Raymond R. STROUP
Mary E. VAN BOSKIRK
WARNING:  this family group sheet is based, in part, on circumstantial evidence.  Raymond R. STRAUB was definitely the son of Jay Jacob STROUP, and he definitely did marry a Mary E. __?__, but was he the Raymond STROUP who married Mary E. VAN BOSKIRK?  If you know for certain, either way, please let me know.
Husband:  Raymond R. STROUP
Birth:  1 Jan 1909, PA or NJ
Death:  Dec 1986
Occupation:  machinist in steel mill
Father:  Jay Jacob STROUP
Mother:  Bertha M. TURBETT
Marriage:  1928/9
Wife:  Mary E. VAN BOSKIRK
Birth:  24 Dec 1907, PA
Death:  27 Mar 1939
Occupation:  homemaker
Father:  John Martin Franklin VAN BOSKIRK (1882-1950), of Belleville, Mifflin Co., PA
Mother:  Edith YETTER (1875-1917)
Children:
one daughter, who had one son and three daughters


Sources:

1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1 of 35):  Logan Boulevard, Burnham Borough, [Derry Twp.,] Mifflin Co., PA, Roll T626_2078 (Book 1), p. 189A, SN 1A, ED 44-4, SD 18, enumerated 15 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
1930:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 28 30
* 7 7 Stroup Raymond R Head R 1400 R N M W 21 M 20 N Y NJ KS PA Y Machinist Steel Works/Mills W   N
    ______ Mary E Wife         F W 22 M 21 N Y PA PA PA Y None        
  8 Shaurer? Charles Head O 4000   N M W 45 Wd   N Y PA PA PA Y Fireman Steam Plant W Y N
    ________ Mary E Dau         F W 26 S   N Y PA PA PA Y None        
    ________ Ralph N Son         M W 20 S   N Y PA PA PA Y Fireman Steam Plant W Y  
    Goss Mabel Servant         F W 35 S   N Y PA PA PA Y None        
*Logan Boulevard
Mabel's a servant, and she has no occupation?!  Puleez.

3.  SSDI:  Social Security Death Index (online at RootsWeb.com; missing columns contained no data):
Name Birth Death Last Residence SSN Issued Post-em
Raymond STROUP 01 Jan 1909 Dec 1986 19438 (Harleysville, Montgomery, PA) 188-07-1552 PA -

4.  Roger E. Bissell.  Richard Van Boskirks' son, John Van Boskirk (1797-1836) (online at AOL.Hometown).
Mary E. Van Boskirk born December 24, 1907, died March 27, 1939. She married Raymond Stroup (b. January 1, 1909)...

5.  Stover Ancestry by Lawrence Stover. [link died]

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