1.  Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 (online at Ancestry.com):

Owen R. Stroup

Frances L. Klapp

1 Jan 1920

Elkhart Co.

Book 29, p. 8

2.  1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find, and I did page-by-page checks of Bourbon and German Twps., Marshall Co., IN (can't find Owen's parents, either).

3a.  1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find Owen or Frances.  I suspect Frances is deceased, which is why her children are living with kin and not her, but we know Owen survived to 1966.

3b.  1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 15):  Calvin Twp., Cass Co., MI, Roll 979, p. 66A, SN 4A, ED 14-1, SD 12, enumerated 11/15 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).

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96

96

Stroup James

Head

R

5500

Y

M

W

60

M

25

N

Y

IN

OH

IN

Y

Farmer

General Farm

E

Y

N

64

______ Adeline

Wife

F

W

54

M

20

N

Y

IN

PA

PA

Y

None

______ Orvile B

Son

M

W

20

S

N

Y

IN

IN

IN

Y

Laborer

General Farm

W

Y

______ Carl E

Son

M

W

13

S

Y

Y

IN

IN

IN

Y

None

Owen Floyd Richard

GSon

M

W

9

S

N

IN

IN

IN

None

____ Elsie Mae

GDau

F

W

5

S

N

IN

IN

IN

None

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97

Stroup Charles

Head

R

4000

Y

M

W

28

S

N

Y

IN

IN

IN

Y

Farmer

General Farm

E

Y

N

65

______ Crystal L

Sister

F

W

15

S

Y

Y

IN

IN

IN

Y

None

Floyd and Elsie are not surnamed, "Owen," they are the children of Owen STROUP.

3c.  1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3 of 16):  Volinia Twp., Cass Co., MI, Roll 979, p. 268A, SN 2A, ED 14-22, SD 12, enumerated 4 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	31
33	33	Sullivan George	Head	R	48	N	M	W	29	M	22	N	Y	IN	IN	IN	Y	farm laborer	general farm	W	Y	Y	WW
		________ Cecil T	Wife				F	W	25	M	18	N	Y	IN	IN	IN	Y	None
		Stroup Annabelle	Niece				F	W	7	S		Y		IN	IN	IN		None

Cecile (STROUP) SULLIVAN is Owen's sister.

4.  SSDI:  Social Security Death Index (online at RootsWeb.com; missing columns contained no data):

Name	Birth	Death	Last Residence	SSN	Issued	Post-em
Owen STROUP	27 Jul 1894	May 1966	46526 (Goshen, Elkhart, IN)	376-12-8876	MI	Yes
Floyd STROUP	11 May 1921	Mar 1975	(not specified)	308-12-0222	IN	Yes

This Floyd STROUP is the only one in the database who could be our subject's son.

5.  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; the images are so blurry and the printed labels on the card in text so tiny, I can barely read most of them):

Roll | Form | No:		1653566 | 970 | 41
1	Name in full | Age in yrs:	Owen R. Stroup | 21
2	Home Address:	R.F.D. #21, Bremen, Ind
3	Date of Birth:	July 27th, 1895
4	Are you (1) a natural born citizen…	Natural born
5	Where were you born:	German T.P. Ind U.S.A.
6	If not a citizen, of what country…	a citizen
7	What is your prestn trade, occupation…	Farmer
8	By whom employed:	Father
	Where employed:	James Stroup Bourbon TP.
9	Have you [dependents]?:	no
10	Married or Single | Race:	Single | Caucasian
11	What military service have you had?	none
12	Do you claim exemption from draft?	Yes, Church of Brethren
Signature:		Owen R Stroup
1	Height (tall, medium, short):	Short
	Build (slender, medium, stout):	Medium
2	Color of Eyes | Color of Hair:	Blue | Black
3	Physically Disabled:	no
Date of Registration:		June 5
Draft Board:		Bourbon TP., Marshall, Ind

6.  Anon.  28 Dec 2005.  "Obituary:  Annabell I. Freestone."  South Bend Tribune, South Bend, IN (courtesy of Sue Gates Davis):

Annabell I. Freestone Jan. 16, 1923 - Dec. 26, 2005 CASSOPOLIS - Annabell Irene Freestone, 82, of Cassopolis, Michigan, passed away of natural causes on Monday, December 26, 2005, in Three Rivers, Michigan. Annabell was born January 16, 1923, to Owen Roy and Frances (Klapp) Stroup in Bremen, Indiana... She is survived by... one sister, Elsie Edwards of Three Rivers, MI.  Annabell was preceded in death by her parents; husband... one sister, Joann Roberts; one brother, Floyd C. Stroup...

For full obit, see Annabell's page.

7.  Message posted to the KLAPP Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com).