Birth said to be, but not:  1785
Death said to be, but not:  6 Oct 1839, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA
Was the wrong tombstone ascribed to our subject?  Because both the birth and death dates are wrong based on the 1850 census.

1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1830

3.  1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #23-24 of 106; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

1840

PA

Philadelphia Co.

City of Philadelphia

North Mulberry Ward

Roll M704_481

pp. 13B-14A

Ln. 8

George Stroup

011 000 100 - 100 011

0001000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	5-9	1830-1835	= William (b. 1832)
1 male	10-14	1825-1830	=  Henry (b. 1828)
1 male	40-49	1790-1800	= George (b. 1799/1800)
1 female	4 or under	1835-1840	= Annie (b. 1837/8) = Caroline (b. 1835)
1 female	20-29	1810-1820	= ?
1 female	30-39	1800-1810	= Eliza (b. 1802/3)
1	person employed in manufacture and trade

4.  1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #225 of 298):  North Mulberry Ward, Philadelphia Co., PA, Roll M432_815, p. 432A, 1442/1608, enumerated 19 Aug 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

George Stroupe	50	M		Clothing Store	2800	Penna
Elisa     "	47	F				"
Henry     "	20	M		Clerk		"
William   "	18	M		Map Mounting		"
Caroline  "	15	F				"
Annie     "	12	F				"

5.  1860 Census Every-Name Index and Images (online at Ancestry.com):  not found, at least not in Philadelphia County.

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