— born in Gilmer Co., GA:
4.  Martha M. STROUP, b. 1846/7
5.  Harriet E. STROUP, b. Dec 1849
6.  Nancy L. STROUP, b. 1853/4

1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #33-34 of 87; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840

NC

Buncombe Co.

Southern Division

Roll M704_354

pp. 153A-153B

Ln. 5

Levi Stroupe

100 010 000 - 000 100 000

0100000

no slaves

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	4 or under	1835-1840	= Solomon (b. 1840)
1 male	20-29	1810-1820	= Levi (b. 1815/6)
1 female	15-19	1820-1825	= Nancy (b. 1823/4)
1	person employed in agriculture

Listed one line below David STROUP (æ 50-60), who is almost certainly Levi's father, and one line above Solomon STROUP, who is almost certainly his brother.

3a.  1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #146 of 197):  Subdivision 33, Gilmer Co., GA, Roll M432_70, p. 420B, 1028/1028, enumerated 13 Nov 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Levi Stroup	34	M		Farmer	500	NC
Nancy Stroup	26	F				"
Rachel C  "	9	F				"
Samuel A  "	5	M				"
Martha M  "	3	F				Ga
Harriet E "	5/12	F				"

3b.  1850 Census Mortality Schedules (online at Ancestry.com):

Name	State	County	Age	Birth	Month	Year
Stroup, Solomon F.G.	Georgia	Gilmer	9	NC	Apr	1850

4.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #90 of 163):  Subdivision 33, Gilmer Co., GA, Roll M653_124, p. 92, PN 90, 706/618, enumerated 18 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Levi Stroup	45	M		Farmer	800	250	North Carolina
Nancy A Stroup	36	F					"
Samuel A	14	M					"
Martha M	12	F					Georgia
Harriet E	10	F					"
Nancy L	6	F					"

5.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #39 of 39):  Asheville P.O., Swannanoa Twp., Buncombe Co., NC, Roll M593_1125, p. 287A, PN 39, 275/275, enumerated 9 Sep 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Straup Levi	55	M	W	Farmer	300	300	North Carolina
______ Nancy	45	F	W	Keeping house			North Carolina
______ Harriet	23	F	W	no occupation			Georgia
Trantham Levado	20	F	W	no occupation			Georgia
Trantham John R	1	M	W				North Carolina
Alexander William	5	M	W				North Carolina

Listed next to Caroline STRAUP (æ 58, b. NC), who is living with the MILLER family.

6.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find.

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

8.  Email from Don Erikson.