It has been mentioned that Straub has become Troup . I beleive that my GGGGGreat Grandma Maria Troup that married Stephen Smith in the later 1700s was actually a Straub . In anouther family I have a marriage of a Gephart to Struben in Switzerland . But when one of her nephews migrated to Germany and he went by the name Straub . Does anyone know if Struben is the Swiss variant of Straub or this a literacy mistake ? Gordon Walk

Yes, Gordon. Maria was the one I was referring to when I said we know of at least one case where STROUP became TROUP. In fact, she's our best example of STRAUB name conversion because her father went from STRAUB to STROUP and she went from STROUP to TROUP! Her family group sheet is at: http://dgmweb.net/genealogy/6/Straub/FGS/StephenSmith-MaryTroup.htm STRUBEN is a feminine variant of STRAUB. In German (and German-Swiss), surnames are inflected by gender, with the feminine version adding -IN or -EN. A man and his sons would be referred to as Herr STRAUB, while his wife would be Frau STRUBEN and his daughters Frälein STRUBEN. I've also seen STRAUB females referred to as STRAUBIN. I don't know enough German to know the details of the spelling rules. Diana walk.inn@juno.com wrote: > > It has been mentioned that Straub has become Troup . I beleive that > my GGGGGreat Grandma Maria Troup that married Stephen Smith in the later > 1700s was actually a Straub . > In anouther family I have a marriage of a Gephart to Struben in > Switzerland . But when one of her nephews migrated to Germany and he went > by the name Straub . Does anyone know if Struben is the Swiss variant of > Straub or this a literacy mistake ? > Gordon Walk

In olden days, our German female ancestors sometimes added 'in' to their maiden surname. For example: In the marriage record for Maria Straub, the name might appear as, Maria Straubin.

I think we are in luck. You asked last week about Frederick Straub/Stroup of Karthaus Township, Clearfield County. Fortunately, I believe your Frederick is one of the several Civil War pension applications that I have received (of the many Stroups I sent for). Although the information in the records is not identical to yours, see how this information fits: Here's a synopsis: Frederick Stroup, born "near Freeburg" Snyder County, 3-24-1844. Enlisted 9-18-1861 at Harrisburg, Company J, 53rd Pennsylvania Volunteers. Since his discharge, he has lived Liverpool, Perry County; Decatur Township, Mifflin County; Cataract, Karthaus Township, Clearfield County. Worked as a woodsman, cobbler. Lost 4 fingers of his left hand in a saw accident. First wife: Rebecca Jane Glace of Oriental, Juniata County (m. either 2-63 or 1-63 ... both dates listed), by Solomon Tressler. Only child listed to that marriage is George B. Mc. Stroup, b. 9-6-1866. Divorced from Rebecca 10-4-1882. second wife: Rosa L. Hohn, of Clearfield, Clearfield County, m. 10-17-1882. children of that marriage: Edward J. b. 7-8-1883; Caroline H. (Carrie H.) b. 3-30-1886; Roy Earl, b. 7-25-1891; Guy R., b. 5-11-1899; Dorothy C. b. 8-19-1901. Wow, I hope this helps you. Jim Burnell Golden CO