Brief Life History of James
When James Raper was born on 1 February 1856, in Cross Roads Township, Wilson, North Carolina, United States, his father, Roberson Raper, was 18 and his mother, Martha Hinnant, was 24. He married Victoria Ann Flake on 4 September 1881, in Effingham, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 10 January 1912, in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Register, Bulloch, Georgia, United States.
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- James Roper in household of J Gray Copeland, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: James Raper - Individual or family possessions: birth: 1 February 1856; Cross Roads Twp, Wilson, North Carolina, United States
- James Raper, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
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World Events (8)
1861
Civil War History - Some 11,000 Georgians gave their lives in defense of their state a state that suffered immense destruction. But wars end brought about an even more dramatic figure to tell: 460,000 African-Americans were set free from the shackles of slavery to begin new lives as free people.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Durham): northern variant of Roper . In southern dialects of English, Old English -ā- became Middle English -ō-, whereas in Yorkshire -a- was preserved and gave rise to this form of the surname.
Possibly also an altered form of German Röper or Röber (see Roeber ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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