1876 Biography - William C. Roper
Rev. William Carrol Roper was born in Johnson County, Illinois, October 13, 1826. Till the age of forty-five, he followed farming exclusively. May 6, 1849, he was married to Miss Malissa Henderson, by whom he has had nine children. August 15, 1861, he enlisted in the volunteer army, continuing till July, 1862; reenlisted March 8, 1865, and as Fourth Sergeant served till the close of the war. Having professed religion and joined the Methodist Church in 1843, he became class-leader, etc., and in 1856 was licensed to preach, and ordained in the fall of 1868. During his devoted services as a minister, in which he has gathered hundreds into the church, he has, like St. Paul, supported himself chiefly by the labor of his own hands.
Contributed 2022 Apr 22 by Norma Hass, extracted from 1876 Atlas of the State of Illinois, page 244.
