Adam STROOP & Cynthia M. BREWSTER

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Adam STROOP
Cynthia M. BREWSTER

Husband: Adam STROOP
Birth: 1807/8, Ohio Co., VA [now Marshall Co., WV]
Occupation: river boat pilot
Father: John STROOP
Mother: Margaret ECCLES

Marriage:

Wife: Cynthia M. BREWSTER
Birtth: 1808/9, PA
Occupation: homemaker

Children:

— born in Ohio Co., VA [now Marshall Co., WV]:
1. Margaret J. STROOP, b. 1828/9
2. Cynthia or Sarah M. STROOP, b. 1831/2
3. John M. STROOP, b. 1835/6
4. Mary J. STROOP, b. 1837/8

— born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA:
5. Wilson Conrad STROOP, b. Jan 1840

Adopted? Child:

6. Louella / Ella STROOP, b. 1860, PA

This child appears with our subjects in the 1870 and 1880 census. In 1880, she is listed as a "Daughter." The problem is, Cynthia is too old to be her mother. So, is she adopted? Is she a granddaughter, mis-labeled in the 1880 census?

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Sources (n.b., Marshall Co. was formed in 1834 from Ohio Co.; West Virginia was not formed from Virginia until 1863):

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #103 of 120 — list roughly alphabetized; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1830 VA [now WV] Ohio Co. Roll 198 p. 248 Ln. 8 Stroop Adam 000 010 - 100 010 no slaves

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 20-29 1800-1810 = Adam (b. 1807/8)

1 female 4 or under 1825-1830 = Margaret (b. 1828/9)

1 female 20-29 1800-1810 = Cynthia (b. 1807/8)

3. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #23-24 of 82; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840 PA Allegheny Co. City of Pittsburgh (East Ward) Roll 441 pp. 424B-425A Ln. 13 Adam Stroop 110 001 - 120 001 0000010

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1835-1840 = Wilson (b. 1840)

1 male 5-9 1830-1835 = John (b. 1835/6)

1 male 30-39 1800-1810 = Adam (b. 1807/8)

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Mary (b. 1837/8)

2 females 5-9 1830-1835 = Sarah (b. 1831/2)
= Margaret (b. 1828/9)

1 female 30-39 1800-1810 = Cynthia (b. 1807/8)

1 person employed in navigation of canals, lakes, and rivers

4. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #1-2 of 51): Peebles Twp., Allegheny Co., PA, Roll M432_747, pp. 306A-306B, 9/9, enumerated 29 Jul 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Adam Stoops 42 M Polit Virginia

S M      " 40 F Wife Penna

Synthia " 18 F Virginia

John     " 14 M Do

Mary     " 12 F Do

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William Stoops 10 M Laborer Penna

5. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #22-23 of 78): Pittsburgh P.O., Pitt Twp., Allegheny Co., PA, Roll M653_1066, pp. 867-868, PN 73-74, 488/489, enumerated 7 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Adam Stroop 52 M Coal Boat Pilot 400 50 Virginia

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Cynthia Stroop 52 F Wife Penn

Margaret J " 31 F housekeeper Virginia

Sarah M     " 28 F Seamstress do

John M      " 25 M Coal Boat Pilot do

Mary J      " 22 F Seamstress do

Wilson C    " 20 M Carpenter Penn

This record was difficult to read; my extraction may not be 100% accurate.

6. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #12 of 34): Pittsburgh P.O., Pittsburg (Ward 23), Allegheny Co., PA, Roll M593_1298, p. 231A, PN 13, 91/91, enumerated 31 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1870: 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 10 11 12 19

91 91 Wilson Chas. 28 M W works at ??? England / /

______ Matilda 22 F W Keeps house Penna

______ Jonathan 4 M W at home Penna /

Stroop Adam 62 M W Farm hand Virginia / /

______ Sentha 62 F W Keeps house $3000 Penna /

______ Ella 10 F W at school Penna /

7. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #26 of 37 — indexed "Stoop"): South Fayette Twp., Allegheny Co., PA, Roll T9-1091, p. 312B, PN 26, SD 9, ED 88, enumerated 21 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).

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223 244 Stroop Adam W M 72 / at home WV WV WV

______ Cynthia W F 71 Wife / Keeping House PA PA PA

______ Luella W F 18 Dau / at home PA WV PA

Cynthia is too old to be Luella's biological mother, so is she a mis-labeled granddaughter? Or adopted?

8. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

9. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found.

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