John David STROUP & Mary Catherine HORTON

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John David STROUP
Mary Catherine HORTON

Husband: John David STROUP
Birth: Mar 1856/7, Union Twp., Mifflin Co., PA
Death: 1922, presumably in Union Twp., Mifflin Co., PA
Disposition: buried St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Belleville, Mifflin Co., PA
Occupation: teamster, farmer, highway caretaker
Father: William F. STROUP
Mother: Jane Elizabeth RITTENHOUSE

Marriage:

Wife: Mary "Mollie" Catherine HORTON
Birth: Sep 1856, PA
Death: 1925, presumably in Union Twp., Mifflin Co., PA
Disposition: buried St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Belleville, Mifflin Co., PA
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Jesse White HORTON (1822-1913) of PA
Mother: Catherine Scott WHITMAN (1818-1893) of PA

Children — born in Union Twp., Mifflin Co., PA:

1. Ellen Elizabeth STROUP, b. 1878/9
2. Charles Horton STROUP, b. 1880/1; m1. Ella GEARHART; m2. Edna Ramsey GOLDNER
3. Margaret Mae "Maggie" STROUP, b. Dec 1882; d. 1910; m. Henry Ernest MILLER
4. William Jesse STROUP; d. age 1 yr
5. John Chestnut STROUP, b. 1888; d. 12 Sep 1918, Battle of Saint-Miheil (WWI), Dépt. de la Meuse, France
6. Kathryn Belle "Katie" STROUP, b. Jul 1890; m. Harry Hertzler GREYBILLE
7. Lawrence Allen STROUP, b. 17 Jul 1893
8. Grace STROUP; died young?
9. David Brown STROUP, b. Sep 1899; m. Elizabeth Mae KLEOFER

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Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1870 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): David STROUP (æ 13, b. PA) is living in Union Twp., Mifflin Co., PA, with his parents (q.v.). Mollie C. HORTON (æ 12, b. PA) is living in Union Twp., Mifflin Co., PA (p. 432B), with her parents, Jesse HORTON (æ 45, b. PA) & Catharine (æ 51, b. PA), plus siblings.

3. 1880 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #21 of 29): Union Twp., Mifflin Co., PA, Roll 1156, p. 46A, PN 21, SD 7, ED 170, 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).

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200 200 Stroup David W M 23 Teamster Pennsylvania Pa Pa

______ Mary C W F 22 Wife Keeping house Pennsylvania Pa Pa

______ Elizabeth E W F 1 Dau Pennsylvania Pa Pa

Listed next to David's widowed mother, Jane (RITTENHOUSE) STROUP.

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

5. 1900 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #2 of 29): Union Twp., Mifflin Co., PA, Roll 1441, p. 227B, SN 1, SD 12, ED 142, enumerated 1 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).

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22 22 Stroup John D Head W M Mar 1856 44 M 20 PA PA PA Teamster 0 Y Y Y O M H

______ Mary C Wife W F Sep 1856 43 M 20 9 7 PA PA PA Y Y Y

______ Maggie M Dau W F Dec 1882 17 S 0 0 PA PA PA At School 7 Y Y Y

______ Katie B Dau W F Jul 1890 9 S PA PA PA At School 7

______ Lawrence A Son W M Jul 1893 6 S PA PA PA At School 7

______ David B Son W M Sep 1899 8/12 S PA PA PA

Where is John, working out?

6. 1910 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #2 of 34 — indexed "Shimp"): Union Twp., Mifflin Co., PA, Roll T624_1376 (Book 1), p. 277B, SN 1B, SD 13, ED 122, 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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14 14 Stroup J David Head M W 53 M1 32 PA PA PA Eng Farmer General Farm OA Y Y R F 5

______ Mary Wife F W 53 M1 32 9 7 PA PA PA Eng none Y Y

______ John Son M W 21 S PA PA PA Eng none Y Y

______ Lawrence Son M W 16 S PA PA PA Eng none Y Y Y

______ David Son M W 10 S PA PA PA Eng none Y Y Y

7. 1920 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #14 of 34): Union Twp., Mifflin Co., PA, Roll T625_1601 (Book 1), p. 270B, SN 7B, SD 14, ED 131, enumerated 7 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).

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X 163 169 Stroup John D Head O F M W 62 M Y Y PA PA PA Y Caretaker State Highway W

______ Mary C Wife F W 62 M Y Y PA PA PA Y None

______ Lawrence A Son M W 26 S Y Y PA PA PA Y Laborer General work W

______ David B Son M W 20 S Y Y PA PA PA Y Laborer State Highway W

Listed four households from John's brother, Laurence R. STROUP.

8. Find-a-Grave: Tombstone Images (patron submission(s); online at findagrave.com):

Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery,
Belleville, Mifflin Co., PA

JOHN D. STROUP
1857 — 1922
MARY C. HIS WIFE
1857 — 1925
JOHN C. STROUP A.E.F.
1888 — 1818
KILLED AT ST. MIHEIL, FRANCE

Created: Mona Anderson; 24 Jan 2010
Memorial #47088975

"A.E.F." = Allied Expeditionary Force; see Battle of Saint-Miheil at Wikipedia.

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

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