WARNING:  The Judith STRAUB born in 1810 may not be the one baptized in 1812, but Judith is a very rare name for a STRAUB/STROUP and the geography jibes.

1.  Marriage Record:

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

Judith <STRAUB> Christening: 09 Mar 1812, Hemlock, Northumberland, Pennsylvania Father: Joseph STRAUB; Mother: Barbara Source: Church Record of the Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in Mahony (sic) Township, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania; Church Record of the Christian Congregations in Hemlock Township, Pa. Amandus S. Leiby.

Joseph MOWDER Birth: 03 Jul 1808, Columbia, Pennsylvania Spouse: Judith STROP Marriage: 31 Jul 1833 Birth: 04 Dec 1810, Columbia, Pennsylvania Source: patron submission

3.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1810 (Broderbund CD-313):  can't find.

4.  1820 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #4 of 4; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1820

PA

Columbia [now Montour] Co.

Mahoning Twp.

p. 36

Ln. 13

Stroup Joseph

300010-21010-0-001

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
3 males	9 or under	1810-1820	= Daniel = Son B = Son A
1 male	26-44	1775-1794	= Joseph
2 females	9 or under	1810-1820	= Daughter B = Judith (b. 1810)
1 female	10-15	1804-1810	= Daughter A
1 female	26-44	1775-1794	= Barbara (b. 1784/5)
1	person engaged in manufacture

5.  1830 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #11 of 20; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1830

PA

Columbia [now Montour] Co.

Mahoning Twp.

p. 57

Ln. 1

Barbara Straub

001 100 000 - 010 000 100

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	10-14	1815-1820	= Daniel
1 male	15-19	1810-1815	= Son B
1 female	5-9	1820-1825	= Daughter C
1 female	40-49	1780-1790	= Barbara (b. 1784/5)

Where's Judith?  She didn't marry until 1833.

6.  1840 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #5 of 14; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840

PA

Columbia [now Montour] Co.

Mahoning Twp.

p. 233B

Ln. 7

Barbary Stroup

000 000 000 - 010 110 010

_______

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 female	5-9	1830-1835	= granddaughter?
1 female	15-19	1820-1825	= Daughter C
1 female	20-29	1810-1820	= Daughter B is back?
1 female	50-59	1780-1790	= Barbara (b. 1784/5)

7.  1850 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #91 of 102):  Mahoning Twp., Montour Co., PA, p. 336A, 85/85, enumerated 8 Aug 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Barbara Stroup

65

F

100

Penna

8.  AIS (Accelerated Index System) 1860 Census Index (online at Ancestry.com):  not found.

9.  Messages posted to the Straub Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com):  in particular, this message posted by Tom Young:

Joseph Stroup first appears on the Mahoning Twp, Columbia Co, Pennsylvania tax lists in 1816.  He died there before 6 April 1822 when the widow, Barbara renounced her right to administer his estate in favor of John Bailor (Baylor).  There were apparently three sons and three daughters.  Only Daniel, b. c1820 is known...