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Alexander STROUP
Irene FEWELL
Husband:  Alexander STROUP
Birth:  1806/7, NC
Death:  1860-70, said to have died at Fort Smith, Franklin Co., AR
Occupation:  farmer
Father:  Jacob STROUP II
Mother:  Elizabeth "Betsy" DILLINGER
Marriage:  15 Oct 1835, Habersham Co., GA
Wife:  Irena FEUELL / Irene FEWELL / JEWELL
Birth:  Jan 1815, SC or GA
Death:  aft. 1900 census
Occupation:  homemaker

Irene is the English form of German given name, Irena.  FEWELL and JEWELL are Anglicized spellings of German surname FEUELL. 

Children:
— born in GA, presumably either in Habersham Co., GA, or Cass [now Gordon] Co., GA:
  1.  Walter B. STROUP, b. 20 Oct 1835/6
  2.  Henry STROUP, b. 1837/8
  3.  Lindley M. STROUP, b. 1839/40

— born in GA, presumably in Cass [now Gordon] Co., GA:
  4.  Alice O. STROUP, b. 1841/2
  5.  James Monroe STROUP, b. 1843/4
  6.  Mary J. STROUP, b. 12 Dec 1846
  7.  Zachary Taylor STROUP, b. 1847/8
  8.  Katharine STROUP, b. 1848/9; d. 1850-52
  9.  Catharine STROUP, b. 1851/2
10.  Sarah STROUP, b. 1853/4
11.  Henrietta STROUP, b. 1855/6

Katharine and Catharine may or may not be the same person.

Keywords for search engines:  USA, US, United States, Arkansas, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina

Sources (n.b., Gordon Co. was formed in 1850 from Cass and Floyd Cos.):

1a.  Jordan R. Dodd, ed.  1993.  Georgia Marriages: Early to 1850.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-226):
Stroup, Alexander Jewell, Irene 15 Oct 1835 Habersham

1b.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).
Alexander STROUP
Spouse: Irena FEWELL
Marriage: 15 Oct 1835, Habersham, Georgia
Source: patron submission

2.  1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1 of 6 — the numerical pages preceded the name pages; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
1840 GA Cass [now Gordon] Co. Dist. 963 Roll M704_38 pp. 106A-106B Ln. 17 Alexander Stroup 300 010 - 000 010 0100000 no slaves
These data indicate:
No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred
3 males 4 or under 1835-1840 = Lindley (b. 1839/40)
= Henry (b. 1837/8)
= Walter (b. 1835/6)
1 male 20-29 1810-1820 = Alex (b. 1811/2)
1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = Irene (b. 1814/5)
1 person employed in agriculture

3.  1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #122 of 124):  12th Division, Gordon Co., GA, Roll 71, p. 70B, 847/854, enumerated 9 Dec 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
Alex Stroup 38 M   Farmer 1600 NC
Ir????    " 35 F       Geo
Walter    " 14 M       "
Henry     " 12 M       "
Lindley ? " 10 M       "
Alice O   "  8 F       "
James M   "  6 M       "
Mary      "  4 F       "
Z Taylor  "  2 M       "
Katharine "  1 F       "

4.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3 of 11 — indexed "Straup"):  Maumelle P.O., Maumelle Twp., Pulaski Co., AR, Roll 49 (Book 1), p. 167, PN 3, 21/20, enumerated 26 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
Alexander Stroup 53 M   Farmer   150 North Carolina
Irena        " 44 F         South Carolina
Linate? M    " 19 M         Georgia
Alice O      " 17 F         "
Mary         " 14 F         "
Monroe       " 16 M         "
Taylor       " 12 M         "
Catharine    "  8 F         "
Sarah        "  6 F         "
Henrietta    "  4 F         "
Josephine S  " 27 F         "
This greater age for Alexander (compared to 1850) has to be the correct one, otherwise he cannot be a son of the parents to whom he's attached.

5a.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 33):  Little Rock P.O., Prairie Twp., Pulaski Co., AR, Roll M593_62, p. 390A, PN 5, 32/32, enumeerated 16 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
_____ Irene 55 F W Keeping house   280 S Carolina
_____ Zachery T 22 M W Farmer     Georgia
_____ Josaphine 37 F W At home     "
The household above them is surnamed BAKER, and Irene is thus indexed BAKER, but we know they should have been enumerated STROUP.  I can't find any of the three youngest children, Catharine, Sarah, or Henrietta.

5b.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #6 of 10):  Little Rock P.O., Clear Lake Twp., Pulaski Co., AR, Roll, p. 141B, PN 6, 49/49, enumerated 19 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
Strupe Walter B 34 M W Physician     Georgia
Strupe Monroe 23 M W Farmer     Georgia
Walter and Monroe are boarders in a very prosperous household, none of whose other residents appear related to them.

6.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #14 of 23):  Mill Creek Twp., Franklin Co., AR, Roll T9_44, p. 794B, PN 34, SD 2, ED 62, enumerated __ Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
1880:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 24 25 26
305 307 Springfield George W M 34       /   Farmer GA GA GA
    Springfield Mary J W F 33   Wife   /   Keeping house GA GA GA
    ___________ James B W M  3   Son /       AR GA GA
    ___________ Mary L W F 8/12 Oct Dau /       AR GA GA
    Stroup Irena W F 68   Mother     /   GA    
    Richey Samuel W M 27   Boarder /     Laborer on farm AR    

7.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

8.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #28 of 32):  Prairie Twp., Franklin Co., AR, Roll T623_58 (Book 2), p. 128B, SN 14, SD 4, ED 199, 23 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
1900:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28
258 262 Springfield Mary J Head W M Dec 1845 54 Wd    2 2 GA SC SC Farmer 0   Y Y Y R F 242
    ___________ James B Son W M Jan 1877 23 M 0     AR GA GA Farm laborer 0   Y Y Y      
    ___________ Lula D Dau W F Nov 1883 16 S       AR GA GA Farm laborer 4 4 Y Y Y      
    ___________ Ara M D-in-law W M Mar 1882 18 M 0     GA GA GA       Y Y Y      
    Straup Irene Mother W F Jan 1825 85 Wd   11 2 SC SC SC       Y N Y      

9.  1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  not found.

10.  OneWorldTree (online at Ancestry.com).

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

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