Spencer I Roper
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| Main Location |
San Jose |
|---|---|
| Aliases |
Roper's Fruit Packing Depot |
Early San Jose fruit packer, with a rude set of packing sheds on the north side of downtown.
Roper was listed as a "fruit buyer" in the 1880 census. He was [born in England in 1843], and emgirated to the U.S in 1853. Roper continued in the business; the 1901 San Jose City Directory shows him as a fruit shipper living at 156 Santa Teresa St.].
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 1890, 1891 | North side Julian Street just west of Terraine. |
Details
Fruit shipper
1891 Sanborn maps show only a collection of sheds.