Violet (Vi) Emma Hofer Roop, Ringling (1904-16), Bareback Rider
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Violet (Vi) Emma Hofer Roop, Ringling (1904-16), Bareback Rider
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Posted: 24 Sep 2003 7:30PM GMT |
Classification: Query
Surnames: Roop, Hofer
Looking for info on grandmother, Violet Emma Hofer Roop, who was a bareback rider with Ringling sometime between 1904 - 1916. She also was in a highwire act. I believe her nickname was "Vi." Her husband, Bernis (Bernie) Roop, was a coronet player in the circus band. In 1909 they had a daughter while on tour in Jersey City, NJ; who was referred to as "Baby Vi." They were both from Ohio, Dayton area, and settled there in 1916 when her costumes and his coronet were lost in a flood. She died two years later in the influenza epidemic. Her descendants have never seen photos of her because a stepmother burned them. Any info will be greatly appreciated.