1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1 of 37 — indexed "Ephrin D. Straup"):  Waco Road, Cherryville Twp., Gaston Co., NC, Roll T624_1112 (Book 1), p. 31A, SN 1A, SD 7, ED 53, enumerated 15 Apr 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1910:  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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Straup Ephrim D (Jr)

Head

M

W

37

M1

7

NC

NC

NC

Eng

Farmer

Gen farm

OA

Y

Y

R

F

______ Norah B

Wife

F

W

26

M1

7

2

2

NC

NC

NC

Eng

none

Y

Y

______ Evert L

Son

M

W

3

S

NC

NC

NC

Eng

none

______ Grady H

Son

M

W

1 6/12

S

NC

NC

NC

none

Listed between Ephraim's father, Mathew STROUP, and Alfred STROUP.

3.  1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #29 of 39):  Cherryville Twp., Gaston Co., NC, Roll T625_1299 (Book 2), p. 31A, SN 15A, SD 9, ED 79, enumerated 11/12 Feb 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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Stroup Ephraim D Jr

Head

R

M

W

46

M

Y

Y

NC

NC

NC

Y

Farmer

General Farm

OA

183

______ Everett L

Son

M

W

13

S

Y

Y

Y

NC

NC

NC

Y

Laborer

Home Farm

W

______ Gairy H

Son

M

W

11

S

Y

Y

Y

NC

NC

NC

Y

Laborer

Home Farm

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______ Ernest B

Son

M

W

9

S

Y

NC

NC

NC

None

______ Nellie

Dau

F

W

7

S

Y

NC

NC

NC

None

4.  1930 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #25 of 27):  Cherryville Twp., Gaston Co., NC, Roll 1691, p. 43A, SN 13A, ED 36-4, SD 7, enumerated 25 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):•

1930:  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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204	232	Stroup Ephriam Jr	Head	R	500	Y	M	W	57	Wd	29	N	Y	NC	NC	NC	Y	Farmer	Farm	O	Y	N	169
		______ Ernest	Son				M	W	19	S		N	Y	NC	NC	NC	Y	Laborer	on Farm	NP
		______ Nellie L	Dau				F	W	17	S		Y	Y	NC	NC	NC	Y	None