Alexander STROUP & Irene FEWELL

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Alexander STROUP
Irene FEWELL

Husband: Alexander STROUP
Birth: 1806/7, NC
Death: 1860-70, presumably in Pulaski Co., AR
Occupation: farmer
Father: Jacob STROUP II
Mother: Elizabeth "Betsy" DILLINGER

Marriage: 15 Oct 1835, Habersham Co., GA

Wife: Irena FEUELL / Irene FEWELL / JEWELL
Birth: 8 Jan 1815, SC or GA
Death: aft. 1900 census
Occupation: homemaker

Irene is the English form of German given name, Irena. FEWELL and JEWELL are Anglicized spellings of German surname FEUELL.

Children:

— born in GA, presumably either in Habersham Co., GA, or Cass [now Gordon] Co., GA:
1. Walter Balfour STROUP, b. 20 Oct 1835/6
2. Henry Clay STROUP, b. 1837/8
3. Lindley [M. or Pinkney] STROUP, b. 1839/40

— born in GA, presumably in Cass [now Gordon] Co., GA:
4. Alice Octava / Octavia STROUP, b. 1841/2
5. James Monroe STROUP, b. 1843/4
6. Mary Josephine STROUP, b. 12 Dec 1846
7. Zachary Taylor STROUP, b. 1847/8
8. Katharine STROUP, b. 1848/9; d. 1850-52
9. Catharine Elizabeth STROUP, b. 1851/2
10. Sarah Jane STROUP, b. 1853/4
11. Henrietta Balera STROUP, b. 1855/6

Katharine and Catharine may or may not be the same person.

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Arkansas, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina

Sources (n.b., Gordon Co. was formed in 1850 from Cass and Floyd Cos.):

1a. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. Georgia Marriages: Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-226):

Stroup, Alexander Jewell, Irene 15 Oct 1835 Habersham

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

Alexander STROUP
Spouse: Irena FEWELL
Marriage: 15 Oct 1835, Habersham, Georgia
Source: patron submission

2. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1 of 6 — the numerical pages preceded the name pages; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840 GA Cass [now Gordon] Co. Dist. 963 Roll M704_38 pp. 106A-106B Ln. 17 Alexander Stroup 300 010 - 000 010 0100000 no slaves

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

3 males 4 or under 1835-1840 = Lindley (b. 1839/40)
= Henry (b. 1837/8)
= Walter (b. 1835/6)

1 male 20-29 1810-1820 = Alex (b. 1811/2)

1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = Irene (b. 1814/5)

1 person employed in agriculture

3. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #122 of 124): 12th Division, Gordon Co., GA, Roll 71, p. 70B, 847/854, enumerated 9 Dec 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850, enumerator Alex Stroup (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Alex Stroup 38 M Farmer 1600 NC

Irena     " 35 F Geo

Walter    " 14 M "

Henry      " 12 M "

Lindley PM? " 10 M "

Alice O     " 8 F "

James M     " 6 M "

Mary        " 4 F "

Z Taylor    " 2 M "

Katharine   " 1 F "

4. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3 of 11 — indexed "Straup"): Maumelle P.O., Maumelle Twp., Pulaski Co., AR, Roll 49 (Book 1), p. 167, PN 3, 21/20, enumerated 26 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Alexander Stroup 53 M Farmer 150 North Carolina

Irena        " 44 F South Carolina

Linate? M    " 19 M Georgia

Alice O      " 17 F "

Mary         " 14 F "

Monroe       " 16 M "

Taylor       " 12 M "

Catharine    " 8 F "

Sarah        " 6 F "

Henrietta    " 4 F "

Josephine ? " 27 F "

This greater age for Alexander (compared to 1850) has to be the correct one, otherwise he cannot be a son of the parents to whom he's attached.

5a. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 33): Little Rock P.O., Prairie Twp., Pulaski Co., AR, Roll M593_62, p. 390A, PN 5, 32/32, enumeerated 16 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

_____ Irene 55 F W Keeping house 280 S Carolina

_____ Zachery T 22 M W Farmer Georgia

_____ Josaphine 37 F W At home "

The household above them is surnamed BAKER, and Irene is thus indexed BAKER, but we know they should have been enumerated STROUP. I can't find any of the three youngest children, Catharine, Sarah, or Henrietta.

5b. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #6 of 10): Little Rock P.O., Clear Lake Twp., Pulaski Co., AR, Roll, p. 141B, PN 6, 49/49, enumerated 19 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Strupe Walter B 34 M W Physician Georgia

Strupe Monroe 23 M W Farmer Georgia

Walter and Monroe are boarders in a very prosperous household, none of whose other residents appear related to them.

6. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #14 of 23): Mill Creek Twp., Franklin Co., AR, Roll T9_44, p. 794B, PN 34, SD 2, ED 62, enumerated __ 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 7 8 9 10 11 13 24 25 26

305 307 Springfield George W M 34 / Farmer GA GA GA

Springfield Mary J W F 33 Wife / Keeping house GA GA GA

___________ James B W M 3 Son / AR GA GA

___________ Mary L W F 8/12 Oct Dau / AR GA GA

Stroup Irena W F 68 Mother / GA

Richey Samuel W M 27 Boarder / Laborer on farm AR

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

8. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #28 of 32): Prairie Twp., Franklin Co., AR, Roll T623_58 (Book 2), p. 128B, SN 14, SD 4, ED 199, 23 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 27 28

258 262 Springfield Mary J Head W M Dec 1845 54 Wd 2 2 GA SC SC Farmer 0 Y Y Y R F 242

___________ James B Son W M Jan 1877 23 M 0 AR GA GA Farm laborer 0 Y Y Y

___________ Lula D Dau W F Nov 1883 16 S AR GA GA Farm laborer 4 4 Y Y Y

___________ Ara M D-in-law W M Mar 1882 18 M 0 GA GA GA Y Y Y

Straup Irene Mother W F Jan 1825 85 Wd 11 2 SC SC SC Y N Y

9. 1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found.

10. Email from David DENMAN, including excerpts of his mother's family records that include an item labeled, "Grandma Stroup's Bible," abstracted below by DGM:

Irena FEWELL born January 8th, 1815
Children: Walter Balfour, Henry Clay, Lindley Pinkney, Alice Octava, James Monroe, Mary Josephine, Zachary Taylor, Catherine Elizbeth, Ada Isabella, Sarah Jane, Henrietta Balera.

11. OneWorldTree (online at Ancestry.com).

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

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