Person

William H. Roper (Fulton County, Kentucky, farmer)

b. 1822?

Fulton County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Sarah J. Roper. Father of Lucy Ann Roper, William Thomas Roper, Margaret J. Roper, Harriett M. Roper, Joseph H. Roper, Mary V. Roper, Albert M. Roper, and Alonzo S. Roper. Married to Elizabeth Easley Roper in Fulton County on March 12, 1862. Father of Nanna Roper and Emma C. Roper. Farmer in Fulton County in 1850. Owned one enslaved person in Fulton County in 1850. Farmer in Fulton County in 1860. Owned eight enslaved persons in Fulton County in 1860.

Details

Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fulton County, p. 114A.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Fulton County, p. 2.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fulton County, p. 419.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Fulton County, p. 3.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fulton County, Hickman, p. 267A.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Fulton County Marriages, Film #000321403, p. 267.

Citation

Roper, William H.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32207543 (November 12, 2026).

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