1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #24 of 29):  Center Twp., Boone Co., IN, Roll T9_226, p. 162D, PN 24, SD 4, ED 120, 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).

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229

Stroup Joseph

W

M

29

/

Farmer

/

/

IN

OH

OH

______ Amanda D

W

F

27

Wife

/

Keeping House

/

IN

IN

IN

______ William W

W

M

3

Son

/

IN

IN

IN

______ Eliga H (sic)

W

M

1

Son

/

IN

IN

IN

230

Williams Drucilla

W

F

60

M-in-Law

/

Knitter

KY

KY

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

4.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #20 of 22):  Union Twp., Boone Co., IN, Roll T623_361 (Book 1), p. 250B, SN 10, SD 9, ED 22, enumerated 14 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).

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Stroop Joseph

Head

W

M

Nov 1847

52

M

24

IN

IN

IN

Farmer

Y

R

F

180

______ Amanda

Wife

W

F

May 1853

47

M

24

7

7

IN

KY

KY

Y

Y

Y

______ William W

Son

W

M

Jul 1877

22

S

IN

IN

IN

Farm hand

Y

Y

Y

______ Elja H (sic)

Son

W

M

Mar 1879

21

S

IN

IN

IN

Farm hand

Y

Y

Y

______ John J

Son

W

M

Aug 1884

15

S

IN

IN

IN

Farm hand

Y

Y

Y

______ George T

Son

W

M

Jul 1886

13

S

IN

IN

IN

Farm hand

Y

Y

Y

______ Rosa D

Dau

W

F

Feb 1881

19

S

IN

IN

IN

Y

Y

Y

______ Lottie

Dau

W

F

Apr 1890

10

S

IN

IN

IN

Y

Y

Y

______ Nellie

Dau

W

F

Feb 1894

6

S

IN

IN

IN

Y

5.  1910 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #29 of 38):  Clay Twp., Decatur Co., IN, Roll T624_345 (Part 2), p. 45A, SN 15A, SD 6, ED 2, enumerated 5 May 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).

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334

Strap Jaseph (sic)

Head

M

W

60

M1

34

IN

OH

IN

Farmer

General

Y

N

R

F

169

_____ Amanda

Wife

F

W

59

M1

34

8

7

IN

KY

KY

Eng

Home

Y

Y

_____ Eliza (sic)

Son

M

W

31

S

IN

IN

IN

Eng

Laborer

Odd Jobs

W

N

16

Y

Y

_____ John

Son

M

W

26

S

IN

IN

IN

Eng

Laborer

On farm

W

N

12

Y

Y

_____ Nellie

Dau

F

W

16

S

IN

IN

IN

Eng

None

Y

Y

Beyond his spelling/handwriting deficits, the enumerator obviously got Joseph's occupation in the wrong fields.

6.  1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #10 of 26):  Jackson Twp., Decatur Co., IN, Roll T625_429, p. 59B, SN 5B, SD 4, ED 59, enumerated 12/13 Jan 1930, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1920:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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fm

125

125

Michael George W

Head

R

M

W

38

M

Y

Y

IN

IN

IN

Y

farm labor

W

"    Nellie C

Wife

F

W

25

M

Y

Y

IN

IN

IN

Y

none

"    Henry J

Son

M

W

7

S

Y

IN

IN

IN

none

"    Luvise D

Dau

F

W

2

S

IN

IN

IN

none

Stroup Joseph

F-in-law

M

W

73

M

N

Y

IN

IN

IN

farm labor

"   Druscilla

M-in-Law

F

W

68

M

Y

Y

IN

IN

IN

none

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