THE ROPER BOOK: VOLUME Two
“GIVE A MAN ENOUGH ROPERS AND HE’LL HANG HIMSELF"

David L. Roper
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION ONE: FROM GEORGIA TO ARKANSAS TO TEXAS TO INDIAN TERRITORY

1. Peter Byrum Roper and Nancy Jane Cape ................................................................................................. 17

SECTION TWO: CHILDREN OF PETER B. ROPER

1. Hamilton Greenberry Roper and Martha Ada Mooney ............................................................................... 27
• Descendants of Hamilton Greenberry Roper (except for the children of Barney Lee Roper) .............. 35
2. Andrew W. Roper ..................................................................................................................................... 57
3. Henry J. Roper .......................................................................................................................................... 58
4. John Walter Roper and Willie Edna Hughes ................................................................................................ 59
• Descendants of John Walter Roper .................................................................................................. 65
5. Lillie Day Roper and Joseph Thomas Combs .............................................................................................. 75
   • Descendants of Lillie Day Roper ...................................................................................................... 85

SECTION THREE: IN-LAWS (AND OUTLAWS?)

1. Our Mooney Connection .............................................................................. ............................................ 97
2. Our Cruzan Connection ........................................................................................................................... 103
• Descendants of David Logan Cruzan (except for the children of Maud Alice Cruzan) .......................113
3. Our Plew Connection ............................................................................................................................... 153

SECTION FOUR: BARNEY LEE ROPER AND HIS CHILDREN

1. Barney Lee Roper .................................................................................................................................... 156
• Maud Alice (Cruzan) Roper ........................................................................................................... 164
2. Hazel Lorene Roper ................................................................................................................................. 177
3. Hester Viola Roper .................................................................................................................................. 192
4. Lee David Hamilton Roper ....................................................................................................................... 203
5. Janada Gay Roper .................................................................................................................................... 213
6. Kenneth Roper ......................................................................................................................................... 224
7. Sam Rusty Lewis ...................................................................................................................................... 225
8. W. M. Lewis ............................................................................................................................................ 233
9. Handsel James Roper ............................................................................................................................... 237
10. Troy Lee Roper ........................................................................................................................................ 241
11. Wanda Jean Roper ................................................................................................................................... 247
12. Charles Albert Roper ................................................................................................................................ 255