1.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

Peter STROUP Birth: About 1806, Of Washington, Virginia Marriage: 17 Oct 1826, Washington, Virginia Spouse: Elizabeth KELSO Birth: About 1806, Of Washington, Virginia Source: patron submission

2.  1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #33 of 42 — list was roughly alphabetized; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1820

VA

Wythe Co.

Evensham

Roll M33_139

p. 222B

Ln. 14

Peter Straup

300300-00010-0-300

no slaves

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
3 males	9 or under	1810-1820	= ? = ? = ?
3 males	19-25*	1794-1801	= ? = ? = Peter (b. 1793/4)
1 female	26-44	1775-1794	= Molly (b. 1765-70)
3	persons engaged in agriculture
*In the 1820 Census, the third column is age class 16-18 and the fourth column is age class 16-25; therefore, any individual in column three is duplicated in column four.  By subtracting the number in column three from the number in column four, you can create an age class "19-25."

This has to be Peter, the son.  Where's the father?  His mother, Molly, appears to be fibbing about her age.

2.  1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #127 of 150; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1830

VA

Washington Co.

Roll 200

p. 289

Ln. 21

Stroup Peter

100 001 - 100 010

no slaves

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	4 or under	1825-1830	= Samuel (b. 1828/9)
1 male	30-39	1790-1800	= Peter (b. 1793/4)
1 female	4 or under	1825-1830	= Julia (b. 1825/6)
1 female	20-29	1800-1810	= Elizabeth (b. 1803/4)

3.  1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #97 of 115; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840

VA

Washington Co.

Roll 579

pp. 246B-247A

Ln. 3

Stroup Peter

010 000 010 - 131 001

no slaves

0001000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	5-9	1830-1835	= Samuel (b. 1828/9)
1 male	50-59	1780-1790	= Peter (b. 1793/4)
1 female	4 or under	1835-1840	= ?
3 females	5-9	1830-1835	= Nancy (b. 1834/5) = Catharine (b. 1833/4) = Malinda (b. 1830/1)
1 female	10-14	1825-1830	= Julia (b. 1825/6)
1 female	30-39	1800-1810	= Elizabeth (b. 1803/4)
1	person employed in manufactures and trades

4.  1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #190 of 298 — indexed "Straup"):  District 67, Washington Co., VA, Roll 980 (Book 1), p. 162B, 1377/1377, enumerated 17 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Peter Stroup	56	M		Farmer		Va
Elizabeth	46	F				"
Julia	24	F				"
Saml P	21	M		Laborer		"
Malinda	19	F				"
Catharine	16	F				"
Nancy	15	F				"
Russell	7	M				"

5.  1860 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #128-129 of 134):  Abingdon P.O., Western District, Washington Co., VA, Roll 1383 (Book 1), pp. 719-720, PN 355-356, 2605/2543, enumerated 10 Oct 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Peter Stroup	67	M		Farmer		150	Va
Elizabeth  "	56	F		H Keeper			Va
Eliza      "	17	F					Va
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Theophilus "	13	M					Va

Who are Eliza and Theophilus?  They weren't with our subjects in the 1850 census.

6.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #

.  Messages in the Stroup Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com).