Descendants of Nancy Merrell

Generation No. 5  

NANCY MERRELL (GARRETT, BENJAMINE WISEMAN MERRILL, ANDREW, Captain Benjamin Merrill & Jemima Smith) was born 15 Feb 1823 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, and died 30 Jan 1852 in Giles County, Tennessee.  She married JOSEPH ROPER 15 Feb 1844 in Tennessee.  He was born 08 Aug 1812, and died 08 Aug 1862.

Children of NANCY MERRELL and JOSEPH ROPER are:

                  i.    JAMES THOMAS ROPER.

                  ii.    OLLIE (OLLA) ROPER, m. FRANK EDWARDS.

                 iii.    EMILY ROPER, m. MARK EDWARDS.

                 iv.    MARGARETTE ROPER, m. JOHN HOLIDAY.

                 v.    MARY ROPER, m. SAM BUFFALO.

                 vi.    LIZA ROPER.

Generation No. 6

JAMES THOMAS ROPER (NANCY MERRELL) married (1) PINKIE TILLERY. He married (2) MARGARET JANE TILLERY. 

Child of JAMES ROPER and MARGARET TILLERY is:

                  i.    BEATRICE ROPER.

Generation No. 7

BEATRICE ROPER (JAMES THOMAS, NANCY MERRELL) married GIDDY ROPER 1900. 

Child of BEATRICE ROPER and GIDDY ROPER is:

                  i.    WILNA LOUISE ROPER.

Generation No. 8

WILNA LOUISE ROPER (BEATRICE, JAMES THOMAS, NANCY MERRELL) married JOHN THOMAS THORNTON. 

Children of WILNA ROPER and JOHN THORNTON are:

                  i.    JOYCE FAYE THORNTON, m. ? MCALLISTER.

                  ii.    TOMMY GLEN THORNTON.

                 iii.    JERRY CARTUS THORNTON.