Some secondary sources give Walter the middle name, "Bedford," but a family bible gives him the middle name, "Balfour."   His parents seemed to be naming their sons for famous persons, and there was a noted religious writer of the time named, Rev. Walter BALFOUR, so our subject might have been named for him.

Newton is said to have been born in Selma, Dallas Co., AL, but I've found to evidence to place his birth there.
Synora is said to have been born in Morgan Co., AL, and that location is certainly consistent with the family's residence in the 1860 census.

— born in AR, presumably in either Webb City, Middle Twp., Franklin Co., AR, or Fort Smith, Upper Twp., Sebastian Co., AR:
10.  Fred STROUP, b. Mar 1883
11.  Addie STROUP, b. Mar 1885
12.  Joseph "Joe" W. STROUP, b. 7 Jun 1891; d. 13 Aug 1951; bur. Oak Cem.
13.  (Child) STROUP, b. 18??; died young

1a.  Alabama Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 (online at Ancestry.com):

Walter Stroup

Margaret Peoples

4 Nov 1858

Blount Co.

1b.  Arkansas Marriages, 1779-1992 (online at Ancestry.com):

Dr. Walter B. Stroup

Mattie P. Council

16 Jan 1872

Franklin Co.

1c.  Marriage Records:  Selected U.S./International Marriage Records, 1340-1980 (Broderbund CD-403).  Marriages from Yates Publishing (P.O. Box 67, Stevensville, MT, 59870).
These marriages are based on patron submissions to Yates, mostly in the form of family group sheets, so all marriages are in need of further documentation.  The family group sheets may be purchased from Yates, but if experience is any indication, the sheet is unlikely to cite any documentation.

Groom			Marriage		Bride
Name	Birthyear	Birthplace	Year	Place	Name	Birthyear	Birthplace
Walter Bedford Stroup	1836	GA	1884	AR	Mattie Belle Peeples
Walter Bedford Stroup	1836	GA	1854	AL	Margaret ???	1832	GA

2a.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

Walter B. STROUP Spouse: Margaret J. PUPLES Marriage: 04 Nov 1858, Blount, Alabama Source: Blount County, Alabama, Marriage Records. Blount County (Alabama). Judge of Probate

Walter Balfour STROUP Birth: 20 Oct 1836, Habersham, Georgia; Death: 27 Aug 1902 Marriage: 04 Nov 1858, Murray, Georgia Spouse: Margaret PEEPLES Birth: 20 Jan 1842, Spring Place, Murray, Georgia; Death: 1869 Father: William PEEPLES; Mother: Margaret ALLRED Source: patron submission

2b.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org).

Walter Balfour STRAOUP Born: Abt. 1838; Place: <Ball Ground, Cherokee, Ga> Married: 4 Nov 1858; Place: Spring Place, Murray, Ga Wife: Margaret Isabella "Belle" PEEPLES Born: 20 Jan 1842; Place: Ball Ground, Cherokee, Ga; Died 1869, Lonoke, Lonoke, Ar Father: William PEEPLES; Mother: Margaret "Peggy" ALLRED

3.  1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  Alexander STROUP (æ 20-30) and family are living in Cass [now Gordon] Co., GA (q.v.).  William F. PEOPLES (æ 30-40) and family are living in Murray Co., GA (p. 255B).

4.  1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  Walter STROUP (æ 14, b. GA) is living in Gordon Co., GA, with his parents (q.v.).  Margaret PEOPLES (æ 8, b. GA) is living in Murray Co., GA (p. 265B), with her parents, William PEOPLES (æ 41, b. NC) & Margaret (æ 31, b. SC — she's fibbing about her age), plus siblings.  Martha COUNSELL (æ 4, b. AR) is living in Middle Twp., Franklin Co., AR (p. 133A), with her parents, John COUNSELL (æ 31, b. TN) & Lima (æ 30, b. TN), plus siblings.

5a.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #36 of 72):  Valhermoso P.O., Eastern Division, Morgan Co., AL, Roll M653_19, p. 468, PN 36, 266/261, enumerated 30 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Walter B Stroup	23	M		Physician		320	Geo
Margaret J  "	18	F					"
Nuton H     "	10/12	M					Ala

Margaret's middle initial is clearly "J" (it has a long descender).

5b.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  Martha COUNCIL (æ 12, b. AR) is living in Middle Twp., Franklin Co., AR (p. 350), with her parents, John Council (æ 41, b. TN) & L.C. (æ 40, b. TN), plus siblings.

6a.  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 M593_62, 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

Monroe is Walter's brother.  They are boarders in a very prosperous household, none of whose other residents appear related to them.

6b.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #6 of 33):  Little Rock P.O., Prairie Twp., Pulaski Co., AR, Roll M593_62, p. 390B, PN 6, 39/39, enumerated 16 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Springfield Geo W	25	M	W	Farmer		200	Georgia
___________ Mary	23	F	W	Keeping house			"
___________ Wm E	7/12	M	W				Arkansas	Dec
Strupe Synora	9	F	W	At School			Georgia

Mary (STROUP) SPRINGFIELD is Walter's sister-in-law.  Synora/Nora is said to be our subject's daughter, but if so, she was almost certainly born in Alabama.

6c.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find Henry Newton.  Martha COUNCIL (æ 21, b. AR) is living in Middle Twp., Franklin Co., AR (p. 24A), with her parents, John COUNCIL (æ 51, b. TN) & Lina (æ 51, b. TN), plus siblings.

7.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1 of 4 — indexed "Shoup"):  Webb City, Middle Twp., Franklin Co., AR, Roll T9_44, p. 778C, PN 1, SD 2, ED 62, enumerated 4 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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3

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21

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26

1

Stroup Walter B

W

M

42

/

Drugist & Phys

12

GA

PA

NC

______ Mattie P

W

F

31

Wife

/

House Keeper

AR

TN

MS

______ Henry N

W

M

18

Son

Going to School

/

AL

GA

GA

______ Mabel A

W

F

7

Dau

Going to School

/

AR

GA

AR

______ Stella

W

F

5

Dau

"    "    "

/

AR

GA

AR

______ Walter B

W

M

3

Son

AR

GA

AR

______ Gertrude

W

F

4/12

Dau

AR

GA

AR

8.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

9.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  23 of 29):  1010 North Eleventh Street, Fort Smith (Ward 3), Upper Twp., Sebastian Co., AR, Roll T623_77 (Book 1), p. 321A, SN 12, SD 4, ED 127, enumerated 8 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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1010

231

243

Stroup Walter B

Head

W

M

Oct 1835

64

M

28/41

GA

GA

GA

Physician

0

Y

Y

Y

R

H

______ Martha

Wife

W

F

Dec 1847

52

M

28

8

7

AR

TN

TN

Keeping House

Y

Y

Y

______ Mable

Dau

W

F

Nov 1872

27

S

AR

GA

AR

Y

Y

Y

______ Stella

Dau

W

F

Mar 1874

26

S

AR

GA

AR

Y

Y

Y

______ Fred

Son

W

M

Mar 1883

17

S

AR

GA

AR

Y

Y

Y

______ Addie

Dau

W

F

Mar 1885

15

S

AR

GA

AR

At School

0

9

Y

Y

Y

______ Joe W

Son

W

M

Jun 1891

8

S

AR

GA

AR

*North Eleventh Street

10a.  1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  Martha not found.

10b.  1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #20 of 33):  805 Garrison Ave., Fort Smith City (Ward 2), Upper Twp., Sebastian Co., AR, Roll T624_65 (Book 2), p. 80B, SN 10B, SD 4, Ed 153, enumerated 29 Jul 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	12	13	14	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	28
*	805	156	164	Coffield Wright	Head	M	W	19	S	AR	MS	AR	Eng	asst undertaker	undertaking Co	W	N	0	Y	Y	H
				Stroup Joseph		M	W	20	S	AR	GA	AR	Eng	asst undertaker	undertaking Co	W	N	0	Y	Y
*Garrison Ave

11.  1920

12.  1930

13.  Find-a-Grave (online at findagrave.com):

Name:	Dr. Walter B. Stroup	Martha Patton Counsell Stroup	Joseph W. Stroup
Birth:	1835, Georgia, USA	1847	Jun. 7, 1891
Death:	Aug. 26, 1902 Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., AR	1931	Aug. 13, 1951
Parents:		John Moore Counsell Lima Pearl Anderson	Walter B. Stroup Martha Patton Counsell Stroup
Cemetery:	Oak Cemetery	Oak Cemetery	Oak Cemetery
Location:	Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., AR	Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., AR	Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., AR
Contributor:	"Debb"	"Rock Talker"	"Rock Talker"
Transcription of Stone:	1 LT. WALTER B. STROUP ASHER'S CO. MURRAY'S GA. CAV. C.S.A.	MARTHA P. STROUP WIFE OF DR. W. B. STROUP 1847 - 1931	JOSEPH W. STROUP ARKANSAS PVT 11 RECEIVING BN WORLD WAR I JUNE 7 1891 AUGUST 13 1951

14a.  Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System.  National Park Service (online at www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ and at Ancestry.com as U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865):

Name:	Walter B. Stroup	Walter B. Stroup
Side:	Confederate	Confederate
Regiment State/Origin:	Georgia	Georgia
Regiment Name:	1 Geo. Inf. (State Guards)	Capt. Asher's Co., Murray Cav., Georgia
Regiment Name Expanded:	1st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (State Guards)	Asher's Company, Georgia Cavalry (Murray Cavalry)
Company:	A
Rank In:	First Lieutenant	First Lieutenant
Rank In Expanded:	First Lieutenant	First Lieutenant
Rank Out:	First Lieutenant	First Lieutenant
Rank Out Expanded:	First Lieutenant	First Lieutenant
Film Number:	M266 roll 58	M266 roll 58

14b.  Compiled Civil War Military Service Records, 1861-1865.  NARA, Washington, DC (online at Ancestry.com):

Name:	Walter B Stroup	Walter B Stroup
Enlistment Date:	1863
Military Unit:	Capt Alexander's Co, Cavalry AND Capt Allen's Co, Cavalry AND Capt Arnold's Co, Cavalry AND Capt Asher's Co (Murray Cavalry) AND Capt Boddie's Co (Troup [County] Independent Cavalry AND Capt Bond's Co, Cavalry (State Guards) AND Camden County Militia (Mounted) AND Capt Corbin's Co, Cavalry AND Dorough's Battalion, Cavalry	1st Infantry (State Guards) AND 1st (Fannin's) Reserves

15.  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 Elizabeth, Ada Isabella, Sarah Jane, Henrietta Balera. Walter Balfour STROUP born Oct. 20, 1839; died 27 Aug 1902, Fort Smith, AR.  He married twice, first to Margaret Isabella / Belle PEOPLES.  Margaret was born Jan 20, 1836 in Haversham Co., GA; she was buried at Brownsville Cemeter, Lonoke, AR.  Walter & Margaret had these children:  Henry Burns (1859-1942); Col. Henry STROUPE, Arkansas National Guard; Signora/Nora (1861- ); Lee (1863-64); Margaret (1867-infancy). Walter married second a Ms. COUNCIL.

16.  Edmund West, comp. 2000.  Family Data Collection.  MyFamily.com, Inc., Provo, UT (online at Ancestry.com; n.b., West is a secondary source and clearly not very reliable:

Name	Date of Birth	Place of Birth	Date of Death	Place of Death	Name of Father	Name of Mother	Date of Marriage	Place of Marriage	Name of Spouse
Walter Bedford Stroup	15 Aug 1836	Bartow Cass CO, GA	1911	Fort Smith, AR	Alexander Stroup	Irene Fewell	1854	Morgan CO, AL
Amanda Stroup	1855	GA			Walter Bedford Stroup
Newton Stroup	1856	Bartow Cass CO, GA			Walter Bedford Stroup	Margaret
Mary Jane Stroup	1857	Morgan CO, AL			Walter Bedford Stroup
James B Stroup	1858	Morgan CO, AL			Walter Bedford Stroup
Henry Stroup	1859	GA			Walter Bedford Stroup
Nora Stroup	1861	AL			Walter Bedford Stroup	Margaret
Eliza A Stroup	1861	Morgan CO, AL			Walter Bedford Stroup	Margaret
John Edward Stroup	1863	Morgan CO, AL	1938	Chatooga CO, GA	Walter Bedford Stroup		1885	Bartow CO, GA	Nancy Savannah Kembrele/Kimbrell

Walter didn't marry Margaret until 1858, and their only child in 1860 was Newton Henry.  If the four earlier children really were Walter's, he must have had a prior marriage.
Eliza and John Edward are the children of Joseph & Margaret E. (JOHNSTON) STROUP, not Walter B. & Margaret (PEEPLES) STROUP, and they were born in Cherokee Co., GA, not Morgan Co., AL.

17.  Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com)

18.  WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).  There is a substantial pedigree of Lima ANDERSON in a file there.