1.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

James Henry HARRIS Birth: About 1885, Cascade, Wayne, Missouri; Death: About 1994 Marriage: Before 1909, Wayne, Missouri Spouse: Ida Elizabeth STROUP Birth: About 1890, Cascade, Wayne, Missouri; Death: Before 1990 Source: patron submission

2.  1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  James is not born yet, but I can't find his parents, either.  Based on the birthplaces of John HARRIS's children, as given in later censuses, the family should be in Tennessee.

3.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  James H. HARRIS (æ 9, b. TN) is living in Cedar Creek Twp., Wayne Co., MO (p. 589), with his father, John W. HARRIS (æ 45?, b. NC), stepmother, and siblings.

4.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  James H. HORRESS (æ 18, b. TN) is living in Cedar Creek Twp., Wayne Co., MO (p. 180B), with his father, John W. HORRESS (æ 58, b. NC), stepmother, and siblings.

5.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9 of 16):  Cedar Creek Twp., Wayne Co., MO, Roll T9_740, p. 212A, PN 9, SD 2, ED 189, enumerated 8 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

1880:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1	2	3	4	5	6	8	12	13	24	25	26
85	86	Harris James	W	M	27		/	Blacksmith	MO	NC	NC
		______ Roberta V	W	F	22	Wife	/	Keeping house	MO	IL	NC

6.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7a.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #15 of 29):  Cowan Twp., Wayne Co., MO, Roll T623_907, p. 55A, SN 8, SD 12, ED 152, enumerated 20 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

1900:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
138	138	Harris James H	Head	W	M	May 1861	39	M	19			TN	MO	TN	Blacksmith	1		Y	Y	Y	O	F	H
		______ Roberta V	Wife	W	F	Aug 1862	37	M	19	1	1	MO	NC	MO				Y	Y	Y
		______ Hattie L	Dau	W	F	Sep 1883	16	S				MO	TN	MO			2	Y	Y	Y

7b.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  Ida E. STROUP (æ 18, b. Jan 1882, MO) is unmarried and living in Cedar Creek Twp., Wayne Co., MO, with her parents (q.v.).

8.  1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #23 of 32):  Cedar Creek Twp., Wayne Co., MO, Roll T624_827 (Book 2), p. 176A, SN 12A, SD 11, ED 157, enumerated 4 May 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1910:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	28
222	232	Harris James H	Head	M	W	48	M2	1			KY	KY	KY	Eng	Black Smith	Own Shop	OA	N	0	Y	Y		R	H
		______ Ida E	Wife	F	W	28	M1	1	2	2	MO	NC	MO	Eng	None					Y	Y
		______ Donald V	Son	M	W	4/12	S				MO	KY	MO		None							Y
		Stroup Guy	StepSon	M	W	8	S				MO	US	MO		None

9.  1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 20):  Cascade & Gravelton, Cedar Creek Twp., Wayne Co., MO, Roll T625_963, p. 4B, SN 4B, SD 11, ED 174, enumerated 15 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1920:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

16

17

18

19

21

23

25

26

27

28

X

56

58

Harris Jim

Head

O

F

M

W

58

M

Y

Y

TN

NC

TN

Y

Blacksmith

Own Shop

OA

"   Ida

Wife

F

W

38

M

Y

Y

MO

MO

MO

Y

None

"   Donnell

Son

M

W

9

S

Y

Y

Y

MO

TN

MO

Y

Virgell

Son

M

W

7

S

Y

Y

Y

MO

TN

MO

Y

Oretha

Dau

F

W

5

S

Y

Y

Y

MO

TN

MO

Y

10.  1930 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #10 of 19):  Cedar Creek Twp., Wayne Co., MO, Roll 1251 (Book 1), p. 36B, SN 5B, ED 112-4, SD 14, enumerated 9 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1930:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

3

4

5

6

7

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

24

25

26

27

28

30

32

108

109

Harris James H

Head

O

Y

M

W

68

M

21

N

Y

MO

TN

TN

Y

Blacksmith

General Shop

O

Y

N

82

______ Ida E

Wife

X

F

W

48

M

26

N

Y

MO

NC

MO

Y

none

______ Donald S?

Son

X

M

W

19

S

Y

Y

MO

MO

MO

Y

none

______ Virgil E

Son

X

M

W

18

S

N

Y

MO

MO

MO

Y

mail carrier

Star Route

W

Y

______ John W

Son

X

M

W

6

S

N

MO

MO

MO

none

11.  Messages posted to the Stroup Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com).

12.  Messages posted to the HARRIS Surname Board (online at Ancestry.com).