Lester Lee RoperAge: 80 years1901–1982
- Name
- Lester Lee Roper
- Given names
- Lester Lee
- Surname
- Roper
 Birth | November 25, 1901 24 19 |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | William Nicholas McMahan April 19, 1902 (Age 4 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Pearl Inez Roper October 16, 1907 (Age 5 years) |
 Census | April 30, 1910 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Fern Gladys Roper August 5, 1910 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Washington Roper Sr. January 8, 1916 (Age 14 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 14 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 15 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 16 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 brother | LaRoy Raymond Roper October 13, 1919 (Age 17 years) |
| Census | January 3, 1920 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Cynthia Arminta Hall March 3, 1921 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 27 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 |
| Census | April 15, 1930 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Anna Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell October 22, 1934 (Age 32 years) |
 Occupation | Watch Tower Bible 1942 (Age 40 years)Employer: Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society |
 Residence | February 1942 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elzira “Ella” McMahan April 27, 1943 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 40 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 48 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 |
| Death of a father | James Burton Roper April 11, 1954 (Age 52 years) Cause: Cerebral hemorrhage |
| Death of a wife | Hazel Leona Dorsey June 10, 1962 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a sister | Fern Gladys Roper August 8, 1972 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 44 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 of a brother | LaRoy Raymond Roper August 22, 1978 (Age 76 years) |
 Death | January 16, 1982 (Age 80 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Burton Roper Birth: April 10, 1877 32 40 — Murphy, North Carolina, United States Death: April 11, 1954 — West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Elzira “Ella” McMahan Birth: September 10, 1882 35 23 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: April 27, 1943 — West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States |
| himself |
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 younger sister |
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 younger sister |
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 younger brother |
LaRoy Raymond Roper Birth: October 13, 1919 42 37 — Howell, Missouri, United States Death: August 22, 1978 — Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States |
| sister |
Private |
| Father’s family with Private |
| father |
James Burton Roper Birth: April 10, 1877 32 40 — Murphy, North Carolina, United States Death: April 11, 1954 — West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States |
| step-mother |
Private |
| Family with Hazel Leona Dorsey |
| himself |
Lester Lee Roper Birth: November 25, 1901 24 19 — Howell, Missouri, United States Death: January 16, 1982 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Hazel Leona Dorsey Birth: October 16, 1903 — Golden City, Barton, Missouri, United States Death: June 10, 1962 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
| daughter |
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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