Spencer I Roper

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Summary
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.

1891 Sanborn map showing "Roper's Fruit Packing Depot"

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.