— born in Scott Twp., Adams Co., OH:
4.  Catharine STROUP, b. 1840
5.  William STROUP, b. 1843/4

1.  Jordan R. Dodd, ed.  1998.  Marriage Index: Ohio, 1851-1900.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-236):  not found, but there are no Adams County records on the CD.

2.  1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9-10 of 12; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840

OH

Adams Co.

Scott Twp.

pp. 80B-81A

Ln. 13

William Stroup

000 001 - 210 001

0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	30-39	1800-1810	= William (b. 1804/5)
2 females	4 or under	1835-1840	= M. R. (b. 1837/8) = Lucinda (b. 1835/6)
1 female	5-9	1830-1835	= S. J. (b. 1833/4)
1 female	30-39	1800-1810	= Wife
1	person employed in agriculture

3.  1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #6 of 31):  Scott Twp., Adams Co., OH, p. 220B, 1456/2456, enumerated 24 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Wm Stroup	45	M		Farming	1600	Pa
S J     "	16	F				"
Lucinda  "	14	F				"
M R       "	12	F				"
Catharine "	10	F				Ohio
Wm        "	6	M				"

4.  1860 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #9 of 34):  Scott P.O., Scott Twp., Adams Co., OH, Roll 928 (Book 1), p. 199A, PN 49, 341/337, enumerated 15 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Wm Stroup	56	M			5425	100	Pa
Mary R  "	20	F		house keeper			do
Catherine "	19	F					Ohio
Wm Stroup	16	M					do

5.  1870 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #1 of 36):  Scott P.O., Scott Twp., Adams Co., OH, Roll 1167 (Book 1), p. 167A, PN 1, 2/2, enumerated 24 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Stroup William	66	M	W	Farmer	6200	1100	Pennsylvania
______ Eliza J	43	F	W	Keeping House			Pennsylvania
______ Mary R	33	F	W	At Home			Pennsylvania
______ Catharine	28	F	W	At Home			Ohio
______ John E	7	M	W				Ohio

There was many a widow after the Civil War, so John may be William's son with Eliza or he may be Eliza's son from her prior marriage.  We need their marriage record to know.

6.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #21 of 26):  Scott Twp., Adams Co., OH, Roll T9_990 (Book 1), p. 177A, PN 21, SD 7, ED 12, enumerated 21 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).
1	2	3	4	5	6	8	9	11	13	24	25	26
177	183	Stroup Eliza	W	F	53			/	Keeping house	PA	PA	PA
		______ John E	W	M	17	Son	/		Farming	OH	PA	PA

Listed next to Peter STROUP, who is presumably Eliza's brother-in-law.

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