James Henderson STROUP & Margaret GODSEY & Martha O. MORAN & Margaret DAVIS

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James Henderson STROUP
Margaret GODSEY
Martha Olive MORAN
Margaret DAVIS

Husband: James Henderson "Jim" STROUP
Birth: 6 Mar 1860, Ashland, Tippah [now Benton] Co., MS
Death: 13 Sep 1839, possibly in Fayette Co., TN
Disposition: buried Grand Junction Cemetery, Hardeman Co., TN
Father: Ephraim STROUP
Mother: Nancy Elizabeth QUEEN

Marriage-1:

Wife-1: Margaret "Maggie" Wilkerson GODSEY / GOSSEY

Marriage-2: 23 Dec 1886, MS

Wife-2: Martha Olive "Mattie" MORAN
Birth: 8 Nov 1865, Tippah [now Benton?], Co., MS
Death: 10 Sep 1898, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN
Disposition: buried Grand Junction Cemetery, Hardeman Co., TN
Father: George Washington MORAN (1839-1921) — Willis J.⁷, Henry⁶, Willis John⁵, Willis John⁴, Gabriel³, Thomas², James¹
Mother: Angelina "Lina" McDANIEL (1844-1919)

Marriage-3: 14 Sep 1899

Wife-3: Margaret "Maggie" DAVIS
Birth: 6 May 1872 or 1873, Hardeman Co., TN
Death: 6 May 1932, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN
Disposition: buried Grand Junction Cemetery, Hardeman Co., TN
Occupation: homemaker
Father: William D. DAVIS (b. 1844/5, TN)
Mother: Mary CAIN (b. 1847/8, AL; d. 1902)

Children with Maggie GODSEY:

Children with Martha Olive MORAN:

— born in Benton Co., MS:
1. Lawrence E. STROUP, b. 30 Jan 1887 or 1888
2. Ethel O. STROUP, b. 17 Sep 1889

— born in TN, presumably in Fayette Co., TN:
3. Elmore / Elmo M. STROUP, b. 5 Oct 1891 or 1893
4. Ruth B. STROUP, b. 29 Oct 1894 or 1895
5. M. H. STROUP, b. 4 Nov 1897

Children with Margaret DAVIS — born in Fayette Co., TN:

6. Velma STROUP, b. 11 Apr 1901
7. Ann / Anna / Annie Mae / Maie STROUP, b. 24 Apr 1902; d. 8 Jan 1903; bur. Grand Junction Cem.
8. Russell W. STROUP, b. 23 Dec 1903
9. Mary Louise STROUP, b. 3 May 1905

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Sources (n.b., Benton Co. was formed in 1870 from Tippah and Marshall Cos.; Hardeman Co. was formed in 1823 from Hardin Co.):

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): J. H. STROUP (æ 20, b. MS/NC/NC) is living in Benton Co., MS, with his parents (q.v.). Maggie DAVIS (æ 7, b. TN/TN/AL), is living in Hardeman Co., TN (p. 398D), with her parents, W. D. DAVIS (æ 35, b. TN/NC/NC) & Mary (æ 32, b. AL/AL/SC), plus siblings.

3. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

4. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #11 of 31): Thirteenth District, Fayette Co., TN, Roll T623_1569, p. 260A, SN 6, 259, ED 22, enumerated 6 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).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

97 101 Straup James H Head W M Mch 1860 40 M 13 MS NC NC Farmer 0 Y Y Y O M F 59

______ Maggie Wife W F May 1873 27 M 13 0 0 TN TN TN Keeping House Y Y Y

______ Laurance E Son W M Jan 1887 12 S MS MS MS at school 8 Y Y Y

______ Ethel O Dau W F Sep 1889 10 S MS MS MS at school 8 Y Y Y

______ Elmo Son W M Oct 1891 8 S TN MS MS

______ Ruth May Dau W F Oct 1894 5 S TN MS MS

______ M H Son W M Oct 1897 2 S TN MS MS

They cannot have been married 13 years if Maggie has had no children (see 1910).

5. 1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #21 of 22): District 13, Fayette Co., TN, Roll T624_1498, p. 80B, SN 14B, SD 10, ED 22, enumerated 12 May 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1910: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

246 266 Straup James H Head M W 51 M2 9 MS NC NC Eng Farmer General Farm Emp Y Y O M F 238

______ Maggie Wife F W 36 M1 9 4 3 TN TN TN Eng None Y Y

______ Laurance E Son M W 22 S MS MS MS Eng Mail Carrier Rural Route W N 0 Y Y

______ Elmore Son M W 15 S TN MS MS Eng Farm Laborer Home Farm W N 0 Y Y Y

______ Ruth Dau F W 13 S TN MS MS Eng None Y Y Y

______ M H Son M W 11 S TN MS MS Eng Farm Laborer Home Farm W N 0 Y Y Y

______ Velma Dau F W 9 S TN MS TN None Y

______ Russell Son M W 6 S TN MS TN None N

______ Mary L Dau F W 5 S TN MS TN None N

6. 1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #6-7 of 28): LaGrange and Grand Junction Road North, 13th Civil District, Fayette Co., TN, Roll T625_1738 (Book 1), pp. 223B-224A, SN 3B-4A, SD 10, ED 21, enumerated 14 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1920: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 16 17 18 19 21 23 25 26 27 29

* Fm 74 78 Stroup James Head O F M W 59 M Y Y MS NC TN Y Farmer General 24

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* Stroup Maggie Wife F W 48 M Y Y TN TN AL Y None

______ Velma Dau F W 18 S Y Y Y TN MS TN Y None

______ Russel Son M W 16 S Y Y Y TN MS TN Y None

______ Mary E Dau F W 16 S Y Y Y TN MS TN Y None

*LaGrange and Grand Junction Road North

7. 1930 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #18 of 19): Civil District 13, Fayette Co., TN, Roll 2246, p. 267B, SN 9B, ED 24-25, SD 10, enumerated 11 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1930: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 28 30 32

173 173 Stroup James H Head O R Y M W 70 M 40 N Y MS NC NC Y Farmer Cotton Farm O Y N 174

______ Margaret Wife F W 58 M 18 N Y TN TN TN Y None

Listed next to son, Russell STROUP, who is next to son, Elmore STROUP.

8. Hardeman County, TN, Cemeteries: [Index to] Grand Junction Cemetery (online at the Hardeman County TNGenWeb site; contributed by Charlotte Holloway and Rose D. Greene; these readings have obviously been edited and interpreted by the compilers, so consider this a secondary source in need of verification):

Stroupe, James H. 6 Mar 1860 - 13 Sep 1939 h/o Mattie O. Moran Stroupe

Stroupe, Mattie O. Moran 8 Nov 1865 - 10 Sep 1898 w/o James H. Stroupe

Stroupe, Margaret Davis 6 May 1872 - 6 May 1932 w/o James H. Stroupe

Stroupe, Annie Maie 24 Apr 1902 - 8 Jan 1903 d/o J.H. & Maggie M. Stroupe

9. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: Pedigree Resource File (index to CDs, online at FamilySearch.org).

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

11. Email from Reiley Kidd.

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