1.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org).

Charles Wells BRAINERD Birth: 02 Jan 1846, Ravenna, Portage, Ohio Father: Enos Post BRAINERD (1814-1898) Mother:  Margaret WELLS (1816-1880) Marriage: 02 Jan 1867, Trumbull, Ohio Spouse: Celia J. PECK Birth: 21 Apr 1844, Trumbull, Ohio Father: Joshua PECK; Mother: Julia E. GAGER

2.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  Don STRAUP (æ 9, b. OH) is living in the Village of LaGrange, LaGrange Co., OH, with his widowed mother (q.v.).  Lillie BRAINERD (æ 5, b. OH) is living in Ravenna Village, Portage Co., OH (p. 358C), with her parents, Charles W. BRAINERD (æ 35, b. OH; parents NY, OH) and Celia J. (æ 36, b. OH; parents CT, CT).

3.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

4.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  Don STROUPE (æ 18 [28], b. OH) is living in LaGrange, Lorain Co., OH, with his widowed mother (q.v.).  Celia BRAINERD (æ 52, b. Mar 1848, OH; parents OH, OH) is living in Mantua Village, Mantua Twp., Portage Co., OH (p. 180B), with her husband, Charles W. BRAINERD (æ 55, b. Sep 1844, OH; parents OH, NY).

5a.  1910 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find, and I really pounded the index.  I did a page-by-page search of Mantua Township, but most of it is too faded to read, so that's where they may have been.  Celia BRAINERD (æ 65, b. OH) is living in Mantua Village, Mantua Twp., Portage Co., OH (p. 159A), with her husband, Charles W. BRAINERD (æ 65, b. OH).

5b.  1910 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com):  can't find.

5c.  1910 Miracode Index of Ohio (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find.

6.  1920 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #15 of 18):  Mud Mill Dist., Mantua Twp., Portage Co., OH, Roll T625_1428, p. 77A, SN 8A, SD 14, ED 99, enumerated 29 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1920:  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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Stroupe Don

Head

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W

48

M

Y

Y

OH

PA

NY

Y

Insurance and Real Estate

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_______ Lillie

Wife

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Y

OH

OH

NY

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Y

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Brainard Celia

M-in-law

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W

75

WD

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Y

NY

NY

NY

Y

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Both Don's and Lillie's parents were both born in NY.  Celia has given three different locations for her parents birthplaces.

7.  1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find.