1a.  D.L. Murray & N.R. Murray.  1995.  Marriage Index:  AR, MO, MS, TX, 1766-1981 (Broderbund CD-5):  not found, but there are no Clark Co., AR, records on this CD.

1b.  D.L. Murray & N.R. Murray.  1995.  Marriage Index:  Arkansas, 1779-1992 (Broderbund CD-6):  not found, but there are no Clark Co., AR, records on this CD.

2.  1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #4 of 53 — image missing at Ancestry.com):  Rail Road Dr?, Gurdon Town, Missouri Twp., Clark Co., AR, Roll T624_45 (Part 3), p. 217B, SN 2B, SD 7, ED 56, 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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Stroope Alvin L

Head

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W

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M

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AR

AR

AR

Eng

Car Repairer

Ry

W

N

Y

Y

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_______ Maggie

Wife

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M

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3

AR

Wales

AR

Eng

None

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Y

_______ Edgar S

Son

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W

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AR

AR

AR

Eng

None

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Y

_______ Willie E

Son

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AR

AR

AR

Eng

None

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Y

Y

_______ Don A

Son

M

W

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S

AR

AR

AR

Eng

None

Y

Y

Y

*Rail Road Dr?

Alvin's father was born in Texas, not Arkansas.  "Ry" presumably means "railroad."  Listed next to Bob STROOPS (30, AR).

3.  1920 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #26 of 30):  State Highway, Gurdon Town, Missouri Twp., Clark Co., AR, Roll T625_56, p. 230B, SN 13B, SD 7, ED 69, enumerated 11 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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Head

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TX

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Car Carpenter

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Wife

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AR

AR

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None

______ Edgar

Son

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Y

Y

AR

AR

AR

Y

None

______ Elbert

Son

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W

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S

Y

Y

Y

AR

AR

AR

Y

None

______ Donald

Son

M

W

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S

Y

Y

Y

AR

AR

AR

Y

None

______ Thomas

Son

M

W

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S

Y

AR

AR

AR

None

______ Mary

Dau

F

W

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AR

AR

AR

None

______ Martha

Dau

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4/12

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AR

AR

AR

None

*State High Way

4.  1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #8 of 36 — indexed "Keorpe"):  Missouri Twp., Clark Co., AR, Roll 67, p. 232B, SN 4B, ED 10-24, SD 9, enumerated 9 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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Stroope L. Alvin

Head

O

N

Y

M

W

58

M

23

N

Y

AR

TX

AR

Y

Farmer

Gen Farming

O

Y

N

50

_______ Maggie A

Wife

F

W

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M

18

N

Y

AR

Wales

AR

Y

None

_______ Molly

Dau

F

W

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S

Y

Y

AR

AR

AR

Y

None

_______ Martha

Dau

F

W

10

S

Y

Y

AR

AR

AR

Y

None

5.  SSDI:  Social Security Death Index (online at RootsWeb.com; missing columns contained no data):

Name	Birth	Death	Last Residence	SSN	Issued	Post-em
Margaret STROOPE	13 Feb 1882	Jan 1974	72116 (North Litte Rock, Pulaski, AR)	432-68-3746	AR	No
William E STROOPE	04 Oct 1903	06 Feb 1988	52302 (Marion, Linn, IA)	480-09-2725	IA	No
Thomas A STROOPE	26 May 1911	28 Aug 1990	(None Specified)	450-16-5060	TX	No

This William and this Thomas may or may not be our subject's sons.

6.  Desmond Walls Allen, compiler.  1999.  Masonic Death Records from the Grand Lodge of Arkansas, 1941-1990.  Self-published (order from compiler at Arkansas Research, P.O. Box 303, Conway, AR 72033; list of included names online in the Archives of USGenWeb at RootsWeb.com):

... Stroope, B. Frank Stroope, Donald Alvin Stroope, Fred S. Jr Stroope, Fred Sanford Sr Stroope, Willmar Delton ...

This Donald may be our subject's son.

7.  Messages posted to Stroope Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com).