1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  Amanda J. HICK (æ 13, b. NC) is living in Cleveland Co., NC (p. 162B), with her parents, Oliver HICKS (æ 48, b. NC) & Mary (æ 47, b. NC), plus siblings.

3.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 48 — indexed "Shoup"):  Cherryville Twp., Gaston Co., NC, Roll T9_964, p. 4C, PN 7, SD 3, ED 85, enumerated 5 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	8	10	11	13	22	23	24	25	26
60	64	Stroup Barbara	W	F	58			/	House keeper		/	NC	NC	NC
		______ Ephraim	W	M	22	Son	/		Farmer		/	NC	NC	NC
		______ Jane	W	F	21	Dau-in-law	/			/	/	NC	NC	NC

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

5.  1900 Census Head-of-Household-Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #6 of 31):  Cherryville Twp., Gaston Co., NC, Roll T623_1196, p. 26B, SN 3, SD 8, ED 75, enumerated 6 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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5

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9

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19

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26

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28

51

51

Stroup Ephraim

Head

W

M

Nov 1857

42

M

20

NC

NC

NC

Farmer

0

N

N

Y

O

F

F

44

______ Jane

Wife

W

F

Sep 1856

43

M

20

5

5

NC

NC

NC

Keeping House

0

Y

Y

Y

______ Mary

Dau

W

F

Oct 1883

16

S

NC

NC

NC

0

3

Y

Y

Y

______ Stephin

Son

W

M

Jan 1886

14

S

NC

NC

NC

Farm Laborer

0

3

Y

Y

Y

______ Mathew A

Son

W

M

Aug 1890

9

S

NC

NC

NC

Farm Laborer

3

Y

N

Y

______ Lizzie

Dau

W

F

Oct 1893

6

S

NC

NC

NC

3

Listed next to Ephraim's brother, Mathew STROUP.

6.  1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1 of 37):  Waco Road, Cherryville Twp., Gaston Co., NC, Roll T624_1112 (Book 1), p. 31A, SN _A, 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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29

6

7

Straup Ephrim D

Head

M

W

52

M1

29

NC

NC

NC

Eng

Farmer

General

Emp

N

0

N

N

O

F

F

5

______ Jane

Wife

F

W

54

M1

29

5

5

NC

NC

NC

Eng

none

Y

Y

______ Mathew

Son

M

W

20

S

NC

NC

NC

Eng

none

Y

Y

Y

______ Lizzie

Dau

F

W

15

S

NC

NC

NC

Eng

none

Y

Y

Y

Marion Garris

Orphan

M

W

12

S

NC

NC

NC

Eng

none

Y

Y

Y

Hicks Sarah J

Widow

F

W

78

Wd

4

2

NC

NC

NC

Eng

none

Y

Y

Listed next to Ephraim's brother, Mathew STROUP.

7.  1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #26 of 39):  Shelby Road, Cherryville Twp., Gaston Co., NC, Roll T625_1299 (Book 2), p. 29B, SN 13B, SD 9, ED 73, enumerated 7/9 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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29

*

Fm

231

231

Stroup Ephraim D

Head

O

Un

M

W

62

M

N

N

NC

NC

NC

Y

Farmer

General Farm

OA

158

______ A Jane

Wife

F

W

63

M

Y

Y

NC

NC

NC

Y

None

______ Lizzie

Dau

F

W

26

S

Y

Y

Y

NC

NC

NC

Y

Teacher

County Schools

W

*Shelby Road

Listed four households from Horace D. STROUP.

8.  1930 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #25 of 27):  Cherryville Twp., Gaston Co., NC, Roll 1691 (Book 2), 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).
3	4	5	6	7	8	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	24	25	26	27	28	30	32
206	234	Stroup Ephraim D Sr	Head	O	500	Y	M	W	72	M	25	N	Y	NC	NC	NC	Y	Farmer	Farm	O	Y	N	171
		______ Margaret E	Wife				F	W	54	M	26	N	Y	NC	NC	NC	Y	None

Listed two households from Ephraim's nephew, Ephraim STROUP, Jr.

9.  Stroup's of Cherryville, N.C.

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