Margaret was very young (æ 14/15) to have married in 1882, but there was no other unmarried Margaret/Maggie STROPE in the state in the 1880 census, so she must have been the one.

1a.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

Ward STROPE Spouse: Ethla ORAHOOD Marriage: 12 Sep 1846, Fayette, Ohio Source: Marriage Records, 1810-1909. Ohio. Probate Court (Fayette County)

James B. SMITH Spouse: Josephine STROPE Marriage: 23 Dec 1876, Fayette, Ohio Source: Marriage Records, 1810-1909. Ohio. Probate Court (Fayette County)

William COMPTON Spouse: Rebecca STROPE Marriage: 24 Apr 1871, Fayette, Ohio Source: Marriage Records, 1810-1909. Ohio. Probate Court (Fayette County)

Samuel GODWIN Spouse: Margaret STROPE Marriage: 13 Jun 1882, Fayette, Ohio Source: Marriage Records, 1810-1909. Ohio. Probate Court (Fayette County)

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

Strope, Ward

Orahood, Esther

12 Sep 1846

Fayette Co.

2.  1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #9 of 31):  Wayne Twp., Fayette Co., OH, p. 94B, 473/473, enumerated 5 Aug 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Ward Strope	28	M		Laborer		O
Ethly   "	23	F				"
Eliza A "	2	F				"
Simeon  "	8/12	M				"

3.  1860 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #17 of 22):  New Holland P.O., Marion Twp., Fayette Co., OH, Roll 959 (Book 1), p. 383A, PN 141, 985/990, enumerated 29 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Ward Strope	38	M		Laborer		100	Ohio
Ethley    "	29	F					Indiana
Eliza A   "	12	F					Ohio
Simeon    "	10	M					"
Josephine "	7	F					"
Rebecca   "	5	F					"
Lucinda   "	3	F					"
Margaret  "	10/12	F					"

4.  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, 113/116, enumerated 21 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Strope Ward	53	M	W	Farmer		600	Ohio
______ Ethley	40	F	W	Keeping House			Ohio
______ Josephine	18	F	W	Helping Mother			Ohio
______ Rebecca J	16	F	W	"      "			Ohio
______ Carlinda	9	F	W				Ohio
______ Margaret	3	F	W				Ohio
______ Samantha	1	F	W				Ohio
Radley Nicholas	20	M	W				Ohio
Rickey Joseph	9	M	W				Ohio

Ward's nephew, Otha STROPE, is living next door with the BRITTON family.

5.  1880 Census (indexed at FamilySearch.org; page image online at Ancestry.com, Image #11-12 of 20):  Marion Twp., Fayette Co., OH, pp. 552C-552D, PN 11-12, SD 5, ED 55, enumerated 16 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen).¤•  This enumerator did not use dwelling or family numbers, so you just have to guess where one household ends and the next begins.

1880:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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6.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  not found.

8.  Messages in the Archives of the OHFAYETT-L mailing list (online at RootsWeb.com):

Logan County OH Cemetery records: Washington Twp--Plum Cemetery Strope, Ethla, d 24 Mar 1894, ae 65y 6m 4d

9.  Birthdate calculated using Ben Buckner's Birthdate Calculator.

Name	Deathdate	Age at Death	Result
Ethla STROPE	24 Mar 1894	4d 6m 67y	20 Sep 1826
(Calculated birthdates should always be prefaced with "ca." — you can't be certain the person who calculated their age did it correctly.)