Elizar is a misspelling of scriptural name, Elizur.

— born in MI:
3.  Robert G. STROUP, b. Nov 1912

— born in Quincy Village, Quincy Twp., Branch Co., MI:
4.  June G. STROUP, b. 1922/3

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

Shirley R STROOP; Birth: Michigan Father: Henry STROOP Marriage: 15 Jan 1907, Klinger Lake, St Joseph, Michigan Bertha E. Hard; Birth: Michigan Father: Geo HART; Mother: BENSON Source: none given, except for "Extracted marriage record for the locality listed in the record."

Bertha HARD Birth: 04 Jun 1886, Algansee, Branch, Michigan Father: Eliziar M HARD; Mother: Mary S HARD Source: none given, except for "Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record."

Bertha HARD Birth: 1887, Somerset Ctr, Hillsdale, Michigan Death: 1976 Father: Elizar Webster HARD; Mother: Mary L. BENSON Source: patron submission

It's hard to reconcile the marriage date with the 1910 census, that is, with the birth of Herbert.

2.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  Elizur HARD (æ 34, b. NY) is living in Adams Twp., Hillsdale Co., MI (p. 167A), with his first wife.

3.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  E.W. HARD (æ 43, b. NY) is living in Algansee Twp., Branch Co., MI (p. 438C), with his second wife, Mary L. (æ 25, b. MI).

4.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

5.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  Shirley R. STROUP (æ 14, b. Feb 1886, IN) is living in White Pigeon Twp., St. Joseph Co., MI, with his parents (q.v.).  Bertha HARD (b. Jun 1886, MI) is living in Algansee Twp., Branch Co., MI (p. 3A), with her widowed father, Elizur HARD (b. Jul 1836, NY).

6.  1910 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #16-17 of 27):  Kalamazoo St., White Pigeon Village, White Pigeon Twp., St. Joseph Co., MI, Roll T624_674 (Part 1), pp. 289B-290A, SN 8B-9A, SD 4, ED 144, enumerated 2 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).
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	26	28
*	53	54	Stroup Shirley R	Head	M	W	24	M1	4			IN	IN	IN	Eng	Traveling Salesman	Stock Food	W	N	0	Y	Y	R	H
			______ Bertha E	Wife	F	W	23	M1	4	2	2	MI	NY	NY	Eng	None					Y	Y
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			Stroup Herbert K	Son	M	W	3	S				MI	IN	MI		None
			______ Hilton C	Son	M	W	2	S				MI	IN	MI		None
*Kalamazoo St

Elizar W. HARD (æ 73, b. NY) is living alone in Algansee Twp., Branch Co., MI (p. 1A).

7.  1920 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #19 of 26):  Pleasant St., Quincy Village, Quincy Twp., Branch Co., MI, Roll 625_758, p. 216A, SN 10A, SD 3, ED 24, enumerated 17/19 Jan 1920, 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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3

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6

7

9

10

11

12

16

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18

19

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25

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28

*

X

309

317

Stroupe Shirley R

Head

O

M

W

33

M

Y

Y

IN

US

US

Y

Barber

Own Shop

Em

_______ Bertha E

Wife

F

W

32

M

Y

Y

MI

NY

MI

Y

None

_______ Hilton C

Son

M

W

12

S

Y

Y

Y

MI

IN

MI

Y

_______ Robert G

Son

M

W

7 1/12

S

Y

Y

Y

MI

IN

MI

Y

*Pleasant St

Elizar W. HARD (æ 83, b. NY, widower) is living in Quincy, Branch Co., MI (p. 203B), with his married daughter, Clara.

8.  1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #12 of 26):  38 Pleasant St., Quincy Village, Quincy Twp., Branch Co., MI, Roll 977 (Book 2), p. 205B, SN 6B, ED 12-20, SD 16, enumerated 7 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).

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*

38

199

208

Stroup Shirley R

Head

R

8

R

N

M

W

43

M

19

N

Y

IN

OH

OH

Y

Barber

Own Shop

O

Y

N

______ Bertha E

Wife

F

W

41

M

18

N

Y

MI

NY

NY

Y

None

______ Robert G

Son

M

W

17

S

Y

Y

MI

IN

MI

Y

None

______ June G

Dau

F

W

7

S

Y

Y

MI

IN

MI

None

*Pleasant St

Elizar not found.

9.  Broderbund.  World Family Trees.  Vol. 1, Pedigree #550. Has Bertha's ancestry, not Shirley's.

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