James Burton RoperAge: 77 years1877–1954
- Name
- James Burton Roper
- Given names
- James Burton
- Surname
- Roper
 Birth | April 10, 1877 32 40 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 8 months)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Birth of a son#1 | Lester Lee Roper November 25, 1901 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Pearl Inez Roper October 16, 1907 (Age 30 years) |
 Census | April 30, 1910 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Fern Gladys Roper August 5, 1910 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a father | William Washington Roper Sr. January 8, 1916 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 38 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 39 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 40 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Birth of a son #4 | LaRoy Raymond Roper October 13, 1919 (Age 42 years) |
| Census | January 3, 1920 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a mother | Cynthia Arminta Hall March 3, 1921 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 52 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Marriage of a child | Paul Eugene Madden — Fern Gladys Roper — View this family March 22, 1930 (Age 52 years) |
| Census | April 3, 1930 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | James Eugene “Red” Madden July 8, 1933 (Age 56 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a wife | Elzira “Ella” McMahan April 27, 1943 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 64 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 72 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 68 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | April 11, 1954 (Age 77 years) Cause of death: Cerebral hemorrhage |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: New Liberty Baptist Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Washington Roper Sr. Birth: September 19, 1844 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: January 8, 1916 — Siloam Springs, Howell, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Cynthia Arminta Hall Birth: April 30, 1836 — Murphy, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States Death: March 3, 1921 — Siloam Springs, Howell, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: 1868 — North Carolina, United States |
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9 years himself |
James Burton Roper Birth: April 10, 1877 32 40 — Murphy, North Carolina, United States Death: April 11, 1954 — West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Elzira “Ella” McMahan |
| himself |
James Burton Roper Birth: April 10, 1877 32 40 — Murphy, North Carolina, United States Death: April 11, 1954 — West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Elzira “Ella” McMahan Birth: September 10, 1882 35 23 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: April 27, 1943 — West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States |
| son |
Lester Lee Roper Birth: November 25, 1901 24 19 — Howell, Missouri, United States Death: January 16, 1982 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Pearl Inez Roper Birth: October 16, 1907 30 25 — Howell, Missouri, United States Death: December 5, 2000 — San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Fern Gladys Roper Birth: August 5, 1910 33 27 — Howell, Missouri, United States Death: August 8, 1972 — Shinkle, Howell, Missouri, United States |
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9 years son |
LaRoy Raymond Roper Birth: October 13, 1919 42 37 — Howell, Missouri, United States Death: August 22, 1978 — Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| Family with Private |
| himself |
James Burton Roper Birth: April 10, 1877 32 40 — Murphy, North Carolina, United States Death: April 11, 1954 — West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Private |
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Burton Roper - Household
Siloam Springs, Howell, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Burton Roper - Household
County Roads Siloam Springs, Howell, Missouri
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