Irene Fewell Stroup

This is a photo of four generations of Stroups. What I found amazing was it was a photo of Alexander's wife Irene Fewell Stroup. I have more photos and stories about this family that I will be posting soon.

Irene Fewell was born 1813 in Cowpens, South Carolina. She was the daughter of Edmond Fewell and Sarah Jennings Fewell (Who later married Jacob Stroup II Ironmaster). Irene died 18 Feb 1903 in Arkansas. This marriage by her mother means she married her step-brother Alexander Stroup.

This remarkable photo is provided by David Denman.

Alice Rovannah Stroup

Alice Rovannah Stroup was born 25 December 1896 in Bartow County, Georgia. She is the daughter of John Edward Stroup and Nancy Savannah Kembrele. Alice married David Bradley Jackson on 26 January 1913 in Bartow County, Georgia.

One of her sons was John Rueben Jackson. He was born in 1931. John was an avid Stroup researcher and loved family history. John was very honored and proud to be part of the Stroup Ironmasters. He took great pride in building small furnace monuments, engraving them and putting them on the graves of Jacob II, Moses and even Moses Dellinger, who was indentured to Jacob II. Moses Dellinger lived in Jacob’s home for a number of years.