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     Margaret Roop was born on 26 February 1921 at Summit Co., OH.¹ She was the daughter of Bentley Davis Roop and Elizabeth Olive Shuman.¹ Margaret Roop died on 19 November 2009 at Mansfield, Richland Co., OH, at age 88.
Note: Did not marry.

     Margaret Anna Roop was born on 5 July 1886 at Union Bridge, Carroll Co., MD. She was the daughter of George M. Roop and Cecelia Irene Utz. Margaret Anna Roop married John Stuff Teeter, son of John Dallas Teeter and Susan Long Hershey, on 25 December 1907 at Taneytown, Carroll Co., MD. Margaret Anna Roop died on 15 April 1957 at Taneytown, Carroll Co., MD, at age 70.

     Samuel B. Roop was the son of Joel Roop and Julith (?) Occupation: Woodworker, Waynesboro, Franklin Co., PA. Samuel B. Roop married Ida P. Price, daughter of Abram Emmert Price and Elizabeth Stover, on 24 December 1905.¹

     Wesley Clayborn Roop was born on 27 January 1854 at Virginia.¹ He married Harriet Jane Simpkins on 7 November 1877 at Montgomery Co., VA.¹ Wesley Clayborn Roop died on 29 October 1923 at Montgomery Co., VA, at age 69.

     Karl Roos died WW II.

     William C. Roose was born in 1840. He married Lula Roderick. William C. Roose died in January 1920. He was buried in 1920 at Fairview Cemetery, New Albany, Floyd Co., IN.

     William H. Roose was born on 6 January 1878 at Harrison Co., IN. He was the son of William C. Roose and Lula Roderick. William H. Roose married Louetta Gibner, daughter of Jessie H. Gibner and Fannie C. Cunningham. William H. Roose died on 4 January 1949 at Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY, at age 70. He was buried in January 1949 at Resthaven Memorial Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY.

     Benjamin Root married Elizabeth Frantz, daughter of John Frantz and Elizabeth Hershey. Benjamin Root was born in 1814. He died in 1887.

     Doris Odesa Root was born on 16 March 1912 at Highland Park, Wayne Co., MI. She married William Glenard Schwallie in 1935. Doris Odesa Root died on 24 July 1999 at Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN, at age 87. She was buried in July 1999 at Greenlawn Cemetery, Orland, Steuben Co., IN, Findagrave #144070821.

     Edward Lyle Root was born on 15 April 1925 at Owego, Tioga Co., NY. He began military service on 15 July 1943 WW II service, U.S. Army, released 3 JUL 1945. He married Mary E. Kennedy in 1950 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA. Edward Lyle Root died on 28 September 1988 at age 63.

     Richard Root was born on 15 August 1765.¹ He was the son of Daniel Root.¹ Richard Root married Agnes Stoner, daughter of Jacob Steiner and Autrian Ferguson, on 7 February 1797.¹ Richard Root died on 12 June 1843 at age 77.¹

     Susanna Root was born on 4 April 1808 at Pennsylvania.¹ She married Abraham Metz, son of John Metz and Magdalena Stouffer, circa 1848 at Franklin Co., PA. Susanna Root died on 20 January 1883 at age 74.

     Eva Roots was born in 1791. She was the daughter of Michael Roots and Mary Doll. Eva Roots married Henry Windle in 1811 at Shenandoah Co., VA.

     Michael Roots was born in 1746 at Bucks Co., PA. He married Mary Doll, daughter of (?) Doll.

     Elizabeth Roper married John Drabell.¹

     John Roper was born at Dallas Co., MO. He married Cynthia Sparks.

     Louise Roper married Robert R. Liggett.

     Raymond R. Roper was born on 2 June 1907 at Galesburg, Knox Co., IL. He was the son of John Roper and Cynthia Sparks. Raymond R. Roper married Minnie Bernice Hayes, daughter of Andrew Garfield Hayes and Myrtle May Jackson, on 3 August 1937 at Davenport, Scott Co., IA, Ceremony by Rev. J. Young. Raymond R. Roper died on 28 January 1944 at Galesburg, Knox Co., IL, at age 36.

     Mary Ropeta was born in 1725 The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 83
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Mrs. Eliza Lucas Shearer Brown.
DAR ID Number: 82054. She married John Lucas, son of William Lucas and Martha Johnson, in 1744, The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 83
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Mrs. Eliza Lucas Shearer Brown.
DAR ID Number: 82054.

     Binnie Carnieu Ropp married Joseph Elmer Sullenbarger, son of George Michael Sullenbarger and Catherine Hart. Binnie Carnieu Ropp was born in 1879 at Ohio.

     Mary Jane Rorabaugh was born on 16 March 1919 at Harlan, Shelby Co., IA. She was the daughter of Reginald V. Rorabaugh and Mabel Gertrude Franklin.

     Reginald V. Rorabaugh was born on 14 February 1889 at Shelby Co., IA. He married Mabel Gertrude Franklin, daughter of Thomas Nelson Franklin and Gertrude Pearl Tallman, on 8 June 1916 at Harlan, Shelby Co., IA. Reginald V. Rorabaugh died in April 1974 at Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK, at age 85 Death date and last location from SSDI.

     Sarah Rorabaugh was born on 5 May 1831 at Clearfield Co., PA.¹ She married Garret McQuillen on 6 January 1848 at Clearfield Co., PA. Sarah Rorabaugh died on 10 April 1911 at Newton, Jasper Co., IA, at age 79.

     Thomas Franklin Rorabaugh was born on 10 January 1926 at Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK. He was the son of Reginald V. Rorabaugh and Mabel Gertrude Franklin.

     George Dimitrious Rorris was born on 10 December 1890 at Spatla, Greece. He married Mary Alba Greever, daughter of Rev. Joseph Brown Greever and Norena Elizabeth Giesler, on 7 March 1920 at El Paso Co., TX. George Dimitrious Rorris lived on 4 April 1930 at 403 West Fourth Street, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA, Restaurant manager.¹ He lived on 8 April 1940 at 403 West Fourth Street, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA, Cafeteria worker.² He died on 8 February 1954 at Los Angeles Co., CA, at age 63.

     Helen Elisabeth Rorris was born on 20 February 1921 at El Paso, El Paso Co., TX.¹ She was the daughter of George Dimitrious Rorris and Mary Alba Greever. Helen Elisabeth Rorris married Harold Levine. Helen Elisabeth Rorris died on 22 March 2006 at Woodbury Co. (probably), IA, at age 85 per SSDI, last residence Sioux City.

     Kathryn G. Rorris was born on 16 September 1923 at Chaves Co., NM.¹ She was the daughter of George Dimitrious Rorris and Mary Alba Greever. Kathryn G. Rorris married Robert E. Bradley, son of William Francis Bradley and Clara Catherine Juergens, on 5 July 1950 at Stark Co., OH. Kathryn G. Rorris married Lane Chandler Cutcher, son of Cletus Bartholomew Cutcher and Beatrice Merle Orr, on 14 August 1952 at Folkston, Charlton Co., GA. Kathryn G. Rorris died on 19 January 1996 at Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA, at age 72

Obituary -- Sioux City Journal, Sioux City, Iowa, Sunday, 21 JAN 1996, p.10 (Newspapers.com):

Kathryn Cutcher
Kathryn "Kay" R. Cutcher, 72, of Sioux City died Friday, Jan. 19, 1996, at a Sioux City hospital following a lengthy illness.

Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel with the Rev. A. T. Washington officiating. Burial will be at a later date. There will be no visitation.

Mrs. Cutcher, the former Kathryn Rorris, was born Sept. 16, 1923, in Roswell, N.M., the daughter of George and Alba (Greever) Rorris. She married Lane C. Cutcher Aug. 14, 1952, in Folkston, Ga. He died Jan. 31, 1995, in Sioux City.

Mrs. Cutcher was of the Lutheran faith and was a longtime resident of Sioux City. She was very active politically with the Republican Party and attended the inaugurations of Presidents Reagan and Bush. She was also very active with Observation C-SPAN and appeared on the Phil Donahue Show and in People Magazine for this.

Survivors include a son and his wife, Scott Cutcher and Kari Hobbs-Cutcher of Mankato, Minn; a brother, Ted Rorris, and his wife Olive of Sioux City; two sisters, Mrs. Harold (Helen) Levine of Sioux City and Mrs. Larry (Maxine) Oberembt of Mundelein, Ill; and three grandchildren, Noah, and twins Hannah and Hailey.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

     Maxine G. Rorris was born on 25 April 1929 at Woodbury Co., IA.¹ She was the daughter of George Dimitrious Rorris and Mary Alba Greever.¹ Maxine G. Rorris married Hilary Mathias Oberembt, son of Mathias George Oberembt and Catherine Jung. Maxine G. Rorris lived in 1996 at Mundelein, Lake Co., IL. She died on 27 May 2016 at age 87

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

Memorial mass for Maxine G. Oberembt (Rorris) 87 is 9:30 AM Saturday June 11, 2016 at Santa Maria del Popolo Chapel 116 N. Lake St. Mundelein IL 60060. Interment will follow in Ascension Cemetery. Visitation is 4-8 Friday at the Kristan Funeral Home P.C., 219 West Maple Ave. (2 blocks west of Rt. 45 on Rt. 176) Mundelein.
Maxine was born April 25, 1929 in Sioux City, Iowa and died May 27, 2016 at Highland Park Hospital.
She is survived by her loving children, Randy (Donna), Lane, and Laurie (Matthew Borman), her grandchildren Katherine, Allison, Alec, Adam, Abigail, Joanna, Jackie, and Andy, her brother Ted Rorris, her sister-in-law Patricia Kennedy (Paul), and many cherished nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Larry, her sisters, Helen Levine and Kay Cutcher, and her sisters-in-law, Colette Oberembt and Olive Rorris.

     Theodore G. Rorris was born on 25 January 1925 at Roswell, Chaves Co., NM.¹ He was the son of George Dimitrious Rorris and Mary Alba Greever.¹ Theodore G. Rorris married Olive Rae Hofstad, daughter of Meier Stephanos Hofstad and Ruby Hazel Green, on 11 August 1950 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA. Theodore G. Rorris lived in 1996 at Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA. He died on 1 November 2017 at Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA, at age 92

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

Theodore G. Rorris
January 22, 1925 - November 1, 2017

Theodore G. Rorris, 92, of Sioux City, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, at Bickford Memory Care.

Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, with the Rev. Paul Andell officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be at 1 p.m. until service time Friday at the funeral home. Condolences can be left for the family at www.christysmith.com.

Ted was born on Jan. 22, 1925, in Roswell, N.M., to Alba (Selzer) (sic) and George Rorris. The family moved to Sioux City when he was young. He attended Sioux City schools, graduating from Central High School in 1943. Ted served in the U.S. Army during World War II, and fought in the historic Battle of the Bulge.

After the war, he returned to Sioux City, where he met his wife, Olive Hofstad. He then opened his own business, Rorris Custom Kitchens. Ted was a very talented craftsman. Ted and Olive were blessed with five children and were married for 57 years. Olive passed away in 2007.

Ted led an active life. In their younger years, Ted and Olive were members of a local dance club. He and Olive loved camping, and enjoyed taking their children, and later their grandchildren, to Cass Lake, Minn. He was an active member of the Morningside Lutheran Church, and enjoyed serving as an usher for many years. As their grandchildren grew up, Ted and Olive were kept very busy by attending the many baseball and softball games, as well as many concerts, dance recitals, and swim meets.

Ted was known for his endearing and corny sense of humor. He had a gift of always making others laugh, whether they wanted to or not.

In July 2014, Ted became a resident of Bickford Memory Care in Sioux City, and was very lovingly cared for by the entire staff, including the compassionate care provided by Care Initiative Hospice.

Ted is survived by his children, Greg (Laurie), Connie (Brent) Hansel, Mitch (Diane), Teresa (Kevin) Swaney, all of Sioux City, and Julie Gordon (Jerome Ogren) of Sioux Falls, S.D; eight grandchildren, Kimberly, Brian, Maddison, Megan, Kelsey, Spencer, Nel, and Sophie; and six great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Olive; and his sisters, Helen, Kay and Maxine.

He was buried in November 2017 at Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA, Findagrave #184856154.