1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  not found.

3.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #26 of 55 — indexed "Stroup"):  Sharon P.O., Ironton Twp., Lincoln Co., NC, p. 175B, PN 26, 186/198, enumerated 27 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Straup Bartlett	42	M	W	Farmer	$1808	$600	N Carolina
______ Susan	37	F	W	Keeping House			N Carolina
______ Jasper	16	M	W	at Home			N Carolina
______ Nisay?	14	F	W	at Home			N Carolina
______ Maggie F	12	F	W	at Home			N Carolina
______ Edward	10	M	W	at Home			N Carolina
______ Preston	7	M	W	at Home			N Carolina
______ Willie ?	3	M	W				N Carolina
______ Labon E	2	M	W				N Carolina
______ Marion P	9	M	W	at Home			N Carolina
______ Mases	71	M	W	Lives with Son			N Carolina

Marion is living with his uncle, Bartlett STROUP, and paternal grandfather, Moses STROUP.

4.  1880 Census: Every-Name-Index/Extraction (online at FamilySearch.org); Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #4 of 40):  Howards Creek Twp., Lincoln Co., NC, Roll T9-0970, p. 328D, PN 4, SD 3, ED 103, enumerated 3 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	10	13	22	23	24	25	26
30	30	Crouse William L	W	M	31		/	Phycitian			NC	NC	NC
		[William's wife and children]
		Stroup Pleasant	W	M	20	Laborer		works on farm	/	/	"	"	"

5.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

6.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #21 of 24):  Howard Creek Twp., Lincoln Co., NC, Roll T612_1203 (Book 2), p. 49A, SN 12, SD 8, ED 107, enumerated 29 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).

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

19

20

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

188

188

Strop Maren P

Head

W

M

Feb 1840

40

M

19

NC

NC

NC

Farmer

0

Y

Y

Y

O

F

F

155

_____ Mary M

Wife

W

F

May 1869

41

M

19

1

1

NC

NC

NC

N

N

Y

_____ Bessy M

Dau

W

F

May 1890

10

S

NC

NC

NC

Y

Y

Y

Huse? Augustus

Hierd

W

M

Aug 1875

24

S

NC

NC

NC

Farm Labor

0

Y

Y

Y

Hoskin Noah

Servant

W

M

Jan 1885

15

S

NC

NC

NC

Farm Labor

0

Y

N

Y

7.  1910 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 27):  Howard Creek Twp., Lincoln Co., NC, Roll T624_1117 (Part 2), p. 155A, SN 4A, SD 9, ED 68, enumerated 19 Apr 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).

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

27

28

29

58

59

Stroup Pleas M

Head

M

W

50

Wd

NC

NC

NC

Eng

Farmer

General farm

Emp

Y

Y

O

F

F

33

Houser Calvin C

Son in law

M

W

25

M1

5

NC

NC

NC

Eng

none

labor

W

N

0

Y

Y

______ Besse M

Daughter

F

W

19

M1

5

2

2

NC

NC

NC

Eng

none

Y

Y

______ Marshal L

Grandson

M

W

4

S

NC

NC

NC

none

______ Mattie V

Granddau

F

W

2

S

NC

NC

NC

none

8.  1920 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  not found.

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

10.  Archives of the STROUP-L Mailing List (online at RootsWeb.com).