Herschel was born about 1898. He was the son of John Roper and Zora Reynolds. He passed away about 1983.
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Citing this Record "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3ZX-GMT : accessed 17 January 2020), John W Roper, Mt Pleasant Township, Lawrence, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 78, sheet 12A, family 230, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,870.
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Citing this Record "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8HH-3WQ : accessed 10 February 2020), John W Roper, Union, Jasper, Missouri, United States; citing ED 99, sheet 9A, line 6, family 189, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 922; FHL microfilm 1,820,922.
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Citing this Record "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHF2-MWS : accessed 17 January 2020), John W Roper, Union, Jasper, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 61, sheet 6A, line 42, family 137, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1206; FHL microfilm 2,340,941.
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Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 January 2020), memorial page for Herschel Admiral Roper (9 Sep 1898–20 Jun 1983), Find A Grave Memorial no. 135334993, citing Sarcoxie Cemetery, Sarcoxie, Jasper County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by DO1 (contributor 47559412) .
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Citing this Record "Missouri, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLXY-MTVP : 14 August 2019), Herschel Admiral Roper, 16 Feb 1942; records extracted by FamilySearch, images digitized by Ancestry; citing Draft Registration, Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States, NARA NAID 5833895 "Draft Registration Cards for Missouri, 10/16/1940 – 3/31/1947", National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri, FHL microfilm .
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