1.  Marriage Records:

2.  1910 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #1 of 34 — this page is indexed, but missing, at Ancestry.com, at least as of 12/05, and still as of 3/06):  Honley's Pct., Wythe Co., VA, Roll T624_1652 (Part 3), p. 146A, SN 11A, SD 9, ED 146, enumerated 15 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).

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Stroup James W

Head

M

W

26

M1

4

VA

VA

VA

Eng

Laborer

general farm

W

N

4

Y

Y

O

F

H

______ Biddie

Wife

F

W

23

M1

4

3

3

VA

VA

VA

Eng

None

Y

Y

______ Everett

Son

M

W

3

S

VA

VA

VA

______ Hobert

Son

M

W

1

S

VA

VA

VA

______ baby

Dau

F

W

1/12

S

VA

VA

VA

Eng

None

Y

Y

Y

Listed next to James's father, James P. STROUP.

3a.  1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #10 of 13):  Havaco Town, Adkin Magisterial Dist., McDowell Co., WV, Roll T625_195, p. 170B, SN 23B, SD 5, ED 42, enumerated 3 Feb 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).

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Stroup James W

Head

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M

W

35

M

Y

Y

VA

VA

VA

Y

Fireman

Coal Co

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______ Marion

Wife

F

W

18

M

Y

Y

VA

VA

VA

Y

None

______ Everett

Son

M

W

13

S

Y

Y

Y

VA

VA

VA

Y

None

______ Hobart

Son

M

W

11

S

Y

Y

Y

VA

VA

VA

Y

None

______ Gladys

Dau

F

W

10

S

Y

Y

Y

VA

VA

VA

Y

None

______ Lawrence

Son

M

W

9

S

Y

VA

VA

VA

None

______ Clark

Son

M

W

7

S

Y

VA

VA

VA

None

______ Vance

Son

M

W

7/12

S

WV

VA

VA

None

Only Vance is Marion's child; the rest are Biddie's.

3b.  1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #18 of 24):  Grayson-Raleigh Turnpike, West Wytheville District, Wythe Co., VA, Roll T625_1919, p. 171B, SN 9B, SD 9, ED 193, enumerated 14 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).

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Stroup Charles H

Head

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F

M

W

64

M

Y

Y

VA

VA

VA

Y

Broom maker

home

Oa

______ Paulina

Wife

F

W

59

M

Y

Y

VA

VA

VA

Y

None

______ Lacey

Son

M

W

25

S

Y

Y

VA

VA

VA

Y

Farm laborer

General farm

W

______ Gleaves

Son

M

W

24

S

Y

Y

VA

VA

VA

Y

Farm laborer

General farm

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______ Walker

Son

M

W

16

S

N

Y

Y

VA

VA

VA

Y

Farm laborer

General farm

W

______ May

Dau

F

W

17

S

Y

Y

Y

VA

VA

VA

Y

None

______ Biddie

Dau

F

W

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S

Y

Y

VA

VA

VA

Y

None

______ Iris

Dau

F

W

13

S

Y

Y

Y

VA

VA

VA

Y

None

______ Clark

GSon

M

W

6

S

Y

VA

VA

VA

None

*Grayson - Raleigh Turnpike

3c.  1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1 of 6):  Raleigh-Grayson Turnpike, Henley's Pct, Speedwell Magisterial Dist., Wythe Co., VA, Roll T625_1919, p. 145A, SN 1A, SD 9, ED 192, enumerated 2 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).

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Stroupe James P

Head

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F

M

W

60

M

Y

Y

VA

VA

VA

Y

Farmer

General Farm

W

2

_______ Linnie

Wife

F

W

56

M

Y

Y

VA

VA

VA

Y

None

_______ Larence C

GSon

M

W

9

S

Y

?

?

VA

VA

VA

None

*Raleigh and Grayson Turnpike

Lawrence appears to have gotten himself enumerated twice, one here with his grandparents and once with his father (see above).

4.  1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #13 of 26):  Gary-Welch Concrete Road, Havico (sic) Town, Adkin Magisterial Dist., McDowell Co., WV, Roll 2544, p. 7A, SN 7A, ED 24-1, SD 11, enumerated 5 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).

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Stroupe J Walter

Head

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N

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W

46

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20

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Y

VA

VA

VA

Y

Engineer

Mine Hoist

W

Y

N

_______ Marion

Wife

F

W

28

M

16

N

Y

VA

VA

VA

Y

None

_______ Everett

Son

M

W

23

S

N

Y

VA

VA

VA

Y

Laborer

Truck Driver

W

Y

N

_______ Lawrence

Son

M

W

18

S

N

Y

VA

VA

VA

Y

None

_______ Clark

Son

M

W

17

S

N

Y

VA

VA

VA

Y

Clerk

Grocery

W

Y

_______ Vance

Son

M

W

11

S

Y

Y

WV

VA

VA

Y

None

_______ James

Son

M

W

9

S

Y

Y

WV

VA

VA

None

_______ Margie

Dau

F

W

7

S

Y

WV

VA

VA

None

_______ Paul

Son

M

W

6

S

N

WV

VA

VA

None

_______ Helen

Dau

F

W

3 4/12

S

N

WV

VA

VA

None

_______ Donald

Son

M

W

1 3/12

S

N

WV

VA

VA

None

*Gary - Welch Concrete Road

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