When Rev Abner Leonard Roop was born on 11 April 1823, in Brookville Township, Franklin, Indiana, United States, his father, Morgan T Roop, was 26 and his mother, Nancy E Carson, was 21. He married Emarine Protsman on 13 September 1871, in Vevay, Dearborn, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Sand Creek Township, Jennings, Indiana, United States in 1860 and Franklin, Tennessee, United States in 1880. He died on 7 April 1909, in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States.
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The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Historical Boundaries 1841: Jennings, Indiana, United States
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Americanized form of Dutch Roep: from a short form of the ancient Germanic personal name Robrecht.
Americanized form of German Rupp .
English (East Yorkshire): nickname from Middle English rop(e) ‘rope’, possibly for a maker or seller of rope. Compare Roper . This surname is now rare in Britain.
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