4.  Laura Belle STROUP, b. 28 Jun 1880, Casnovia Twp., Muskegon Co., MI
5.  Walter W. STROUP, b. Nov 1887, KS
6.  Ivan LeRoy STROUP, b. Dec 1893, KS

Henrietta may be our subject's second wife, and the first three children may be stepchildren from her first marriage.

1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1 of 13):  Town of Chase, Lake Co., MI, Roll M593_683, p. 727, PN 1, 3/3, enumerated 12 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Straup Fred	27	M	W	Farmer			Pensylvania
______ Nettie	21	F	W	Keeping house			Michigan
Higgins Elizabeth	65	F	W	House keeper			Pensylvania
_______ Samuel	22	M	W	Farm labor			Illinois

Listed next to Frederick's father, Peter K. STRAUP. 

3.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #23 of 29):  Casnovia Twp., Muskegon Co., MI, Roll T9_597 (Book 2), p. 168B, PN 35, SD 2, ED 191, enumerated 16 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

24

25

26

302

307

Straup Frederick

W

M

35

/

Farmer

Penn

Penn

Penn

______ Henrietta

W

F

29

Wife

/

Keeps House

Mich

Canada

Mch

______ Minnie

W

F

10

Dau

/

at School

"

"

"

______ Lettie L

W

F

7

Dau

/

"    "

Tanessee

"

"

______ Mary L

W

F

2

Dau

/

at Home

Mich

"

"

I find it extremely hard to believe Lettie was born in Tennessee.  If the children's father truly was born in Canada, then these are not Frederick's children, Henrietta is his second wife, and they have only recently married.

4.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

5.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #21 of 33 — indexed "Stoop"):  Agnes City Twp., Lyon Co., KS, Roll T623_4787, p. 11A, SN 11, SD 88, ED 63, enumerated 16/18 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

210

212

Stroup Fredrick

Head

W

M

Apr 1844

56

M

31

PA

PA

PA

Farmer

0

Y

Y

Y

O

M

F

164

______ Henrietta

Wife

W

F

Nov 1850

49

M

31

6

5

MI

Can Eng

PA

Keeping House

Y

Y

Y

______ Laura

Dau

W

F

Jun 1880

19

S

MI

PA

MI

Y

Y

Y

______ Walter

Son

W

M

Nov 1887

12

S

KS

PA

MI

5

Y

Y

Y

______ Roy

Son

W

M

Dec 1893

6

S

KS

PA

MI

4

Y

N

Y

6.  1910 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #14 of 40):  Agnes City Twp., Lyons Co., KY, Roll T624_445 (Part 2), p. 8A, SN 8A, SD 4, ED 38, enumerated 30 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).

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

129

129

Stroup Frederck W

Head

M

W

66

M1

42

PA

PA

MD

Eng

Farmer

General Farm

Emp

N

0

Y

Y

O

M

F

121

______ Henrietta

Wife

F

W

61

M1

42

6

5

MI

Can Eng

MI

Eng

none

Y

Y

______ Walter W

Son

M

W

23

S

KS

PA

MI

Eng

Manager

Home Farm

W

N

0

Y

Y

Y

______ Leroy I

Son

M

W

17

S

KS

PA

MI

Eng

Farm Labor

Home Farm

W

N

4

Y

Y

Y

7.  1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #8 of 17):  Agnes City, Lyon Co., KS, Roll T625_538, p. 10B, SN 4B, SD 104, ED 41, enumerated 24 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).

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

17

18

19

21

22

23

25

26

Fm

95

95

Straup Fred

Head

O

F

M

W

75

M

Y

Y

PA

PA

MI

Y

Retired Farmer

______ Henrietta

Wife

F

W

71

M

Y

Y

MI

Can

Eng

MI

Y

None

______ Walter

Son

M

W

22

S

Y

Y

KS

PA

MI

Y

None

8.  1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #6 of 10):  Norwich City, Bennett Twp., Kingman Co., KS, Roll 705, p. 164B, SN 3B, ED 48-3, SD 8, enumerated 21 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

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

24

25

26

27

28

30

65

68

Stroup Henrietta

Head

R

10

R

M

F

W

80

Wd

18

N

Y

MI

Can Eng

MI

Y

None

Giger Henry

S-in-law

M

W

52

M

23

N

Y

IL

IL

IL

Y

Manager

Restaurant

O

Y

N

_____ Laura B

Dau

F

W

49

M

21

N

Y

MI

PA

MI

Y

Cook

Restaurant

W

Y

_____ Kenneth

GSon

M

W

18

S

Y

Y

KS

IL

MI

None

None

9.  Archives of the STRAUB-L mailing list (online at RootsWeb.com).

10.  Messages on the STRAUB Surname Board (online at RootsWeb.com).

11.  Messages in the Straub Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com).

12.  Email from Francis Dale Stroup.