Perry STROPE & Jane WELLS & Margaret THORPE & Matilda __?_

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Perry STROPE
Jane WELLS
Margaret THORPE
Matilda __?__

Husband: Perry STROPE / STROUP
Birth: 26 Apr 1818 or 1816/7, Ross Co., OH
Death: 20 Feb 1877, Oreana, Macon Co., IL
Occupation: farmer
Father: Henry STROPE
Mother: Martha __?__

Marriage-1:

Wife-1: Jane WELLS
Birth: 1817/8, VA
Death: 1859/60, Macon Co., IL
Occupation: homemaker

Marriage-2: 22 Dec 1861, Macon Co., IL

Wife-2: Margaret THORPE

Marriage-3: 18 Jan 1866, Macon Co., IL

Wife-3: Matilda __?__
Birth: 1832/3, MO
Other Spouse: m1. John R. PERSON

Children with Jane WELLS:

— born in Ross Co., OH:
1. Ann STROPE / STROUP, b. 1833/4
2. Elizabeth STROPE / STROUP, b. 1836/7
3. William STROPE, b. 1839/40
4. Thomas Benton STROPE / STROUP, b. 1841/2; m. 2 Aug 1863, Macon Co., IL, Catherine SHUTTER
5. Sarah J. STROPE, b. 1842/3 or 9 Mar 1844
6. John STROPE, b. 1845/6 or 20 Mar 1847
7. Otho STROPE / STROUP, b. 1847/8
8. Finis STROPE / STROUP, b. 1848/9 or 1850; d. 1912, Oreana, Macon Co., IL; m. 18 Oct 1877, Macon Co., IL, Mary Jane ZINN
9. Catharine / Katherine Martha "Kate" STROPE, b. 1853/4; m. 27 Nov 1870, Macon Co., IL, Isaac DUNLAP

— born in Macon Co., IL:
10. Eliza STROPE, b. 1856/7; m. 31 Aug 1876, Macon Co., IL, Charles E. BERRY
11. Martha J. STROPE, b. Aug 1859 or 1 Feb 1860; d. bef. 1870

Children with Margaret THORPE:

Children with Martha:

Keywords for search engines: USA, US, United States, Illinois, Kansas, Ohio, Virginia

Sources:

1a. Anon. 1966. Marriage Index: Ohio, 1789-1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-400): not found.

1b. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900:

Querry, Isaiah Strope, Sarah J 8 Dec 1861 Macon Co.

Strope, Perry Thorpe, Margaret 22 Dec 1861 Macon Co.

Strope, Thomas B Shutter, Catherine 2 Aug 1863 Macon Co.

Strope, Perry Person, Matilda 18 Jan 1866 Macon Co.

Dunlap, Isaac Strope, Catherine 27 Nov 1870 Macon Co.

Berry, Charles E Strope, Eliza 31 Aug 1876 Macon Co.

Strope, Finis Zinn, Mary J 18 Oct 1877 Macon Co.

2. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7-8 of 16; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840 OH Ross Co. Deerfield Twp. pp. 414A-414B Ln. 21 Perry Strope 100 010 - 110 010 0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1835-1840 = William (b. 1839/40)

1 male 20-29 1810-1820 = Perry (b. 1816/7)

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Elizabeth (b. 1836/7)

1 female 5-9 1830-1835 = Ann (b. 1833/4)

1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = Jane (b. 1817/8)

1 person employed in agriculture

Listed next to Henry STROPE/STROUP.

3. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #33 of 64): Concord Twp., Ross Co., OH, p. 169A, 2473/2473, enumerated 23 Oct 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Perry Stroup 33 M Farmer Ohio

Jane      " 32 F Va

Ann       " 16 F Ohio

Elizabeth " 13 F Ohio

William   " 10 M Ohio

Benton    " 8 M Ohio

Sarah J   " 7 F Ohio

John      " 4 M Ohio

Otho      " 2 M Ohio

Phenias   " 1 M Ohio

4. 1860 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #84 of 99): Decatur P.O., Macon Co., IL, Roll 203 (Book 1), p. 750, PN 184, 1271/1282, enumerated 8 Aug 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Perry Strope 46 M Farmer 650 Pa

Benton   " 18 M "

Sarah    " 16 F "

John     " 12 M "

Otha     " 11 M "

Fenis    " 10 F "

Kate     " 6 F "

Eliza    " 3 F Ills

Martha   " ¹⁰/₁₂ F "

Perry and his older children were born in Ohio, not Pennsylvania.

5a. 1870 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #7 of 28 — indexed "Berry Stief"; online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 28 — indexed "Perry Stiep"): Forsyth P.O., Whitmore Twp., Macon Co., IL, Roll 249 (Book 1), p. 630A, PN 7, 47/47, enumerated 21 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen). This record was very hard to read, partly due to poor handwriting and party due to poor imaging.¤•

Strep Perry 52 M W Farmer 1660 600 Ohio

_____ Matilda 37 F W Keeping House Missouri

_____ Hennrietta 14 F W Kansas

_____ Fannis 20 M W Ohio

_____ Elrna? 13 F W Ohio

Henrietta PERSON-STROPE is Matilda's daughter from her former marriage. Finis was born in Ohio, but Eliza was born in Illinois. Is little Martha deceased?

5b. 1870 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #15 of 20): Pancoastburg P.O., Marion Twp., Fayette Co., OH, Roll 1199 (Book 1), p. 507A, PN 15, 112/115, enumerated 21 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Strope Otha 22 M W Day Laborer Ohio

Living with the BRITTEN family. Listed next to Perry's brother, Ward STROPE.

6. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found.

7. Broderbund. World Family Trees. Volume 13, Pedigree #3097.

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

9. Email from Rebecca A. Dunlap: Jane's maiden name was WELLS.

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