Posted on: McDowell Co. NC Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/McDowell/650 Surname: stroupe ------------------------- dear mandy i have a john stroupe who would have been about that age , i dont know hes middle name ,but he was my great great grandfathers brother ,his name was marcus berrylee stroupe.ther fathers name was peter stroupe and ther mother was anna dillnger.i hope thes helps you if you need anything eles let me know.tamie father- peter stroupe, mother anna dillnger, sons john,murcus berrylee[ ther are other children if you need them] son of murcus my grandfather,arnold adam vardamanstroupe.ihope thes are the same they came from cerryvill ns also.