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Conflicting record of birth:
Birth Record Name: C. W. R. Roop Gender: Male Birth Date: 06 May 1864 Birthplace: Floyd Co., Va. Race: White Father's Name: Gorden Roop Mother's Name: Emeline Roop Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C86877-3 , System Origin: Virginia-EASy , GS Film number: 31345 "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X5NM-7FX : accessed 13 Aug 2014), C. W. R. Roop, 06 May 1864; citing Floyd Co., Va., reference ; FHL microfilm 31345.
1870 U.S. Federal Census [see mother's listing]
1880 U.S. Federal Census Floyd County, Virginia Alum Ridge District, Page No. 4 Enumeration District No. 25, Sheet No. 264B Enumerated the 4th day of June, 1880. H. M. Booth, enumerator. HH #59-59 Roop, Gordon W. W M 18 married Farm Laborer cannot read & write VA VA VA Roop, Millie S. W F 21 wife married Keeping House cannot write VA VA VA (25-6 in file)
1900 U.S. Federal Census Kanawha County, West Virginia Cabin Creek District Enumeration District No. 41, Sheet No. 2B Enumerated the 4th day of June, 1900, Mrs. Branham, enumerator HH #33-33 Roop, Gordon W. head W M May 1862 38 married 6 years VA VA VA Photographer can read & write speaks English; rents home Roop, Nancy E. wife W F Aug 1861 38 married 6 years mother of 4, 4 living WV VA WV can read & write speaks English Roop, Samuel P. son W M Oct 1895 4 single WV VA WV Roop, Julie A. daughter W F Jan 1897 3 single WV VA WV Roop, Amanda daughter W F March 1898 2 single WV VA WV Roop, Hallie B. daughter W F Oct 1899 9/12 single WV VA WV Roop, Walter F. son W M Apr 1883 17 single VA VA VA Day Laborer hadn't worked 6 mos attended school 1 mos. can read & write speaks English (41-2B in file)
1910 U.S. Federal Census Kanawha County, West Virginia Roe Precinct Enumeration District No. 54, Sheet No. 6A Enumrated the 22nd day of April, 1910, J. B. Moon, enumerator Hughes Creek, HH #100-106 Roop, Gordon W. head M W 47 married(2) 15 years VA VA VA speaks English Farmer, small farm, own account can read & write rents farm Roop, Nancy E. wife F W 49 married(1) 15 years mother of 5, 5 living WV VA WV speaks English none can read & write Roop, Samuel P son M W 14 single WV VA WV speaks English none can read & write, attended school Roop, Julia A. daughter F W 13 single WV VA WV speaks English none can read & write, attended school Roop, Amanda daughter F W 12 single WV VA WV speaks English none can read & write, attended school Roop, Hallie B. daughter F W 10 single WV VA WV speaks English none can read & write, attended school Roop, Hazel V. daughter F W 9 single WV VA WV none attended school Roop, Myrtle M. granddaughter F W 2 single WV WV WV; none Martin, Nancy wife's aunt F W 73 single WV WV WV speaks English none can read & write (54-6A in file)
1920 U.S. Federal Census Kanawha County, West Virginia Hughes Creek, Cabin Creek Magisterial District Enumeration Dstrict No. 79, Sheet No. 7B Enumerated the 12th day of January, 1920, John M. Tucker, enumerator. HH #38 Roop, G. W. head rents M W 59 married can read & write VA VA VA speaks English Farmer, farm, own accout Roop, N. E. wife F W 59 married WV VA WV speaks English none Roop, July daughter F W 22 single can read & write WV WV WV speaks English; none Roop, Hallie daughter F W 20 single can read & write WV WV WV speaks English; none Bess, Flavl grandson M W 1 single WV WV WV none (poss. Flavil Schultz, s/o Hallie and Charles Schultz) Roop, Floyd grandson M W 2 single WV WV WV none (poss. Floyd Hapney, s/o Julia and Lemon Hapney) Note: Having trouble reading the names of the grandsons listed. According to Everette L. McGrew's compilation "My Mother Was A Rupe" both Julia and Hallie were married before 1920. Julia had a son Floyd b. 1917 and Hallie had a son Flavil b. 1918. (79-7B in file)
Certificate of Death Stae Registration Number: 465 Name: Gordon Roop Sex: male Time of death: 6:30 a.m. Death Date: 30 Jan 1930 Death Place: Kanawha City, Kanawha County, West Virginia Cause of death: Pulm. Tuberculosis; contributory factor: cardio-renal disease Age at Death: 67 years Burial Place: Jodie, Fayette County, West Virginia Burial Date: 1 February 1930 Cemetery: in Jodie, West Virginia Funeral Home: B. C. Hooper, Montgomery, West Virginia Birth Date: not given Birth Place: Floyd County, Virginia Marital Status: married Spouse: Not Given Occupation: common labor Address: Kanawha City Residence: Kanawha City Mother: Not Given Mother's Birth Place: Virginia Father: Ham Roop (sic) Father's Birth Place: Virginia Informant: W. F. Roop [son Walter Farmer Roop] (in file)
"Gordon and Susan* had five children and moved to Kanawha Co, WV. It is said, Susan and an infant daughter died in a house fire in 1891. The four remaining sons were placed in the home of Henry Snuffer, the Sheriff of Kanawha Co., WV and his brother, Lee Snuffer, until Gordon was able to care for them. Gordon married second to Nancy E. Johnson. When Gordon returned for his children, Walter, Charles and George went with him but James wanted to stay with the only family he knew, the Snuffers, so Gordon let him stay rather than insist he go with him. Henry and Martha E. Snuffer were a loving married couple who could not have children of their own. They took in and raised with loving care many children who had lost their parents. Gordon's occupations are listed as being a photographer, coal miner and farmer in the records. In the 1920 Census he is living in Hughes Creek, Cabin Creek Dist. Kanawha Co, WV 12-Jan-1920. Tradition says Gordon was living with his daughter, Amanda Withrow in Donnally Hollow in Kanawha City, WV before he died, this was so that he could get to the doctors more easily. He is supposed to have died in 1930. Walter's grandson, Floyd Hapney said Gordon is buried at Jodie, Nicholas (sic, this should be Fayette) Co, WV. Gordon and Nancy had five children." [Source: Linda Pearl Dickey Roop, w/o Troy James Roop. Linda was working on a book of the Roop family. She was diagnosed with cancer and died a month later.] *Susan was her middle name. I have only found records listing her as Milla S., Millie S., M. S., or Milla Susan.
Note: Gordon Washington Roop had 50 known grandchildren, 10 still living in 2014.
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