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Below is a family biography from the book, History of Kentucky, Edition 1 by J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Company in 1885. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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WILLIAM T. ROPER was born February 19, 1845, on the place where he now resides in Fulton County, Ky. His father, William H. Roper, a native of Woodford County, Ky., was born in 1823 and died in 1876. For many years he was sheriff of this county. He was twice married; first to Sarah J. Kyle, of Fulton, to whom were born Lucy A. (Bradley), subject, Joseph H., Mary V. (Treas), Albert M. and Alonzo S. As a result of his second marriage, Sarah N. and Emma E. were born. On February 20, 1866, subject was married to Miss Martha A., daughter of Salem T. and Bethena (Dowdy) McClellan, of Fulton County, and to them have been born Sarah J., William H., Salem T., Joseph A., Effie I., Mary E., George M., James E. and Robert C. Mr. Roper is a successful farmer, and is reputed to be one of the most extensive wheat raisers in the county. He is possessed of 370 acres of superior land in a fine state of cultivation. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and his wife is a Methodist.
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This family biography is one of 114 biographies included in the Fulton County, Kentucky section of the book, The History of Kentucky, Edition 1 published in 1885 by F. A. Battey Publishing Company. For the complete description, click here: History of Kentucky, Edition 1
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