John STROUP & Harriet __?_

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John STROUP
Harriet __?__

Husband: John STROPE / STROUP
Birth: ca. 4 Sep 1797, PA
Death (æ 79y 4m 23d): 27 Jan 1877, Medina Co., OH
Disposition: buried Medina Co., OH
Occupation: farmer
Father: Thomas STROPE, Sr.
Mother: Ann __?__

Marriage:

Wife: Harriet __?__
Birth: ca. 20 Sep 1805, MD
Death (æ 77y 6m 9d): 29 Mar 1883, Medina Co., OH
Disposition: buried Medina Co., OH
Occupation: homemaker

Children — born in Richhill Twp., Greene Co., PA:

1. (Daughter A) STROUP, b. 1815-20
2. (Daughter B) STROUP, b. 1815-20
3. (Son A) STROUP, b. 1820-25
4. (Son B) STROUP, b. 1820-25
5. (Son C) STROUP, b. 1820-25
6. (Daughter C) STROUP, b. 1825-30
7. Elizabeth STROUP, b. 1831/2
8. Howard STROUP, b. 1833/4
9. Jackson STROUP, b. 1836-38
10. (Daughter D) STROUP, b. 1835-40
11. Samuel STROUP, b. Nov 1837 or 1838/9
12. Allison STROUP, b. 1839/40

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Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #3 of 3; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1820 PA Greene Co. Richhill Twp. p. 329B Ln. 21 John Stroup 000200-01100-0-200

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 males 19-25* 1794-1801 = John (b. 1796/7)
= ?

1 female 10-15 1804-1810 = ?

1 female 16-25 1794-1804 = Harriet (b. 1804/5)

2 persons engaged in agriculture

*In the 1820 Census, the third column is age class 16-18 and the fourth column is age class 16-25; therefore, any individual in column three is duplicated in column four. By subtracting the number in column three from the number in column four, you can create an age class "19-25."

Listed next to his step-grandfather, William ALLUM.

3. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #5 of 14; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1830 PA Greene Co. Richhill Twp. p. 395 Ln. 27 John Stoup 030 001 - 201 010

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

3 males 5-9 1820-1825 = Son C
= Son B
= Son A

1 male 30-39 1790-1800 = John (b. 1796/7)

2 females 4 or under 1825-1830 = Daughter C

1 female 10-14 1815-1820 = Daughter B
= Daughter A

1 female 20-29 1800-1810 = Harriet (b. 1804/5)

Listed next to John ALUM.

4. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #1 of 16; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840 PA Greene Co. Richhill Twp. p. 21B Ln. 19 John Stroup 310 100 100 - 110 001 000 0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

3 males 4 or under 1835-1840 = Allison (b. 1839/40)
= Samuel (b. 1838/9)
= Jackson (b. 1835/6)

1 male 5-9 1830-1835 = Howard (b. 1833/4)

1 male 15-19 1820-1825 = Son A or B or C

1 male 40-49 1790-1800 = John (b. 1796/7)

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Daughter D

1 female 5-9 1830-1835 = Elizabeth (b. 1831/2)

1 female 30-39 1800-1810 = Harriet (b. 1804/5)

1 person employed in agriculture

Where are the rest of the children born by 1830? Did they really lose five of their first six children?!

5. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #34 of 52): Richhill Twp., Greene Co., PA, p. 303B/604, 236/236, enumerated 10 Sep 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

John Strope 53 M Farmer 1400 Pa

Harriet   " 45 F Md

Elizabeth " 18 F Pa

Howard    " 16 M " "

Jackson   " 14 M "

Samuel    " 11 M "

Allison   " 10 M "

6. 1860 Census Every-Name Index and Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #15 of 27): Spencer P.O., Spencer Twp., Medina Co., OH, Roll M653_1007, p. 97B, PN 150, 1131/1120, enumerated 2 Aug 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

John Stroup 63 M Farmer 2343 444 Pa

Harriet 53 F "

Elizabeth 27 F Servant "

Howard 24 M Farm Lab^r "

Jackson 22 M " "

Saml 21 M " "

Addison 19 M " "

7. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #2 of 24 — indexed "Salim Stroup"): Lodi P.O., Spencer Twp., Medina Co., OH, Roll M593_1241, p. 408B, PN 2, enumerated 2 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

12 13 Stroup Jackson 33 M W Farmer 7000 850 Pennsylvania

______ Elizabeth 38 F W Keeping House Pennsylvania

14 Stroup Allison 30 M W Farmer Pennsylvania

Stroup John 77 M W Farmer Pennsylvania

______ Harriet 67 F W Keeping House Maryland

8. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #8 of 20): Spencer Twp., Medina Co., OH, Roll T9_1047, p. 401D, PN 8, SD 6, ED 198, enumerated 5 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 9 11 13 24 25 26

76 79 Stroup Harriet W F 73 W Keeping house MD MD MD

______ Elisabeth W F 48 Dau / at home PA PA MD

9. Archives of the STROUP-L Mailing List (online at RootsWeb.com), including these tombstone readings from Medina Co., OH:

Stroup John - - 79y 4m 23d Jan. 27, 1877

Stroup Harriet - - 77y 6m 9d Mar. 29, 1883

10. Birthdate calculated using Ben Buckner's Birthdate Calculator.

Name Deathdate Age at Death Result

John 27 Jan 1877 23d 04m 79y 4 Sep 1797

Harriet 29 Mar 1883 09d 06m 77y 20 Sep 1805

(Calculated birthdates should always be prefaced with "ca." — you can't be certain the person who calculated their age did it correctly.)

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