Anderson Stroup Home

A special thanks to Susan Winstead for sharing this with us.

I hope this one is better.
Mike

110 Stroup(e)s Meet for 84th NC Reunion

2013 Stroup Reunion Celebrity

I have been going to the Stroup Reunion for a few years and always look for this lady. She descends from Jacob I, Philip Sr., Moses,. Each year she travels all the way from Florida to be with us. The first year I went she was one of the first persons to approach me to learn about her family. She was so excited that she had to call her daughter, and then stuck the phone in my hand to speak with her daughter. It was a moment I will never forget. Now each year she is the first person I look for to get a big hug. She currently owns part of Adam’s original tract.

She was the University of Florida’s FIRST Homecoming Queen 60 years ago. She has been invited by the university to return this November to crown the 60^th queen at midfield. When she was telling me about this she was very excited. They are going to provide a golf cart to transport her to midfield. Without further ado her name is Carolyn Stroupe Stambauch. Below I have attached some photos.

 

2013 Stroup Reunion

As usual we had a great turn out. I think about 115 people came and enjoyed themselves. We had our early cemetery tour but the numbers were lower this year. I think it was because we have done this for about 5 years and the old-timers have all been.

 

The food was abundant and delicious as usual. I have discovered we have a celebrity among us which I will reveal at a later date. The “Jackie” Stroupe home has had a face lift. I hope to have an announcement about this old Stroupe homestead in the future.

Cousin Mike Stroupe

It's That Time Again

84th ANNUAL STROUP FAMILY REUNION
Whether you spell your surname “Stroupe” or “Stroup”, you’re a descendent of Johann Jacob Straub (later Stroup), settler of Tryon/Lincoln County North Carolina, circa 1770.  

Our family will gather for the reunion on Sunday, August 4th in Alexis, Gaston County, North Carolina, site of the original Stroup settlement.  The festivities will be held at the Alexis Baptist Church Family Life Center, starting at 12:30pm.  The church is located just west of the Alexis crossroads, on the Alexis / High Shoals road.  As is tradition, we begin with a “pot luck lunch”, followed by a business meeting, reading of the family history and a brief historical presentation of old photos and documents.

In addition, on Saturday, August 3rd at 10:30am, the descendents of Daniel Stroup and John Stroup, two of Jacob’s youngest sons and early settlers of Cherryville, will gather at the Cherryville Historical Museum, East Main Street.  At this informal get-together, we’ll “meet and greet”, discuss the brother’s history, their descendents, and tour some of the local cemeteries, burial sites for the “Cherryville/Tryon Stroups”.   Also we'll begin our plan to celebrate in 2014 the 200th anniversary of Daniel Stroup's settlement in Cherryville.

For out-of-towners, the family is staying overnight at the Comfort Inn, 1550 E. Main Street, Lincolnton, NC 28092.   Call reservations at 704/732-0011.
For any questions, you can contact Sid Stroupe in Durhamn, gwalss@nc.rr.com.

Stroup Reunions

I wanted everyone to be aware of a "special, one-time history project and event" that Linda, Mike, Nancy, Cindy and myself will begin the Fall of this year and carrying on into 2014.

We'd love to have all of you (regardless of Alexis ties or Cherryville ties) join us in this endeavor, as we move forward with all the work that lies ahead!

March 2014 marks the 200th anniversary of the Stroup(e) family settling Cherryville NC.

Daniel Stroup, a son of Jacob, sold his 110 acres (part of his father Jacob's Stroup settlement in Alexis) and bought 130 acres of "frontier" land (lol) on the west side of current day Cherryville.

We assume Daniel was looking to "make his claim", of his own accord, as he moved his wife Mary Polly Goodson Stroup and their 5 young children from Alexis to the "wilds of western Lincoln County".

So ... in honor of this momentus occasion, we will work on developing a one-time exhibit on the "Stroup Family of Cherryville", to display at the CHerryville Historical Museum, perhaps as early as March 2014.

In addition, we also will have a one-time "special" reunion of the Cherryville Stroups in Cherryville --- perhaps on the Saturday, the day before the Alexis Reunion in 2014 (again, next year).

This reunion will not replace in any way the Alexis Reunion in 2014 ... it will supplement and hopefully ignite some interest in the CHerryville Stroups that havent' found their way to the Alexis Reunion.

I know this seems like a long time away, but time flies ... I wanted all of us to be aware of the anniversary and to be able to 'squelch' any rumors and/or grumblings that the "Cherryville Stroup(e)s are doing their own thing in 2014".

Simply not true! Again, we will not disturb the tradition of the family gathering in Alexis.

We'll formally announce the 'kick-off" of the Cherryville Anniversary at this year's Alexis reunion.

As for the Alexis Reunion this year (August 4th), I don't have any new historical things to bring myself, but i'm aware that Mike Stroupe has a 300 page court document, dealing with the Stroup family of Alexis, dated 1800s. Mike says it gives some great insight in the family in Alexis. he has asked someone to transcribe it and hopefully the transcription will be ready by the reunion time.

DO any of you have any ideas for something that we could do, from a history perspective, for this year's Alexis reunion?

Is there a better way to share photos, documents?

IDEAS are welcome!

Thanks everyone and have a great weekend.

Cousin Sid Stroupe

Durham, NC