| Sources:
1. Marriage Records:
2. 1820 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com;
Image #1 of 2; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
| 1820 |
PA |
Mifflin Co. |
Decatur Twp. |
Roll - |
p. 204 |
Ln. 6 |
John Stroup |
110200-10100-0-100 |
These data indicate:
| No. & Sex |
Age Class |
Therefore Born |
Individuals Inferred |
| 1 male |
9 or under |
1810-1820 |
= William (b. 1817) |
| 1 male |
10-15 |
1804-1810 |
= ? |
| 2 males |
19-25* |
1794-1801 |
= Frampton? (b. 1797/8)
= John (b. 1793) |
| 1 female |
9 or under |
1810-1820 |
= Catharine (b. 1819) |
| 1 female |
16-25 |
1794-1804 |
= Margaret (b. 1800) |
| 1 |
person 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." |
John is in the wrong age class. The teenage male is too old to be
their son. The other adult male may be John's idiot brother, Frampton.
Listed two lines from John's father, Philip
STROUP; and, in the other direction, listed six lines from John's brother,
William
STROUP.
3. 1830 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com;
Image #1 of 8; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
| 1830 |
PA |
Mifflin Co. |
Decatur Twp. |
p. 493 |
John Stroup |
Ln. 2 |
001 112 - 212 010 |
These data indicate:
| No. & Sex |
Age Class |
Therefore Born |
Individuals Inferred |
| 1 male |
10-14 |
1815-1820 |
= William (b. 1817) |
| 1 male |
15-19 |
1810-1815 |
= ? |
| 1 male |
20-29 |
1800-1810 |
= ? |
| 2 males |
30-39 |
1790-1800 |
= Frampton? (b. 1797/8)
= John (b. 1793) |
| 2 females |
4 or under |
1825-1830 |
= Henrietta (b. 1828)
= Sarah (b. 1826) |
| 1 female |
5-9 |
1820-1825 |
= Margaret (b. 1824) |
| 2 females |
10-14 |
1815-1820 |
= Elizabeth (b. 1823)
= Catharine (b. 1819) |
| 1 female |
20-29 |
1800-1810 |
= Margaret (b. 1800) |
As both Margaret and Elizabeth survived to marry, it looks like one of
them must be in the wrong age class. With all those daughters and
only one son, we would expect some hired farm hands in the household.
Listed next to John's father, Philip
STROUP. The other adult male may be John's idiot brother, Frampton.
4. 1840 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com;
Image #1-2 of 8; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
| 1840 |
PA |
Mifflin Co. |
Decatur Twp. |
pp. 62A-62B |
Ln. 18 |
John Stroup |
200 010 100 - 012 100 100 |
_______ |
These data indicate:
| No. & Sex |
Age Class |
Therefore Born |
Individuals Inferred |
| 2 males |
4 or under |
1835-1840 |
= David (b. 1838/9)
= Martin (b. 1836/7) |
| 1 male |
20-29 |
1810-1820 |
= William (b. 1817) |
| 1 male |
40-49 |
1790-1800 |
= John (b. 1793) |
| 1 female |
5-9 |
1830-1835 |
= Sophia (b. 1830) |
| 2 females |
10-14 |
1825-1830 |
= Henrietta (b. 1828)
= Sarah (b. 1826) |
| 1 female |
15-19 |
1820-1825 |
= Margaret (b. 1824) |
| 1 female |
40-49 |
1790-1800 |
= Margaret (b. 1800) |
Listed next to John's half-brother, Simon
STROUP, on one side; and, on the other side, listed two lines from
brother, William
STROUP.
5a. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com;
Image #3 of 26): Decatur Twp., Mifflin Co., PA, p. 306A, 20/20, enumerated
9 Dec 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale
Matthiesen):¤•
| John Stroup |
57 |
M |
|
Farmer |
5000 |
Pa |
|
| Susanna " |
53 |
F |
|
|
|
Pa |
|
| Martin L " |
13 |
M |
|
|
|
Pa |
|
| David A " |
11 |
M |
|
|
|
Pa |
|
| John L " |
9 |
M |
|
|
|
Pa |
|
| Matilda Graham |
22 |
F |
|
|
|
Pa |
|
| Frampton Stroup |
52 |
M |
|
|
|
Pa |
Idiot |
Susanna is our subject's second wife and step-mother to John's children.
Matilda is very likely Susanna's daughter from a prior marriage.
Frampton is John's brother. They are listed two households from John's
brother, Simon
STROUP.
5b. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com,
Image #22 of 25): Decatur Twp., Mifflin Co., PA, Roll M432_797, p.
615B, 156/156, enumerated 13 Dec 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun
1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
| Henry Bridge |
38 |
M |
|
Farmer |
3000 |
Pa |
| Catharine " |
30 |
F |
|
|
|
Pa |
| Sophia Stroup |
19 |
F |
|
|
|
Pa |
| Lucinda A " |
6 |
F |
|
|
|
Pa |
6a. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com;
Image #101 of 424): Decatur P.O., Decatur Twp., Mifflin Co., PA,
p. 99, PN 1, 2/2, enumerated 1 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun
1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
| John Stroup |
66 |
M |
|
Farmer |
20,000 |
1,600 |
Penna |
| Susannah " |
62 |
F |
|
|
|
|
" |
| John L " |
19 |
M |
|
Farm Labr |
|
|
" |
| Mary " |
20 |
F |
|
Spinster |
|
|
" |
| John M " |
1/12 |
M |
|
|
|
|
" |
Mary is John L.'s wife, and John M. is their son — back then, "spinster"
was an occupation, not slang for unmarried. On one side, they are
listed next to John's married daughter, Margaret
(STROUP) GRIMMINGER; and, on the other side, they are listed two households
from John's married daughter, Sophia
(STROUP) YEAGER. John's son, David, is living with his married
brother, Martin Luther STROUP (see below). John's daughter, Lucinda,
is living with her married sister, Susan (STROUP) McAULEY (see below).
6b. 1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #104
of 424): Decatur P.O., Decatur Twp., Mifflin Co., PA, p. 102, PN
4, 27/24, enumerated 4 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted
by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
| Luther Stroup |
23 |
M |
|
Farmer |
|
800 |
Penna |
| Caroline " |
22 |
F |
|
|
|
|
" |
| John M " |
2 |
M |
|
|
|
|
" |
| David " |
21 |
M |
|
Farmer |
|
150 |
" |
| Sophia Lepley |
13 |
F |
|
|
|
|
" |
6c. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com,
Image #7 of 67): Lewistown P.O., Lewistown (East Ward), Mifflin Co.,
PA, Roll M653_1141, p. 361, 1175/1108, enumerated 29 Jun 1860, official
enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
| John McCauly |
27 |
M |
|
Agent |
500 |
2000 |
Pa |
| Susan M " |
24 |
F |
|
|
|
|
" |
| Lucinda Stroup |
18 |
F |
|
|
|
|
" |
7. 1870 Census Images (online at Genealogy.com; Image #13
of 50): Lewistown P.O., Derry Twp., Mifflin Co., PA, Roll 1375, p.
303A, PN 13, enumerated 9 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870
(extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
1870: 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 |
19 |
| 81 |
84 |
Hoops
John R |
51 |
M |
W |
Country Store |
1000 |
2000 |
Pennsylvania |
|
|
/ |
| |
|
_____ Asenath |
44 |
F |
W |
Keeping house |
|
|
" |
|
|
|
| |
|
_____ John W |
4 |
M |
W |
at home |
|
|
" |
|
|
|
| |
|
Stroup Susanna |
72 |
F |
W |
at home |
|
|
" |
/ |
/ |
|
8. Samuel Sterrett. 1886. "Decatur Township."
Chap. XVI, pp. 654-659 in Franklin Ellis, ed. History of That Part of
the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys Embraced in the Counties of Mifflin,
Juniata, Perry, Union and Snyder. Philadelphia (online in the archives
of USGenWeb):
| p. 654 |
The following is the assessment of Decatur township
in 1815, and gives the names of owners of real estate, number of acres
and mills in the township at that time... Philip Stroup, 240; William Stroup,
300... |
| p. 655 |
The family of Stroup were early settlers in the
territory of Derry township (now Decatur). Philip and William Stroup
were warrantees, and their descendants are living in the county.
John Stroup, who died December 11, 1867, aged seventy-four
years, was of the family, and was born in November, 1793. After a
limited education he began life as a farmer, first working for his father
and subsequently renting a farm. He then, having inherited a portion
of the homestead in Decatur township, purchased the remainder, where he
resided until his death. He was also for many years extensively engaged
in the purchase and sale of stock. He was married, in 1817, to Margaret
Bair, one of eleven children of Michael Bair and Catherine
Bowersox, who was a German descent, and born in York County, Pa.
Her death occurred January 21, 1843. Their children are William,
born November 9, 1817; Catherine, May 16, 1819; John, November
5, 1821; Elizabeth, October 2, 1823; Margaret, September
17, 1824; Sarah, September 5, 1826; Henrietta, December 30,
1828; Sophia K., November 2, 1830; Mary, November 21,1832;
Susan
H., December 3, 1834; Martin Luther, March 1, 1837;
David
A., March 21, 1839; John L., September 25, 1841; Lucinda
A., December 18, 1842; of whom nine are still living. Mr. Stroup,
as an exemplary and respected citizen, wielded much influence in the community.
Apart from various township offices held by him, he manifested no desire
for distinctions of political character. He was a member and for
many years an elder in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Decatur township.
Sarah, daughter of John Stroup, was born on the homestead and married
in Lewistown, Pa., on the 19th of January, 1846, to Joseph Mohler.
To them were born eleven children, eight of whom are now living.
Mr. and Mrs. Mohler reside upon their farm in Derry township. The
latter united with the German Baptist Church in 1848, of which she has
since been a regular attendant.
Sophia K. Stroup was born in Decatur township, and on the 19th of
May, 1853, was married, at the house of her sister, Mrs. Bridge, of Decatur
township, to John G. Yeager. After engaging for five years in the
business of hotel-keeping in Centre County they returned to Decatur township
and resided for three years upon a farm. They resumed hotel-keeping
at Millersburg, Pa., and ultimately removed to the farm now occupied by
Mrs. Yeager, in her native township, where Mr. Yeager died on the 13th
of August, |
| p. 656 |
1867. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Yeager
are Oscar W. and James W., the latter being deceased.
Susan H. Stroup, the tenth child of John and Margaret Stroup, was
born in Decatur township, and married, on the 11th of October, 1853, to
John M. McAuley. They have six children, three of whom survive.
The present home of Mr. and Mrs. McAuley is at Locke's Mills, Mifflin County.
David A. Stroup resided with his father until twenty-four years
of age, meanwhile assisting him on the farm. He has more recently
been engaged in the wood and lumber business, though much of his life has
been spent as a farmer. He married, August 6, 1862, Mary E., daughter
of Thomas and Mary Kearns. Of their eleven children, seven are now
living.
Martin Luther Stroup was born in Decatur township and received limited
educational advantages at the public school. For years he assisted
his father on the farm, and, receiving his portion of his father's estate,
purchased a farm in the same township. Having sold this property,
he purchased again in Derry township, where he now resides. He married,
October 5, 1857, Caroline, daughter of Jacob Miller, of Schuylkill County,
Pa., their children being John M., Sallie, Katy J., Jacob W., Harry B.
and Frank M. Mr. Stroup is a member and served for years as deacon
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Decatur township.
John L. Stroup, also born on the homestead, in Decatur township,
was married to Mary Dressher, of Centre County, Pa. They have had
seven children, all of whom, with the exception of a son, McClellan, are
now living. Mr. Stroup has always been engaged in the employment
of a farmer and resides at Paintersville, Mifflin County, Pa. In
politics he has been for years a Democrat. |
9. Archives of the STRAUB-L Mailing List (online at RootsWeb.com).
10. Messages in the Stroup Family Genealogy Forum (online
at GenForum.com).
11. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).
12. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:
AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org). |
