Benjamin Franklin SOPER

Birth:
7 Apr 1796
Montgomery, Maryland
Death:
18 May 1877
Kearney, Clay, Missouri
Burial:
Kearney, Clay, Missouri
Marriage:
29 Jul 1817
Jessamine, Kentucky
Father:
John SOPER
Notes:
                   SOURCES:
    1. Soper Family Bible
    2. 1850 Census Liberty Twp., Clay, MO p. 19, 51 (GS#977.816X2h)
    3. 1860 Census Liberty Twp., Clay, Missouri p. 52, 70 (GS#977.816 X2f)
    4. Cemetery Census, Clay County, Missouri p. 43, 57, 119 (FH#977.816 V3c)
    5. Marriage Records of Clay County, MO (GS#977.816 V25c)
    6. 1994 IGI
BURIAL:
    Newley-Soper Cemetery, near Kearney, Clay, Missouri
Nancy TAPP
Birth:
27 Sep 1801
Virginia
Death:
8 Jan 1879
Kearney, Clay, Missouri
Burial:
Kearney, Clay, Missouri
Notes:
                   BIRTH:
    May have been born in Kentucky

BURIAL:
    Newley-Soper Cemetery, near Kearney, Clay, Missouri
SOURCES:
    1. 1994 IGI - nil
Children
Marriage
1
Almeda Jane SOPER
Birth:
19 Dec 1818
Jessamine, Kentucky
Death:
4 Mar 1860
Elisha ESTES 
Marr:
10 Dec 1835
 
2
Martha Elizabeth SOPER
Birth:
13 Nov 1820
Jessamine, Kentucky
Death:
3
Louisiana SOPER
Birth:
10 Jul 1822
Jessamine, Kentucky
Death:
James YOUNG 
Marr:
25 Jun 1844
 
4
Ann Maria SOPER
Birth:
2 Aug 1824
Jessamine, Kentucky
Death:
21 Oct 1879
James NEWBY 
Marr:
10 Feb 1842
 
Notes:
                   BIRTH:
    Birth date may have been 6 Aug 1824
5
Armilda SOPER
Birth:
4 Dec 1826
Jessamine, Kentucky
Burial:
7 Feb 1917
Kearney, Clay, Missouri
Albert LINCOLN 
Marr:
20 Nov 1845
Clay, Missouri 
Notes:
                   BURIAL:
    Fairview Cemetery, Kearney, Clay, Missouri
SOURCES:
    1. 1994 IGI
6
John Lewis SOPER
Birth:
10 Apr 1829
Jessamine, Kentucky
Death:
30 Jan 1880
Sarah Hyatt ESTES 
Marr:
6 Dec 1849
 
7
Emily Francis SOPER
Birth:
11 Mar 1831
Kearney, Clay, Missouri
Death:
George DOLLIS 
Marr:
27 Feb 1879
 
8
James W. Preston SOPER
Birth:
28 Jul 1833
Kearney, Clay, Missouri
Death:
3 Jul 1864
 
Marr:
 
9
Pendleton Tapp SOPER
Birth:
11 Jul 1835
Kearney, Clay, Missouri
Death:
12 May 1909
Georgia M. COOK 
Marr:
22 Feb 1866
 
10
Emmaline T. SOPER
Birth:
23 Jan 1838
Kearney, Clay, Missouri
Death:
James Matt MORRIS 
Marr:
22 Dec 1859
 
11
Nancy Montague SOPER
Birth:
11 Sep 1840
Kearney, Clay, Missouri
Death:
6 May 1867
Berryman SHAVER 
Marr:
27 Feb 1865
 
12
Benjamin Franklin SOPER
Birth:
2 Feb 1843
Kearney, Clay, Missouri
Death:
A. A. RILEY 
Marr:
9 Mar 1865
 
13
Alfred Ballard SOPER
Birth:
22 Dec 1845
Kearney, Clay, Missouri
Death:
10 Jan 1932
Hannah NEFF 
Marr:
22 Feb 1870
 
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Benjamin Franklin Soper - Nancy Tapp

Benjamin Franklin Soper was born at Montgomery, Maryland 7 Apr 1796. His parents were John Soper and Rebecca Higgins.

He married Nancy Tapp 29 Jul 1817 at Jessamine, Kentucky . Nancy Tapp was born at Virginia 27 Sep 1801 daughter of Fielding Louis Tapp and Mildred Chowning .

They were the parents of 13 children:
Almeda Jane Soper born 19 Dec 1818.
Martha Elizabeth Soper born 13 Nov 1820.
Louisiana Soper born 10 Jul 1822.
Ann Maria Soper born 2 Aug 1824.
Armilda Soper born 4 Dec 1826.
John Lewis Soper born 10 Apr 1829.
Emily Francis Soper born 11 Mar 1831.
James W. Preston Soper born 28 Jul 1833.
Pendleton Tapp Soper born 11 Jul 1835.
Emmaline T. Soper born 23 Jan 1838.
Nancy Montague Soper born 11 Sep 1840.
Benjamin Franklin Soper born 2 Feb 1843.
Alfred Ballard Soper born 22 Dec 1845.

Benjamin Franklin Soper died 18 May 1877 at Kearney, Clay, Missouri .

Nancy Tapp died 8 Jan 1879 at Kearney, Clay, Missouri .