Solomon STROUP & Mary LOWRE & Nancy HASKINS

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Solomon STROUP
Mary LOWRE
Nancy HASKINS

Husband: Solomon STROUP
Birth: 1790, Hoyle's Creek, Lincoln [now Gaston] Co., NC
Death: 1868-70 [will signed 1868, then not found in 1870 census]
Occupation: farmer
Father: Adam STROUP
Mother: Catharine ALEXANDER

Marriage-1: Mar 1810

Wife-1: Mary LOWRE

Marriage-2: 3 May 1816, Lincoln Co., NC

Wife-2: Nancy HASKINS
Birth: 30 May 1799, Lincoln Co., NC
Death: 3 Mar 1879, Morganton, Burke Co., NC
Occupation: homemaker

Child with Mary LOWRE or Nancy HASKINS — born in Lincoln [now Gaston] Co., NC:

1. (Son A) STROUP, b. 1810-20

Children with Nancy HASKINS — born in Lincoln [now Gaston] Co., NC:

2. Joseph P. STROUP, b. 1817/8
3. (Daughter A) STROUP, b. 1820-25
4. (Daughter B) STROUP, b. 1820-25
5. Elizabeth STROUP, b. 1827/8
6. Andrew Jackson STROUP, b. 26 May 1828 or 1829/30
7. (Son B) STROUP, b. 1825-30
8. Susannah STROUP, b. 1832/3
9. David Chuza "Choosey" STROUP, b. 6 Feb 1836
10. Nancy STROUP, b. 1838/9
11. Mira STROUP, b. 1841/2

Given Nancy's age, this child may be their granddaughter, not their daughter:
12. Mary C. STROUP, b. 1847/8

Others in household (relationship unknown):

. Elizabeth STROUP, b. 1833/4, NC
. Martha STROUP, b. 1834/5, NC
. Elizabeth STROUP, b. Feb 1860, NC

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Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1810 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found.

3. 1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #10 of 33; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1820 NC Lincoln Co. "East of the South Fork of the Catawba River" Roll M33_83 p. 362 Ln. 32 Solomon Stroup 200011-00101-0-100 no slaves

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 males 9 or under 1810-1820 = Joseph (b. 1817/8)
= Son A

1 male 26-44 1775-1794 = Solomon (b. 1790)

1 male 45 or over in or bef. 1775 = father-in-law?

1 female 16-25 1794-1804 = Nancy (b. 1799)

1 female 45 or over in or bef. 1775 = mother-in-law?

1 person engaged in agriculture

Solomon's parents are already deceased, so is the older couple his in-laws? Or is this not our subject, with the head-of-household an older, unknown Solomon?

4. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #159 of 214; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1830 NC Lincoln Co. Roll 122 p. 234 Ln. 4 Solomon Stroup 102 001 - 120 001 no slaves

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1825-1830 = Andrew (b. 1829/30)

2 males 10-14 1815-1820 = Joseph (b. 1817/8)
= Son A

1 male 30-39 1790-1800 = Solomon (b. 1790)

1 female 4 or under 1825-1830 = Elizabeth (b. 1827/8)

2 females 5-9 1820-1825 = Daughter B
= Daughter A

1 female 30-39 1790-1800 = Nancy (b. 1799)

5. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #65 of 84; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840 NC Lincoln Co. Lower Regiment Roll 364 pp. 132A-132B Ln. 14 Soloman Stroup 102 000 100 - 111 100 100 no slaves 0200000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1835-1840 = David (b. 1836)

2 males 10-14 1825-1830 = Son B
= Andrew (b. 1829/30)

1 male 40-49 1790-1800 = Solomon (b. 1790)

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Nancy (b. 1838/9)

1 female 5-9 1830-1835 = Susannah (b. 1832/3)

1 female 10-14 1825-1830 = Elizabeth (b. 1827/8)

1 female 15-19 1820-1825 = Daughter A or B

1 female 40-49 1790-1800 = Nancy (b. 1799)

2 persons employed in agriculture

6. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #28 of 145): Gaston Co., NC, Roll M432_630, p. 404B, 197/198, enumerated 18 Aug 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Soloman Stroup 60 M Farmer 1210 No Ca

Nancy 50 F "

Elizabeth 22 F "

Andrew 20 M "

Susanah 17 F "

David 13 M "

Nancy 11 F "

Mira 8 F "

Mary C 2 F "

Is Mary really their daughter? Forty-eight is an extraordinary age for a woman to be having a child.

7. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #164-165 of 182): Vestel's Ford P.O., Gaston Co., NC, Roll M653_898, pp. 82B-83A, PN 164-165, 1257/1150, enumerated 24 Aug 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1257 1150 Solomon Stroup 72 M Farmer 1604 1335

Nancy      " 60 F

Andrew     " 28 M " 348

David      " 22 M "

Mary       " 18 F

Elizabeth " 26 F

Martha     " 25 F

Elizabeth " 3/12 F

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1257 1150 Mary Black 14 F

Joseph Stroup 27 M 202 Buncomb

Rebecca   " 18 F

This record is hard to figure. Is Mary's age wrong here or was it wrong in 1850? Or is she Mira? Listed six households from Bartlett STROUP.

8. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #34 of 101): Stanley Creek P.O., Dallas Twp., Gaston Co., NC, Roll M593_1138, p. 722B, PN 34, 214/214, enumerated 22 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Stroup D C 33 M W Farmer 1000 800 NC

   "   Amanda J 30 F W Keeping house "

   "   Mary 25 F W at Home "

   "   Wade Hill 8 M W "

   "   Amose K 6 M W "

   "   Martha A 3 F W "

   "   Charllie E 1 M W "

   "   Nancy 72 F W at Home "

Nance Roburtus 11 M W Farmer "

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

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