other children of John Charles and Tabitha Roper. Those graves have not yet been identified.
John Charles Roper was the son of Charles Roper (1754-1832), brother of Reuben Roper (1801-1841), and grandson of Meredith Roper (1730-1800)*. He was the father of 16 children by two wives. John was the father of eleven children with his first wife Tabitha. About two years after Tabitha's death, John married Amy Reid, and they had five children together. Based on census records, Amy was born in 1826 and died in 1876. Amy's grave has not been identified, but it has been confirmed that she was buried in an unmarked grave in the Friendship Cemetery in an area that includes her Reid family members. She was a member of Friendship Baptist Church, and her father was a charter member of that church.
*From information in The Roper Book by David L. Roper, MacRoper Publishing, Judsonia, Arkansas, 2003.
Research is still under way for more information about the two other children of John Charles and Tabitha Roper. Those graves have not yet been identified.
Family Members
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Mahuldah Carolyn "Hulda" Roper Holbrook
1832–1911
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Lewis "Loue" Roper
1836–1850
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Matilda Roper Red
1836–1875
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James Hamilton Roper
1837–1868
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Peter Byrum Roper
1838–1900
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Elizabeth Roper Haygood
1841–1919
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Charles F Roper
1842–1918
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Alfred W Roper
1847–1873
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William H. Roper
1850–1927
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John T. Roper
1858–1942
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Thursey Roper Reaves
1862–1940
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Pinkney B. Roper
1865–1913
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William Larkin "Dock" Roper
1865–1925
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