— born in Columbia Co., PA:
3.  Jacob STRAUB, b. 29 Mar 1832; bap. 24 Jun 1832, Schuylkill Co., PA
4.  Philip A. STRAUB/STROUP, b. 18 Apr 1835 
5.  Mary STRAUB/STROUP, b. 1837/8
6.  Christiann STRAUB/STROUP, b. 1838/9
7.  David STRAUB/STROUP, b. 1841 
8.  Jonathan STRAUB/STROUP, Jr., b. 1843

1a.  Marriage Record:

1b.  Glenn P. Schwalm.  1998.  Collected Records of Frieden's Lutheran & Reformed Church, Norwegian (now Branch) Twp., Schuylkill County, and St. John's Evangelical Lutheran & Reformed Church, Friedensburg, Wayne Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.  Schuylkill Roots, Closson Press.  On p. 5.  (courtesy of Darryl Ray Stroup):

STRAUB, Jacob, son of Jonathan & wf. Catharina. b. Mar. 29, 1832, bp. June 24, 1832, sp. Jacob CLAUSER.

2.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1820 (Broderbund CD-314):  not found.

3.  1830 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #15 of 20 — indexed "Straul"; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1830

PA

Columbia Co.

Mahoning

p. 59

Ln. 02

Jonathan Straub

010 010 - 100 010

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	5-9	1820-1825	= Son A
1 male	20-29	1800-1810	= Jonathan
1 female	4 or under	1825-1830	= Elizabeth (b. 1830)
1 female	20-29	1800-1810	= Catharine (b. 1804/5)

4.  1840 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #5 of 8; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840

PA

Columbia Co.

Mount Pleasant Twp.

pp. 219B-220A

Ln. 17

Jonathan Stroup

020 101 - 210 011

0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
2 males	5-9	1830-1835	= Philip (b. 1834/5) = Jacob (b. 1832)
1 male	15-19	1820-1825	= Son A
1 male	30-39	1800-1810	= Jonathan
2 females	4 or under	1835-1840	= Christiann (b. 1838/9) = Mary (b. 1837/8)
1 female	5-9	1830-1835	= Elizabeth (b. 1830)
1 female	20-29	1810-1820	= ?
1 female	30-39	1800-1810	= Catharine (b. 1804/5)
1	person engaged in agriculture

The female in her 20s cannot be their child because, among other things, she was not present in the 1830 census.

5.  1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #12 of 18):  Mount Pleasant Twp., Columbia Co., PA, p. 244B, 70/71, enumerated 15 Oct 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Catharine Stroup	45	f		2000	Pa
Elizabeth Stroup	20	f			"
Jacob Stroup	18	m	Blksmith		"
Philip Stroup	15	m	Farmer		"
Mary Stroup	13	f			"
Christiann Stroup	11	f			"
David Stroup	9	m			"
Jonathan Stroup	6	m			"

6.  1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #11 of 20):  Mordon Ville P.O., Mount Pleasant Twp., Columbia Co., PA, p. 925, PN 7, 1261/1261, enumerated 24 Aug 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Catharine Stroup	59	F		House Keeper	2600	647	Pennsylvania
Jacob	28	M		Blacksmith			"
David	19	M		Farm Labor			"
Jonathan	17	M					"

Listed next to son, Phillip A. STROUP. 

7.  1870 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #2-3 of 20):  Mordansville P.O., Mt. Pleasant Twp., Columbia Co., PA, pp. 315B-316A, PN 2-3, 16/16, enumerated 11 Aug 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Stroup David	28	M	W	Farmer	2900	1000	Pa
______ Anna E	23	F	W	Keeping house			"
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______ Catharine	65	F	W	Grandmother			Pa

Catharine (CLAUSER) STROUP is David's mother, not his grandmother.  Listed next to Catharine's son, Jacob STROUP. 

8.  1880 United States Census and National Index (LDS Family History Resource File: CD-ROM Library):  not found.

9.  Tombstone:  Columbia Hill Cemetery, West Hemlock Twp., Montour Co., PA (photo and reading by Darryl Ray Stroup):

In memory of Jonathan Stroup Who died Sep 20th 1845, Age 43 yrs 11 mo & 4 d

10.  Archives of the STROUP-L mailing list (online at RootsWeb.com).

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

12.  Email from Darryl Ray STROUP.