— born in either Lincoln Co. or Buncombe Co., NC:
  2.  Henry STROUP, b. 1802
  3.  Sarah STROUP, b. 1807; m. Archibald RAY
  4.  David Rufus STROUP, b. 1807-10

— born in Buncombe Co., NC:
  5.  Nancy Jane STROUP, b. 29 Nov 1811
  6.  Mary STROUP, b. 29 Nov 1813; d. 27 May 1894; m. Peter HARPER (1810- )
  7.  Delaney STROUP [female], b. 1814/5
  8.  (Son A) STROUP, b. 1815-20
  9.  Silas STROUP, b. 1815/6 or 19 Aug 1817
10.  (Daughter A) STROUP, b. 1815-20

1.  Jordan R. Dodd, ed.  1993.  KY, NC, TN, VA, WV Marriages:  Early to 1850.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):

Stroup, Joseph

Creasman, Catherine

14 Sep 1798

Lincoln Co.

2.  1800 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #34 of 72; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1800

NC

Lincoln Co.

Roll 29

p. 858

Ln. 2

Joseph Stroup

00100-10100-00

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	16-25	1774-1784	= Joseph (b. 1776)
1 female	9 or under	1790-1800	= Elizabeth (b. 1799)
1 female	16-25	1774-1784	= Catherine (b. 1777)

Listed one line below John STROUP and two lines above Michael STROUP.

3.  1810 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #24 of 55; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1810

NC

Buncombe Co.

Roll 39

p. 265

Ln. 13

Joseph Stroupe

20010-11010-00

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
2 males	9 or under	1800-1810	= David (b. 1807-10) = Henry (b. 1802)
1 male	26-44	1765-1784	= Joseph (b. 1776)
1 female	9 or under	1800-1810	= Sarah (b. 1807)
1 female	10-15	1794-1800	= Elizabeth (b. 1799)
1 female	26-44	1765-1784	= Catherine (b. 1777)

Listed one line above Adam CREASMAN.

4.  1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  not found, but parts of the Buncombe Co., NC, census are unreadable.

5.  1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #53-54 of 176; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1830

NC

Buncombe Co.

Roll 118

p. 238

Ln. 12

Joseph Stroup

002 000 010 - 002 000 010

100000-010000

These data indicate:

No., Race, Gender	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
2 white males	10-14	1815-1820	= Silas (b. 1817) = Son A
1 white male	50-59	1770-1780	= Joseph (b. 1776)
2 white females	10-14	1815-1820	= Daughter A = Delaney (b. 1814/5)
1 white female	50-59	1770-1780	= Catherine (b. 1777)
1 male slave	9 or under	1820-1830	= ?
1 female slave	10-23	1806-1820	= ?

6.  1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #71 of 86; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840

NC

Buncombe Co.

Southern Division

Roll 354

pp. 172A-172B

Ln. 7

Jo Stroupe

000 010 001 - 000 000 001 010

000000-000100

0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 white male	20-29	1810-1820	= Son A
1 white male	60-69	1770-1780	= Joseph (b. 1776)
1 white female	60-69	1770-1780	= Catherine (b. 1777)
1 white female	80-89	1750-1760	= mother? mother-in-law?
1 female slave	36-54	1785-1804	= ?
1	person employed in agriculture

7.  1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #253 of 276):  Buncombe Co., NC, Roll M432_622, p. 321A, 1710/1710, enumerated 9 Nov 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Jos Stroupe	74	M		Farmer	1200	NC
Cate	73	F				Va
James	19	M		Laborer		NC

James is presumably a grandson, but whose child is he?

8.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #181 of 213):  Swannanoa P.O., Buncombe Co., NC, Roll M653_889, p. 347B/696, PN , 61/61, enumerated 8 Aug 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Catharine Stroup

84

M

Domestic

400

NC

Listed next to her married daughter, Nancy (STROUP) CLARK, who is listed five households from her married son, Henry STROUP.

9.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service (online):  Ancestral File.

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