— born in Montgomery Co., OH:
  7.  Absalom STROUP, b. 1823/4
  8.  George STROUP, Jr., b. 1827/8
  9.  Peter STROUP, b. 1829/30
10.  Henry STROUP, b. 1831/2
11.  Catharine STROUP, b. 1831/2

1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  said to be in PA, but I can't find him.

3.  1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #3 of 16; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1830

OH

Montgomery Co.

Jackson Twp.

p. 301

Ln. 6

George Stroup

222 100 100 - 001 100 100

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
2 males	4 or under	1825-1830	= Peter (b. 1829/30) = George Jr. (b. 1827/8)
2 males	5-9	1820-1825	= Absalom (b. 1823/4) = Son B
2 males	10-14	1815-1820	= Reuben (b. 1818/9) = John (b. 1816/7)
1 male	15-19	1810-1815	= Son A
1 male	40-49	1780-1790	= George (b. 1786/7)
1 female	10-14	1815-1820	= Daughter B
1 female	15-19	1810-1815	= Daughter A
1 female	40-49	1780-1790	= Catharine (b. 1785/6)

4.  1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #87-88 of 397 — not indexed, found him by doing a page-by-page search of Jackson Twp.; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840

OH

Montgomery Co.

Jackson Twp.

Roll 414, Bk 1

pp. 175B-176A

Ln. 27

George Stroup

112 130 010 - 020 010 000

0701000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	4 or under	1835-1840	=
1 male	5-9	1830-1835	= Henry (b. 1831/2)
2 males	10-14	1825-1830	= Peter (b. 1829/30) = George Jr. (b. 1827/8)
1 male	15-19	1820-1825	= Absalom (b. 1823/4)
3 males	20-29	1810-1820	= Reuben (b. 1818/9) = John (b. 1816/7)
1 male	50-59	1780-1790	= George (b. 1786/7)
2 females	5-9	1830-1835	= Daughter C = Catharine (b. 1831/2)
1 female	20-29	1810-1820	= Daughter A or B or Catharine?
0 female	50-59	1780-1790	= Catharine? (b. 1785/6)
7	persons employed in agriculture
1	person employed in manufacture and trade

Where's Catharine?  Is this enumerator error?  Also in Jackson Township:  John STROUP, who is the right age to be George's younger brother.

5.  1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #22-23 of 28):  Liberty Twp., Shelby Co., IN, pp. 321B-322A, 158/161, enumerated 22 Oct 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Geo Stoup	63	M		Farmer	6000	Penn
Catharine "	64	F				"
John      "	33	M		Laborer		"
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Absalom Stoup	26	M		Blacksmith		Ohio
George    "	22	M		"		"
Peter     "	20	M		Farmer		"
Henry     "	18	M		"		"
Catharine "	18	M				"

6.  1860 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #28 of 29):  Conns Creek P.O., Liberty Twp., Shelby Co., IN, Roll 296 (Book 1), p. 502, PN 28, 199/200, enumerated 16 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Catharine Stroup	73	F		Housekeeper	11900	480	Penn
John Stroup	46	M		Farmer			Penn