John STROOP & Mary C. HOLSINGER

Diana, Goddess of the Hunt — for Ancestors!

John STROOP
Mary C. HOLSINGER

Husband: John STROOP
Birth: 1832/3, VA — in Shenandoah Co., VA, or Page Co., VA
Death: 1880-1900
Occupation: laborer
Father: George STROOP
Mother: Elizabeth GOOD

Marriage:

Wife: Mary C. HOLSINGER
Birth: 1833/4, Broadway, Rockingham Co., VA
Death: 1880-1900
Occupation: homemaker
Father: John L. HOLSINGER
Mother: Elizabeth L. __?__

Children — born in Page Co., VA:

1. Elizabeth "Betty" STROOP, b. 1854 -57 or Mar 1850; d. Mar 1937; m. Frank GETH
2. John STROOP, b. 1855-58 or 9 Oct 1860?; m. Susan HENRY
3. Noah STROOP, b. 1857-59 or 6 Jan 1856
4. David Frank STROOP, b. Nov 1859 or 1860-62 or 8 Dec 1854; d. 10 Jul 1930; m. Mary BAZZLE
5. Carrie L. STROOP, b. Mar 1870
6. Jennie E. STROOP, b. 1873/4
7. Caroline STROOP, b. 1874/5
8. George W. STROOP, b. 1877/8
9. Samuel STROOP, b. Apr 1880

Keywords for search engines: USA, US, United States, Viirginia

Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1860 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #49 of 49): Alma P.O., District No. 1, Page Co., VA, Roll M653_1369, p. 781, PN 95, enumerated 20 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

642 611 John Stroop 27 M Labourer 20 Virginia

Mary       " 24 F "

Elizabeth A " 5 F "

John        " 4 M "

Noah        " 2 M "

David F     " 6/12 M "

612 Elizabeth Stroop (wd) 49 F 20 "

[plus John's unmarried siblings]

Elizabeth STROOP is John's widowed mother.

3. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #29 of 57): Luray P.O., Shenandoah Iron Works Twp., Page Co., VA, Roll M593_1670, p. 411B, PN 28, 209/206, enumerated 27 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Stroop John 38 M W Laborer Va

______ May 26 F W Keeping house Va

______ Elisabeth 13 F W At home Va

______ John W 12 M W At home Va

______ Noah 11 M W At home Va

______ David T 9 M W At home Va

______ Carrie L 1/12 F W Va Mar

4. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #50 of 66): Marksville Twp., Page Co., VA, Roll T9_1383, p. 393C, PN 51, SD 4, ED 61, enumerated 25 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 7 8 9 10 13 15 20 22 23 24 25 26

370 396 Stroop Jno W M 48 / Laborer / / Va Va Va

   "   Mary C W F 37 Wife / Keeping house / / " " "

   "   Elizabeth C W F 23 Dau / At home / / " " "

   "   David F W M 18 Son / works on farm / / " " "

   "   Carrie L W F 9 Dau / White Swelling / " " "

   "   Jennie E W F 6 Dau / " " "

   "   Caroline W F 5 Dau / " " "

   "   Geo W W M 2 Son / " " "

   "   Samuel W M 1/12 Apr Son / " " "

5. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

6. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found, at least not in Virginia.

7. Message posted to the Stroop Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com), including one citing the Descendants of David Holsinger of Virginia by Paul G. Holsinger.

Mary Holsinger, b. at Broadway, VA, md. John Stroop, b. in Page Co./Stroupe - Betty,, b. Mar. 1850, d. Mar. 1937, md. Frank Geth; Frank b. Dec. 8, 1854, d July 10, 1930, md. Mary Bazzle; Noah, B. Jan. 6, 1856, md. Lydia Jane Short; John, b. Oct. 9, 1860 (?), md. Susan Henry.

These data do not jibe well with the censuses, and I'll take the censuses as the primary record over this secondary one. Certainly, the ordering of the children — 1) Elizabeth, 2) John, 3) Noah, and 4) David F. — in no less than two censuses, has to be taken as the correct order, even if the exact birth years remain uncertain.

8. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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