— born in Carbon Co., PA:
5.  Sarah STROUP, b. 1850/1
6.  David STROUP, b. 1852/3
7.  Samuel STROUP, b. 1855
8.  Abigail "Abby" STROUP, b. 1857/8
9.  Louisa STROUP, b. 1860

1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #14-15 of 37):  Mahoning Twp., Carbon Co., PA, pp. 380B-381A, 105/117, enumerated 18 Oct 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Jno Stroup	36	M		Carpenter	400	Penna
Sarah	30	F				"
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Caroline Stroup	5	F				Penna
Mary Ann	4	F				"
Sarah	3	F				"
John	6/12	M				"

Listed two households from Jacob FENSTERMACHER.

3.  1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #9-10 of 50 — mis-indexed "Swaup"):  Mahoning Twp., Carbon Co., PA, pp. 939-940, PN 30-31, 205/63, enumerated 19 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

J Straup	45	M		Carpenter	400	100	Pa
Sarah	38	F					"
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Sarah Straup	9	F					Penna
David	7	M					"
Saml	5	M					"
Abby	2	M					"

4.  1870 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #127 of 132):  Mauch Chunk P.O., Dist. No. 144, [Mauch Chunk Twp.,] Carbon Co., PA, Roll 1320 (Book 1), p. 267A, PN 127, 919/923, enumerated 19 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Stroup John	56	M	W	Laborer	1250		Penna
______ Sarah	45	F	W	Keeping House			Penna
______ David	18	M	W				Penna
______ Samuel	14	M	W				Penna
______ Abigal	13	F	W				Penna
______ Louisa	10	F	W				Penna

5.  1880 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #39 of 68):  Bloomingdale [then in Mahoning Twp., now in Summit Hill Borough, between Banks and Mahoning Twps.], Carbon Co., PA, Roll 1108, p. 371C, PN 63, SD 4, ED 115, enumerated 22 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	10	13	22	23	24	25	26
541	542	Stroupp John	W	M	63			/	Carpenter			Pa	Pa	Pa
		_______ Sarah	W	F	59	Wife		/	Keeping House	/	/	Pa	Pa	Pa
		_______ Samuel	W	M	24	Son	/		Works in Mines			Pa	Pa	Pa