Eli Armstrong b. 18 May 1835 Doe Hill, Highland, Virginia, United States d. 8 Mar 1883 St. Paul Cemetery, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA: My Family Online

1835 - 1883 (47 years)

Name	Eli Armstrong [1, 2]
Born	18 May 1835	Doe Hill, Highland, Virginia, United States
Gender	Male
AFN	C708-KV
Died	8 Mar 1883	St. Paul Cemetery, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
Buried	Armstrong-Hiner Cemetery, Sally Hiner Road, Doe Hill, Virginia, United States
Person ID	I1503	My Family Tree \| Armstrong-Bird
Last Modified	17 Nov 2015

Father	Samuel Eli Armstrong, b. 5 Dec 1804, Doe Hill, Highland, Virginia, United States , d. 29 Aug 1878, Shaws Fork, Highland, Virginia, United States (Age 73 years)
Mother	Mary (Polly) Taylor, b. Abt 1810, Pendleton County, Virginia, USA , d. 17 Jan 1886, Highland, Virginia, United States (Age ~ 76 years)
Married	21 Nov 1830	Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
	Rev. Abner West Killpatrick
Family ID	F521	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elizabeth Ann "Bettie" Bodkin, b. 1 Jul 1840, Sugar Grove, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA , d. 19 Dec 1909, Mount Solon, Augusta, Virginia, USA (Age 69 years)

Married 7 Jun 1860 Highland, Highland, Virginia, United States

Children

+	1. Jacob Riley Armstrong, b. 10 Feb 1861, Sugar Grove, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA , d. 17 Feb 1929, Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA (Age 68 years)
	2. Polly Anne Armstrong, b. 12 Dec 1862, Sugar Grove, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA , d. 19 Aug 1942, Spring Creek, Rockingham, Virginia, United States (Age 79 years)
	3. Sarah J. Armstrong, b. 1865, Sugar Grove, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA , d. 19 Sep 1922, Churchville, Augusta, Virginia, United States (Age 57 years)
+	4. William Harrison Armstrong, b. 18 Aug 1866, Sugar Grove, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA , d. 17 Nov 1932, Sangersville (Mt. Solon), Virginia, United States (Age 66 years)
	5. James Harvey Armstrong, b. 17 Feb 1869, Sugar Grove, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA , d. 4 Mar 1931, Doe Hill, Highland, Virginia, United States (Age 62 years)
	6. Martha Jane "Mattie" Armstrong, b. 20 Apr 1870, Sugar Grove, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA , d. 5 Dec 1939 (Age 69 years)
	7. John Labon Armstrong, b. 23 Mar 1873, Sugar Grove, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA , d. 5 Jul 1933, Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA (Age 60 years)
	8. Jemima Armstrong, b. 14 Feb 1876, Sugar Grove, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA , d. 15 Oct 1881, Pendleton, West Virginia, United States (Age 5 years)
	9. George Wesley Armstrong, b. 14 Feb 1877, Sugar Grove, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA , d. 18 Jun 1960, Hoadly, Prince William, Virginia, United States (Age 83 years)
+	10. Jared Morgan Armstrong, b. 1 Sep 1880, Moyers, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA , d. 16 Jul 1959, Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA (Age 78 years)

Last Modified 18 Jul 2015

Family ID F508 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 18 May 1835 - Doe Hill, Highland, Virginia, United States
	Married - 7 Jun 1860 - Highland, Highland, Virginia, United States
	Died - 8 Mar 1883 - St. Paul Cemetery, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
	Buried - - Armstrong-Hiner Cemetery, Sally Hiner Road, Doe Hill, Virginia, United States

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Photos » Slide Show		Eli Armstrong
		Armstrong cleanup in October, 1987 Eli and his wife, Elizabeth Ann Bodkin are buried here. Eli worked for George Hiner, Sallie's father. Dad told me George Hiner kept the family from 'starving to death' by providing employment to Eli. I'm sure the relationship was good for both parties.
		More- Cemetery clean-up
		Overgrown cemetery in 1986
		Eli Armstrong Picture of Eli at an older age.

Documents » Slide Show		1860 United States Federal Census-Doe Hill, Highland, Virginia Samuel Eli Armstrong, family #490 Household as listed: Samuel E Armstrong 55 Polly Armstrong 50 Eli Armstrong 25 Facy Armstrong 21 Palmira Armstrong 19 Hudson Armstrong 16 William Armstrong 14 John Armstrong 11 George Armstrong 8
		1850 United States Federal Census 25th District, Highland Co., Virginia enumerated: 27 August 1850, page 194, family: #509, Armstrong Samuel Eli Household listed: Saml E Armstrong 45 Mary Armstrong 40 Benami Armstrong 19 Jared Armstrong 16 Eli Armstrong 13 Margaret Armstrong 11 Teracy Armstrong 9 Palmira Armstrong 7 Hudson Armstrong 5 Wm Armstrong 3 John Armstrong 1
		1870 Us Federal Census Record for Sugar Grove Township, Pendleton County, West Virginia enumerated 4 August 1870 Armstrong, Eli, 38, works on farm Elizabeth 38, keeping house Riley 9 Mary A 7 (family records show name as Polly Anne) Sarah 5 William 3 Jacob H 1 (family records show name as James Harvey)
		Birth Record for Child of Eli and Elizabeth Armstrong 1876 Male child born alive but not given a name before birth recorded the 5th of February 1876 to Eli and Elizabeth Armstrong in Pendleton, West Virginia.
		Marriage Record for Pendleton County West Virginia 7 June 1860 Eli Armstrong married Elizabeth Botkins. Eli at the age of 25 years and 13 days, Elizabeth at the age of 19 years and 11 months. Both single and living in Highland, West Virginia. Parents, S E and E Armstrong, and J M and S Botkins.

Headstones

Headstone for Eli Armstrong

Notes

(from the files of Janice Armstrong Nicholas)

THE CHILDREN OF ELI AND ELIZABETH ANN (BODKIN) ARMSTRONG

1-12-3-1 JACOB RILEY ARMSTRONG m. Hannah C. Simmons 1-12-3-2 POLLY ANNE ARMSTRONG m. Eli J. Michael 1-12-3-3 SARAH ARMSTRONG Single 1-12-3-4 WILLIAM HARRISON ARMSTRONG m. Cora A. Todd 1-12-3-5 JAMES HARVEY ARMSTRONG m. #1 Jannie E. Wilson
#2 Febbie Rolson
#3 Jessie Simmons 1-12-3-6 MARTHA JANE ARMSTRONG m. William Crummett 1-12-3-7 JOHN LABON ARMSTRONG m. Nora Belle Cooper 1-12-3-8 JEMIMA ARMSTRONG Died at agG m. Gertrude Propst 1-12-3-10 JARED MORGAN ARMSTRONG m. Margaret Rexrode 1-12-3

ELI ARMSTRONG

1-12-3 ELI ARMSTRONG
b. 5/18/1835 - Doe Hill, Highland Co. VA
d. 3/8/1883 - Moyers, Pendleton Co. WV
Bur: Armstrong - Hiner Cemetery, Moyers, WV
m. 6/7/1860 - Elizabeth Ann Bodkin
b. 7/1/1840 - Sugar Grove WV
(near Palo Alto)
d. 12/9/1909 - Mt. Solon, VA
Bur: Armstrong-Hiner Cemetery, Moyers, WV
Parents: James and Sarah (Hoover) Bodkin

Eli Armstrong was born May 18, 1835, the third child of Samuel and Mary (Taylor) Armstrong. On June 7, 1860, he married Elizabeth Ann Bodkin. Marriage records show that Eli was 25 years old and Elizabeth Ann was 19 when they were marriede Rev. George Wine. Elizabeth Ann was born near Palo Alto, July 1, 1840, the daughter of James and Sarah (Hoover) Bodkin. Eli was known as a strong hard working man and lived in a hollow on the east slope of the Bullpasture Mountain in Pendleton County, the drainage flowing into the South Fork of the Potomac, north of Sugar Grove, W.Va. His home was approximately 2 miles southeast of the farm of his son, J. Riley, which is on the east slope of Thorn Mountain, on the Doe Hill-Moyers road. The road to the homeplace runs east at the Virginia- West Virginia state line, off the Doe Hill - Moyers Road. I'm told all that remains of the house are some foundation stones. Ièy2 CONC e. Note by JHA-- (In the mid-1900's this farm was owned by my father, Dice S. Armstrong. Known as 'the Lamb Place' it is now in the Paul Bennett family. JHA 2001)

In the obituary of his son, Jacob Riley, it says Eli served as a Confederate Soldier during the Civil War. I have not been able to locate his name on any muster rolls. Dice Armstrong told me his father told him that Eli worked in the Saltr Mines during the war making gun powder for the Army of the South.

Eli died of pneumonia at the age of 48, on March 8, 1883 leaving Elizabeth Ann to raise their younger children alone and with an iron hand. I am told that in her later years, Elizabeth Ann had somewhat of a bad temper, walked with a cane ad been seen striking out with it when she got angry. If someone tried to walk away before she had had her say, she would use the cane as a hook to hold them until she had said her piece. She made her home with her daughter, Sarah, near Churchville, Virginia before her death, December 19, 1909.

Eli and Elizabeth Ann (Bodkin) Armstrong are buried in the ArmstrongHiner Cemetery, on the old Hiner farm, near Moyers, Pendleton County, West Virginia. ELI ARMSTRONG AND HIS DESCENDANTS

1-12-3 ELI ARMSTRONG

1-12-3-1 Jacob Riley Armstrong ------------ 1861-1929 1-12-3-2 Mary Ann (Polly Ann) Armstrong --- 1862-1942 1-12-3-3 Sarah Armstrong ------------------ 1865-1922 1-12-3-4 William Harrison Armstrong ------- 1867-1932 1-12-3-5 James Harvey Armstrong ----------- 1869-1931 1-12-3-6 Martha Jane (Mattie) Armstrong --- 1870-1939 1-12-3-7 John Labon Armstrong ------------- 1873-1933 1-12-3-8 Jemima Armstrong ----------------- 1875-1881 1-12-3-9 George Wesley Armstrong ---------- 1879-1960 1-12-3-10 Jared Morgan Armstrong ----------- 1880-1959

From the files of: Janice L. (Armstrong) Nicholas
118 Rainbow Dr. PMB 1875
Livingston, Texas 77399-1018

Sources
[S2] Fausett/McKee Family History, Robert Bruce Dunbar, Jr.

[S6] New World Immigrants, Tepper, Michael H, ( Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Pub. Co., c1979).