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Thomas STROPE, Jr.
Eliza MITCHELL
Sarah Jane MILLER
Husband:  Thomas STROPE, Jr.
Birth:  22 Nov 1824, Richhill Twp., Greene Co., PA
Death:  aft. 1900 census
Occupation:  tanner, farmer
Politics:  Republican
Fraternal:  Masons, Patrons of Husbandry
Religion:  Church of God
Father:  Thomas STROPE, Sr.
Mother:  Sarah ALLUM
Marriage-1:
Wife-1:  Eliza MITCHELL
Birth:  1819/20, PA
Death:  1870-75, Greene Co., PA
Occupation:  homemaker
Father:  John MITCHELL (1767/8- )
Mother:  Jane __?__ (1799/1800- )
Marriage-2:
Wife-2:  Sarah Jane MILLER
Birth:  1839/40, PA
Death:  in or shortly after 1881, Greene Co., PA
Occupation:  homemaker
Father:  Jacob MILLER
Child of Eliza MITCHELL — Greene Co., PA:
1.  George W. STROPE, b. 1851/2 or Feb 1853
Children with Sarah Jane MILLER — Springhill Twp., Greene Co., PA:
2.  Park Lloyd STROPE, b. Jun 1876; m. 1895/6, Mary E. __?__ (1871- )
3.  Purman D. STROPE, b. Jun 1881
Keywords for search engines:  genealogy; USA, US, United States, Pennsylvania

Sources:

1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #2 of 28):  Aleppo Twp., Greene Co., PA, p. 339B, 9/9, enumerated 11 Oct 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
Thomas Strope 24 M   Farmer 250 Pa
Eliza     " 30 F       "
Listed three households from John MITCHELL (æ 62, b. PA) and his wife, Jane (æ 50, b. PA), who are probably Eliza's parents.

3.  1860 Census Indes/Images (online at Genealogy.com; Image #28 of 29):  New Freeport P.O., Springfield [Springhill] Twp., Greene Co., PA, Roll 1114 (Book 1), p. 776, PN 28, 200/195, enumerated 4 Sep 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
Thomas Strope 36 M   Farmer 800 300 Penna
Eliza    " 45 F         "
Geo      "  8 M         "
Hagan Miller 6/12 M         "
James Lyons 22 M   Day Laborer     Penna
Who is Hagan?

4.  1870 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #33 of 38):  Rogersville P.O., Springhill Twp., Greene Co., PA, Roll 1348 (Book 1), p. 424A, PN 33, 237/237, enumerated 19 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
Thomas Strope 45 M W Farmer 3500 700 Penna
Eliza 50 F W Keeping house     "
Sarah Strope 78 F W       "
Sarah is Thomas's mother.

5.  1880 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #18 of 35):  Springhill Twp., Greene Co., PA, p. 366B, PN 18, SD 8, ED 83, enumerated 19 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 22 23 24 25 26
161 164 Strope Thomas W M 55     / Farmer / / PA PA PA
    ______ Sarah W F 40 Wife   / Keeping House     PA PA PA
    ______ Park W M  3 Son /   At Home     PA PA PA

6.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7.  1900 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #14-15 of 37; online at Ancestry.com, Image #16-17 of 23):  Springhill Twp., Greene Co., PA, Roll 1414 (Book 1), pp. 222B-223A, SN 7-8, SD 17, ED 100, enumerated 15 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
1900:  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 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
125 125 Strope Thomas Head W M Nov 1824 75 Wd       PA PA PA Farmer 12   Y N Y O F F 67
    ______ Lloyd Son W M Jun 1876 23 M 4     PA PA PA Farmer  0   Y Y Y        
    ______ Purman Son W M Jun 1881 18 S       PA PA PA Farm Laborer  4 0 Y Y Y        
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    Strope Mary E Daughter-in-law W F Aug 1871 28 M 4 0 0 PA PA PA       Y Y Y        
This record was extremely difficult to read, so I may not have got it entirely correct.

8.  Samuel P. Bates.  1888.  History of Greene County, Pennsylvania.  Nelson, Rishforth & Co., Chicago (online at Genealogy.com).  On p. 858:
THOMAS STROPE, farmer and stock-grower, Deep Valley, Penn., was born November 22, 1823, and is a son of Thomas and Sarah (Elems) Stope (sic).  His parents were of English descent.  His father, who was a farmer during his lifetime, died in 1848.  Mr. Thomas Thrope (sic) is a fourth in his father's family and the eldest who grew to maturity.  His opportunities for an education were very limited.  He is a self-made man and now owns 290 acres of well improved land.  When he was a small boy, he worked by the month and then worked on a farm as a tenant.  He also learned the tanner's trade, at which he was employed until twenty-four years of age.  Mr. Strope's first wife was Eliza Mitchell, who lived twenty-five years after their marriage.  They had one child, George W.  Mrs. Sarah Jane Strope, the present wife, was the daughter [of] Jacob Miller, a prominent farmer of Springhill Township.  Mr. and Mrs. Strope are the parents of two children -- Park L. and Purman D.  Mr. Strope is a Republican.  He is a member of the Masonic Fraternity and the Patrons of Husbandry.  He and wife are members of the Church of God.
In the 1900 census, Thomas gives his birthdate as Nov 1824, which is more in line with other censuses as well.  Sarah may have been English, but Thomas was German.  Thomas was not the fourth child of his father; he was the fourth of his father's surviving children.  He was the first and eldest of the four children of Sarah (ALLUM) STROPE, his father's second wife.  His father had a prior wife and at least seven prior children.

9.  Messages in the Strope Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com).

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