James R. STROUP
Mary E. CARVEY
Husband:  James R. STROUP
Birth:  Jun 1856/7, Johnstown, Cambria Co., PA
Occupation:  steel mill worker
Father:  Daniel W. STROUP
Mother:  Catherine STEINER
Marriage:  1880
Wife:  Mary E. CARVEY
Birth:  Apr 1856, PA
Occupation:  homemaker
Father:  George S. CARVEY, Sr.
Mother:  Mary Jane SOLES
Children — born in Braddock, Allegheny Co., PA:
1.  Ella STROUP, b. Sep 1880
2.  George STROUP, b. Oct 1883
3.  [Elizabeth?] Bess / Bessie STROUP, b. Feb 1885
4.  Mamie / Mayme STROUP, b. May 1887
5.  Gale STROUP [male], b. Aug 1894


Sources:

1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1880 Census (indexed at FamilySearch.org; page image online at Ancestry.com, Image #50 of 67):  Braddock, Allegheny Co., PA, Roll T9-1088 (Book 1), p. 216B, PN 50, SD 9, ED 33, enumerated 16 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).
1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 24 25 26
431 437 Stroup James W M 22   / / works in Steel Mill Pa Pa Pa
    ______ Mary W F 22 Wife / / Keeping House Pa Pa Pa
The tick in Column 12 means they were married within the census year.

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

4.  1900 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #22 of 47):  422 Camp Avenue, Braddock, Allegheny Co., PA, Roll 1366 (Book 1), p. 191A, SN 2, SD 18, ED 351, enumerated 1 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
* 422 19 21 Stroupe James Head W M Jun 1856 43 M 23     PA PA PA Steele Blower 0   Y Y Y O M H
      _______ Mary Wife W F Apr 1856 44 M 23 6 5 PA PA PA       Y Y Y      
      _______ Ella Dau W F Sep 1880 19 S       PA PA PA Book Keeper     Y Y Y      
      _______ George Son W M Oct 1883 17 S       PA PA PA At School   9 Y Y Y      
      _______ Bessie Dau W F Feb 1885 15 S       PA PA PA At School   9 Y Y Y      
      _______ Mamie Dau W F May 1887 13 S       PA PA PA At School   9 Y Y Y      
      _______ Gale Son W M Aug 1894  5 S       PA PA PA                  
*Camp Avenue
Have they lost track of when they were married?

5.  1910 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #19 of 70):  422 Camp Avenue, Braddock Borough (Ward 4), Allegheny Co., PA, Roll 1293 (Book 1), p. 178A, SN 10A, SD 23, ED 27, enumerated 21 Apr 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
* 422 160 188 Stroup James Head M W 50 M1 32     PA PA PA Eng Laborer Steel Works W N 5 Y Y   O M H
      ______ Mary Wife F W 50 M1 32 6 5 PA PA PA Eng None         Y Y        
      ______ Ella Dau F W 28 S       PA PA PA Eng Stenographer Real Estate W N 0 Y Y        
      ______ Bessie Dau F W 24 S       PA PA PA Eng Teacher Public Schools W N 0 Y Y        
      ______ George Son M W 26 S       PA PA PA Eng Clerk Bank W N 0 Y Y        
      ______ Mayme Dau F W 22 S       PA PA PA Eng Teacher Public Schools W N 0 Y Y        
      ______ Gale Son M W 15 S       PA PA PA Eng None         Y Y Y      
      Carvey Elizabeth Sister
in law
F W 53 S       PA PA PA Eng None         Y Y        
*Camp Avenue
Mary and Elizabeth have each shaved three years off their age.

6.  1920

7.  1930

8.  Messages posted to the STROUP Surname Board (online at Ancestry.com).

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