1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1870 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #2 of 20):  Mordansville P.O., Mt. Pleasant Twp., Columbia Co., PA, p. 315B, PN 2, 15/15, enumerated 11 Aug 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Stroup Jacob	38	M	W	B. Smith	1590	500	Pa
______ Ellen	25	F	W	Keeping house			"
______ Ann Ida	2	F	W				"
______ Sarah C	1	F	W				"

Listed next to Jacob's brother, David STROUP, with whom their mother, Catharine (CLAUSER) STROUP, is living.

3.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 16):  Mount Pleasant Twp., Columbia Co., PA, Roll T9_1119, p. 299C, PN 7, Sd 5, ED 182, enumerated 12/14 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).

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55

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Straup Jacob

W

M

48

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Farmer

Temporary Insanity

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Pa

Pa

Pa

"   M E

W

F

30

Wife

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House Keeping

Pa

Pa

Pa

"   Sarah

W

F

10

Dau

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at home

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Pa

Pa

Pa

"   Lillie R

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F

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Dau

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Pa

Pa

Pa

"   Samuel

W

M

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Son

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Pa

Pa

Pa

"   Justice L

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M

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Son

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Pa

Pa

Pa

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

5a.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9 of 19):  Asylum for Chronic Insane of Pennsylvania, [Lower Heidelberg Twp.,] Berks Co., PA, Roll T623_1377 (Book 1), p. 153A, SN 5, Line 34, SD _, ED 229, enumerated 15 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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Stroup Jacob	Patient	W	M	___ 1835	65	M	Un	PA	PA	PA	None (Patient)	12	Y	Y	Y

5b.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find Ellen.

6.  Ann H. Brandt, ed.  c2002.  Cemeteries of Columbia County.  Vol. 2.  Columbia County Historical & Genealogical Society (courtesy of Darryl Ray Stroup, who has photo of tombstone):

Stroup, Marjorie Ellen; w/o Jacob; b 27 Feb 1850 d 14 Oct 1902

7.  Email from Darry Ray Stroup.