SILAS STROUP
SILAS STROUP, (Aug 19, 1816, Bull Cr. - Nov 11, 1896 Cane Cr); son of JOSEPH STROUP and CATHERINE CREASMAN. Father refused to speak anything but German and was a German "Dunker", a Plain Sect. Married about age 23 SUSANNAH HARPER, widow of EPHRAIM HENRY with small children, and moved to the small HARPER farm and home, where he raised the HARPER children and accounted to the court for their fair share of their father's estate.
He bought almost 1,000 acres of land and enlarged the old cabin to a large, six room, two-story house. Was a prosperous farmer, and tall, good-natured, athletic man who was widely liked and respected.
In December 1857, apparently SUSAN and her year old daughter, LANNY, were both ill, perhaps with some contagious disease because they seem to have been cared for at the home of her father, LOT HARPER, in Fairview. On Dec 20, 1857, baby LANNY died there and was buried at Sharon M.E. church. SUSAN survived and returned home.
1860 census, Fairview Twp.: real property $2,500, personal property $1,800. 1870: real property $3,000, personal property $1,200.
Deed: 9-20-1894, SILAS STROUP, Grantor, to RUFUS STROUP, Grantee, 135 acres on Cane Creek. Bk. 100, p 144.
Gave Riceville land to the Presbyterians to build a church and school, including site of Stroup's Chapel Bapt Church where parents were buried. Died age 80; buried Tweed's Chapel M.E. Ch, Fairview.
Children:
1. RUFUS L. "RUFE" STROUP, b. Aug 19, 1840, d 12 Nov 1862; m. Nov 15, 1860 NANCY JOHNSTON by whom one son, ZEB.
2. MARIAN CATHERINE "KATE" STROUP, b. Feb 9, 1842, d Dec 29, 1924; m. JAMES SUBER. Two daughters.
3. MARTHA ELIZA "MATTIE" STROUP, b. Nov 13, 1843, d May 4, 1926; m. HORACE L. KING, a leading educator in western N.C.
4. SARAH SAMANTHA "MAMMY" STROUP, b. Sept 13, 1846, d. Nov 18, 1930; m. NOAH WHITAKER. Children: CHARLIE and MAY.
5. SEREPTA E. STROUP, b. Dec 29, 1848, d. Apr 13, 1889; m. FRANK LIVINGSTON; no children.
6. WILLIAM "HENRY" STROUP, b. Dec 13, 1850, d July 30, 1928; m. HARRIET CUNNINGHAM. 3 children.
7. SAMUEL ALEXANDER "SAM" STROUP, b. Dec 21, 1952, d July 10, 1918; m 1st CHARLOTTE JOHNSON who d after 6 children; m. 2nd ELLEN GARREN, who left him after 2 children; m. 3rd SARAH RICKMAN who d. a year later, no children; m. 4th LILY SOUTHER, by whom 2 children before she d. 1912.
8. DRUCILLA DELANA "LANNY" STROUP, b. Aug 8, 1855, d Dec 20, 1857.
SILAS STROUP, (Aug 19, 1816, Bull Cr. - Nov 11, 1896 Cane Cr); son of JOSEPH STROUP and CATHERINE CREASMAN. Father refused to speak anything but German and was a German "Dunker", a Plain Sect. Married about age 23 SUSANNAH HARPER, widow of EPHRAIM HENRY with small children, and moved to the small HARPER farm and home, where he raised the HARPER children and accounted to the court for their fair share of their father's estate.
He bought almost 1,000 acres of land and enlarged the old cabin to a large, six room, two-story house. Was a prosperous farmer, and tall, good-natured, athletic man who was widely liked and respected.
In December 1857, apparently SUSAN and her year old daughter, LANNY, were both ill, perhaps with some contagious disease because they seem to have been cared for at the home of her father, LOT HARPER, in Fairview. On Dec 20, 1857, baby LANNY died there and was buried at Sharon M.E. church. SUSAN survived and returned home.
1860 census, Fairview Twp.: real property $2,500, personal property $1,800. 1870: real property $3,000, personal property $1,200.
Deed: 9-20-1894, SILAS STROUP, Grantor, to RUFUS STROUP, Grantee, 135 acres on Cane Creek. Bk. 100, p 144.
Gave Riceville land to the Presbyterians to build a church and school, including site of Stroup's Chapel Bapt Church where parents were buried. Died age 80; buried Tweed's Chapel M.E. Ch, Fairview.
Children:
1. RUFUS L. "RUFE" STROUP, b. Aug 19, 1840, d 12 Nov 1862; m. Nov 15, 1860 NANCY JOHNSTON by whom one son, ZEB.
2. MARIAN CATHERINE "KATE" STROUP, b. Feb 9, 1842, d Dec 29, 1924; m. JAMES SUBER. Two daughters.
3. MARTHA ELIZA "MATTIE" STROUP, b. Nov 13, 1843, d May 4, 1926; m. HORACE L. KING, a leading educator in western N.C.
4. SARAH SAMANTHA "MAMMY" STROUP, b. Sept 13, 1846, d. Nov 18, 1930; m. NOAH WHITAKER. Children: CHARLIE and MAY.
5. SEREPTA E. STROUP, b. Dec 29, 1848, d. Apr 13, 1889; m. FRANK LIVINGSTON; no children.
6. WILLIAM "HENRY" STROUP, b. Dec 13, 1850, d July 30, 1928; m. HARRIET CUNNINGHAM. 3 children.
7. SAMUEL ALEXANDER "SAM" STROUP, b. Dec 21, 1952, d July 10, 1918; m 1st CHARLOTTE JOHNSON who d after 6 children; m. 2nd ELLEN GARREN, who left him after 2 children; m. 3rd SARAH RICKMAN who d. a year later, no children; m. 4th LILY SOUTHER, by whom 2 children before she d. 1912.
8. DRUCILLA DELANA "LANNY" STROUP, b. Aug 8, 1855, d Dec 20, 1857.
9. SUSAN MALINDA "LINNIE" STROUP, b May 17, 1858, d Dec 29, 1892; m. PRES. B. CUNNINGHAM.
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