WARNING:  secondary sources are mistakenly making our subject's wife, Margaret BEAM (b. 1858/9, NC), d/o David C. BEAM (b. 1832/3, NC) & Catharine HUSS (b. 1834/5, NC).  Please see 1870 and 1880 census records (below), which prove that our subject's wife is not Margaret BEAM.

— born in NC:
3.  James E. STROUP, b. 10 Aug 1882; 
4.  Lennie STROUP, b. Feb 1884
5.  Peter W. STROUP, b. 7 Oct 1886
6.  Mary Etta STROUP, b. Aug 1890; d. bef. 1900
7.  Aaron STROUP, b. Aug 1890
8.  Anne May STROUP, b. 25 May 1891; d. 29 Mar 1920

1.  Marriage Record:

2a.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  Easton W. STRAUP (æ 15, b. NC) is living in Ironton Twp., Lincoln Co., NC, with his parents (q.v.).  Maggie BEAN (æ 11, b. NC) is living in Lincoln Twp., Lincoln Co., NC (p. 216A), with her parents, James W. BEAN (æ 42, b. NC) & Sallie (æ 38, b. NC), plus siblings.

2b.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  Margaret BEAM (æ 11, b. NC) is living in Cherryville Twp., Gaston Co., NC, (p. 658B), with her parents, David C. BEAM (æ 37, b. NC) & Catharine (æ 35, b. NC), plus siblings.

3a.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #44 of 57):  Lincolnton Twp., Lincoln Co., NC, Roll T9_970, p. 319D, PN 44, SD 3, ED 102, enumerated 24 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).

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Stroupe Winslow

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Cabinet Maker

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_______ Maggie

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Wife

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Keeping house

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_______ Walter

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_______ Estelle

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3b.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  Margaret BEAM (æ 21, b. NC) is still unmarried and living in Cherryville Twp., Gaston Co., NC (p. 6C), with her parents, David BEAM (æ 47, b. NC) & Catharine (æ 45, b. NC), plus siblings.

4.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

5.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #32 of 82):  Gastonia, Gastonia Twp., Gaston, Co., NC, Roll T623_1196, p. 160B, SN 16, SD 8, ED 80, enumerated 8/9 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).

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Stroup M L

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House Keeper

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______ Walter

Son

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Nov 1877

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Laborer

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______ Katy

Dau

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Aug 1879

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Reeler

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Son

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Painter

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Son

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Feb 1884

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NC

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Reeler

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______ Pete

Son

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M

Oct 1886

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NC

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at school

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______ Aaron

Son

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M

Aug 1890

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NC

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at school

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______ Annie M

Dau

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May 1893

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D-in-law

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Is Margaret a widow?  Or has Easton left her? Who is Jim married to?

6.  1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find.

7.  1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find.

8.  1930 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find.

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