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Stephen StroupBorn- 03 Jan 1886 Cherryville, NC Died- 13 Sep 1970 Cherryville, NC Buried- Cherryville, NC City Memorial Cemetery Married- Bessie Ora Roberts Marriage Date- 1905 Born- 07 Jan 1886 Died- 04 May 1971 Buried- Cherryville, NC City Memorial Cemetery
Aunt Bessie and Uncle Steve (Actually my Great Aunt and Uncle) Photo courtesy of Mel and Norma Anne Bolick
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Stephen standing behind Beulah Stroup
Photo courtesy of Cindy Stroup
Steve and Bessie Stroup's 60th Wedding Anniversary notice Photo courtesy of Mel and Norma Anne Bolick
Young Stephen Stroup Photo courtesy of Cindy Stroup
Stroup and Putnam Families
L to R: Kenneth, Steve, Margaret, Bessie, Ferrie, Anne, Matthew, Lucy Jane, Vera, Ruth, Elizabeth and Frank Photo courtesy of Mel and Norma Anne Bolick
Steve's two sons Glenn (far left) with his family and Eugene (far right) with his second wife Suzanne and his daughter Cindy. Not pictured are his three sons Stephen, Robert and John. Photos courtesy of Mel and Norma Anne Bolick
Steve Stroup and Frank Putnam in the Cherryville Band. Second photo is Uncle Steve's Tuba. Photo #1 courtesy of Mel and Norma Anne Bolick Photo #2 courtesy of Cindy Stroup. The tuba is also in her possession.
Photo of Steve Stroup as one of the Cherryville firemen about 1914 Photo courtesy of Cathy Smith of Florida.
Bessie Stroup's button hole machine Photo courtesy of Cindy Stroup. The button hole machine is also in her possession.
Bessie Stroup's Wedding rings Photo courtesy of Cindy Stroup. The wedding rings are also in her possession.
I played with this Keystone Viewer when I was a young boy at Uncle Steve's home on Pine St. in the late 1940's when my parents took me to the family reunions. Oh what fond memories. Photo courtesy of Cindy Stroup. The Keystone Viewer is also in her possession.
I remember this view finder dated 1948 also but I really liked the Keystone Viewer because Uncle Steve had World War One pictures to view. Photo courtesy of Cindy Stroup. The view finder is also in her possession
This lovely China Creamer was a wedding gift to Aunt Bessie and Uncle Steve in 1905. It was passed down to Granddaughter Cindy Stroup when she was married in 1969. Photo courtesy of Cindy Stroup. The creamer is also in her possession
This is a photo of the only great-grandchild of Bessie and Steve. She is Anastasia Stroup along side her dad John Stroup. Photo courtesy of Cindy Stroup.
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