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Shirley R. STROUP
Bertha E. HARD
Husband:  Shirley R. STROUP / STROUPE
Birth:  Feb 1886, Clinton Twp., Elkhart Co., IN
Occupation:  salesman, barber
Father:  William Henry STROUP
Mother:  Lucinda M. GEISINGER
Marriage:  15 Jan 1907, St. Joseph Co., MI
Wife:  Bertha E. HARD
Birth:  4 Jun 1886, Algansee Twp., Branch Co., MI
Occupation:  homemaker
Father:  Elizur / Elizar Webster HARD (1836-1922)
Mother:  Mary L. BENSON (1854-1890)

Elizar is a misspelling of scriptural name, Elizur.

Children:
— born in White Pigeon Village, White Pigeon Twp., St. Joseph Co., MI:
1.  Herbert K. STROUP, b. 1906/7; d. bef. 1920
2.  Hilton C. STROUP, b. 16 Dec 1907

— born in MI:
3.  Robert G. STROUP, b. Nov 1912

— born in Quincy Village, Quincy Twp., Branch Co., MI:
4.  June G. STROUP, b. 1922/3

Keywords for search engines:  genealogy; USA, US, United States, Indiana, Michigan

Sources:

1.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).
Shirley R STROOP; Birth: Michigan
Father: Henry STROOP
Marriage: 15 Jan 1907, Klinger Lake, St Joseph, Michigan
Bertha E. Hard; Birth: Michigan
Father: Geo HART; Mother: BENSON
Source: none given, except for "Extracted marriage record for the locality listed in the record."
Bertha HARD
Birth: 04 Jun 1886, Algansee, Branch, Michigan
Father: Eliziar M HARD; Mother: Mary S HARD
Source: none given, except for "Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record."
Bertha HARD
Birth: 1887, Somerset Ctr, Hillsdale, Michigan
Death: 1976
Father: Elizar Webster HARD; Mother: Mary L. BENSON
Source: patron submission
It's hard to reconcile the marriage date with the 1910 census, that is, with the birth of Herbert.

2.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  Elizur HARD (æ 34, b. NY) is living in Adams Twp., Hillsdale Co., MI (p. 167A), with his first wife.

3.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  E.W. HARD (æ 43, b. NY) is living in Algansee Twp., Branch Co., MI (p. 438C), with his second wife, Mary L. (æ 25, b. MI).

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

5.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  Shirley R. STROUP (æ 14, b. Feb 1886, IN) is living in White Pigeon Twp., St. Joseph Co., MI, with his parents (q.v.).  Bertha HARD (b. Jun 1886, MI) is living in Algansee Twp., Branch Co., MI (p. 3A), with her widowed father, Elizur HARD (b. Jul 1836, NY).

6.  1910 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #16-17 of 27):  Kalamazoo St., White Pigeon Village, White Pigeon Twp., St. Joseph Co., MI, Roll T624_674 (Part 1), pp. 289B-290A, SN 8B-9A, SD 4, ED 144, enumerated 2 May 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 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 28
* 53 54 Stroup Shirley R Head M W 24 M1 4     IN IN IN Eng Traveling Salesman Stock Food W N 0 Y Y R H
    ______ Bertha E Wife F W 23 M1 4 2 2 MI NY NY Eng None         Y Y    
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      Stroup Herbert K Son M W  3 S       MI IN MI   None                
    ______ Hilton C Son M W  2 S       MI IN MI   None                
*Kalamazoo St
Elizar W. HARD (æ 73, b. NY) is living alone in Algansee Twp., Branch Co., MI (p. 1A).

7.  1920 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #19 of 26):  Pleasant St., Quincy Village, Quincy Twp., Branch Co., MI, Roll 625_758, p. 216A, SN 10A, SD 3, ED 24, enumerated 17/19 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).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 16 17 18 19 21 23 25 26 27 28
* X 309 317 Stroupe Shirley R Head O M W 33 M   Y Y IN US US Y Barber Own Shop Em
      _______ Bertha E Wife   F W 32 M   Y Y MI NY MI Y None    
      _______ Hilton C Son   M W 12 S Y Y Y MI IN MI Y      
      _______ Robert G Son   M W 7 1/12 S Y Y Y MI IN MI Y      
*Pleasant St
Elizar W. HARD (æ 83, b. NY, widower) is living in Quincy, Branch Co., MI (p. 203B), with his married daughter, Clara.

8.  1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #12 of 26):  38 Pleasant St., Quincy Village, Quincy Twp., Branch Co., MI, Roll 977 (Book 2), p. 205B, SN 6B, ED 12-20, SD 16, enumerated 7 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).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 28 30
* 38 199 208 Stroup Shirley R Head R 8 R N M W 43 M 19 N Y IN OH OH Y Barber Own Shop O Y N
      ______ Bertha E Wife         F W 41 M 18 N Y MI NY NY Y None        
      ______ Robert G Son         M W 17 S   Y Y MI IN MI Y None        
      ______ June G Dau         F W  7 S   Y Y MI IN MI   None        
*Pleasant St
Elizar not found.

9.  Broderbund.  World Family Trees.  Vol. 1, Pedigree #550. Has Bertha's ancestry, not Shirley's.

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

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