Silas STROUP & Susannah HARPER

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Silas STROUP
Susannah HARPER

Husband: Silas STROUP / STROUPE / STRAUP
Birth: 1815/6 or 19 Aug 1817, Buncombe Co., NC
Death: 4 Nov 1896, Buncombe Co., NC
Occupation: farmer
Father: Joseph STROUP
Mother: Catherine CREASMAN

Marriage: ca. 1839

Wife: Susannah / Susanna / Susan HARPER
Birth: 11 Dec 1812, Buncombe Co., NC
Death: 1 Jun 1894, Buncombe Co., NC
Occupation: homemaker
Other Spouse: m1. Ephraim HENRY (1807- )
Other Children: Nancy HENRY (1831/2- ), Joseph HENRY (1832/3- ), Elizabeth HENRY (1835-1873)
Father: Lot HARPER (1781-1866)
Mother: Mariam / Miriam WHITAKER (1786-1824)

Children — born in Fairview Twp., Buncombe Co., NC:

1. Rufus Lot STROUP, b. 19 Aug 1840; d. 12 Nov 1862
2. Mariam / Miriam Catherine STROUP, b. 9 Feb 1842; 29 Dec 1924
3. Martha Elizabeth STROUP, b. 1844/5 or 13 Nov 1843; d. 4 May 1926
4. Sarah Samantha STROUP, b. 13 Sep 1846; d. 18 Nov 1930
5. Sarepta E. STROUP, b. 29 Dec 1848; d. 9 Mar 1926
6. William Henry STROUP, b. 13 Dec 1850
7. Samuel Alexander STROUP, b. 21 Dec 1852; 10 Jul 1918
8. Delana Drucila / Druscilla STROUP, b. 8 Aug 1856; d. 21 Dec 1857
9. Susan Malinda STROUP, b. 17 May 1858

[Sarepta is the Greek form of Zarephath, from scripture (Luke 4:26); other spellings are misspellings.]

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Sources:

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

Silas STROUP
Birth: 19 Aug 1817, Riceville, Buncombe, North Carolina; Death: 04 Nov 1896
Marriage: About 1839, Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina
Spouse: Susan HARPER
Birth: 11 Dec 1812, Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina; Death: 01 Jun 1894
Source: patron submission

2. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #65-66 of 86; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840 NC Buncombe Co. Roll 354 pp. 169A-169B Ln. 1 Silas Stroupe 100 020 - 110 010 no slaves 0200000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1835-1840 = Joseph (b. 1832/3)

2 males 20-29 1810-1820 = brother?
= Silas (b. 1817)

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Elizabeth HENRY (b. 1835)

1 female 5-9 1830-1835 = Nancy HENRY (b. 1831/2)

1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = Susannah (b. 1812)

2 persons employed in agriculture

3. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #189 of 276 — indexed "Shoupe"): Buncombe Co., NC, Roll M432_622, p. 289A, 1258/1258, enumerated 14 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Silas Stroupe 34 M Farmer 2000 NC

Susanna 38 F NC

Rufus 9 M "

Maron C 7 F "

Martha E 5 F "

Sarah C 4 F "

Sarepta E 2 F "

Nancy Henry 18 F "

Jos. Henry 17 M Laboror "

Elizabeth 15 F "

Nancy, Joseph, and Elizabeth are Susanna's children from her prior marriage to Ephraim HENRY.

4. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #41 of 213): Fairview P.O., Buncombe Co., NC, Roll M653_889, p. 254B/510, PN 16, 115/115, enumerated 10 Aug 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Silas Stroup 42 M W farmer 2500 1800 N Carolina

Susan   do 47 F W Domestic do

Rufus   do 19 M W farm Laborer do

Marium do 18 F W Domestic do

Martha do 16 F W do do

Sarah   do 14 F W do

Sarepta do 12 F W do

William do 9 M W do

Saml    do 7 M W do

Susan   do 2 F W do

5. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 20): Asheville P.O., Fair View Township No. 7, Buncombe Co., NC, Roll M593_1125, p. 163A, PN 7, 48/48, enumerated 4 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Straup Silas 54 M W Farmer 3000 1200 North Carolina

       Susannah 57 F W Keeping house North Carolina

       Catherine C? 27 F W Without Occupation North Carolina

       Martha E 24 F W Without Occupation North Carolina

       Sareptha 20 F W Without Occupation North Carolina

       William H 18 M W Farm Laborer North Carolina

       Samuel 16 M W Farm Laborer North Carolina

       Malinda 12 F W at Home North Carolina

6. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #6 of 20): Fairview Twp., Buncombe Co., NC, Roll T9_954, p. 91B, PN 6, SD 4, ED 32, enumerated 4 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 13 24 25 26

58 58 Stroup Silus W M 63 / Farmer NC NC NC

______ Susan W F 66 Wife / Keeping house NC NC NC

Cunningham Press W M 23 Son Law / Farming NC NC NC

__________ Susan W F 22 Dau / Keeping house NC NC NC

__________ Claud W M 1 Gr Son / NC NC NC

7. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

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

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