I hate to appear dumb, but as you can see I don't know if there is any connection between Mifflin County and Union County! Are they even close to each other? Thanks for sending this along and I am saving it into my 'to be looked at further' file. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Burnell" <jeem@uswest.net> To: <STRAUB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: 29 February, 2000 12:25 PM Subject: [STRAUB] some Mifflin County PA Stroups : I found this info on the Mifflin County Stroups in the summer 1975 : edition of "Our Family Tree," a periodical on Pennsylvania Gelealogy and : History Wet of the Susquehanna, published by the Hoenstine Rental : Library in Hollidaysburg PA. Fortunately, the Denver Public Library : has a complete collection of these guys and I am slowly working my way : through them. : : Anyway, some serious family affinities here: : : 3 Stroup children (parents unknown) : : 1. George b. ca 1758, freeman, Derry Twp, 1781, in militia 1782, m. : 1782 to Christiana Steely, dau of Ulrich, b. ca. 1759; bought land : 1785, sold it 1796 to bro. Philip; 1790, 2 sons, 2 daus. Mifflin Co. : : 2. John Stroup, b. ca. 1762; Derry Twp in 1785, m. ca. 1784 Mary : Steely, dau of Ulrich, b.ca 1764. 2 sons, 1 dauh. : : 3. Philip Stroup, b. ca 1766, d. 1831, Decatur Twp, Mifflin Co. m. : Margaret Frampton, dau of william and Sarah Steely Frampton, b. ca. : 1771. : : children of Philip and Sarah: : : a. William, b. 1789 in Decatur Twp. d. 1813 : b. Elizabeth b. 1791, d. 1851 Mifflin Co.; m. John Kearns (son of : Thomas) b. 1782, d. 1851. Ch: Margaret, sophia, Thomas Garner, Philip : Stroup, sarah Elizabeth, John William, Joseph, Mary, Elias Calvin. : c. John b. 1793, d. 1867 Mifflin Co. m. 1816 Margaret Bair, b. 1800 d. : 1843, daugh of Michael; m2 Susannah _______ b. 1797, d. 1874. Ch: : William, Catharine, John, Elizabeth, Margaret, Sarah, Henrietta, Sophia : K. Mary, Susan, Martin Luther, David Albert, John Levi, Lucinda A. : d. Philip Jr., b. 1795, d. before 1831, m. Rachel ______ : ch: Keziah Margaret, John Philip. : e. Frampton, b. ca 1797, incompetent : : : Philip m2 Susan ______ : f. Abraham : g. Simon, b. 1811 d. 1897 Mifflin Co., m. Sophia Reigle b. 1813, d. : 1887 : h. Barnett : i. Hannah. : 4. Susannah b. ca 1768 d. bef. 1819 m ca 1788 Lazarus Steely, son of : Ulrich, b. ca 1768 d. bef. 1808. : : for cryin' out loud, you'd think these were the only two families in : Mifflin County!!! : : Don't know if it helps, but it's more data for your banks. : : BTW, no mention (ironically) as to the origin of these data. : : Jim Burnell : Golden CO : : (of the Snyder/Juniata County Stroups) : :