John Henry STROPP & Mattie Lee MATHIS

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John Henry STROPP
Mattie Lee MATHIS

Husband: John Henry STROPP
Birth: 24 Sep 1888, Lyerly, Chattooga Co., GA
Death: 24 Jul 1971, Gilmer, Upshur Co., TX
Occupation: public school teacher, "clearing and forming," salesman, traveling salesman
Father: James M. STROUP / STROP / STROPP
Mother: Amanda E. HUDGINS

Marriage:

Wife: Mattie Lee MATHIS
Birth: 9 Jan 1898, Pritchett, Upshur Co., TX
Death: 15 Oct 1986, Gilmer, Upshur Co., TX
Occupation: homemaker
Father: John Thomas MATHIS (1868-1916)
Mother: Sara Jane REED (1869-1910)

Children — born in Gilmer, Upshur Co., TX:

1. Wendell Keith STROPP, b. 26 Aug 1917; d. 6 Mar 1958, Gilmer, Upshur Co., TX
2. Mattie Ruth STROPP, b. 26 Jun 1919; d. 16 Feb 2008; last res. Longview, Gregg Co., TX; m. Don Wesley WILLIAMS (1917- )

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Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #4 of 12): Montgomery St., Gilmer Town ("All of town N of Tyler Street and W of Cotton Belt R.R."), Justice Pct. No. 1, Upshur Co., TX, Roll T625_1853, p. 82B, SN 2B, SD 360, ED 160, enumerated 15 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 17 18 19 21 23 25 26 27 28

* X 36 42 Stropp Henry J Head R M W 31 M Y Y GA NC GA Y Salesman General Line W

______ Mattie Lee Wife F W 22 M Y Y TX TX TX Y None

______ Wendel K Son M W 2 11/12 S TX GA TX None

______ Mattie R Dau F W 6/12 S TX GA TX None

*Montgomery St

3. 1930 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #36 of 40): Gilmer Town, Upshur Co., TX, Roll 2403, p. 18B, SN 18B, ED 230-1, SD 6, enumerated 14 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).

3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 28 30

412 463 Stropp J Henry Head O 3500 N M W 41 M 28 N Y TX TX TX Y Com'l traveler Packing house W Y N

______ Mattie L Wife F W 33 M 19 N Y TX TX TX Y None

______ Wendell K Son M W 12 S Y Y TX TX TX Y None

______ Mattie R Dau F W 10 S Y Y TX TX TX Y None

Com'l = Commercial — a "commercial traveler" is a traveling saleman.

4. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18. Microfilm Series M1509 (4277 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC (card images and index online at Ancestry.com):

Microfilm Roll | Form | No: 1983676 | 836 | 33

1 Name in full | Age in yrs: John Henry Stropp | 28

2 Home Address: Pritchett Tex

3 Date of Birth: Sept 24 1888

4 Are you (1) a natural born citizen… Natural Born

5 Where were you born: Lyerly Ga USA

6 If not a citizen, of what country… USA

7 What is your present trade, occupation… Clearing? & Forming

8 By whom employed: J W Wall - Self

Where employed: Pritchett Texas

9 Have you [dependents]?: Wife & Mother

10 Married or Single | Race: Married | White

11 What military service have you had? No

12 Do you claim exemption from draft? Yes

Signature: J H Stropp

1 Height | Build: Medium | Medium

2 Color of Eyes | Color of Hair | Bald: Blue | Brown | No

3 Physically Disabled: No

Date of Registration: June 5th 1917

Draft Board: Pct. 15, Upshur County, Texas

5. SSDI: Social Security Death Index (online at RootsWeb.com):

Name Birth Death Last Residence SSN Issued Post-em

STROPP, John 24 Sep 1888 Jul 1971 75644 (Gilmer, Upshur, TX) 440-05-9938 OK No

STROPP, Mattie 09 Jan 1898 Oct 1986 75644 (Gilmer, Upshur, TX) 456-09-4308 TX No

WILLIAMS, Mattie Ruth 26 Jun 1919 15 Feb 2008 75605 (Longview, Gregg, TX) 457-01-0018 TX No

6. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

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