— born in Crawford [now Laclede] Co., MO:
2.  Henry STROUP, b. 1825
3.  (Daughter A) STROUP, b. 1825-30
4.  (Daughter B) STROUP, b. 1825-30
5.  (Son B) STROUP, b. 1830-35
6.  (Son C) STROUP, b. 1830-35

— born in Pulaski [now Laclede] Co., MO
7.  (Son D) STROUP, b. 1830-35
8.  (Son B) STROUP, b. 1835-40
9.  (Son B) STROUP, b. 1835-40

Where are all these children in 1850?

1.  Jordan R. Dodd, ed.  1995.  Marriage Index: AR, CA, IA, LA, MN, MO, OR, TX, 1728-1850.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-227):  not found, but there are no Laclede, Pulaski, or Wright County marriages on the CD.

2.  1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  there is no Jacob STROUP (nor John STROUP) indexed in Missouri.  I did a page-by-page check of Crawford County.

3.  1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #27-28 of 76; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840

MO

Pulaski [now Laclede] Co.

Roll 229

pp. 211A-211B

Ln. 4

Jacob Stroup

230 200 100 - 002 001

0600000

no slaves

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
2 males	4 or under	1835-1840	= Son F = Son E
3 males	5-9	1830-1835	= Son D = Son C = Son B
2 males	15-19	1820-1825	= Henry (b. 1825) = Son A
1 male	40-49	1790-1800	= Jacob
2 females	10-14	1825-1830	= Daughter B = Daughter A
1 female	30-39	1800-1810	= Sarah
1	person employed in agriculture

Listed one line above John STROUP (æ 40-50).

4.  1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #45 of 57 — indexed "Strass"):  District 45, Laclede Co., MO, p. 138A, 301/301, enumerated 19 Nov 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Henry Strap	23	M		Farmer		Mo
Sarah Strap	51	F				Mo
James   "	2	M				Mo
John    "	1	M				Mo

Henry appears to be a widower.  Sarah is presumably his widowed mother.

8.  Query posted to the Laclede County, Missouri web site (online at rootsweb.com).

I have not been able to trace the family further [than] the 1820s, when JACOB STROUP apparently moved to the county [Laclede].  Jacob was the father of HENRY STROUP (b. 1825)...