1.  Anon.  1966.  Marriage Index:  Ohio, 1789-1850.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-400):

Kilgore, Simeon

Stroup, Clara

29 May 1850

Madison Co.

2.  1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #14 of 25):  Range Twp., Madison Co., OH, p. 234B, 106/106, enumerated 15 Nov 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

James A Gallaspir	?0	M		Laborer		Ohio
Simeon Kilgore	24	M		Farmer	2000	Ohio
Clery     "	21	F				Ohio

3.  1860 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #28 of 38 — indexed "Stross"):  Bowling Green P.O., Cuivre Twp., Pike Co., MO, Roll 639 (Book 1), p. 172, PN 28, 191/191, enumerated 14 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Joseph Strop	61	M		Farmer	6500	1500	Ky
Jane     "	51	F		Dom			O
Sarah    "	21	F		"			"
James    "	17	F		Farm Lab			"
Joseph   " Jnr	15	M					"
Simeon   "	10	M					"
Clara Kilgore	30	F		Dom			"
William  "	10	M					"

Joseph and Jane are Clara's parents.

4.  1870 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #66 of 68):  Bowling Green P.O., Cuivre Twp., Pike Co., MO, Roll 798 (Book 1), p. 155B, PN 66, 446/446, enumerated 29 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Stroup Joseph D	27	M	W	Farmer		1100	Ohio
______ Jane	62	F	W	Keeping House	5600		Ohio
Kilgore Clara	40	F	W				Ohio
Hunt Elizabeth	30	F	W				Ohio
Stroup Sally	25	F	W	at home			Ohio
______ Simeon M	21	M	W	Farm Laborer			Ohio

Jane is Clara's mother; the rest are Clara's siblings.

5.  Archives of the STROUP-L mailing list (online at RootsWeb.com); gatewayed to the Stroup Message Board (online at Ancestry.com), including this message:

Joseph Stroup b 1797 m Jane b 1807 Elizabeth Stroup Hunt b 1830 Martha Stroup Waters b 1832 Mary Stroup Beires(?) b 1834 Sallie Stroup b 1837 (never married) James Denton Stroup b 1844 John M b 1847 Simon M b 1849 Claira Stroup Kilgore b 1828 Family moved from Ohio to Missouri in 1852 - settled in Bowling Green Missouri at a farm called "Stony Point". from the hand of Margaret Stroup Norvell 1962