Stroupe Family Bible, Bowie County, Texas *********************************************************** Submitted by: Texarkana USA Genealogical Society Date: Oct 2000 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/bowie/bowitoc.htm *********************************************************** Published in the Spring 1984, Volume XI, Number 1, Texarkana USA Quarterly Published by the Christian Publishing Cp., St Louis, Mo. In 1885. This Holy Bible now in the possession of Roy Stroup, St. Louis, Mo. Births: T Edwin and Willie Stroup Blanche, Feb. 2, 1907 Grace Josephine, April 21, 1909 Nellie May, Dec. 12, 1911 Edwin Ruth, June 11, 1919 Joseph E. Stroup was born April 20, 1851. Martha Vandiver was born Sept. 24, 1855. A. E. Stroup was born January 20, 1879. Birty M. Stroup was born March 3, 1884. Leroy Stroup was born Jan. 4, 1886. Harry Stroup was born Jan. 10, 1889. Leo Paul Stroup was born Aug. 7, 1891. Gracie Stroup was born July Thomas J. Stroup was born July 26, 1897. To Harry and Alma Stroup: Grace and Nell by adoption, children of Edwin. To James Knox and Mabel Stroup Smith: James Knox, Jr., Aug. 30, 1919 Charles Graining, Oct. 26, 1920 To Paul and Anne Stroup: Virgil Paul, June 3, 1923. Mary C. Stroup was born Nov. 1860. Fanby C. Stroup was born Oct. 28, 1862. William G. Stroup was born April 7, 1864. La. J. Stroup was born Sept. 18, 1865. Claressa Elizabeth Stroup was born Feb. _, 1867. George O. Stroup was born March 12, 1869. Nancy Gibbon was born April 1, 1833. George Stroup was born Aug. 10, 1820. Fanny Cassandra Frazier was born Nov. 10, 1824. Augustus Stroup was born June 13, 1847. Andrew Stroup was born Jan. 8, 1849. Joseph Elum Stroup was born April 20, 1851. Frank Stroup was born Oct. 25, 1852. Elen Stroup was born Sept. 12, 1854. Nancy Pardee Stroup was born May 21, 1856. Peter T. Stroup was born May 19, 1859. Deaths: Joseph E. Stroup died Aug. 17, 1936. Aged 85 years, 3 months. Leroy Stroup died Oct. 17, 1887. Age 21 months and 13 days. Died of scarlet fever. Albert Edwin Stroup died of injuries, Oct. 2, 1918. Aged 39 years, 9 months. Martha Vandiver Stroup died Dec. 10, 1940. Dr. James Knox Smith died Dec. 28, 1936 of injuries received in an auto accident, Nov. 24, 1936. Marriages: Albert Edwin Stroup to Willie Mathis Feb. 14, 1906. Harry Stroup to Alma Caskanette. Mabel B. Stroup to James Knox Smith Nov 23, 1918. Tommy Stroup to Lindy Walker. Grace Stroup to Robert Willson aug. 31, 1925. Paul Leo Stroup to Anne Walker Sept. 2, 1922. This certifies that the rite of Holy Matrimony was celebrated Between Joseph E. Stroup of Hemetite, Mo. Nd Martha Vandiver of Bonne Terre, Mo. On the 9th day of April, 1874 at Hemetite, Mo. By Samuel Eakin the Squair. Witnessed by A. J. Stroup and wife.