1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1-2 of 55; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840

NY

Rensselaer Co.

Sand Lake

Roll 333

pp. 210B-211B/417-418

Ln. 21

James F Strope

001 120 - 110 010 010

0200000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	10-14	1825-1830	= John (b. 1827)
1 male	15-19	1820-1825	= Daniel (b. 1823)
2 males	20-29	1810-1820	= Henry (b. 1818/9) = James F (b. 1810/1)
1 female	4 or under	1835-1840	= Julia  (b. 1838/9)
1 female	5-9	1830-1835	= Daughter A
1 female	20-29	1810-1820	= Ann (b. 1819/20)
1 female	50-59	1780-1790	= Mercy (b. 1787/8)
2	persons employed in agriculture

5.  1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #43 of 60):  Town of Sand Lake, Rensselaer Co., NY, Roll M432_586, p. 357A, 1699/1989, enumerated 17 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

James Strope	29	M		Farmer		NY
Ann L    "	30	F				"
Julia W  "	11	F				"
Andrew S "	9	M				"
John H   "	7	M				"
Daniel   "	5	M				"
Mary     "	1/12	M				"

James is 39, not 29.  Julia is definitely Julia "W."  Andrew's middle initial could be "L" or "S," but it's definitely not "J."

6.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #35 of 65):  Sand Lake P.O., Sand Lake, Rensselaer Co., NY, Roll M653_849 (Book 1), p. 1051, PN 35, 258/300, enumerated 22 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

James F Strope	49	M		Farmer	3000	525	New York
Anna L     "	42	F					Virginia
Julia M    "	21	F					New York
Andrew S   "	19	M					"
John H     "	18	M					"
Daniel A   "	11	M					"
Rebecca A  "	10	F					"
Helen A    "	7	F					"
Ada A      "	4	F					"
Mercy      "	72	F					"

Julia is definitely "Julia M."  Andrew's middle initial looks like "S," could be "L," and is definitely not "J."  Mercy is James's widowed mother.  Listed next to James's brother, William Henry STROPE.

7a.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #18 of 67):  DeFreestville P.O., Town of Sandlake, Rensselaer Co., NY, Roll M593_1083, p. 266B, PN 18, enumerated 1 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

147	153	Strope John H	29	M	W	Carpenter		200	New York
		______ Martha	29	F	W	Keeping House			New York
147	154	Strope James	58	M	W	Carpenter			New York
		______ Ann L	55	F	W	Keeping House	2000	500	New York
		______ Mercy	82	F	W	Home			New York

7b.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #57-58 of 79):  Pittstown P.O., Town of Brunswick, Rensselaer Co., NY, Roll M593_1082, pp. 533A-533B, PN 57-58, 396/471, enumerated 19 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

Van Everen Martin	31	M	W	Farmer	6000	1500	New York
__________ Mary	25	F	W	Keeping house			New York
__________ Anna L	5	F	W	at home			New York
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____ James	2	M	W	at home			New York
Strope Julia	32	F	W	domestic servant			New York
Caler Coonrad	25	M	W	farm laborer			Germany

7c.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #54 of 79):  DeFreestville P.O., Town of Greenbush, Rensselaer Co., NY, Roll M593_1083, p. 147B, PN 52, 349/341, enumerated 1 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

Myers John	46	M	W	Keeping House			New York
_____ Elizabeth	32	F	W	Home			"
_____ John L	11	M	W	Home			"
_____ Henry	7	M	W	Home			"
_____ Charles	1	M	W	Home			"
Strope Rebecca	20	F	W	Domestic servant			"
______ Daniel	21	M	W	Farm Laborer			"
Simmons Samuel	16	M	W	Farm Laborer			"

8.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #2 of 27):  Sand Lake, Rensselaer Co., NY, Roll T9_922, p. 512B, PN 2, SD 5, ED 172, enumerated 1 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

9

10

11

13

24

25

26

17

21

Strope Ann L

W

F

62

/

House Keeping

VA

NY

NY

______ Julia M

W

F

41

Dau

/

NY

NY

VA

______ Daniel

W

M

31

Son

/

Farm Laborer

NY

NY

VA

______ John H

W

M

38

Son

/

Retired Merchant

NY

NY

VA

______ Martha A

W

F

38

Dau-in-Law

/

NY

NY

NY

______ Willie F

W

M

4

Adopted GSon

/

NY

NY

NY

Julia's middle initial is definitely "M."