1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #2 of 58 — indexed "Strauf"):  Cherryville Town, Cherryville Twp., Gaston Co., NC, Roll T624_1112, p. 1B, SN 1B, SD 9, ED 52, enumerated 15 Apr 1920, 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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12	12	Straup Stephen	Head	M	W	23	M1	3			NC	NC	NC	Eng	Laborer	Battling works	W	N	0	Y	Y	O	F	H
		______ Bessie O	Wife	F	W	23	M1	3	0	0	NC	NC	NC	Eng	None					Y	Y

3.  1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #34 of 44):  Pine Street / Church Street, Cherryville Town (Ward 3), Cherryville Twp., Gaston Co., NC, Roll T625_1299, p. 54A, SN 18A, SD 9, ED 74, enumerated 16 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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Straup Steven

Head

O

F

M

W

34

M

Y

Y

NC

NC

NC

Y

manager

Brick yard

W

______ Bessie O

Wife

F

W

34

M

Y

Y

NC

NC

NC

Y

none

______ D Glenn

Son

M

W

6

S

Y

Y

Y

NC

NC

NC

Y

none

*Pine Street / Church Street

Listed two households from Alfred I. STROUP.

4.  1930 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1 of 31):  West Main Street, Cherryville Town, Cherryville Twp., Gaston Co., NC, Roll 1691, p. 14A, SN 1A, ED 36-2, SD 7, enumerated 2 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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Stroup Stephen

Head

R

20

R

N

M

W

44

M

21

N

Y

NC

NC

NC

Y

Owner

Auto Salv & Sa

E

N

______ Bessie Ora

Wife

F

W

44

M

21

N

Y

NC

NC

NC

Y

None

______ Glenn D

Son

M

W

16

S

Y

Y

NC

NC

NC

Y

None

______ Eugene Roberts

Son

M

W

8

S

Y

Y

NC

NC

NC

None

*West Main Street

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