Erastus
This is what I know about Erastus.This comes from my father.Whether this is true or not, I cannot say for certain it is hearsay from Great, Great, Great uncles and such.
Erastus had a son named John W. Sopher.Apparently, they both were drifters.
John had a son named Charles Sopher who married Fern Sopher.They moved to Knox County in Illinois.Fern and Charles had Amos Sopher who married Trella Sunburg.Amos And Trella had (Charles Dywane Sopher, Sharon Sopher, Karen Sopher (Twins), and My father (Micheal Joe Sopher).
My father is Micheal Joe Sopher who was born in 1945.He remembers some of the stories that were told to him about Erastus and John.
I cannot go beyond Erastus.I am not sure who his parents were, but the story goes the he took off and his parents tried to find him the first time.The next time they did not try.