James M. STROOPE
Martha M. GOLDEN
Husband:  James M. STROOPE
Birth:  1829, Clark Co., AR
Death:  1860-65
Occupation:  farmer
Father:  Jacob STROOPE II
Mother:  Elizabeth __?__
Marriage:  18 Mar 1849, Clark Co., AR
Wife:  Martha M. GOLDEN — some say she is Emily Martha GOLDEN
Birth:  28 Sep 1834, Blountsville, Sullivan Co., TN
Death:  1892, Clark Co., AR
Other Spouse:  m2. 28 May 1865, Clark Co., AR, Newton BRIDGES
Father:  Benjamin GOLDEN (1795/6- )
Mother:  Sara / Sarah "Sibbie" LANKFORD / LANGFORD (1793/4- )
Children — born in Caddo Twp., Clark Co., AR:
1.  Benjamin Franklin STROOPE, b. 2 Aug 1851
2.  J. J. O. STROOPE — said to be Thomas Oliver STROOPE, b. 1856
3.  Margret J. STROOPE — said to be Margaret Isabelle STROOPE, b. 15 Jun 1858
Keywords for search engines:  USA, Arkansas, Tennessee
Sources:

1.  Jordan R. Dodd, ed.  c1990.  Arkansas Marriages:  Early to 1850.  Precision Indexing Publ., Bountiful, UT (online at Ancestry.com):
Stroope, James M. Golden, Martha M. 18 Mar 1849 Clark

2.  1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #2 of 15):  Caddo Twp., Clark Co., AR, Roll M432_25, p. 201A, 168/168, enumerated 21 Nov 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
Jacob Stroope 74 M   Farmer 500 Virginia
Elizabeth " 64 F       Kentucky
James M   " 20 M       Arkansas
Martha    " 16 F       Tennessee

3.  1860 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #14 of 21):  Arkadelphia P.O., Greenville Twp., Clark Co., AR, Roll M653_39, p. 204, PN 75, 461/461, enumerated 29 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
James M Stroope 31 M   Farmer 3000 6000 Ark
Martha M   " 25 F         Tenn
Benj F     "  9 M         Ark
J J O      "  4 M         "
M J        "  2 F         "
Mary E     " 16 F         "
Robert Thomerson 17 M         SC
Robert Hughen 34 M   Hire land     Geo
Wesley   " 37 M   Hire land     "
Elizebeth Stroope 72 F         Ken
The initials for the children's names are very clear and readable.  Mary E. STROOPE is James's niece, daughter of his late brother, Jacob P. STROOPE.  Elizabeth STROOPE is James's mother.

4.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #12 of 19):  Spoonville P.O., Greenville Twp., Clark Co., AR, Roll M593_49, p. 286B, PN 12, 93/93, enumerated 1 Sep 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
Bridges Newton 32 M W Farmer 600 100 South Carolina
   "    Martha M 36 F W Keeping M     Tennessee
   "    Margret 12 F W At Home     Arkansas
   "    Martha E  3 F W "  "      Arkansas
   "    Nancy L  1 F W "  "      Arkansas

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

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