tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77899486430035254842024-03-12T13:50:10.723-04:00Jacob Stroup FamilyMike and Sid Stroupe generate this blog. We are researchers of all Stroups that descend from Jacob Stroup of North Carolina.. We have written 3 books so far and made reprints of 2 others. We will attempt to post as often as possible on our activities and discoveries.Michael Stroupehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16211482614942008569noreply@blogger.comBlogger152125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789948643003525484.post-63184187426797059672020-08-02T09:20:00.008-04:002020-08-02T09:22:23.786-04:00REUNION TODAY 2 AUGUST<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_oUIO3bisf9Gf3tSlBfLdQ5S2XPi9Scm33Qe64-1VtUO4RgOwIPfEifPOIriRLEGwaBhscr-BQqetoRB46CoFrCBPPgcg_onRLcTKZqXpv7ZC6SKqqfyY4AfU2AN9Eu-iK20hPem6RlU/s2048/2020+REUNION+NOTICE+2ND+AUGUST.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_oUIO3bisf9Gf3tSlBfLdQ5S2XPi9Scm33Qe64-1VtUO4RgOwIPfEifPOIriRLEGwaBhscr-BQqetoRB46CoFrCBPPgcg_onRLcTKZqXpv7ZC6SKqqfyY4AfU2AN9Eu-iK20hPem6RlU/s640/2020+REUNION+NOTICE+2ND+AUGUST.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>Sid Stroupe IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147760897933569460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789948643003525484.post-37730855656117782602020-07-21T11:15:00.001-04:002020-07-21T11:16:27.317-04:00AUGUST 2nd: VIRTUAL STRAUB/STROUP REUNION!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHpIW_rZAW5RHln6OTJNebU7H3PfubEXZ-pneywM-EZBUtbs7J37SvuR5PKF7P7WiLVfj_R-zdGinvGljrrWRLx5OdNE8uurYuUK1jv5y5rFUzOAF2vySmUAj4fI9KdLx3yj-n-6MPlus/s1600/2020+REUNION+INVITE+JPG.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHpIW_rZAW5RHln6OTJNebU7H3PfubEXZ-pneywM-EZBUtbs7J37SvuR5PKF7P7WiLVfj_R-zdGinvGljrrWRLx5OdNE8uurYuUK1jv5y5rFUzOAF2vySmUAj4fI9KdLx3yj-n-6MPlus/s400/2020+REUNION+INVITE+JPG.jpeg" width="400" height="269" data-original-width="795" data-original-height="534" /></a></div>Sid Stroupe IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147760897933569460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789948643003525484.post-21283377265270450432020-06-12T12:29:00.000-04:002020-06-12T12:30:09.137-04:00STROUP/E REUNION 2020<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ybwy4dTznLyZQzAclYn0Fg3VFHlSxkVlydLVfjT5EMZDGvd8t6QgKluciJFWYHlwW-nDQb2_0B5NqO1x_Xuay1R23njCUFoSm3vEVBKN95zJ-kmTleFXNPbhAVo8MWOlxGXpf35xm4c/s1600/2020+STROUPE+REUNION+INVITE+JPG.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ybwy4dTznLyZQzAclYn0Fg3VFHlSxkVlydLVfjT5EMZDGvd8t6QgKluciJFWYHlwW-nDQb2_0B5NqO1x_Xuay1R23njCUFoSm3vEVBKN95zJ-kmTleFXNPbhAVo8MWOlxGXpf35xm4c/s320/2020+STROUPE+REUNION+INVITE+JPG.jpeg" width="252" height="320" data-original-width="1262" data-original-height="1600" /></a>Sid Stroupe IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147760897933569460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789948643003525484.post-61454289425291882542020-06-12T12:25:00.005-04:002020-06-12T12:25:57.710-04:00<b class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="" style="color: #0433ff;">HELLO FAMILY STROUP/E!</span></b><br />
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<span class="">See below important announcement from President Hank Stroup, regarding our 91st Annual Reunion, August 2nd 2020. </span></div>
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<span class="">Over the last two months Hank has chaired several on-line meetings (via ZOOM) to review and discuss how the COVID pandemic might impact our ability to hold a face-to-face reunion. The group of us have put alot of thought into our proposal. The following family participated in these discussions: Vice President Tom Iovieno Treasurer Maria Hipp, myself (Sid Stroupe, Sec) and family members Susan Winstead and Carolyn Fogle Mullins. </span></div>
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<span class="">As Hanks states, there will be another notice sent within the next several weeks about how to participate (instructions) in our <b class=""><i class=""><span class="" style="color: #0433ff;">“FIRST” ON-LINE LIVE Reunion!</span><span class="" style="color: #942192;"> As part of the on-line meeting Susan will present an abbreviated history of the STROUPE PRESERVE — the 62 acres that was donated to the Catawba Land Conservancy in 2019. The history is quite interesting as it spans well over 200 years! </span><span class="" style="color: #919191;"> </span></i></b></span></div>
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<span class="">After reading the entire announcement, PLEASE take a moment to complete the survey by clicking on the following link: <a class="" href="https://forms.gle/6rv7eMEcZF79q4qd9">https://forms.gle/6rv7eMEcZF79q4qd9</a> </span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #000090; font-size: 12pt;">Mi</span></b><b><span style="color: #000090; font-size: 14pt;">nutes from the 90th Annual Reunion<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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On Sunday, August 4, 2019, the descendants of Jacob Straub-Stroup held their 90<sup>TH</sup> reunion in the Family Life Center of the Alexis Baptist Church in Alexis, Gaston County, North Carolina. President Hank W. Stroup of Raleigh welcomed all attendees and gave opening remarks. Photographs of 1) the entire group and 2) those born a “Stroup/e” were taken at 12:45 p.m. followed by the covered dish luncheon.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">First time attendees included: Kevin G. Stroupe and his son Alex of Reno, Nevada (Philip Stroup Descendant); Mrs. Billye E. Stroup Wilda of Eagar, Arizona (Adam through the Buncombe County clan); Donna Bunch and Mr. and Mrs. John Atkinson of Lebanon, Missouri (Adam); Michael Buttz of </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Poughkeepsie, New York (Daniel); Marcie Carpenter McClure of Gastonia (Philip); Kim Bumgardner of Kings Mountain (Philip); Joe Caforia and daughter Bella of Worcester, Massachusetts (Daniel); Charles Hobbs and son Elijah of Milton, Florida (Adam & Philip); Mike Iovenio and daughter Juliana of Destin, Florida (Daniel); Suzan Iovieno of Dunedin, Florida (Daniel); Tom and Elena Iovieno of Charlotte (Daniel); Mark & Karen Pearson and family of Indian Land, South Carolina (</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">TBD); Jessica Stroupe of Kannapolis (TBD)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #000090;">Business Meeting called to order about 1:20pm by President Hank Stroup.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Minutes of last year’s Reunion (2018) were approved, Motion by Linda Ballard, second by Dan Stroup. Carried unanimously. The associated Milestone Report will be sent early next week to attendees by email. The attendees unanimously approved the Treasurers Report from Maria Hipp:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Cash carried over from last year, 2018: $1,513.06<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Expenses for 2017 Reunion:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Supplies for Reunion ($117.17)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Donation to Alexis Baptist ($150.00)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Facilities Fee to Alexis Baptist ($50.00)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Door Prizes ($150.00)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Cash collected today, on August 4, 2019 <u>$540.00<o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Cash on Hand $1,585.89<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Hank announced that attendance this year was close to 110! Other acknowledgements:<o:p></o:p></div>
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- Mike and Ruth Hipp with Alan and Maria Hipp for their faithful, dedicated service in setting up the family life center for the reunion this year.<o:p></o:p></div>
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- Mike B. Stroupe for diligently serving in areas of family history and genealogical research. Mike will continue on the history committee as the Chair, with Sid Stroupe assisting.<o:p></o:p></div>
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- Nancy Quesada of Austin Texas for her long-time support of this reunion, serving as an officer for many years. Nancy has removed her name from consideration as an officer, going forward.<o:p></o:p></div>
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- The late Dennis Arthur Stroupe of Lincolnton for his donation of the elaborate and beautifully engraved family coat of arms, presented at this Reunion in 2015. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #000090;">Officers Elected</span></b> for 2019-2020 are: President – <b>Hank Stroup </b>of Raleigh; Vice-President – <b>Tom Iovieno </b>of Charlotte; Secretary <b>– Sid Stroupe </b>of Durham; Treasurer – <b>Maria Hipp </b>of Alexis; Family Historian – <b>Mike Stroupe </b>of Rock Hill, SC. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #000090;">New Business. </span></b> William M. “Bill” Stroupe of Dallas reported that approximately 60 acres of an original Jacob Stroup grant in 1770s have been donated to the <b>Catawba Land Conservancy</b> by heir Stephen D. Stroupe of Libertyville, Illinois. Stephen inherited the land from his parents, the late Dr. and Mrs. Henry Smith Stroupe of Winston-Salem. Many recall that the Henry S. Stroupe family attended this reunion for many, many years and Dr. Stroupe frequently presented several history lectures to us. President Hank Stroupe was asked to send a letter of appreciation to Stephen Stroupe for his kind gesture to preserve and protect that land for future generations. Reunion attendees discussed how to place a plaque on the land, at the roadside, to denote the Stroup legacy of ownership. Bill and cousin Carolyn Mullins agreed to investigate.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #000090;">President Hank Stroup adjourned the official business meeting at 2:30pm.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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First time attendee Mrs. Billye Stroup Wilda of Arizona spoke to the group about her efforts to research her connection to Stroups of North Carolina and how thrilled she is to have proven her lineage to Jacob. In loving tribute to her ‘new’ family here in Alexis, Billye, a quilt designer and creator, announced that she will gift a homemade “<b><i><span style="color: blue;">90<sup>th</sup> Reunion Family Quilt</span></i></b>” at next year’s reunion. Billye drew a name and the winner is Linda Moss Ballard of Cherryville who will receive the finished product at the 91<sup>st</sup> Reunion in 2020.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Traveling the farthest distance: <b>Kevin G. Stroupe and son Alex Stroupe </b>from Reno, Nevada.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Eldest Lady: <b>Anne Abernathy Orren</b>, age 94, from Tega Cay, SC.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Eldest Gentleman: <b>Michael Barnett “Mike” Stroupe</b>, age 78 & 11 months, from Rock Hill, SC.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Youngest Little Lady: <b>Hannah Holbrook, </b>10 months, of Morganton, North Carolina. Hannah is the daughter of Justin and Heather Holbrook, granddaughter of Tom and Diane Stroupe Holbrook and great-granddaughter of the late Herman Craig and Margaret Stroupe Stroupe of Morganton.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Youngest Little Gentleman: <b>Levi Jace Laughter</b>, 8 months, of Flat Rock, North Carolina. Son of John and Kim Laughter; grandson of Mike and Susan Stroupe Laughter; great-grandparents are the late Ivey and Rachel Brown Stroupe of Alexis.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Door prizes to <b>Joana Hipp </b>of Alexis<b>, Phoenix Stroup </b>of Dallas,<b> William M. “Bill” Stroupe </b>of Dallas<b> & Kim Bumgardner </b>of Kings Mountain.<b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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1 Grand Prize Winner!<b> Jim Mullins </b>of Panama City Beach, Florida.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Barbara Anne Stroupe Stegall, Matthews NC - </b>Outgoing Reunion Secretary<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Sid Stroupe, Durham NC - </b>Incoming Reunion Secretary<o:p></o:p></div>
Sid Stroupe IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147760897933569460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789948643003525484.post-18485428664071354842019-08-10T14:54:00.000-04:002019-08-10T14:54:54.876-04:00<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>90th Reunion of the Descendants of Johann Jacob Straub-Stroup. </b>On August 4, 2019, held In Alexis, North Carolina, site of Jacob's family settlement. About 110 attended, nearly 30 were "born with Stroup/e on their birth certificate". Attendees traveled from as far away as Nevada, Arizona and Missouri! 2019-2020 Officers elected: Hank Stroup, President; Tom Iovieno</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, Vice-President; Sid Stroupe, Secretary; Maria Hipp, Treasurer.</span><br />
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When: Saturday, August 3, 2019</div>
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Opportunities <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 18.0pt;">Near the Greater Charlotte
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 16.0pt;">Stroup(e) Reunion Extras 2019 <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<i><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 14.0pt;">Greetings
from the President of the 90th Stroup(e) Reunion!</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 14.0pt;">I am looking forward to a
great crowd and great celebration at the reunion on Sunday, August 4<sup>th</sup>
and the Mount Zion/Cherryville field trip on Saturday the 3rd.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The greater Charlotte area offers other
opportunities for fun and entertainment that make it worthwhile to extend your
trip. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have included a sample list
below with links to their respective websites. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Remember all websites begin with </u></span><u><span style="color: blue; font-size: 14.0pt;">http://www.</span></u></i><span style="color: blue; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 11.0pt;">1) <i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Carowinds Amusement Park </span></i>(carowinds.com/):
The newest ride at the Cedar Fair operated park is the Copperhead Strike – a
double launch coaster that will knock your socks off. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 11.0pt;">2) <i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Carolina Harbor Waterpark </span></i>(carowinds.com/play/carolina-harbor):
If you are not into thrill rides you can relax and swim at the water park, rent
a cabana, or just soak up some sunshine. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 11.0pt;">3) <i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">US National Whitewater Center </span></i>(usnwc.org/): Whitewater boating
& rafting and much <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 11.0pt;">more – flatwater kayaking, paddle
boarding, zip lines, biking, hiking, climbing & rope courses for all ages. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 11.0pt;">4) <i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Discover Place </span></i>(discoveryplace.org/):
Three museums – Discovery Science (Charlotte), Discover Nature (Charlotte) and
Discovery Kids (Huntersville and Rockingham). Includes an IMAX theater and
wonderful hands-on exhibits. Targeted for kids; adults will enjoy it also. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 11.0pt;">5) <i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">NASCAR Hall of Fame </span></i>(nascarhall.com/):
Much more than a museum! Multiple tours and activities are available. Check the
Events Schedule for those that interest you! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 11.0pt;">6) <i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Kings Mountain State Park </span></i>(southcarolinaparks.com/kings-mountain):
Camping and swimming are available just South of I-85 in South Carolina. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 11.0pt;">7) <i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Kings Mountain Military Park </span></i>(nps.gov/kimo/index.htm):
Across the state line, just north of the SC State Park, learn how the locals
from NC, SC and TN overwhelmed the British and Loyalist under Colonel Ferguson
and turned the tide of the Revolutionary War in the South. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 11.0pt;">8) <i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Crowders Mountain State Park </span></i>(ncparks.gov/crowders-mountain-state-park):
Multiple hikes and beautiful views of Charlotte and the surrounding area. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 11.0pt;">9) <i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Lake Norman State Park</span></i>: (ncparks.gov/lake-norman-state-park)
Boating, fishing, swimming, and camping. During weekdays you can drop in on the
McGuire Nuclear Plant visitors center. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 11.0pt;">10) <i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Schiele Museum of Natural History </span></i>(schielemuseum.org/):
Founded by scouter and naturalist Bud Schiele and Gaston County in 1961, the
museum houses nature and history exhibits and a planetarium. Bopy Scout Troop
323 of Cherryville put many services hours into exhibit construction and
maintenance. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 11.0pt;">11) <i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Mint Museum </span></i>(mintmuseum.org/):
Unique art galleries, crafts and other exhibits. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 11.0pt;">12) <i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Reed Gold Mine </span></i>(reedgoldmine.org/):
Relive the North Carolina Gold Rushing Days in Cabarrus County. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 11.0pt;">13) <i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Levine of the New South </span></i>(museumofthenewsouth.org/):
North Carolina and Charlotte’s history viewed through the eyes and hearts of
many cultures. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12.0pt;">Other local museums
include: <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 11.0pt;">14) <i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Gaston County Museum </span></i>(gastoncountymuseum.org/)
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 11.0pt;">15) <i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Brevard Station Museum of Stanley </span></i>(brevardstation.com/)
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many Stroup/e items/history presented
here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 11.0pt;">16) <i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Cherryville Historical Museum </span></i>(cherryvillemuseum.com/)
Lots of Stroup/e items/history presented here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 11.0pt;">17) <i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Kings Mountain Historical Museum </span></i>(kingsmountainmuseum.org/)
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 14.0pt;"><i>And there
others I am sure I have left out. Contact me & they will be added for next
year. <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 14.0pt;">Hank Stroup
– Stroup(e) Reunion President <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 14.0pt;">hstroup@gmail.com
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 14.0pt;">919-605-6201<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<!--EndFragment--><br />Sid Stroupe IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147760897933569460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789948643003525484.post-49684690771994910592019-05-03T11:32:00.001-04:002019-05-03T11:32:18.164-04:00<b><span style="color: blue;">Minutes from the 89th Annual Stroup/e Reunion</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;">To Be Approved on Sunday, August 4, 2019</span></b><br />
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On Sunday, August 5, 2018 the descendants of Jacob Straub/Stroup held their<br />
89th family reunion in the Family Life Center of the Alexis Baptist Church in Alexis, Gaston County, North Carolina. All attendees were welcomed by Barbara Anne Stroupe Stegall, secretary in the absence of Reunion President Jim Stroupe. Pictures of 1) everyone and 2) attendees born a “Stroup/e” were taken at 1:00 p.m. followed by the covered dish luncheon.<br />
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Business Meeting called to order at 1:15pm by Secretary Barbara Anne Stegall.<br />
Attendance this year: 86. Minutes of the previous year’s Reunion (2017) were approved. Acknowledgements:<br />
- Mrs. Stegall introduced first-time attendees to the group.<br />
- In his absence, a round of applause to Jim G. Stroupe of Winston-Salem for his service as reunion president, serving from 2013 - 2018 and Vice-President in 2012. Thank You, Jim!<br />
- A very special thanks to our local family members, Mike and Ruth Hipp; also Alan and Maria Hipp for their faithful service in setting up the center for the reunion each year. We are looking for additional folks to take on the setup work, effective next year, 2019.<br />
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Treasury Report. From our treasurer, Maria Hipp. Approved by vote.<br />
Cash carried over from last year, 2017:<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>$1,413.36<br />
Expenses for this year’s 2018 Reunion:<br />
<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Supplies<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> ($62.30)<br />
<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Donation to Alexis Baptist<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> ($150.00)<br />
<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Facilities Fee to Alexis Baptist<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> ($50.00)<br />
<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Door Prizes<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> ($150.00)<br />
Cash collected today, August 5th<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> $512.00 ($462.00 Cash + 50.00 Doll Auction)<br />
Cash on Hand For 2019 Reunion <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> $1,513.06.<br />
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Officers Elected for 2018-2019: President – Hank Stroup of Raleigh; Vice-President – Nancy Quesada of Austin Texas; Secretary – Barbara Anne Stroupe Stegall of Matthews; Treasurer – Maria Hipp of Alexis; and Family Historian – Mike Stroupe of Rock Hill, South Carolina.<br />
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History Committee Report: Sid Stroupe of Durham spoke a bit about the large family posters along the walls around the room. Also on display were documents and photos of early reunion years since 1927. Sid recognized attendee Susan Ferguson Winstead of Cary, North Carolina for her enormous efforts to research and identify, with certainty, the 130 acres that Jacob’s son Daniel purchased in 1814. At that time Daniel moved his family from the Stroup Settlement in Alexis to his new farm land, about 12 miles to the west, starting the “Cherryville Stroup/e” family/linage. <br />
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90th Reunion – 2019 – Discussion. Several persons volunteered to serve on a committee for developing a special celebration. They are Marsha Hanna of Charlotte, Linda Moss Ballard of Cherryville and Carolyn Fogle Mullins of Panama City Beach Florida.<br />
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Mrs. Stegall adjourned the official business meeting at 1:50pm.<br />
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Special Recognition:<br />
Traveling the farthest distance: Robert Edwin Jr “Ed” and wife Mary Stroupe from Santa Fe, New Mexico.<br />
Eldest Lady: Anne Abernathy Orren, age 93, from Tega Cay, SC.<br />
Eldest Gentleman: Robert Edwin “Bob” Stroupe Sr, age 95, from Colfax, NC<br />
Youngest Lady: Caroline Lynn Stroupe, daughter of Stephanie and Christopher Stroupe, Kannapolis.<br />
Youngest Gentleman: Matthias Rowan Stroupe, son of David W. and Natasha Stroupe, Jr. of Hayes, VA<br />
Door prizes totaling $150 were presented to: Mary Ann Stroupe of Aiken, SC, Carole Stroupe of Lilburn GA, Allen Chappell of Dallas, Patricia Ellis of Dallas and Carolyn Stroupe Stambaugh of West Palm Beach, Florida.<br />
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Respectfully submitted by:<br />
Barbara Anne Stroupe Stegall, Reunion Secretary<br />
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<u>Deaths Reported</u>: August 2017-July 2018<br />
<b>Robert W. Stroupe</b>, 80, of Mt. Washington, Kentucky died on August 15, 2017.<br />
Ricky Wilson Stroupe, 59, 0f Dallas died on September 7, 2017. Ricky was the son of Boyd L. Stroupe and Mary H. Stroupe of Dallas and a descendant of Jacob’s son Philip.<br />
<b>Jane McDonald Stroupe</b> of Salem, SC passed on September 2, 2017. She was married to Mark Stroupe, son of Judy and Jackie Stroupe of Stanley, North Carolina<br />
<b>Travis Justin Stroupe</b>, 33, of Salem, SC died unexpectedly September 4, 2017. A son of Mark Stroupe, step-son of Jane McDonald Stroupe and grandson of Judy and Jack Stroupe of Stanley, NC. Descendant of Adam Stroup, Jacob’s eldest son.<br />
<b>Fred Louis Stroupe</b>, 81, of Bessemer City, NC died September 13, 2017. He was born to Fred Franklin and Eva Bess Stroupe of same city. A long-time farmer, he descended from Jacob’s son Daniel.<br />
<b>Dr. Paul Archibald Stroup</b>, 96, died September 29, 2017 of Charlotte. Born August 20, 1921 to the Reverend Paul Archibald Stroup, Sr. and Macie Garrison Stroup. A WWII Veteran, Dr. Stroup practiced dentistry in Charlotte for forty years. He descended from Jacob’s son Michael Stroup.<br />
<b>Julia Etta Stroup Allran</b>, age 85, of Cherryville, NC died September 15, 2017. She was the daughter of the late John Clifton and Alice B. Stroup. Julia Etta treasured and proudly touted her Stroup family history. Her only and last visit to our family reunion (a memorable event for her!) was in 2012.<br />
<b>Sandra Stroupe Mooney</b>, age 73, died October 1, 2017 in Charlotte, NC. She was the only child of Charles Wesley Stroupe and Marjorie Hoyle Stroupe and descended from Philip.<br />
<b>Gloria Gay Stroup Jenkins</b>, 78, of Kings Mountain, NC died on January 12, 2018. Her parents were the late David Augustus and Maude Epley Stroup and “Gay” descended from Daniel, through his son, Matthew Wallace Stroup. Gay was a prolific family historian, specifically working to document the Stroup family descendants of Matthew Wallace. She attended her first Alexis reunion several years ago and returned twice.<br />
<b>Kenneth Mauney, Jr.</b>, 64, Of Iron Station, NC died January 12, 2018. His parents were the late Kenneth L. Mauney, Sr. and Margie Ruth Stroupe Mauney. Grandfather was Thomas Anderson Stroupe, descendant of Philip Stroup. Kenny last attended the reunion in 2013.<br />
<b>Rebecca Harrelson Rhyne</b>, age 97, died April 13, 2018. Mrs. Rhynes’ great- grandmother was Nancy Tlitha Cuemimoody Stroup Harrelson (daughter of Daniel) of Cherryville. “Aunt Becky”, as many affectionately knew her, conveyed a wealth of family history to others. She will be missed.<br />
<b>Nellie Lewis Yates</b>, 93, of Belmont, NC passed on May 10, 2018. She was daughter of Corrie Pauline Stroupe Lewis and descended from Adam Stroup. Mrs. Yates, a long-time resident of Washington DC, joined the US White House staff in 1954, serving under many administrations - Eisenhower through Jimmy Carter. <br />
<b>Charles Durant Homesley</b>, 78, of Cherryville, NC passed on Wednesday, July 4, 2018. He was a great-grandson of Mary Stroup Homesley of same city.<br />
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Sunday, August 4th, 2019</div>
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MAKE PLANS NOW TO ATTEND!</div>
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<br />Sid Stroupe IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147760897933569460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789948643003525484.post-85484920143888655502015-08-15T10:56:00.004-04:002015-08-15T10:56:59.730-04:00<br />
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Alexis, Gaston County, North Carolina</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Descendants and Family of Johann Jacob Straub (later Stroup)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Settler of North Carolina, ~ 1760.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Many new attendees in this year, including folks from </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">New York, Connecticut, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Western North Carolina </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">and Mississippi. </span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Whether you spell it <i>Stroup</i> or <i>Stroupe</i> or <i>Stropp</i> or <i>Strupe </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>or other variation</i>, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">ALL are welcome!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>SEE YOU AUGUST 7, 2016</b></span></div>
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<br />Sid Stroupe IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147760897933569460noreply@blogger.com0Alexis, NC 28006, USA35.399858 -81.1178555000000199.8778235000000016 -122.42644950000002 60.9218925 -39.809261500000019tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789948643003525484.post-7482733833650787862015-07-02T13:55:00.001-04:002015-07-02T13:55:54.778-04:00Gazette Editorial: Stroups, 1928<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Sid Stroupe IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147760897933569460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789948643003525484.post-63185516784864376292015-06-10T17:14:00.000-04:002015-06-16T20:56:35.584-04:00Descendants of Johann Jacob Straub (Stroup) Reunion<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #000090; font-size: 24.0pt;">ANNUAL STROUP/E REUNION<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">of Lincoln County, North Carolina<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Near Crossroads of Highway 27 and Alexis/High Shoals Road<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="color: blue;">When: Sunday, August 2, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">Bring
old photos, documents and <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">a
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #000090; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Alexis-Area Stroup Family Cemeteries Tour”<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sunday, August 2 at 10:00am.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Meet in the Alexis Baptist Church Parking Lot<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red;">Please RSVP:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mike Stroupe, Rock Hill, SC<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="mailto:Mikes@comporium.net"><span style="color: black;">Mikes@comporium.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #000090; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Cherryville Stroup/e Family Get-Together”<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #000090; font-size: 14.0pt;">- Descendants of Jacob’s
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Saturday, August 1 at 10:30am.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Cherryville Historical Museum<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">109 East Main Street, Cherryville NC<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Chat – Old Photos and Stories– Tour Local Cemeteries<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Sid Stroupe IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147760897933569460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789948643003525484.post-70553885244091318062015-06-10T12:02:00.000-04:002015-06-10T12:02:58.971-04:0085th STROUP/STROUPE REUNION MINUTES<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">On Sunday, August 3, 2014 in
the Family Life Center of Alexis Baptist Church, the descendants of Jacob Straub
/ Stroup held their 85<sup>th</sup> reunion.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">As is tradition, the reunion
day began at 10:00am with Mike Stroupe of Rock Hill leading a walking tour of
the abandoned Stroup Family Cemeteries, located near the church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As an added attraction, this year Mike and
the group were stopped and interrogated at one of the cemeteries (on private
property) by a Gaston County Sherriff’s Deputy, inquiring as to their intentions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luckily no family members were on the “most wanted
list”, so once the Sheriff was assured that the group was not up to “no good”
and peaceful in demeanor, he allowed them to go about their way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All enjoyed the walking tour.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">At 1:00pm President James G.
“Jim” Stroupe of Winston-Salem, called the meeting to order and welcomed
everyone to the event.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Approximately 125<span style="color: red;"> </span>family members attended, tying our attendee record
set in 2011.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The
first priority was to take group pictures:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>first, a picture of the attendees who carry the Stroup/e surname by
birth and a second one of the entire family and guests.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Sid Stroupe, Secretary, read
the names of those who passed away during the previous year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jim gave the invocation and we proceeded to
enjoy our traditional covered dish lunch.<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">
</i></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">During this time, Jim acknowledged
several of our family members for their efforts:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>our talented family photographers, Rita
Quesada-Rodgers and Todd Cloninger and our dependable setup team, comprised of
Alan and Maria Hipp, Mike and Ruth Hipp and Daphna Stroupe Shelton.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>THANK YOU!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">At around 2:00 Jim called the
business meeting to order.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The 2013 minutes and financial reports were read
and approved by unanimous vote <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The family agreed by unanimous vote to donate
$100 to the Alexis Baptist Church.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Treasury.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Alan and Maria Hipp passed the collection plate through the crowd.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Beginning Cash on Hand<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>$699.17<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Contributions 8/3/14<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>814.50<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Less:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Reunion Expenses<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>160.44<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Door Prizes, $130.00; Set-up Supplies,
$30.44)<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Less:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Donation to Alexis Baptist<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>100.00</u><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Cash on Hand for 2015
Reunion<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$1,253.23<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">History Committee Report. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Mike
Stroupe of Rock Hill spoke on behalf of the committee comprised of David
Bartlett Hanna of Charlotte, Carolyn Fogle Mullins of Panama City Beach Florida,
Nancy Stroupe Morrison of Greeneville Tennessee,<span style="color: red;"> </span>and
Linda Moss Ballard of Cherryville. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sid Stroupe offered a couple of notable treasures
discovered over the past year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mike found,
on-line, a US Bureau of Investigation (predecessor agency to the FBI) report,
dated 1917, looking into alleged seditious activities by German descendants
residing in the Cherryville area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
was at the start of US involvement in World War I.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Stroups
of Cherryville</i>”, a sizable family at the time, were <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">not</b> accused of participating in said alleged seditious events and
discussions; however Attorney Matthew A. Stroup and Mr. Stephen Stroup were
interviewed by the federal agent on a couple of occasions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>According to the report both men downplayed
the talk of pro-German activities around town and the investigation was closed
within a few months.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Secondly, Mike Stroupe talked a bit about
several personal letters he happened upon, dated around 1880, from Elizabeth
Alice Stroup Hamrick of Cherryville, visiting her brother Dr. Miles Stroup in Red
River County of Texas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Miles Stroup,
a Civil War Vet, had moved to the area after the Civil War and setup his practice
there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Soody”, as she was nicknamed,
describes her life in the “wilds of Texas”, including her fear of measles and
smallpox (both deadly diseases in 1880), flea infestations, generally poor
living conditions for the settlers in Red River area and generally her
‘unhappiness’ away from her family. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
soon returned to Cherryville around 1881.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In early 2014, Ben Stroupe of Morganton, a
paper descendant of Jacob Stroup’s son Michael [1779-1855], took a Paternal DNA
test and it confirmed his genetic match to the Straub family of Germany.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To date three of our Stroupe males have been
tested and all three tests confirm our link to Martin Straub [1616-1676] of the
Kingdom of Wuerttemberg (now southern Germany). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a reminder there are many sources
available to learn about our Stroup/e family history, including a family tree
on Ancestry.com:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jacob Stroup/Straub Descendants</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So far Mike, assisted by Sid, has identified and documented several
thousand ancestors of Jacob Straub/Stroup.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If anyone would like access to view the information, its an easy
process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let us know.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Milestones
since our last Reunion:<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Deceased
August 1, 2013 – July 31, 2014</span></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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</span>i.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Mary Frances
Bumgarner Stroupe</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">, age 99, of Alexis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>12 July 2013.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Wife of the late David G. Stroupe and mother of Jackie Stroupe and Judy
All of Alexis.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Katherine Evans Stroup</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">, age 85 of
Dallas NC.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wife of the late Reuben
Jerrell Stroup, descendant of Daniel Stroup.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>August 19, 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Stroupe Borden</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">, age 70 of Eufaula,
Alabama (formerly of Cherryville);<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>1 October 2013.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Descendant of
Daniel Stroup and son Abner Albert Stroup.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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NC, age 79.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Formerly of Kings Mountain
where he was owner and operator of a building supply company for many
years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>October 9, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Denham Stroupe</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">, age 100 of Winston-Salem;
4 November 2013.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wife of the late <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dr. Henry Smith Stroupe</b>, family
historian and at one time head of the History Department at Wake Forest
University.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. and Mrs. Stroupe were
long-time attendees of this reunion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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December 2013.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brother of reunion
attendee Dennis A. Stroupe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Descendant
of Daniel Stroup and son Albert Abner Stroup of Cherryville.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Stroupe</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> of Hendersonville, age
86.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wife of the late Robert Earl Stroupe,
son of Connor Bartlette Stroupe, descending Philip and Moses Stroup.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>27 December 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Stroupe</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">, age 41, of Morganton, wife
of Jeff Stroupe, a descendant of Philip, then Peter Stroup of Alexis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>4 January 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span>ix.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Pauline
Woods Stroupe</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> of Mount Pleasant,
South Carolina.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>13 January 2014, Wife of
the late Hughes Warren Stroupe, descendant of Adam Stroup -> through the
Buncombe County [NC] Stroup Family.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Harris Stroupe, </span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">age 84<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">,</b> of Dallas; February 16, 2014.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wife of Lamar Wesley Stroupe, a descendant of
Philip Stroup and son Wesley W. Stroup.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Stroupe Foster, </span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">age 87 of
McAdenville.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>March 12, 2014.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was a former wife of the late Winford
Ladelle Stroupe, descendant of Philip and Jonas Stroup of Alexis.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Oates “Bill” Stroup</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> of Fort Mill,
South Carolina, age 92.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>March 14,
2014.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He descended from Michel (Michael)
Stroup, through his grandson Archibald Cathey Stroup who moved his family from
Alexis to the Clover area of South Carolina about the time of the US Civil War.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Edward Stroupe, </span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">age 82<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>of Gastonia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>4 June 2014.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A descendant of Philip, then Peter Stroup of Alexis<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span>xiv.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Gary Steve
Stroupe</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">, age 65 of Cherryville; 22 June
2014, a descendent of Daniel Stroup, through his son Matthew Wallace Stroup.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span>xv.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Reaford
“Zeke” Stroupe</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">, age 73 of Ripley,
Alabama.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>19 July 2014.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Descendant of Daniel, Jacob Cephus and Peter
Stroupe of Alabama.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">None
to report August 1, 2013 – July 31, 2014</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #ff6600; font-size: 8.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Joseph
& Caroline Pope, granddaughter of Ivey Lee and Rachel Brown Stroupe and
daughter of Michael & Susan Stroupe Laughter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>19 August 2013.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Election of Officers for term 2014-2015.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The current officers were nominated and
confirmed by unanimous vote “yes”:<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">President.</span></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jim
Stroupe of Winston-Salem. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Vice President</span></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nancy
Quesada of Austin, Texas. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Secretary</span></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sid
Stroupe<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>of Durham <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Treasurer</span></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maria
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Stroupe of Rock Hill, South Carolina.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Recognition, Door Prizes and Other<span style="color: black;">.</span><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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</span>Robert E. “Bob” Stroupe of Colfax NC and Anne Abernathy Orren, of
Cornelius NC.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bob and Anne are
maternal first cousins, grandchildren of Quincy Young Stroup [1860-1920].<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Youngest Boy & Girl Attending:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Caleb Edward House, born July 21,
2012.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bailey Diane House, born
October 21, 2013.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Proud parents
are Zach House and Kelly Stroupe of Dallas NC.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Traveled Farthest:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Samuel
Stroupe Quesada of Dallas, Texas.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Drawing Winners!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carolyn
Fogle Mullins of Panama City Beach Florida, Cheryl Hurt Radley of
Davidson, Karla Clark of Taylorsville and John Lutz.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">With the business meeting
closed, the Reunion was adjourned. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next
Stroup/e Family Reunion meeting will be held, as is custom, <span style="color: blue;">on the first Sunday in August, the 2<sup>rd</sup>, 2015</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Hope to see you then -----<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Sid Stroupe III, Secretary<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
Sid Stroupe IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147760897933569460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789948643003525484.post-22829043604758490202015-02-05T11:18:00.001-05:002015-02-05T11:18:04.716-05:00
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<b>Margaret Alvah Stroupe Stroupe</b>, age 84, of Morganton, North Carolina passed away Monday, January 26, 2015. </div>
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Margaret was born in Gaston County, January 31, 1930 to the late William Early Stroupe and Alvah Jessie Abernethy Stroupe. She was a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church. </div>
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Margaret is survived by children, Diane Holbrook and Tommy, Linda Stroupe Snyder and Steven, all of Morganton, and Ben Stroupe and Connie of Valdese North Carolina; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sisters, Lavone Stroupe Smith of Louisiana, and Daphane Stroupe Shelton of Alexis, N.C.; sister-in-laws, Rachel Stroupe and Jimmie Stroupe both of Alexis, North Carolina. In addition to her parents, Margaret was preceded in death by her husband, Herman Craig Stroupe; brothers, William, Shaylor, and Lee Stroupe; and sisters, Jane Stroupe Recinos and Bonnie Stroupe Quasada. </div>
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Funeral services for Margaret Stroupe will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at Pleasant View Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Burt Wilburn officiating, burial will follow at Burke Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center. Memorial contributions may be made to Pleasant View Baptist Church, 1834 U.S. 70 East, Morganton, NC 28655. Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center is assisting the family with the arrangements. Condolences may be made online at www. sossomanfuneralservice. com.</div>
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As a personal note, Margaret Stroupe was a loving, gentle lady and a friend to many people. One of her life passions was to document the Stroup/e Family Tree, originating with Johann Jacob Straub (later Stroup), her GGGGGrandfather. She created one of the first comprehensive listings of Stroup/e Descendants, a foundation for subsequent research and documentation about our family. Margaret faithfully attended the Stroupe Family Reunion held each year in Alexis North Carolina. She will be missed by all. - Cousin Sid Stroupe.</div>
Sid Stroupe IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147760897933569460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789948643003525484.post-29116921687101029462015-01-29T13:34:00.001-05:002015-01-29T13:34:27.460-05:00Furnace-Goodson Cemetery Cartersville, GAIt's been a while. Here is some news I got today. This will be of great interest to those of you that descend from Jacob Stroup Ironmaster 1771 or just plain Stroup nuts like me.<br />
Check out this video on YouTube:<br /><br /><a href="http://youtu.be/WzBvJL_LUDg" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/WzBvJL_LUDg</a><br />
Cousin MikeMichael Stroupehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16211482614942008569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789948643003525484.post-45729726703089773102014-07-22T20:17:00.001-04:002014-07-22T20:17:54.362-04:00Cemetery tour news<div id="yui_3_15_0_1_1406074610734_879" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; display: block; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 13px/16.25px "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, san-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1406074610734_878">We have a new stop. The "Large White Stroup Home" which is on our tour, well we discovered that Andrew Jackson "Jackie" Stroup (1828 1898) log cabin is behind the Stroup home. Current owner Jackie Stroup has given us permission to enter his property to take photos of the old cabin. It is my belief that this log cabin may have been built by Solomon (1791-1868).</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_15_0_1_1406074610734_880">Don't forget we meet at the Alexis Church parking lot at 10:00 am and bring your cameras.</span></div>
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Michael Stroupehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16211482614942008569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789948643003525484.post-12635672262572927862014-06-16T16:39:00.000-04:002014-06-16T16:40:02.780-04:00STROUP/e REUNION, 85th Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<br />Sid Stroupe IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147760897933569460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789948643003525484.post-81702682084493590682013-12-06T16:11:00.005-05:002013-12-06T16:11:48.801-05:00HISTORY OF THE JACOB STROUP MONUMENT <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Alexis, Gaston County, North Carolina</b><br />
<b>August 2013. </b><br />
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2013 marks the fiftieth (50th) year anniversary of raising the <b>Jacob Stroup Marker</b>. This beautiful, elaborately engraved granite monument, was erected at a cost of $440.84 in 1963 by the local descendants of Johann “Jacob” Straub, later Stroup. Jacob immigrated as a child with his parents, Johann Pieter & Barbara Straub, and his siblings in 1733 from the Kingdom of Württemberg (now Germany). <br />
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Standing over 8 feet high and weighing in excess of several tons, the monument is located just west of the crossroads, Alexis, Gaston County, North Carolina - very near the original Stroup settlement, circa 1770.<br />
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The monument's formal dedication occurred in 1963 at the Stroup Family Reunion. The stone was interred in memory of Jacob, his wife Nancy Hambright Stroup and twelve of their children, early settlers of Tryon, later Lincoln, and now Gaston County, North Carolina. It is inscribed:<br />
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IN MEMORY OF</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>JACOB STROUP</b></span></div>
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1732* - 1804</div>
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AND WIFE</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">NANCY</span></div>
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(NATIVES OF GERMANY)</div>
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<b>CHILDREN</b></div>
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<b>Adam Barbara [Dellinger]</b></div>
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<b>Betsy [Unmarried] Elizabeth [Unmarried]</b></div>
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<b>Fanny [Eckert] Hannah [Posten]</b></div>
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<b>Mary [Reel] George</b></div>
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<b>Philip John</b></div>
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<b>Michael Daniel</b></div>
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<b>Erected 1963</b></div>
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<b>Arthur L. Stroup, Sec & Treas</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">* Johann Jacob Straub (Stroup) was actually born 7 January 1722, rather than 1732. Source: Birth Records, <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Evangelische Kirchengemeinde, Großgartach,
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Arthur Little Stroup [1891-1971]</b> of Stanley, North Carolina was Secretary/Treasurer of the Reunion group during the late 1950s when the idea of a memorial was first introduced to family members. Nearly 200 years had passed since the Stroup's had migrated from Pennsylvania and settled in the southern Piedmont area of North Carolina.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Arthur Stroup's love of family and rich family history was key to igniting a spark of interest, later a "<i><b>Stroup Determination</b></i>" that a large granite marker, one that will endure for all time, would be erected. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">From our family history archives and transcribed from letter sent to Ethel Stroupe [Vochko] in 1985 by Mr. Nard Cloninger of Gaston County: "<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 11pt;"><b style="font-style: italic;">Arthur L. Stro</b><span style="font-style: italic;"><b>up </b></span><i><b>was my “favorite Stroup.”</b> He was real smart but acted like a
nut. He was one of the two strongest men
I ever knew --- the other being Will Mathis from up around Rutherford </i>[County, NC]<i>, who
farmed with oxen in the 1930’s. </i></span><i style="color: #333333; font-size: 15px;">Will and Arthur used to pick up a Model T Ford by the front bumper, the heavy end and push </i><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 15px;">[it] </span><i style="color: #333333; font-size: 15px;">around like a wheelbarrow. </i><i style="color: #333333; font-size: 11pt;">Arthur
and another one of his best friends and were caught in the 1960’s making whiskey. Arthur was still living at the old John W.
Stroup home place. I’ll never
forget either one of them. Arthur was a good worker in
the American Legion also.”</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>CONTRIBUTORS TO PURCHASE THE MONUMENT</b> </span></div>
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1960-1963 (Penned by Arthur L. Stroup)</div>
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"We, the undersigned, subscribe the amount set opposite our names, for the erection of a monument to perpetuate the memory of Jacob STROUP, born in ... Germany, sailed from Rotterdam, Holland ... with his parents and siblings, came to America on British Ship, Pennsylvania Merchant, Captain John Stedman Master, arrived in Philadelphia, where he took the Oath of Allegiance to the British Crown Sept 18 1733. ... settling in North Carolina, acquiring property in what is now known as Gaston County, near Alexis N.C."<br />
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As evidenced by Mr. Stroup's accounting log [below], most of the contributions were $1.00, $2.00 ... several larger in amount. The total cash was raised over roughly 3 years. At least one of the contributors, Mrs. Craig [Margaret Alvah Stroupe] Stroupe of Morganton NC, survives today, is an impassioned family historian and attends our Reunion each year!<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">8/8/1960<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">C.D. Stroup, 374 East Water Street, Lincolnton NC, $50.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Arthur L. Stroup, Stanley NC, $50.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">_ W. Cloninger, $5.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Arthur B[oyd] Stroup, Waco NC, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">$</span>25.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Sallie C. Stroup, Cherryville NC, R.2, $2.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Guy A Hovis, Stanley NC, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Mrs. Forrest Allen (Eunice Jane Stroup), Bessemer City, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Ernest L. Stroup, Bessemer City NC #1, $2.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Thamer Stroupe, Bessemer City NC #2, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">James C. Stroupe, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Clara Adelle Stroupe, Rt 2, Bessemer City NC, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Mrs. Lorene Stroupe Bass, Rt 2, Bessemer City NC, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Mr. and Mrs. Fred F. Stroupe, Cherryville, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Mrs. Grace Stroupe Kiser, $5.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Ben R. Stroupe, 426 Pickens Street, Rock Hill, SC, $10.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Ben F. Stroup, 2301 Lowell Road, Gastonia NC, $5.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Dave S. Rhyne, 1804 Country Club Road, Gastonia NC, $5.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 13.5pt decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Mary Stroup Williams, Blacksburg SC, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">6/11/1961<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">John & Maude Stroup Breidenthal, Stanley NC, $5.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Mr. and Mrs. Sam Moore and Family, Stanley NC, $3.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">M.A. Stroup Jr., MD, Gastonia NC, $5.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Paul Hunter Stroup, North Main Street, Newton NC, $5.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Stanley Earl Roper (D.C. Stroup), $4.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">__ Garrison, $5.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Frank & Elizabeth Stroup Putnam, Cherryville, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">E.M. Allen, Mount Holly NC, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">W.R. Rhyne, Gastonia NC, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Wilson Rhyne, Stanley, Box 94, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Frederick Henry Rhyne, Maiden NC, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">E. C. Rhyne, Dallas NC, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Marshall Dellinger, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">L. L. Stroupe, $2.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Charles Rhyne, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">W.E. Stroupe Jr., Alexis NC, $10.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">T.W. Garrison, Alexis NC, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Ethel Richardson, $10.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">8/4/1962<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Treasury Funds, $472.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Mrs. Craig Stroupe, 123 Stevens Drive, Morganton NC, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Murle (?) Stroup Breidenthal, $2.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Mrs. Alva Stroup, $10.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Mrs. Henry Smith, 2876-A Rockland Pl, Lynchburg VA, $2.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Mrs. Hilbreth Sherrer, Kings Mtn NC, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Mrs. Grace Rutledge, Dallas NC, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Mrs. George Quesada, 4616 Dallas Dr,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fort Worth Texas, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Mrs. Jane Stroupe Recinos, 2530 Indpndnce Ave, NY, $5.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Lee Stroup, Alexis NC, $10.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Mrs. Loy Cloninger (Lanie Stroup), Clover SC, $5.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Mrs. Mason (Lillie Stroup) Smith, R-1- Pineville
NC, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">A. U. Stroupe, Mount Holly, NC, $100.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">_ R. Brittain, Stanley NC, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Louis Presswood, Alexis NC, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Floyd T Stroupe, Monroe NC, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Mrs. S. F. Stroupe, Bessemer City NC, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Attorney John C. Stroupe, Hickory NC, $10.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Mrs. Carl Stroupe, Route 3, Lincolnton NC, $2.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Jim & L. F. Plonk, $5.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Cash, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Henry Wesley Stroupe, Dallas [NC] Barber Shop, $2.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Fred L. Payne, Box 654, Alexis NC, $5.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Lee Hansee, Rt 1, Mount Holly NC, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Jim Murphy, Rt 1, Stanley, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Jack C. Moore, $5.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">L. A. McClure, Alexis NC, $5.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">R. L. Payne, Rt 1, Dallas NC, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">B. J. Matthews, Rt 1, Stanley NC, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Gannon Smith, Rt 1, Dallas NC, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">J. E. Wiley, Jr., $5.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Mrs. Paul Shook, $5.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">David Stroupe, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Horace McGinnis, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Paul H. Stroup, Newton NC, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Mrs. John W. Stroupe, Gastonia NC, $5.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Mrs. Mary Stroupe Abernathy, Alexis NC, $10.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Mrs. John O Smith, Route Rt 1, Iron Station NC, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Steve Stroup, 406 Pine Avenue, Cherryville NC, $1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 1.0in decimal 3.5in left 4.0in 391.5pt;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Eugene R. Stroup, 3500 8<sup>th</sup> Street South,
Arlington VA, $2.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">_____ Stroup __________, <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> $</span>1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Vance _________________<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> , $</span>1.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">John W. Stroupe, Webb Street, Gastonia NC, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$5.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Sid Stroupe IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147760897933569460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789948643003525484.post-34506466777117353102013-12-06T12:57:00.001-05:002013-12-06T12:57:58.696-05:0084TH STROUP/STROUPE REUNION MINUTES<b>84th ANNUAL STROUP(E) REUNION
of Descendents of Johann Jacob Straub (Stroup)
Alexis, Gaston County, North Carolina
August 4, 2013</b>
The Stroup(e) Reunion was held on Sunday, August 4 in the Family Life Center of Alexis Baptist Church, Alexis, Gaston County, North Carolina. This was the 84th family gathering since 1925, with a 4-year interruption due to World War II. Approximately 110 family members attended this year.
At 10:00am Mike Stroupe of Rock Hill and Linda Moss Ballard of Cherryville led a tour of the abandoned Stroup Family Cemeteries, located around the Alexis. About 20 people braved the heat (and the chiggers and yellow-jackets!) to walk among the old graves.
<b>James G. “Jim” Stroupe of Winston-Salem, President, called the meeting to order</b> at 1:00pm and welcomed everyone to the event. Jim provided opening remarks, asked that each person “meet and greet” each other and that each officially registers in our Reunion Book. The lunch tables were supplied with the Minutes from last year’s reunion, a handout on the Jacob Stroup Monument, celebrating its 50th year, as well as the abbreviated “Straub/Stroup Family History.”
The first order of business was to take group pictures: one picture of the 36 attendees who carry the Stroup(e) surname by birth and another picture of the entire family. Jim gave the invocation, which was followed by the traditional, bountiful, ”covered dish” meal.
<b>Following lunch, Jim commenced the Business Session</b>, starting around 2:00pm:
• The minutes and financial report from the 2012 Reunion were read and approved.
• Jim publicly thanked our hard-working and dependable set-up committee, comprised of Alan and Maria Hipp, Mike and Ruth Hipp and Daphna Stroupe Shelton – all of Alexis. Every year their efforts are key to our hosting such a large, successful event.
• The family agreed to donate $100 (includes rental) to the Alexis Baptist Church.
• Collection. Alan and Maria Hipp passed the collection plate through the crowd. Our treasury is used exclusively for the Reunion-associated expenses.
Beginning Cash on Hand $671.95
Contributions 2013 511.00
Less: 2013 Reunion Expenses* 483.78
Cash on Hand for 2014 $699.17
<b>HISTORY COMMITTEE</b>. Mike Stroupe of Rock Hill spoke on behalf of the committee comprised of David Bartlett Hanna of Charlotte, Carolyn Fogle Mullins of Panama City Beach Florida, Nancy Stroupe Morrison of Greeneville Tennessee, Mike Stroupe of Rock Hill South Carolina, and Linda Moss Ballard of Cherryville.
Of special interest this year is the discovery of a family lawsuit, “Stroup Vs. Stroup”, filed in Gaston County around 1870. Mike stated that the official court record is over 300 pages long and provides a fantastic glimpse into the Stroup family ancestors living in/around Alexis during that time. Copies of the court documents are available on CD.
This is the 50th anniversary of raising the Jacob Stroup Monument in Alexis. As a reminder there are many avenues available to view and research our family:
- Updated biography of our shared immigrant Jacob Stroup.
- “Descendants’ of Jacob Stroup and the US Civil War”. A 90 page booklet, documenting the descendents (grandsons & ggrandsons) of Jacob Stroup who participated in the US Civil War, Confederate States Army.
- “Stroup Family Cemeteries of Gaston County”. This booklet documents the Stroup family ancestors who are buried (circa 19th Century) in the four private, abandoned cemeteries in the Alexis and Cherryville areas. Each cemetery has been inventoried, a brief bio of the deceased has been written and color photos of all legible grave markers are included.
- A distant cousin, Diana Gale Matthiesen, has created a tremendous website, chocked full of very old Straub and Stroup(e) family history.
- “Family Tree DNA” Project: At least two males in our local family have participated in the Straub/Stroup DNA project. Another male, descending from Michael Stroup (son of Jacob) will participate later this year.
- The history committee will create a “lineage / family tree” document (free of charge) for any descendent. Just contact a Mike or Sid by email or phone.
<b>MILESTONES SINCE OUR LAST REUNION:</b>
Deceased:
- Mary Bumgarner Stroupe, age 99 of Alexis; 12 July 2013. She was the wife of the late David Augustus Stroupe.
- Fred Albert Stroupe of Morganton; 1 December 2012. Fred was a life-long Stroup historian, specifically tracing the descendants of his great-great (GG) grandfather Matthew Wallace Stroup.
- Marian Frances Stroupe Wilson of Vila, NC; 11 January 2013. GG-granddaughter of Daniel Stroup.
- Don Richard Stroupe of Cherryville; 18 February 2013. GGG-grandson of Daniel.
- Ruth Beam Stroup of Cherryville, 26 August 2012. Wife of the late Kenneth E Stroup a descendent of both Daniel and John Stroup.
- Retired US Army Colonel Ray B. Stroup, age 96 of Lafayette, Louisiana; 11 May 2013, a descendent of Philip. Also a “Texas Stroup”.
- Ambrose “Abe” Rhyne Stroupe of Gastonia; 16 April 2013. GG-grandson of Philip.
- Margaret P. Stroupe Fraley of Cherryville; 27 April 2013. GG-granddaughter of Daniel Stroup
- Jonathan Keith Stroupe of Gastonia, 16 March 2013, a descendent of Daniel.
- Edgar Eugene Thomas, age 85 of Los Angeles, California; 2 January 2013. Gene descended from the Cherryville branch of the family.
- Charles Franklin Stroupe of Conover, 28 September 2011.
- Joseph Daniel “JD” Sellers of Cherryville, 3 February 2006, Descended from Daniel.
- John Logan Harrelson of Charlotte. 29 December 2012. John was the great-grandson of Nancy Tlitha Cuemimoody Stroup Harrelson of Cherryville.
Births: Caleb Matthew Laughter, 13 June 2012, grandson of Susan Stroupe Laughter and great-grandson of Rachel Brown Stroupe. Caleb, seventh generation, descends from Philip Stroup, son of Jacob.
Marriages: Dustin and Heather Holbrook, grandson of Mrs. Margaret Stroupe of Morganton and son of Tom and Diane Stroupe Holbrook. 27 April 2013.
<b>ELECTION OF OFFICERS for term 2013-2014</b>
- President. Jim Stroupe of Winston-Salem was nominated by Martha Daniel of Charlotte; seconded by Nancy Stroupe Morrison. Unanimously re-elected.
- Vice President. Nancy Quesada of Austin Texas was nominated; Linda Moss Ballard seconded. Nancy unanimously elected Vice-President.
- Secretary. Sid Stroupe was re-nominated by Bob Stroupe; seconded by Jon Stroupe of Aiken, South Carolina. Group unanimous vote “yes”.
- Treasurer. Maria Hipp of Alexis nominated by Sid Stroupe; Rita Quesada Rodgers of Charlotte seconded. Group unanimous vote “yes”.
- Family Historian. Mike B. Stroupe was re-nominated and elected.
<b>RECOGNITION, DOOR PRIZES AND OTHER.</b>
- Robert “Bob” Edwin Stroupe of Colfax celebrated his 90th birthday and the reunion committee presented him with a personalized Stroup Family History Book. Bob was born in Guilford County and is son of the late Grady Vance Stroupe who was born in Alexis. Bob was asked to speak to the group and he cheerfully agreed, talking of “times gone by” for he and the Stroups of Alexis. Bob’s three children and many grandchildren joined him at the Reunion this year!
- Carolyn Stroupe Stambaugh of West Palm Beach has been recognized by the University of Florida as celebrating the 60th anniversary of her coronation as the First Homecoming Queen at the University. Carolyn has been invited to crown this year’s King and Queen in early November 2013. Congratulations Carolyn!
- Oldest Female Attending: Rachel Brown Stroupe of Alexis, Age 91 years. Mrs. Stroupe is the widow of the late Ivy Lee Stroupe of Alexis.
- Cindy Stroup, our cousin residing in Arlington Virginia, created and mailed all of the invitations to this year's reunion. Great job Cindy and thank you!
- Oldest Male Attending: Homer A. Orren of Cornelius, Age 94 years. Homer is the spouse of Ann Abernathy a descendant of Jacob’s son Philip Stroup. Coincidentally, Ann and her second cousin Bob Stroupe of Colfax, celebrating his 90th birthday, share the same lineage and they enjoyed visiting with each other during the Reunion!
- Youngest Boy: Caleb Matthew Laughter of Hickory, age 1 year. Caleb, seventh generation descendant of Jacob Stroup, descends from son Philip.
- Youngest Girl: Kinley Grace Stroupe of Morganton, age 2 years. Kinley is also a seventh generation descendant of Jacob, through three of his sons - Adam, Philip and Michael.
- Traveled Farthest: Several family members attended from out-of-state:
Nancy Quesada of Austin, Texas
Jane Stroupe Hornsby of Panama City, Florida
Carolyn Fogle Mullins of Panama City Beach, Florida
Carolyn Stroupe Stambaugh of West Palm Beach, Florida
Jim and Mary Ellen Manning of Edgewater, Maryland
Jason and Michele Speed of Kalispell, Montana
Joe Recinos of Guatemala
Ed Stroupe and family of Cotopaxi, Colorado
Jared and Ashley Hein of Coulterville, California
Mary Ann Stroupe and Jon Stroupe, Aiken, South Carolina
- $20.00 Door Prizes: Joe Recinos of Guatemala; Charles Phillips of Alexis; Jane Stroupe Hornsby of Panama City, Florida.
- $50.00 Grand Prize: Kenny & Donna Mauney of Iron Station.
With the business meeting closed, the Reunion was adjourned. If there are any corrections to this draft document, please forward to GWALSS@NC.RR.COM. The next Stroup(e) Family Reunion meeting will be held, as is custom, on the first Sunday in August 2014.
Hope to see you then,
Sid Stroupe III, Secretary / Treasurer
Sid Stroupe IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147760897933569460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789948643003525484.post-87221797818922611632013-12-05T07:58:00.001-05:002013-12-05T07:58:57.983-05:00Chip Stroup, Lincoln County [NC] Man of the YearNovember 2013
Article is Courtesy of the Lincoln Times-News, Lincolnton North Carolina
Chip Stroup of First Federal Savings Bank in Lincolnton was named Lincoln County’s [NC] Man of the Year at the recent Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet at the Laboratory Mill in Lincolnton.
For the past 40 years, Stroup has been a leader of First Federal Savings Bank, serving the community through an array of volunteer efforts and financial support over the years. In the Rotary Club’s speech, they explain that what distinguishes Stroup is his quiet and simple service to companies and individuals in need.
“<i>Without hesitation, Chip will find a way to make things better, maintaining his mission to contribute to the welfare of those in the community</i>,” the presenter said.
Stroup has served the community in numerous ways, including serving as a director for the YMCA, Lincoln County Community Foundation, North Carolina Bankers Association, Lincoln County Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control Financing Authority, Community Investment Corporation of North Carolina, Centralina Development Corporation, United Way for Lincoln County and the local chapter of the American Red Cross. He has also assisted children in Lincolnton’s Public Housing to attend Camp Challenge, provided financial support for the Young Scholars Institute, provided funds for the Gaston College Foundation to construct a Science and Technology Center on the Lincoln Campus and has volunteered with the Rotary Club to assist in raising money for low-interest loans for Lincoln County students to attend college.
“Man of the Year is not about who has the longest list of organization or committee memberships — it is about the breadth of impact that a man has had on his community,” the presenter said. “There are countless children, schools, businesses, restaurants, art programs, community gatherings and employees’ family members who have been the recipient of Chip Stroup’s generous contributions. Chip’s contributions come in many forms — time, advice, financial support, physical labor, concern for those less fortunate, care for those in need — in a word, service…and very simply put, that is what Chip Stroup has been doing for years.”
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<b>NOTE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDotVjqmdZ289QbO6G_sDzGw3BveUJDhoF9alqE9OsNOAJuDGmWszjGJUt6cu7dJDBuMloxRNZFHwZvdHVxEH1ly84kePZDu5xMowbpvVnV_cuFNxFcUDlA66mVXy-bgdmUYDHhMnLVE/s1600/STROUP+CHIP+2013.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDotVjqmdZ289QbO6G_sDzGw3BveUJDhoF9alqE9OsNOAJuDGmWszjGJUt6cu7dJDBuMloxRNZFHwZvdHVxEH1ly84kePZDu5xMowbpvVnV_cuFNxFcUDlA66mVXy-bgdmUYDHhMnLVE/s320/STROUP+CHIP+2013.jpeg" /></a></div></b> Chip Stroup is the son of the late Mr. C.D. Stroup, a long-time and devoted genealogist, focussed on preserving the history of the Jacob Straub/Stroup family of Lincoln/Gaston Counties in North Carolina. Chip retains the significant number of original hand-written documents and photos that his father produced and accumulated throughout his life. All of them are stored and viewable via the "Jacob Stroup/Straub Descendants" tree on Ancestry.com.Sid Stroupe IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147760897933569460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789948643003525484.post-75466190105607070432013-11-16T09:05:00.000-05:002013-11-16T09:05:04.643-05:00Our Stroupe Beauty Queen<div id="ygrps-yiv-1192079019">
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These photos were made at the Univ. of Florida Homecoming. Mrs. Carolyn Stroupe Stambaugh was the very first homecoming queen at the Univ. of Florida and this year she honored them with her presence to crown this years queen.</div>
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I'm sorry the game didn't turn out so well for the Gators. I just have one thing to say about that "GO YOU HAIRY DAWGS".</div>
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Thanks to Carolyn Mullins for getting the photos for us.</div>
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Mike</div>
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