[Sarepta is the Greek form of Zarephath, from scripture (Luke 4:26); other spellings are misspellings.]

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

Silas STROUP Birth: 19 Aug 1817, Riceville, Buncombe, North Carolina; Death: 04 Nov 1896 Marriage: About 1839, Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina Spouse: Susan HARPER Birth: 11 Dec 1812, Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina; Death: 01 Jun 1894 Source: patron submission

2.  1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #65-66 of 86; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840

NC

Buncombe Co.

Roll 354

pp. 169A-169B

Ln. 1

Silas Stroupe

100 020 - 110 010

no slaves

0200000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	4 or under	1835-1840	= Joseph (b. 1832/3)
2 males	20-29	1810-1820	= brother? = Silas (b. 1817)
1 female	4 or under	1835-1840	= Elizabeth HENRY (b. 1835)
1 female	5-9	1830-1835	= Nancy HENRY (b. 1831/2)
1 female	20-29	1810-1820	= Susannah (b. 1812)
2	persons employed in agriculture

3.  1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #189 of 276 — indexed "Shoupe"):  Buncombe Co., NC, Roll M432_622, p. 289A, 1258/1258, enumerated 14 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Silas Stroupe	34	M		Farmer	2000	NC
Susanna	38	F				NC
Rufus	9	M				"
Maron C	7	F				"
Martha E	5	F				"
Sarah C	4	F				"
Sarepta E	2	F				"
Nancy Henry	18	F				"
Jos. Henry	17	M		Laboror		"
Elizabeth	15	F				"

Nancy, Joseph, and Elizabeth are Susanna's children from her prior marriage to Ephraim HENRY.

4.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #41 of 213):  Fairview P.O., Buncombe Co., NC, Roll M653_889, p. 254B/510, PN 16, 115/115, enumerated 10 Aug 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Silas Stroup	42	M	W	farmer	2500	1800	N Carolina
Susan   do	47	F	W	Domestic			do
Rufus   do	19	M	W	farm Laborer			do
Marium  do	18	F	W	Domestic			do
Martha  do	16	F	W	do			do
Sarah   do	14	F	W				do
Sarepta do	12	F	W				do
William do	9	M	W				do
Saml    do	7	M	W				do
Susan   do	2	F	W				do

5.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 20):  Asheville P.O., Fair View Township No. 7, Buncombe Co., NC, Roll M593_1125, p. 163A, PN 7, 48/48, enumerated 4 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Straup Silas	54	M	W	Farmer	3000	1200	North Carolina
Susannah	57	F	W	Keeping house			North Carolina
Catherine C?	27	F	W	Without Occupation			North Carolina
Martha E	24	F	W	Without Occupation			North Carolina
Sareptha	20	F	W	Without Occupation			North Carolina
William H	18	M	W	Farm Laborer			North Carolina
Samuel	16	M	W	Farm Laborer			North Carolina
Malinda	12	F	W	at Home			North Carolina

6.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #6 of 20):  Fairview Twp., Buncombe Co., NC, Roll T9_954, p. 91B, PN 6, SD 4, ED 32, enumerated 4 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).

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7.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

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