— born in Gratz, Dauphin Co., PA:
3.  Mark STROUP, b. 1922/3; m. Alma BROSIUS (3 Jul 1924 - Dec 1971), d/o Jay BROSIUS & Lydia WILLIER

1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  Samuel C. STROUP (æ 11, b. Dec 1889, PA) is living in Salem, Salem Co., NJ, with his parents (q.v.).  Annie E. WOLL (æ 13, b. Dec 1886, PA) living in Johnstown, Porter Twp., Schuylkill Co., PA (p. 69A), with her parents, John WOLL (æ 42, b. Mar 1858, Germany; immigrated 1863) and Maria (æ 33, b. Aug 1866, PA), plus four siblings.  There is no other Ann/Anna/Annie WOLL in PA who is the right age and birthplace, much less location, to be the one who became our subject's wife.

3a.  1910 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find Samuel (he's not with his parents).  Annie WOLL (æ 23, b. PA; marital status "D") is living in Remerton, Porter Twp., Schuylkill Co., PA (p. 62B), as a servant with the KNOUFF family; she must have been pregnant at the time if Kenneth ROSE is her son.  Widow Maria WOLL (æ 43, b. PA) is living in Orwin, Porter Twp., Schuylkill Co., PA (p. 47B), with five children and a grandson.

3b.  Pennsylvania Miracode Index, 1910.  NARA, Washington, DC (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find Samuel; other than the Annie WOLL in Schuylkill Co., PA, there is no other Ann/Anna/Annie WOLL in PA who comes close to being the right age, much less in a reasonable location, to be our subject's wife.

4.  1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 13):  Main Street, Gratz Borough, Dauphin Co., PA, Roll T625_1557, p. 104A, SN 4A, SD 12, ED 54, enumerated 20 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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25

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28

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Stroup Samuel

Head

R

M

W

28

M

Y

Y

PA

PA

PA

Y

Miner

Coal Mine

W

______ Anna

Wife

F

W

32

M

Y

Y

PA

PA

PA

Y

None

______ Orpha

Dau

F

W

3 5/12

S

Y

PA

PA

PA

None

______ Ruth

Dau

F

W

1/12

S

PA

PA

PA

None

Rose Kenneth

Step-Son

M

W

9

S

Y

PA

PA

PA

None

*Main Street

5.  1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 13 — indexed "Strong"):  Market Street, Gratz Borough, Dauphin Co., PA, Roll 2026, p. 3A, SN 3A, ED 22-9, SD 19, enumerated 9 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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Stroup Samuel C

Head

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M

W

40

M

26

N

Y

PA

PA

PA

Y

Miner

Coal Mine

W

Y

N

______ Annie

Wife

F

W

43

M

29

N

Y

PA

PA

PA

Y

None

______ Orpha

Dau

F

W

13

S

Y

Y

PA

PA

PA

Y

None

______ Ruth

Dau

F

W

10

S

Y

Y

PA

PA

PA

Y

None

______ Mark

Son

M

W

7

S

Y

PA

PA

PA

None

*Market Street

Annie may have married Samuel at the age of 29, but that cannot have been her age at first marriage if Kenneth was her son.

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

Name	Birth	Death	Last Residence/Last Benefit	SSN	Issued	Post-em
Alma STROUP	03 Jul 1924	Dec 1971	(not specified)	201-18-2181	PA	Yes

7.  WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).  A file there references, "A History of Gratz, Northern Dauphin County, Pennsylvania," specifically, gives maiden name of Anna as WOLL and her mother as Maria.