Jacob STROUP
Anna M. __?__
Rebecca B. MURPHY
NOTICE:  A patrilineal descendant of our subject is participating in the STRAUB Y-chromosome DNA Surname Project.  Anyone who suspects they descend from our subject on a direct male line can now support that connection with a DNA test.  This descendant turns out to be a match for a patrilineal descendant of Adam Michael STRAUB, of MD.  How they connect is unknown, but without doubt they do connect.
Husband:  Jacob STROUP
Birth:  1815/6, PA
Death apparently:  1860-70, Van Buren Twp., Grant Co., IN
Occupation:  farmer
Y-DNA Haplogroup:  I2a-Dinaric-S
Marriage-1:
Wife-1:  Anna M. __?__
Birth:  1818/9, OH
Occupation:  homemaker
Marriage-2:  29 Jun 1854, Grant Co., IN
Wife-2:  Rebecca B. MURPHY
Birth:  1812/3, IN
Death:  aft. 1970 census
Occupation:  homemaker
Other Spouse:  m1. 13 Feb 1844, Fayette Co., IN, Alfred COLEMAN; m3. 1860-70, Charles SHAFFER (b. 1799/1800, PA)
Children with Anna:
1.  (Son A) STROUP, b. 1835-40; d. by 1850

— born in Van Buren Twp., Grant Co., IN:
2.  James Polk STROUP, b. May 1840 
3.  Benjamin F. STROUP, b. 1843/4
4.  Mary M. STROUP, b. 1845/6

Stepchildren from Rebecca's prior marriage — born in IN, possibly in Van Buren Twp., Grant Co., IN:
.  Mary C. COLEMAN-STROUP, b. 1844/5
.  Sarah M. COLEMAN-STROUP, b. 1846/7
.  Jesse COLEMAN-STROUP, b. 1847/8
.  Thaddeus COLEMAN-STROUP, b. 1849/50
Child with Rebecca B. MURPHY:
5.  Anna M. STROUP, b. 1854/5, Van Buren Twp., Grant Co., IN

By tradition, the first daugther of a second wife is sometimes named for the husband's late first wife, which appears to be the case here.

Keywords for search engines:  USA, US, United States, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia

Sources (n.b., Grant and Huntington Cos. are adjacent):

1a.  Jordan R. Dodd, ed.  1993.  Indiana Marriages:  Early to 1850.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-228):  not found, and there are at least some Grant County marriages on the CD.

1b.  Index of Indiana Marriages through 1850 (online at the web site of the Indiana State Library, Genealogy Division, Indianapolis, IN):  not found.

1c.  Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 (online at Ancestry.com):
Jacob Stroup Rebecca Coleman 29 Jun 1854 Grant Co. Book 3, p. 63

2.  1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #1-2 of 2; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
1840 IN Grant Co. Van Buren Twp. pp. 91A-91B Ln. 9 Jacob Stroup 200 010 - 000 010 0100000
These data indicate:
No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred
2 males 4 or under 1835-1840 = James (b. 1840)
= Son A
1 male 20-29 1810-1820 = Jacob (b. 1815-6)
1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = Anna (b. 1818/19)
1 person employed in agriculture

3.  1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #4 of 13):  Van Buren Twp., Grant Co., IN, p. 236A, 456/463, enumerated 6 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
Jacob Stroup 34 M   Farmer   Pa
Anna M     " 31 F       Ohio
James      " 10 M       Ind
Benjamin F "  6 M       "
Mary M     "  4 F       "
Listed two households from Jacob's future wife, Rebecca (MURPHY) COLEMAN.

4.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #23 of 23):  Greenbush P.O., Van Buren Twp., Grant Co., IN, Roll M653_261, p. 231, PN 231, 1665/1546, enumerated 19 Aug 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
Jacob Stroup 45 M   Farmer 2500 600 Pa
Rebbecca B " 47 F         Va
Mary C     " 15 F         Ind
Sarah M    " 13 F         "
Jesse      " 12 M         "
Thadeus    " 10 M         "
Anna       "  5 F         "
James Stroup 20 M   Farmer     Ohio
Benjamin " 17 M   "     Ind
Mary M   " 14 F         "
Mary C., Sarah M., Jesse, and Thaddeus are Rebecca's children from her prior marriage; James, Benjamin, and Mary M. are Jacob's children from his prior marriage.  Their only child together is Anna.

5.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3 of 38):  Huntington P.O., Lancaster Twp., Huntington Co., IN, Roll M593_325, p. 153A, PN 3, 19/19, enumerated 1 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤(•)
Shaffer Charles 70 M W Farmer 3800 400 Pennsylvania
_______ Rebecca 56 F W Keeping House     Virginia
Stroup Anna M 14 F W       Indiana

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