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

Alferd STROOP Marriage: 29 Jul 1869, Clark, Arkansas Spouse: Jane STROOP Wife Age at Marriage: 18 Source: Marriage Records, 1818-1970. Clark County (Arkansas). County Clerk

Alfred Jacob STROOPE Birth: 19 Jun 1844, Shelby, Texas Death: 03 Mar 1937, Gurdon, Clark, Arkansas Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Clark, Arkansas Father: George Madison STROOPE; Mother: Mary Jane MOSLEY Source: patron submission

2.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #13 of 19):  Spoonville P.O., Greenville Twp., Clark Co., AR, Roll M593_49, p. 287A, PN 13, 99/99, enumerated 1 Sep 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Stroop Alfred	25	M	W	Farmer			Texas
"   Mary J	19	F	W	Keeping House			Arkansas

Listed next to Mary's parents.

3.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #34 of 54):  Arkadelphia, [Caddo Twp.,] Clark Co., AR, Roll T9_40, p. 470B, PN 26, SD 2, ED 33, enumerated 11 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).
3	4	5	6	8	9	10	13	24	25	26
Stroope A J	W	M	34			/	Mill Hand	TX	AR	KY
_______ M J	W	F	30	Wife		/	Keeping House	AR	AR	GA
_______ Mary	W	F	8	Dau	/		at Home	"	TX	AR
_______ Lo M	W	M	4	Son	/		"   "	"	"	"

I cannot fathom what the enumerator was thinking with regard to the son's name, but the son has to be Alvin L.  (This enumerator used no visitation numbers for anyone.)

4.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

5.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #2 of 42):  Caddo Twp., Clark Co., AR, Roll T623_53, p. 255B, SN 1, SD 5, ED 8, enumerated 2 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	13	14	15	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	27	28
13	13	Stroope Alfred	Head	W	M	Jun 1845	54	Wd	TX	AR	KY	Painter	0		Y	Y	Y	R	F	10
		_______ Alvin	Son	W	M	Feb 1876	24	S	AR	TX	AR	Farm Laborer	0	0	Y	Y	Y
		_______ Freddie	Son	W	M	May 1887	13	S	AR	TX	AR	At School		4	Y	Y	Y

6.  1910 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #4 of 16 — indexed "Stroofe"):  Arkadelphia-Camden Road, Anderson Twp., Clark Co., AR, Roll T624_45 (Part 3), p. 55B, SN 2B, SD 7, ED 44, enumerated 22 Apr 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	12	13	14	17	18	19	20	23	24	26	27	28	30
*	21	21	Stroope Alfored J	Head	M	W	64	M2	6	TX	AR	KY	Eng	Farmer	Farm	OA	Y	Y	O	F	F	Ca
			_______ Martha	Wife	F	W	51	M2	6	AR	AR	AL	Eng	None			Y	Y
*Arkadelphia Camden Road

7.  1920 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #4 of 15):  Neighborhood Road, Anderson Twp., Clark Co., AR, Roll T625_56 (Book 2), p. 45B, SN 2B, SD 7, ED 56, enumerated 17 Mar 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).

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

17

18

19

21

23

25

26

27

28

29

*

Fm

40

40

Stroope Alfred J

Head

O

F

M

W

74

M

Y

Y

TX

AR

KY

Y

Farmer

General farm

OA

31

_______ Martha W

Wife

F

W

61

M

Y

Y

AR

US

TN

Y

None

Allison Frances

Sister in law

F

W

68

Wd

Y

Y

AR

AR

AL

Y

None

*Neighborhood Road

8.  1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #13 of 14):  Anderson Twp., Clark Co., AR, Roll 67 (Book 2), p. 37A, SN 7A, ED 10-4, SD 9, enumerated 14 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	31	32
130	130	Stroops Alfred J	Head	O	Y	M	W	84	M	24	N	Y	TX	US	US	Y	Farmer	Truck Farm	O	Y	Y	Civ	108
		_______ Martha W	Wife			F	W	71	M	22	N	Y	AR	US	AL	Y	None
		Allison Frances H	Sister in Law			F	W	77	Wd		N	Y	AR	US	AL	Y	None