Margaret Armstrong

Notes:

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THOMAS B. ARMSTRONG (From the files of Janice L. (Armstrong) Nicholas)

1-10 THOMAS B. ARMSTRONG
b. 1799  Doe Hill, Highland Co.VA
d. 10/8/1874 -Lewis Co., WV
Bur: Wilson Cemetery, Ireland, Lewis Co. WV
m. 2/7/1822  Sarah H. Pullin
b. 10/7/1803
d. 4/29/1881
Bur: Wilson Cemetery,Ireland, Lewis Co. WV
Parents: Samuel & Nancy (Henry) Pullin
The information I have on Thomas B. Armstrong and his
descendants has been taken from Morton's "History of Highland
County Virginia" and "History of Pendleton County West Virginia",
"The West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia", "The History of Upshur County West Virginia", by W. B. Cutright, and from correspondence with family members.
Thomas was mentioned in his fathers will that was date June 9th 1820. The home plantation was to go to Thomas and his brother Samuel upon the death of, or remarriage of their mother, Agnes. Thomas was also to receive "... the balance of my moveable (estate) if there should be any left..." after every thing else was paid out and divided.
Thomas and Sarah had five children, three sons and two
daughters. George, born 4/28/1824; John D., born 8/23/1828;
Elizabeth, born 12/19/1836; references to a Margaret, who was
born about 1840 and another child (a son) who died at an early
age.
In 1835, Thomas moved his family to Lewis County, (then)
Virginia, and was among the first families to settle near
Ireland, (now) Lewis Co., West Virginia.
In July 1986, I found the grave site Thomas B. and Sarah
(Pullin) Armstrong. I had been told descendants of Thomas were buried at the Wilson Cemetery, about a mile south of Ireland, West Virginia. I was suprised to find that Thomas and Sarah were also buried there. The dates on the stone marked "Sarah H. Armstrong  wife of Thomas B.", coincided with what I had in my notes. One very old stone had sunk into the ground and all that could be read was the name "Armstrong" across its top. After pulling the stone out of the hole and cleaning it off, it read; "Armstrong  Thomas B.  died in his 75th year  October 8, 1874".


THE CHILDREN OF THOMAS B. AND SARAH (PULLIN) ARMSTRONG

1-10-1 GEORGE ARMSTRONG 1824-1864 m. Sarah F. Pullins
1-10-2 JOHN D. ARMSTRONG 1828-1910 m. Rebecca Pickens
1-10-3 ELIZABETH ARMSTRONG 1836- m. John C. Cunningham
1-10-4 MARGARET ARMSTRONG c1840- m. Samuel F. Wilson
1-10-5 ?? SON ??

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1-10-1 GEORGE ARMSTRONG
b. 4/28/1824  Pendleton Co. (then) VA
d. 5/3/1864 - Andersonvill, GA
Bur: Andersonville, GA
m. 1/29/1856  Sarah F. Pullin
b. 1/8/1833 - Highland CO., VA
d. 1913 - Lewis Co., WV
Bur: Wilson Cemetery, Ireland, WV
Parents: Samuel & Sarah (Propst) Pullin

NOTE: I sent for George Armstrong's military records from the National Archives in D.C. They replied that a search was made but requested file was not found and I should try the Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond VA.

NOTE: Copied from West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia.
Volumn 5, Page 220

George Armstrong  deceased  was born April 28, 1824. He died in Andersonville prison, May 3, 1864. He was a son of Thomas B. and Sarah H. (Pullin) Armstrong, and he married Sarah F., daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Propst) Pullin. Her parents are still honored residents in Highland County, Virginia and she was born in that county, January 8, 1833. Their marriage was solemnized in Highland County, January 29, 1856 and in the same year they made their home in Lewis County. Of their union was born: Sarah M., February 29, 1858, and Nancy M., May 12, 1862. The firstnamed is married to Elias H. Cunningham, and lives in Braxton County, West Virginia, their marriage occurring May 16, 1877, and the younger daughter is living at home. George Armstrong entered the Federal service as a member of the State Militia and was in actual service every time he was called upon. He was made prisoner while in the line of duty, at Centerville, Upshur County, West Virginia, (now Rock Cave) on September 12, 1863, and taken to Belle Isle, thence to Andersonville, where he died on the date above recorded. It is fifteen years since his widow first applied for the pension to which she is entitled, but an ungrateful government has so far neglected her just claim. The homestead farm which she now owns and lives on has 200 acres of good farming land. Her postoffice address is Ireland, Lewis County, West Virginia.
(This sketch was written in the early 1890's)

NOTE: "The History of Upshur County, West Virginia", by W. B.
Cutright, 1907, page 313, states that George left a widow and
three children. The above sketch gives only two.
During the Civil War, 70 men were captured at Centerville, (now Rock Cave, West Virginia). Of the 70, 7 escaped, 25 were paroled, and 38 died in various southern prisons, leaving behind 27 widows and 83 fatherless children.

Besides George Armstrong, son of Thomas B., JOHN LINE of the ARMSTRONG FAMILY, 3 descendants of the WILLIAM ARMSTRONG LINE (SEE CHAPTER 7) were amoung the captured. John W. Armstrong, his son Grandville B. Armstrong and George M. Douglas. George Douglas was the son of John and Elizabeth (Armstrong) Douglas, the grandson of William and Elizabeth (Ervine) Armstrong, and John W. Armstrong was the son of John T. and Mary (Wilson) Armstrong, grandson of William and Elizabeth (Ervine) Armstrong. All three died in Andersonville Prison. John died 8/10/1864 and Grandville on 6/14/1864, George Douglas died 3/27/1864. In May 1988, while visiting The National Historical Site of Andersonville Civil War Prison and National Cemetery at Andersonville, Ga., I found death records and grave sites of 3 Armstrong descendants. At that time I didn't know about George Douglas, but records show:
Sgt. George Armstrong, Co. C, 8th Va. Militia, Hospital case died 5/4/1864 of Diarrhea. Grave # 876. (above sketch gives death date as 5/3/1864).
Pvt. G. B. Armstrong, Co. C, 8th Va. Militia, died 6/14/1864 of Anasarca. Grave # 1968.
Pvt. John Armstrong, Co. C (3), Va. Milittia, died 8/10/1864 of Scorbutus (Scurvy). Grave # 5011.
1-10-1-1 Sarah M. Armstrong
b. 2/19/1858 - Lewis Co.,WV
m. 5/16/1877  Elias H. Cunningham
b. 8/3/1845 - Braxton Co.,
Parents: Moses and Phoebe W. (Hayman) Cunningham

Copied from West Virginia Heritage Encycolpedia
Volumn 3, Page 78

E.H. Cunningham  is a son of Moses and Phoebe W. (Hayman) Cunningham, and a grandson of John Hayman, one of the first and most prominent of the settlers of Bulltown (Braxton County, West Virginia). His mother was born in this county (Braxton), and his father in Randolph County, (now) West Virginia. His own birth was in Braxton County, on Kanawha Creek, August 3, 1845 the date, and this county has always been his home. He has been honored with several public offices, all of which he has filled with ability. He was elected justice of the peace in 1880, succeeding his father in the office; was appointed notary public in 1879 by Governor Matthews and by the county court in July, 1881; is still filling both offices and also those of overseer of the poor, and president of the board of education in Kanawha district, where he owns and carries on an excellent farm. Thomas B. Cunningham, brother of E. H., was a Confederate soldier, a member of the 62d Virginia Infantry. He left home August 14, 1862, and returned in May, 1865. He was captured at Rapan Bridge, Virginia, and carried to Camp Chase, Ohio, whence he was removed to South Mobile, Alabama. He was again made prisoner, and sent to Point Lookout, where he was held eight months, until the close of the war. In Lewis county, West Virginia, E.H. Cunningham married Sarah M. Armstrong, Rev. E. Hayman officiating clergyman. She was born in Lewis County, near Ireland, February 19, 1858, a daughter of George and Sarah F. (Pullen) Armstrong, who came from Highland County, Virginia to Lewis County many years ago. George H., born October 13, 1878, is the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham. An infant was born to them that did not live to bear a name. Mrs. Cunningham was appointed postmistress in 1879, and is still efficiently filling the position at Bulltown, Braxton County, West Virginia. (This sketch was written in the early 1890's.)
1-10-1-1-1 George H. Cunningham
b. 10/13/1878

1-10-1-1-2 Infant
d. Died at Birth

1-10-1-2 Nancy M. Armstrong
b. 5/12/1862
1-10-1-3 ???

1-10-2 JOHN D. ARMSTRONG
b. 8/23/1828
b. 7/30/1910
Bur: Wilson Cemetery, Ireland, WV
m. 12/28/1853  Rebecca Pickens
b. 8/19/1830
d. 6/10/1895
Bur: Wilson Cemetery, Ireland, WV
Parents: James & Rachel (Talbart) Pickens.

The following sketch was copied from "The West Virginia
Heritage Encycolpedia", Volume #3 Page 75.

J.D. Armstrong has 100 acres of improved land on Knowles Creek, Kanawha district, Braxton County, mostly devoted to grazing purposes. He was born in Pendleton County, (now) West Virginia, August 23, 1828, a son of T.B. and Sarah (Pullen) Armstrong, now of Lewis County. JOHN ARMSTRONG and Samuel Pullen, his paternal and maternal grandfathers were of Irish descent, and lived in Highland County Virginia. T.B. Armstrong was the seventh child and fourth son and he came from Pendleton to Lewis County in 1836. (NOTE: MY INFORMATION SHOWS THAT THOMAS WAS THE TENTH CHILD, NOT THE SEVENTH CHILD OF JOHN AND AGNES (ERVINE) ARMSTRONG.) He was the father of three sons and two daughters, and the subject of this sketch (John D.) was the third son and fourth child. J. D. Armstrong was united in marriage with Rebecca Pickens in Lewis County, December 28, 1853, and in the following year settled on Fall Run. He came to Knowles Creek in 1863. J. D. Armstrong and wife have three sons: William, born February 7, 1856; Samuel, November 23, 1858; Charles, March 2, 1870. The two first have farms of their own in Braxton County, and the youngest is at home. The wife of Mr. Armstrong was born in Lewis County, August 19, 1830, daughter of James and Rachel (Talbart) Pickens. Her father was born in Pendleton County, and her mother in Harrison County, both then part of Virginia, and they settled on Kanawha River in Lewis County in 1835, and reared five girls and three boys, Mrs. Armstrong being the fifth daughter and sixth child. All of Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong's brothers and sisters are living but one on each side and all have families  all live in West Virginia. J. D. Armstrong was a Federal soldier through the entire Civil War, serving in Company A, 10th West Virginia Infantry. He was in the battles of Droop Mountain, Opequon, Fishers Hill, Cedar Creek, and others. He was only home once, for fifteen days during the entire war. George Armstrong, his brother, was captured by the Confederates in Upshur County, while taking part in a militia drill, was sent to Andersonville, where he died after six months imprisonment, in 1864. J. D. Armstrong's postoffice address is Knowls Creek, Braxton County, West Virginia. (This sketch was written in the early 1890's.)

The above sketch on John D. Armstrong lists three children, but I found two gravestones in the Wilson Cemetery at Ireland, West Virginia, indicating there were at least two more. One stone read "Infant Son of J.D. Armstrong  James B.  died 7/12/1868  age 2 years 6 months 24 days". The other stone just said "Infant Child of J. D. Armstrong", no dates were given.

NOTE: From "The Community of Ireland" by: Nathan C. Reger,
Page 17--
Peter Musgrave transferred a lot containing a house and barn to John D. Armstrong on November 19, 1891. The deed mentions a store as a starting place for the survey. It is believed this store was the Musgrave Store and the house became the Armstrong residence and later the Watson Hotel. John D. Armstrong and his son Charles operated a store at this location from 1892 -1906. This site was at the location of a store until about 1950. It is said John D. Armstrong, a Union Army veteran "kept a large picture of himself in uniform prominently displayed in the store. This did not endear him to the partisans of the Southern Cause and they did their buying at other stores when one was available.
1-10-2-1 William Armstrong
b. 2/7/1856
d. 1932
Bur: McCutcheon Chapel, Ireland, WV
m.  Amanda Cunningham (1-10-3-11)
b. 8/29/1864
d. 1940
Bur: McCutcheon Chapel, Ireland, WV
Parents: John C. & Elizabeth (Armstrong) Cunningham.

William and Amanda were cousins, William's father, John D. (1-10-2) and Amanda's mother, Elizabeth (1-10-3) were brother and sister, Grandchildren of JOHN AND AGNES (ERVINE) ARMSTRONG

1-10-2-1-1 Audrey L. Armstrong
b. 9/23/1887 Fall Run, Braxton Co.
d. 4/6/1970
Bur: McCutcheon Chapel, Ireland, W. Va.
m. 2/1/1914  Garnett Bennett
b. 2/1/1894
d. 9/2/1962
Bur: McCutcheon Chapel, Ireland,W. Va.
Parents: Robert & Elizabeth (Keller) Bennett.

Audrey and Garnett lived in Ireland, Lewis County, West Virginia. Aud was a farmer and stockman and Lewis County Assessor for 30 years. Garnett was a sister to my step-mother, Mrs. Norman (Nell Bennett) Armstrong (1-12-3-7-7).

1-10-2-1-1-1 William Robert Armstrong
b. 2/12/1915
d. 1999
Bur: McCutcheon Chapel, Ireland, WV
m. 11/ /1939  Ora Elizabeth Kimberling
b. 3/27/1915
d. 1999
Bur: McCutcheon Chapel, Ireland, WV
1-10-2-1-1-1-1 Peggy Lou Armstrong
b. 4/1/1942
m. 7/ /1969  David Miller
1-10-2-1-1-1-2 Joanna Armstrong
b. 12/18/1946
m. 7/ /1962  Ronald Cole (Div)
1-10-2-1-1-2 Rosalie Armstrong
b. 12/5/1923
m. 6/1/1944  Ray Stanford
b. 10/4/1923
NOTE: Rosalie Stanford sent me a lot of information on the sons and descendants of John D. Armstrong, including some addresses that helped to add to this file and also make some corrections.

1-10-2-1-1-2-1 Robert Lewis Stanford
b. 8/17/1945
m. #1  Carol Gaffney (Div)
#2  Cathy Wilhelmy (Div)
#3 5/11/1984  Sue Knapp

CHILD of Robert L. & #1 Carol (Gaffney) Stanford
1-10-2-1-1-2-1-1 Tina Marie Stanford
CHILDREN of Robert L. & #2 Cathy (Wilhelmy) Stanford
1-10-2-1-1-2-1-2 James Allen Stanford
1-10-2-1-1-2-1-3 Stacy Stanford
1-10-2-1-1-2-1-4 Keri Stanford
1-10-2-1-1-2-1-5 Devin Stanford

1-10-2-1-1-2-2 Rebecca Jo (Becky) Stanford
b. 5/11/1952
m. 1/9/1970  Richard Stillwell (Div)
1-10-2-1-1-2-2-1 David Sabastian Stillwell
1-10-2-1-1-2-2-2 Melinda Lynn Stillwell

1-10-2-1-1-2-3 Rhonda Stanford
b. 1/25/1960
m. 12/12/1981  Joseph Henry Decker
1-10-2-1-1-2-3-1 Rebecca Elizabeth Decker

1-10-2-2 Samuel Armstrong
b. 11/23/1858
d. 10/5/1933
Bur: Wilson Cemetery, Ireland, W. Va.
m. #1  Lucy Byrd Swecker
b. 1866
d. 1904
Bur: Wilson Cemetery Ireland W.Va.
#2 abt.1916 - Betty (last name unknown)

NOTE: In 1993 I answered a request on Prodigy from Janne Hofsteand. She was looking for information on Samuel Armstrong in order to do a genealogy and pedigree chart, as a gift, for her neice whose husband was a great grandson of Samuel Armstrong. I sent her everything I had on Thomas B. Armstrong family and much of the following report on Samuel's family was sent back in return. They also sent some addresses.

(From Cathy Black) - SAMUEL ARMSTRONG - Born in Braxton County, W. Virginia. Owned a General Store in W.Virginia. Married Lucy Byrd Swecker. Had children Auta, Ora, French Boyd, and Grace. Lucy died at a fairly young age. Samuel remarried Betty (last name unknown) around 1916. Had very progressive wills for a second marriage in that they willed each other $1. at death with rest of family to get other property. Betty went back to live with her family after Samuel died.
Samuel moved to Ohio after the children were grown. Owned a store there also. He owned a Packard touring car of which he was extremely proud even though he didn't have a driver's license. Other family members drove him around. Lucile remembers driving him when she was home from college. They kept chickens in the garden behind their house and Lucile remembers one time when she drove her grandfather to pick up some new chicks. On the way home a blade came off the fan and cut a hole in the radiator. He was fit to be tied. Neither knew what to do. Finally had to have the car towed. Samuel was not pleased.
Samuel paid for the college educations of both Lucile and James (grandchildren). When he died, the family all went to W. Virginia for his burial. Lu thinks it was the last time most of them went back. She couldn't go because she was in college at the time.

NOTE: The store Samuel had was in Gould, West Virginia and my step-mother, Nell (Bennett) Armstrong, worked for him one summer when she was a kid. Samuel moved to Eagleville, Ohio, close to his son, French and had a store there.

1-10-2-2-1 Auta Armstrong
m.  Lester Reeder
(From Cathy Black) AUTA ARMSTRONG - Oldest child. Always said she "raised Dad after Mother died." She was a very strong personality. She married Lester Reeder, who was a teacher for a time, but later became a die maker for Youngstown Steel. They had a son Dana N., who married Annabelle Campbell. They had a daughter LuAnn. LuAnn and her spouse ran a drug store.
1-10-2-2-1-1 Dana N. Reeder
b.
m. 7/23/1928  Annabelle Lee Campbell
I found his address in the Youngstown, Ohio phone book.

1-10-2-2-1-1-1 Lou Ann Reeder
b. 8/2/1932
m. 12/27/1952  Norman R. Wittenauer
b.
d. 1/20/1985

1-10-2-2-1-1-1-1 Kenneth L. Wittenauer  An Atty. in Akron,
b. 2/7/1955 Ohio
m.  Debbie Waters  from Australia
1-10-2-2-1-1-1-1-1 Infant Son
b. 4/7/1983
1-10-2-2-1-1-1-1-2 Infant
b. 1986
1-10-2-2-1-1-1-2 Douglas Allen Wittenauer
b. 8/12/1958
m. 12/2/1958  Patricia Paz of Poland, O.

Douglas Allen Wittenauer is a Pharmacist in the family store; Wittenauer Gift and Drug Store, Poland, Ohio. There is another store in Boardman, Ohio, and Douglas also has a computer Service.

1-10-2-2-2 Ora Armstrong
m. #1  Orville Reeder
#2 - David Buffett

(From Cathy Black) ORA ARMSTRONG - Married Orville Reeder, cousin of Lester. Had a daughter LaVaughn. Orville was involved some way with the city government of Warren, Ohio. Had the title of Safety Director? Involved with local politicians. They moved to Pomona, CA. Owned a small supermarket. Died of botulism poisoning from fish he ate. Story from James was that there had been a flood in the store, and he shouldn't have eaten the fish?
Ora married O. David Buffett. When they visited French Boyd family in Ohio they "came with a suitcase of pills". Evidently early Californian health nuts. Lucile visited her house in California once.
 LaVaughn married a Salisbury. He had a doctorate in Psychology. They had no children. His family had alot of money and they made a great deal of money on the sale of the parent's property which was needed to put in a freeway. LaVaughn later moved to Arkansas.

1-10-2-2-2-1 LaVaughn Reeder
m.  James Salisbury  from California.
The Salisbury's now live in Missouri.

1-10-2-2-3 French Boyd Armstrong
b. 9/12/1888 - Knawles Creek
d. 8/4/1951  Rock Creek, Ohio
m. 6/26/1913  Elinor Loxton
d. 1/10/1960

(From Cathy Black) FRENCH BOYD ARMSTRONG - Born in Knawl, W.Virginia. Attended school till 6th grade. Always said he wanted his children to have a better education than he had had. Went to Keokuk, Iowa when a young nam to find work. Worked in a logging camp for several years. Lived with the people who owned the camp, and must have been fairly close, as these people later visited their family in Ohio. Moved to Ohio after Auta (and perhaps the other kids) had already moved there. Worked on the "Jefferson Road" farm in Ohio. (rented this) Met Elinor Roth/Loxton whose father owned the farm "Five Maples," in Rock Creek. He married Elinor on 6-26-1913, in the parlor of the farmhouse, and they lived on the farm. Elinor had a teaching certificate, and she taught in a two room schoolhouse. When Loxton retired in 1916, he moved into town, and French Boyd and Elinor took over the farm. When Loxton's wife died in 1928, he moved back to the farm with F.B. and Elinor. In 1936, he fell down the basement stairs, and was in a coma for 28 days befor he died.
Children were Lucile Elizabeth (6-17-1915), Charles, who was born on 8-29-1918 and died 8-29-1918 from the flu epidemic, and James French (7-28-1920). F.B. was strict with children but not abusive. They had a "whalebone" in the house which the children were threatened with the use of, but Lu can't remember anyone ever being spanked with it. Lu came under fire from F.B. when she became old enough to date. He had strict rules for curfew, etc. and would be waiting for her at the door if she got home late. She would then be grounded. They always kept horses on the farm, F.B. liked to ride. Lu rode alot when she was young. They raised Boston Bull Terriers also.
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. installed electricity in the whole farm including the first electric range and the first electric milker in the area. They took lots of pictures which they included in their brochures, and conducted tours through the farm, and served refreshments for Farm Bureau groups. F.B. family not only got the appliances but also some remuneration for allowing the tours, etc.
F.B. died after surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. He had colitus, and the doctors were concerned about even doing the surgery because he was weak. Evidently he had been having blackout spells for awhile. They went in for exploratory surgery and found that his internal organs were in a very unusual arrangement. His appendix were under his left shoulder blade, etc. His condition was so unusual that it was written up in an American Medical magazine at the time. A whole team of surgeons had worked on him. He died six hours after the surgery from heart failure.
Lu and Roy were vacationing in Pennsylvania at the time. Lu went to the hospital by train and left after the surgery, arriving just before the family was leaving their rental cabin. Roy asked if she didn't want to have one last boat ride before they left. When they returned there was a police officer on the steps of the cabin to tell her her father had died. They returned immediately by train to Ohio.


1-10-2-2-3-1 Lucille Elizabeth Armstrong
b. 6/17/1915
m. 12/18/1937  Roy J. Black

(From Cathy Black) LUCILE ELIZABETH ARMSTRONG - She skipped fourth grade because she was so far advanced. She graduated from Rock Creek High School in 1932. She attended Ohio State University and graduated with a degree in Home Economics in 1936. Worked for Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. demonstrating appliances in home. (Home Service Department) Their emphasis at the time was "a nightlight in every house" and "a special filtered light for student desks".
Lucile was then hired by Central Hudson Gas and Electric. She went to work in Newburgh, NY. She rented a room in a lovely house on the Hudson River. The landlord got Roy J. Black to call her. He finally called her and they went out to dinner on a Saturday night. Roy was an engineer employed by G.E. Corp. in heating and air conditioning. A friend of Lu's told her to forget about marrying Roy because he was engaged to a girl from New Jersey! This wasn't true.
Lucile and Roy were married on 12-18-1937, in the same farm house parlor that Elinor and French Boyd had been married in. The songs sung were "I Love You Truly" and "O Promise Me." Lucile wore a red velvet dress with a white gardenia. Jim Armstrong was the best man and Hilda Flagler was the bridesmaid. They were married during finals week, so Roy's brother Otis couldn't come and neither could Edgar Clark, Roy's best friend. They planned to honeymoon in Florida. They stopped in Columbus to see Otis Black, and Lu's old roommate. By the time they got to Kentucky, Lu was feeling really sick. They found a doctor, who diagnosed a strep throat. Roy had to paint her throat with Argerol. How romantic! They then had a flat tire and had to stay at the Andrew Jackson Hotel in Corbin, Kentucky. Lucile got worse and they turned back to the Armstrong's in Ohio, and arrived on Christmas Day, surprise!
Lived in NY til 1939, then moved back to Cleveland, Ohio. Roy worked for CEI there. In 1942 he intervied with Corning Fiberglass and they moved to Toledo.
Curtis Jay was born 7-10-42. Richard Lynn was born 1-16-45. In 1949, they moved to West Englewood, New Jersey, where Roy worked for the New York office of Owens Fiberglass. On November 1, 1954, they moved to Minnesota. They almost lost their furniture when the moving van skidded off the road in a snowstorm close to Winona. Lucile's mother came to live in MN in 1959, as a housekeeper/nanny to a family in North Mpls. Lived with Roy and Lucile on weekends. She flew to Arizona to visit Jim with the idea that she might move there (didn't like MN winters). She took the bus back and said she hadn't felt well with the flu. Lu took her to a doctor and exploratory surgery in the hospital showed that she had pancreatic cancer which had spread. She died 1-10-60. Settling the estate was difficult because she had property in Ohio, etc.

Roy retired in 1969. In January, 1969, they rented a place in Florida for the winter, and then went back in the spring to get their furniture for a final move. Jim wanted them to come to Arizona but Roy couldn't imagine living in a place that didn't have alot of water for boating, fishing, etc. They lived in two homes in Port St. Lucie on the east coast of Florida. In 1982, Curt was divorced, and Lu and Roy decided to move to Tarpon Springs on the west coast to be closer to the grandchildren. In 1992, they moved into St. Mark's Village, Palm Harbor, FL. Lu broke her shoulder in 1991 and had surgery in February, 1993. She is now doing quite well.

1-10-2-2-3-1-1 Curtis Jay Black
b. 7/10/1942
m. #1 - Doris D. Schultz (Div 1982)
#2 4/9/1983 - Rebecca Clark

(From Cathy Black) - CURTIS JAY BLACK - Graduated from Minnetonka High School in 1960. Attended the University of Minesota where he eventually graduated as a physician. He married Dois D. Schultz, whom he met in college. There children are Kathryn Lynn, born 2-27-70 and Christopher Jon, born 5-3-71. Curt was in the Vietnam conflict in a M.A.S.H. unit. They moved to Dunedin, FL because Doris didn't like the MN winters. Curt has worked in various facilities as a Family Physician. He has had his own private practice up to 1993, but will soon be working for GTE in a health program for their employees.
Curt was divorced from Doris in 1982 and married Rebecca Clark on April 9, 1983. Becky is a nurse and worked in Curt's office while he had his own practice. They adopted a daughter, Mallory (b. 9-2-90).

1-10-2-2-3-1-1-1 Kathryn Lynn Black
b. 2/27/1970
1-10-2-2-3-1-1-2 Christopher Jon Black
b. 5/3/1971

1-10-2-2-3-1-1-SC Mallory Black (adopted by Curt & Becky)
b. 9/2/1990

1-10-2-2-3-1-2 Richard Lynn Black
b. 3/16/1945
m. 9/27/1975 - Catherine J. Francis

(From Cathy Black) - RICHARD LYNN BLACK - Rick graduated from Minnetonka High School in 1962. He graduated from Harvard cum laude in 1966. He went to one year of graduate school at Sanford and then went into Navy officer training. He was in the navy from 1968-1971, stationed at Norfolk, Virginia on an LST. He then finished his MBA at Stanford in 1972. He went to work for General Mills in Mpls. as a financial analyst. He married Catherine J. Francis on September 27, 1975, and they moved to Seattle the day after their wedding. Rick was transferred to Eddie Bauer, a subsidiary of General Mills. They committed to two years, but stayed for 6 1/2 as Rick was promoted to Vice President of Mail Order. Cathy worked for Allstate Insurance Company. In January 1982, Rick went to work for Fingerhut Corp. in Mpls. Cathy and Rick also bought a candy store at the Rosedale Mall which Cathy managed until Jan. 1990. Erica Anne was born 8-1-83. In 1991, Rick and Cathy started a business called Home Grocers, Inc, which delivers groceries from a warehouse to people's homes. Rick also became the Vice President of Marketing for Rivertown Traders in St. Paul in 1992 (Signals and Wireless catalogs)

1-10-2-2-3-1-2-1 Erica Anne Black
b. 8/1/1983

1-10-2-2-3-2 Charles Armstrong
b. 8/1/1918
d. 8/29/1918 - in a flu epidemic

1-10-2-2-3-3 James French Armstrong
b. 7/28/1920
m.  Vivian Bingham

(From Cathy Black) - JAMES FRENCH ARMSTRONG - Jim graduated from Rock Creed High School in 1937. He went to Ohio State University, but had to quit one quarter short of his degree. He was called up to serve in the Army. Because of this he quit school, married Vivian Bingham earlier than they had planned, and then the Navy rejected him because of his allergies! He went back to the farm to help out, where he stayed until 1955, when they sold the farm and moved to Arizona, because of his allergies.
He finished his B.S. and M.S. degree in Agronomy at the University of Arizona in 1962. From then until retirement he was employed by the College of Agriculture at the University. He said the work there was very challenging and satisfying. He was able to initiate and complete reserach that answered some of the local agricultural problems.
Jim and Vivian had four children. Jerry is a Shift Superintendant for Anheiser-Busch in Van Nuys, CA. He is in charge of packaging and warehousing which covers 14 acres of territory. He has been with them for about 20 years. Has been married three times. First Peggy Finnerty. They had Timothy (b. 6-30-65), Robert and Robin (twins born 4/17/67). His second wife was Norma with whom he had Jerry B. Jr. (b. 6-20-80). His third wife is Louise Reine.
Terry is a licensed architect and works for the University of Arizona in Tucson in design and development. He is primarily responsible for all College of Agriculture construction and remodeling. He works with lots of Jim's old college associates. He married Christine Hardin 10-28-77 and adopted her daughter Crystal. They divorced in 1991. He has remarried since. ?
Larry is part owner and General Manager of two businesses (Lithographers and typograghers) and sole owner of a third business which sells mostly software to the two types of businesses he manages. He hads been married twice. His second wife is Jackie they have two children, Amanda and Aubrey. They live in Tucson, Arizona.

Perry is part owner and General Manager of a typographic business in Pheonix, AZ. Both Larry and Perry have the same partner from CA who owns 5-6 smilar businesses there. Perry is married to Mary Ellen. They have three children: Jace Avery and Perry Jr. (known as Trey)
1-10-2-2-3-3-1 Jerry B. Armstrong, Sr.
m. #1 - Peggy Finnerty (Div)
#2 - Norma (Div)
#3 - Louise Reine
1-10-2-2-3-3-1-1 Timothy Armstrong
b. 6/30/1965
1-10-2-2-3-3-1-2 Robert Armstrong (Twin)
b. 4/17/1967
1-10-2-2-3-3-1-3 Robin Armstrong (Twin)
b. 4/17/1967
1-10-2-2-3-3-1-4 Jerry B. Armstrong Jr.
b. 6/20/1980
1-10-2-2-3-3-2 Terry Armstrong
m. 10/28/1977 - Christine Hardin (Div)
1-10-2-2-3-3-2-SC Crystal (Hardin) Armstrong
1-10-2-2-3-3-3 Larry Armstrong
m. #1 ???
#2 - Jackie (last name unknown)

1-10-2-2-3-3-3-1 Amanda Armstrong
1-10-2-2-3-3-3-2 Aubrey Armstrong
1-10-2-2-3-3-4 Perry Armstrong
m. - Mary Ellen (last name unkonwn)
1-10-2-2-3-3-4-1 Jace Armstrong
1-10-2-2-3-3-4-2 Avery Armstrong
1-10-2-2-3-3-4-3 Perry J. "Trey" Armstrong

1-10-2-2-4 Grace Armstrong
b.
d. 8/ /1984
m.  Harry Wormley
(From Cathy Black) - GRACE ARMSTRONG WORMLEY - Called the "baby" of the family. Married Harry Wormley. He owned a plumbing business in what is now Poland, Ohio. They had a child named Myron who also worked in the business. Myron married an Esther. They had a son Jack who is still in the same business. Jack has two children.

NOTE: I found the address in the Youngstown, Ohio phone book, wrote, and then talked to their son Myron on the phone.
1-10-2-2-4-1 Myron Wormley
m.  Esther Cleverly
1-10-2-2-4-1-1 Jack Wormley
Jack runs the family hardware store in Struthers, Ohio
1-10-2-2-4-1-1-1 Gregg Wormley
1-10-2-2-4-1-1-2 Jeff Wormley

1-10-2-3 Charles Armstrong
b. 3/2/1870 m.
NOTE: from "The Community of Ireland, W.Va." by N. C. Reger.
Charles C. Armstrong sold his cabinet shop in 1892 to Alvin B. Westfall.

1-10-2-3-1 Lester Armstrong
d. 1930
Lester lived in Conneaut, Ohio, had two daughters and a son.

1-10-2-3-2 Darius Armstrong
m.  Alta (Last name unknown)
1-10-2-3-2-1 Arminta Armstrong
m.  Hugh Williams
A music teacher in Ashtabula, Ohio school system.

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 1-10-3
ELIZABETH ARMSTRONG

1-10-3 ELIZABETH ARMSTRONG
b. 12/19/1836  Pendleton Co.
Bur: Lewis Co., W. Va.
m. 1/19/1843  John C. Cunningham
b. 1/9/1814 Randolph Co
d. 7/15/1877
Bur: Lewis Co., W. Va.
Parents: Henry & Nancy (Hayes) Cunningham.

NOTE: This information has been copied from the "West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia", Volume #3, Page 78.

JOHN C. CUNNINGHAM - deceased - was born January 9, 1814, in Randolph County, (then) Virginia, a son of Henry and Nancy (Hayes) Cunningham. At an early age he accompanied his parents to this (Lewis) county, and the lives of both were ended. In Lewis County, (now) West Virginia, January 19, 1843, John Cunningham was united in marriage with Elizabeth Armstrong, who was born in Pendleton County (then) Virginia, December 19, 1836. She was a daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Pullin) Armstrong. Her parents came from Pendleton County to Braxton in 1835, and her father died in 1876, (SHOULD READ  1874) her mother in April, 1881. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong (SHOULD READ  MR. AND MRS. CUNNINGHAM) were thirteen. Hanson, born November 25, 1843; Thomas, March 10, 1848; Thad B., August 6, 1850; Margaret Ann, December 22, 1851; Sarah, June 22, 1853; George L., December 2, 1854; Nancy, May 27,1857; Samuel L., October 29, 1858; Elizabeth, June 1, 1860; Emily, December 19, 1862; Amanda, August 29, 1864; Mary Jane, July 16, 1865, died April 15, 1875; Melissa, May 2, 1868; H. Thomas is in Colorado; Margaret Ann married James Shay, and lives in Nebraska: Sarah married William Rexroad, and lives in Lewis county, this State; Elizabeth is in Nebraska, and the others in Braxton County. Mrs. Cunningham had two brothers, John D. and George, in the Federal Army. The first served though the war unharmed, the second was made prisoner and died at Richmond (SHOULD READ  died in Andersonville GA). John C. Cunningham settled on a tract of 9,000 acres, by his own toil felled the forest, made a home, and left his family provided for.
He died July 15, 1877, and is buried in the family cemetery on the farm, his daughter Mary lying beside him. The family postoffice address is Ireland, Lewis County, West Virginia. (This sketch was written in the early 1890's)

NOTE: I found a picture of Elizabeth (Armstrong) Cunningham in a booklet of letters written by L. B. Clark to his wife in Illinois while he was visiting his boyhood home in Lewis County, West Virginia, in 1916. Known as Aunt Betsy, she was living with her son, Samuel Letcher Cunningham. Remembering the Cunningham family of his childhood, Mr. Clark says....."Here was a house full of boys and girls, also headquarters for coon hunts and sugar stirrings. Here was friendship and unstinted hospitality. What a pleasure to remember that hospitality..." Mr. Clark also wrote..."Letcher's (Cunningham) home is an example of industry, thrift, comfort, cleanliness and good living. The farm itself an object lesson of neatness and order...."

1-10-3-1 Hanson Cunningham
b. 11/25/1843
d. 7/14/1905
1-10-3-2 H. Thomas Cunningham  Moved to Colorado

1-10-3-3 Thad B. Cunningham
b. 8/6/1850
d. 1912
Bur: Wilson Cemetery, Ireland, WV
m. 12/24/1882  Frances Ann Moss
b. 1860
d. 1943
Bur: Wilson Cemetery, Ireland, WV
Parents: Pleasant & Elizabeth (Bragg) Moss

1-10-3-3-1 John Cunningham
b. 1885
d. 1909
Bur: Wilson Cemetery, Ireland, WV
1-10-3-3-2 Dareus W. Cunningham
b. 1890
d. 1959
Bur: Wilson Cemetery, Ireland, WV
m.  Mary R. (Last name Unknown)
b. 1894
1-10-3-3-3 Homer Cunningham
b. 11/7/1892
d. 3/28/1971
Bur: McCutcheon Chapel, Ireland, WV
m. 10/26/1919  Virginia Bennett
b. 4/26/1899
d. 4/27/1988
Bur: McCutcheon Chapel, Ireland, WV
Parents: Robert & Elizabeth (Keller) Bennett
Homer was a W.W.II Veteran. Virginia was the sister of Mrs. Audrey (Garnett Bennett) Armstrong, Line of Thomas, and my step-mother, Mrs. Norman (Nell Bennett) Armstrong, Line of Samuel, BOTH LINE OF JOHN ARMSTRONG.
1-10-3-3-3-1 Rebecca Vera Cunningham
b. 1921
d. 1977
Bur: McCutcheon Chapel, Ireland WV
m.  Warren Gayle Smith
b. 1921
d. 1986
1-10-3-3-3-1-1 David Smith
1-10-3-3-3-1-2 Daniel Smith
1-10-3-3-3-2 Betty Cunningham
m. Virgil Lane
Betty and Virgil have a number of children and grandchildren and live on the Homer Cunningham Home Place.
1-10-3-3-3-3 Mary Helen Cunningham
b. 10/5/1925
d. 5/24/1987
Bur: McCutcheon Chapel, Ireland, WV
m. Single
1-10-3-4 Margaret Ann Cunningham  "Aunt Nan" Moved to Neb.
b. 12/22/1851
m.  James Shay
1-10-3-5 Sarah Cunningham
b. 6/22/1853
m.  William Rexroad
1-10-3-6 George L. Cunningham
b. 12/27/1854
1-10-3-7 Nancy Cunningham
b.5/27/1857
1-10-3-8 Samuel L. Cunningham
b. 10/29/1858
1-10-3-9 Elizabeth Cunningham  Moved to Neb.
b. 6/19/18601-10-3-10 Emily Cunningham
b. 12/19/1862
1-10-3-11 Amanda Cunningham
b. 8/29/1864
d. 1940
Bur: McCutcheon Chapel, Ireland, WV
m.  William Armstrong (1-10-2-1)
b. 2/7/1856
d. 1932
Bur: McCutcheon Chapel, Ireland, WV
Parents: John D. & Rebecca (Pickens) Armstrong.

Amanda and William were cousins. Find their descendants listed under 1-10-2-1 William Armstrong.
1-10-3-12 Mary Jane Cunningham
b. 7/16/1865
d. 4/5/1879
1-10-3-13 Melissa Cunningham
b. 5/2/1868

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MARGARET ARMSTRONG

1-10-4 MARGARET ARMSTRONG (Maggie)
m. 1865 - Samuel Foster Wilson

Margaret and Samuel Foster Wilson were married by Rev. J. Bouse and I have no other information on their family.

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1-10-5 INFANT SON ??
b. ?
d. ?


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Thomas married Sarah H. Pullin 7 Feb 1822, Bath, Virginia, United States. Sarah was born 7 Oct 1803, Bath, Virginia, United States; died 29 Apr 1881. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Parents: Samuel & Nancy (Henry) Pullin

Notes:

Source: Va H 2; History of Highland County; 1850 Census. We believe his father was Robert Armstrong, an immigrant from North Ireland who served in the French and Indian war ( a sergeant) from 1754 to 1763. In 1759 he served one mile south of Doe Hill. He married a Jane van Arsdale, from New Jersey and had three sons-John (above), William and Amos. He also had a brother, James. William and John, with their families, came to Doe Hill area with their families in 1794-From Loudoun County supposedly--further research needs to be done. JHA 8/4/2000.
James C. Walls research shows John with a middle name of Morgan.JHA 1/12/2003.



ARMSTRONG GENEALOGY




Chapter 2


JOHN ARMSTRONG
AND
HIS DESCENDANTS




1 JOHN ARMSTRONG
Information and will ----------- Page
1-1 Elizabeth Armstrong ------------------- Page
1-2 William Armstrong --------------------- Page
1-3 Jared Armstrong ----------------------- Page
1-4 Jane Armstrong ------------------------ Page
1-5 John Armstrong ------------------------ Page
1-6 Margaret Armstrong -------------------- Page
1-7 Mary Armstrong ------------------------ Page
1-8 James Armstrong ----------------------- Page
1-9 George Armstrong ---------------------- Page
1-10 Thomas B. Armstrong ------------------- Page
1-11 Nancy Armstrong ----------------------- Page
1-12 Samuel E. Armstrong -- See Chapter 3 -- Page






From the Files of: Janice L. (Armstrong) Nicholas
118 Rainbow Dr. PMB1875
Livingston, TX 77399-1018






 REFERENCES TO JOHN ARMSTRONG

Reference:
Morton's histories of Highland County and Pendleton County:

John Armstrong was born in 1759 and died in 1821. We think he was the son of Robert and Jane (VanArsdale) Armstrong, but this is still unproven. Morton says John Armstrong and his brother William went from Loudoun County to Highland County, Virginia, settled near Doe Hill, married sisters, raised large families, and precedes to give some family genealogy.

Reference:
Chalkley's Chronecles, Vol II, page 301, Augusta Co.
Marriage Bonds:
1788 - April 1, - William Armstrong and John Armstrong surety. William Armstrong and Elizabeth Erwin, daughter of Jarred Erwin (consent). Teste: John Armstrong and Andrew Jerdan.

Reference:
Chalkley's Chronecles, Vol. II, page 348:
November 10, 1788 - the Rev. Archd. Scott entered William and Elizabeth's marriage into Augusta County court records as April 1, 1788.

Reference:
From D.A.R. Applications, #399527 & #469379:
John Armstrong in uniform in 1780.
John Armstrong listed as Private in Capt. Kirk's Company, Augusta County, Virginia Militia 1783.

Reference:
D.A.R. Patroit Index, Centennal Edition Part I, pg 78:
John Armstrong is listed.

Reference:
Morton's History of Highland Co. page 185:
John Armstrong was appointed Lieutenant in 1793.

Reference:
Morton's History of Pendleton Co. page 396:
John Armstrong is listed a Lieutenant in the 46th Regiment, 1st Battalion, under Colonel Peter Hull, in 1793.




Reference:
Morton's History of Highland Co. page 195:
John Armstrong listed as Lieutenant on the Muster Roll of Captian Jacob Hall in 1814.

Reference:
Morton's History of Highland Co. page 110:
John Armstrong listed a serving on Pendleton Co. grand juries.

Reference:
Chalkley'y Chronecles, Vol. III , Page 580: Augusta
County Deed Book 26, Page 2:
A deed that places John Armstrong on the Bullpasture
River: Augusta County Deed Book 26 - page 2: - 7/5/1787
John ( ) Jordan of Bullpaster and Ann ( ) to John
Armstrong part of patents to John, 90 acres 1st March
1773 & 170 acres 1st June 1782.

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THE WILL OF JOHN ARMSTRONG

PENDLETON COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA - WILL BOOK # 4, PAGE 56 & 57

In the name of God Amen. I John Armstrong of Pendleton County and the State of Virginia being through the abundant mercy and goodness of God, thou weak in body yet of sound and perfect understanding and memory do constitute and appoint this my last will and testament and desire it to be received by all as such. I give my body to the earth from whence it was taken in full assurance of its reserection from thence at the last day, as for my burial I desire it may be decent without pomp or state at the discression of my dear wife and my executors here after mentioned. Who I doubt not will manage it with all requisite prudence as . My worldly estate that it hath pleased God to bless me with I will and positively order that all my just debts be paid. I will to my beloved wife Agnes Armstrong the Plantation I now live on her lifetime or during her widowhood and her choice of my horse beast and three head of cows her choice out of my stock and eight head of sheep, and at her own disposal except the plantation that is to fall to my two sons Thomas and Samuel Armstrong and theirs forever as it is laid off for them, The Mowry Place as it is  I will to my two sons James and George Armstrong and their heirs forever but if either of them should die without any lawful heirs then his division of land to fall to the place it was taken from. Ten years after my death my son Thomas, is to pay each of my two daughters Mary and Nancy a good horse worth sixty dollars and fifty dollars in money and their beds and bedding if they should require it and they are to live on the plantation with their mother her life time unless they should marry and if not married at my wifes death they are to live with my son Thomas still and have a good living with him with their. And for my son Jared Armstrong I allow him to pay to my Grandson Able Armstrong who lives in the State of Ohio fifty dollars out of the ninety dollar that he is  me when he comes to age, and the balance he may keep to himself. As for my two daughters Jane Hiner and Margaret Crumet I will each of them ten dollars to be raised out of my estate and my little Grand Daughter Margaret Armstrong Hiner I will her to have twenty five dollars to be raised out on my estate against she comes to age. I desire there shall be a sale made as soon as convenient, for to raise the sum of one hundred pounds with what paper money I may have at my death for my son John, who lives in the State of Ohio. If he should be living, when we hear from him, If he should be dead, I will to each of his heirs fifty dollars. If he has any when they come to age and if he has no heirs his widow is to receive fifty dollars all to be raised out on my estate and I do constitute and appoint my three sons Jared James and George Armstrong or any two of them as they may think fit Executors of this my last will and Testament.
In  where of I have  set my hand and seal this 9th day of June in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty.

Acknowledged Signed John Armstrong * Seal
in the presence of us
Joseph Hiner (his)
Jacob A. Eye (his) All my moveable Estate that is
John Henry (mark) left after my son Thomas has
paid of the  Legateer, the
balance of my moveable if
there should be any left to
fall to my son Thomas.
At a Court held for Pendleton County this 7th day of August 1821. This last will and testamant of John Armstrong (died) was
presented to Court and proved by the oath of Jacob Eye and John Hiner and ordered to be Recorded.
Teste
L Dyer
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SWORN STATEMENT OF INTENT BY NANCY ARMSTRONG

Pendlenton County West Virginia
Will Book #4 Page #120

Virginia Pendleton County to wit: Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county: Joseph Hiner and George Armstrong who being sworn, saith, that on the 8th Inst at the house of Thomas Armstrong, where she had resided for many years previous, and during her last illness Mrs. Nancy Armstrong informed them with an apparent intention, that they should take notice there of that it was her desire, that her property should be co-equally divided between her two sons, Thomas and Samuel.
Given under my hand this 11th August 1827.

Th. Jones

At a court held for Pendleton County the 6th day of November 1828, This  Will of Nancy Armstrong (died) was returned to court and ordered to be recorded.
Lester L. Dyer C.C.

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JOHN ARMSTRONG

From the forgoing references we find that John Armstrong, the pioneer ancestor of our branch of the Armstrong Family, was the son of Robert, born in 1759, died in 1821, came to Highland County from Loudoun County Virginia and settled near Doe Hill. He bought land on the Bullpasture River, married Agnes Ervine the daughter of Jared and Elizabeth Ervine and had twelve children. Agnes was born in Augusta County in 1764 and died in 1827. I have found her name listed as Agnes, Nancy Agnes, Agnes Nancy and Nancy Ann.

We know that John was in the Virginia Militia, served as a private and was appointed the rank of Lieutenant in 1793. He was first found in uniform in 1780 (age 21) and the last reference I found was a muster roll in 1814 (age 55). John must have been highly regarded by his peers for at that time under the militia system, captains and lieutenants were chosen by privates, recommended to the county court, the governor considered the courtÿ2 CONC n and issued the appointments. I wrote to the National Archives, Washington, D.C. for Lieutenant John Armstrongÿ2 CONC d requested and recommended I search under Pvt. John Armstrong. I wrote again requesting Service Records, Bounty-Land Warrants and Pension Application but never received a reply.

I found Johnÿ2 CONC g his will I have surmised that my G.G.G. Grandfather John Armstrong was very well off for a man of his time. He owned sheep, cattle horses and at least two tracts of land described as, (1) the "Mowry Place" and (2) "the Plantation I now live on".

I have been told there is a Bodkin lady who knows where John Armstrong and his brother William are buried. I sure would like to talk to her. I still need to search in both Highland Co., Virginia and Pendleton County, West Virginia, for more information on tax lists, deeds, and Census Records. Highland County was established out of part of Pendlenton County and the area was again divided when West Virginia became a seperate state.

THE CHILDREN OF JOHN AND AGNES (ERVINE) ARMSTRONG

11 ELIZABETH ARMSTRONG 1780- m.
12 WILLIAM ARMSTRONG 1783- m. Mary Punt
1-3 JARED ARMSTRONG 1785-1865 m. Agnes Hiner
14 JANE ARMSTRONG 1787-1857 m. Joseph Hiner
15 JOHN ARMSTRONG 1790- m. Margaret Jones
1-6 MARGARET ARMSTRONG 1792- m. George Crummett
1-7 MARY ARMSTRONG 1792-1867 m. John Bodkin, III
1-8 JAMES ARMSTRONG 1795- m. #1 Elizabeth Hiner
#2 -?- Smith
1-9 GEORGE ARMSTRONG 1797-1870 m. Sarah Hiner
1-10 THOMAS B. ARMSTRONG 1799-1874 m. Sarah H. Pullin
1-11 NANCY ARMSTRONG 1802-1858 m. John Kniceley
1-12 SAMUEL E. ARMSTRONG 1804-1878 m. Mary "Polly" Taylor


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John married Agnes 'Nancy Ann' Ervine Abt 1779, Augusta, Virginia, United States. Agnes was born Abt 1758, Augusta, Virginia, United States; died 1821, Pendleton, Virginia, United States. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Physical Description: Sgt.- French Indian War

Notes:

From the notes of Dice S. Armstrong---Robert Armstrong, an immigrant from North Ireland, served in the French and Indian War (1754-63). He served one mile south of Doe Hill, Virginia in 1759. He had a brother James. JHA, 28 Dec., 2000.
ARMSTRONG GENEALOGY









CHAPTER 1


RESEARCH ON
ROBERT ARMSTRONG

AND

ARMSTRONG PROGENITORS








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





ROBERT ARMSTRONG

ROBERT ARMSTRONG is thought to be the immigrant progenitor of this branch of the Armstrong Family. According to Morton's "History of Highland County Virginia", in 1746, 21 tracts of land on the Bullpasture River and Cowpasture River were laid off. All these surveys came under the order of council of 1743. One tract of 112 acres near the head of the Bullpasture River was laid off for Robert Armstrong. Morton says this Armstrong would appear to be the same Robert Armstrong who lived on Jackson's River below Warm Springs. Morton also points out that an enterprising pioneer would seize choice tracts of land even if it lay some distance from his home and didn't necessarily have to live on the land at the time they received it.
Morton's "History of Pendleton County, West Virginia", says James and Robert Armstrong settled one mile below Doe Hill, Virginia in 1759. This area coincides with the 112 acre tract of land on the Bullpasture River laid off in the name of Robert Armstrong in 1746 and it's in this area of Virginia that the "roots" of our branch of the ARMSTRONG FAMILY are the deepest.

QUESTION: Who was this James Armstrong, and what was his relationship to Robert?

On page 332 of his Pendleton County history, Morton questions which man, James or Robert, was the father of John, William and Amos.
There are several reports in "The New History Of Highland County Virginia", published in 1983, which says Robert Armstrong immigrated from Northern Ireland about 1735, married Jane VanArsdale in 1746, was a Sgt. in the French and Indian War and had at least three children; John, William and Amos.

We can't all be wrong!!!!! Or can we??

NOTE: One thing that has bothered me for some time is the fact that in the list of children we have found for both John and Wiliam Armstrong neither one of them have named one of their sons Robert after the man we think was their father. ODD. They both had a William, a Jared, a John, a James and a George, but no ROBERT.


One of the reports says Robert married Jane VanArsdale "of Vanordsdale". I have yet to find such a place, but will keep looking. Should this have read "Jane VanArsdale OR VanOrdsdale"?

I requested information on Sgt. Robert Armstrong from the National Archives Washington, D. C. I was told they do not have records related to military service before the Revolutionary War. They suggested I try the Virginia state archives.

In "The Armstrong Family", published by the National Genealogical Research Institute, Washington, D.C., there is a list of all known recorded immigrates of the Armstrong name that arrived here in or prior to 1800. Only one Robert Armstrong is listed. I have searched many passengers lists, most of then for ships entering at Philadelphia, and have not found Robert listed.

The sketch in "The Armstrong Family" reads:

ROBERT ARMSTRONG: born 1700, died 1775; emigrated from county Antrim, Ireland, to Philadelphia in 1735; later moved to Abbeville District, South Carolina; married to Alice Calhoun in 1728; had a son Robert and possibly other children.

COULD THE "SON ROBERT" BE THE ROBERT WE ARE LOOKING FOR?

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In "The Chronicles of the Armstrongs" complied by James Lewis Armstrong 19001902, there is this sketch on the above Robert Armstrong on page 368:

1735. Robert Armstrong of County Antrim, Ireland, emigrated to America in 1735, taking with him his wife, Alice Calhoun Armstrong, and his four year old son Robert. With them went also McBrides, Cunninghams, Bounds, and Calhouns. Soon after landing at Philadelphia they moved to one of the interior counties and settled upon the Susquehanna, where they resided for many years. Prior to 1768 they and a number of their countrymen removed to Abbeville District, now Anderson County, a settlement formed in South Carolina by the Calhouns. Alice Calhoun Armstrong was sister to Patrick Calhoun, grandfather of the eminent statesman John C. Calhoun. Some of Robert Armstrong's descendants subsequently settled in Tennessee. (See records of John McMillan Armstrong, Chattanooga, Tennessee.)

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November 1992 -- Prodigy Contact -- Deborah Wesley (DNBR44A) researching the Robert and Alice (Calhoun) Armstrong Family says Robert Armstrong b c 1700 Ulster, Ireland
m 1728 Alice Calhoun b 1705
immigrated 1735 Philadelhia
Children: John, Robert, James, Benjamin, Kate, Hannah, Alice. The first two born in Ulster, the rest in PA.
Their son Robert was born in 1731 and married Margaret Cunningham in 1767. They lived most of their lives in Tenn., and had children: Robert, John, Elizabeth, Martha, Margaret, Moses, and Aaron.

NOTE: Oh well, Just another bump in the road of genealogy.
We live to search another day!!!



From the "Annals of Bath County VA, by O.F. Morton:

Robert Armstrong of Jackson River is mentioned by Dr. Walker in 1750. Another Robert Armstrong was living at the same time near Churchvill, Virginia and so we can not always tell which man is referred to in the records. There even seems to have been a third Robert. The one in Bath County moved to Kentucky about 1793 but his son of the same name lived here several years longer and was often foreman of the grand jury. He gave much attention to raising horses. Archibold Armstrong was a neighbor and probably kinsman who finally removed to Augusta. Archibald who died here in 1800 had children named Robert, Ann, Thomas, Isabella, William and Jean. Ann was the wife of James Elliot.

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COPIED FROM; Armstrong Bulletin Board - Issue No. 91-4
#428 Anna Herbertson, 6584 Bull Hill Court,
Colorado Springs, CO 80919:


There was a Robert A* who d. Nov. 12 1754, Augusta Co. VA, will written Nov. 10, 1754, proven Nov 21, 1754. Children named in will: 1) Hannah, mrd. Robert KIRKHAM. 2) Catherine, mrd. FINNEY. 3) John, mrd. Elizabeth Morris (see query 319) 4) Robert. 5) James. 6) Benjamin. 7) Martha. 8) Agnes. 9) Alice. The foregoing is from "Chalkley's Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish". I have been told that son, Robert mrd. 1746 Jane Vanarsdale and had sons John, William and Amos. And that this John and William are ref. as brothers in Morton's Pendleton Co., VA/WV History and Highland Co., VA History. I think there is another William, making Morton's two actually uncle and nephew. I suggest the following may be the correct relationship:
1. Robert A* mrd. Jane Vanarsdale, sons: John, b. c 1759, mrd. c 1780 Agnes Erwin; Amos, d. 1799.
2. William A*, b. 1748, of Loudoun Co., VA mrd. 1794 to Jane -?- Will proved Pendleton Co. VA 1814, had children: Mary, Margaret, John, James, Elizabeth VANHORN, Sarah VANHORN, Ann CRAIG, and William.
3. William A*, b. c.1768, mrd 1788 in Augusta Co. to Elizabeth Erwin. This William I know about, and from land records and transfers, I also know that his father was a William A*. William the son d. intestate and his land was divided equally between his children and widow. A. son, William (III) purchased the interest of some of his brothers and sisters.
(R#383, also has query 323a, upd. 91-1)

This query brings up some interesting questions, for here is another bit of information that may link our branch of the family to two Roberts. I will write to this lady and see what I come up with. I am not convinced the William Armstrong will she talks about is the will of our William, and I have found John and William listed as brothers in too many places to believe her suggestion that they were uncle and nephew.


The list of children for Robert and Alice (Calhoun) Armstrong in Deborah Wesley's Prodigy message, is the same as Anna Herbertson's query in the Armstrong B.B.

- QUESTION -
If the older Robert went from PA to SC "prior to 1768" as stated in "The Chronicles of the Armstrongs", can he really be the same Robert Armstrong who died Nov. 12, 1754, Augusta Co., VA., as stated in the will Anna mentioned ???


On page 36 in ... "The Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia", Volume III, Abstracts of wills of Augusta County, Virginia, Augusta County Court.

Will Book No. 2, page 75... 10th November, 1754. Robert Armstrong's will -- Daughter Hannah Kircum 1/3 of tract he now lives on bought of Col. Patton; daughter, Catherine Finney, 1 English shilling; sons, John and Robt., tract on Mill Creek bought of John Allison; sons (and Daughters). infants, viz: James and Benjamin; daughters (under 18); to son, James, entry on head of McClure's Run; wife, Martha, executrix; daughters, Martha, Alice and Agnes, infants. Teste: John Mathews, Sr., William Woods, John Mitchell. Proved, 21st November, 1754, By Mathews and Mitchell, and Martha qualifies executrix, with sureties John and Joshua Mathews.


This is the same will as mentioned before, note the date and names of the children, but this says Robert's wife was Martha, not Alice Calhoun.

So I'm back to square one !!!!


Another bit of information linking our branch of the family to two Roberts has been found in some D.A.R. research papers and applications:
In the early 1950's, Mrs. Rose C. (Armstrong ) Hicklin joined the Daughters of the American Revolutionary. Her son, Graham Hicklin, has a box of her personal papers which included her D.A.R. research papers. In 1989 Kent Botkin got to look at them.

Mrs. Hicklin listed her family line as:
William H. & Rachel E. (Wandless) Armstrong
John T. & Jane B. (Hiner) Armstrong
Jared & Agnes (Hiner) Armstrong
John & Agnes (Ervine) Armstrong
Robert Armstrong
Robert Armstrong, Sr.


Mrs. Hicklin listed her research sources as:

1. Loundon & Frederick Co. Va. Histories
2. Va. Soldiers in the Revolution
3. Roll of Honor Volunteers of DAR Books
4. Highland and Pendleton Co. Histories
6. Pratt Library
7. Library of Congress
8. Clerks office, Leeburg, Va. (Visited - 1950)

I requested a copy of Mrs. Hicklin's DAR application for membership from the Registrar General NSDAR, 1776 D Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. They sent me a copy of Mrs Hattie Elizabeth (Armstrong) Lee of Charleston, Illinois. # 469379, dated Sept. 21, 1959. Mrs Lee was the daughter of John Shaffer Armstrong, whose father was John T., son of Jared, the third child of John and Agnes (Ervine) Armstrong. Mrs. Lee stated on the application, "Mrs W.R. (Rose) Hicklin gave me permission to use her National Number #399527.

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ODDS AND ENDS
INFORMATION ON MEN NAMED
ROBERT ARMSTRONG

Volumes I, II, & III of "The Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia."

Extracted from the original court records of Augusta County, 1745-1800. There are many entries on men named Robert Armstrong, but I haven't been able to connect many of them to our line.

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West Virginia Heritage - Vol. #3
Copied from Dr. Walkers Journal

"July 8, 1750 - having shaved, shifted and made new shoes we left our useless Raggs at Ye camp and got to Walker Johnstons, about noon; we moved over to Robert Armstrongs in the After-noon and staid there all Night. The people here are very hospitable and would be better able to support Travellers, was it not for the great number of INDIAN WARRIORS that frequently take what they want from them, much to their prejudice."

A footnote says:
"This Johnston probably lived on the strip of land extending westward from Jacksons River to the Allegheny crest which subsequently was patented to Samuel Johnston. This Robert Armstrong, in 1746, lived on what was then called Newfoundland Creek, now called Bullpasture, but in the same year he obtained a survey of 270 acres on Jacksons River in the lower edge of Bath County, at the place where the road leading from Warm Springs to Greenbrier Court House leaves the river and goes over the Allegheny Mountains, through this 'old Johnston land'."

NOTE:
This could well be our ROBERT ARMSTRONG, the same man mentioned by Morton as living on Jackson's River below Warm Springs (Bath Co.) in 1746, when 112 acres near the head of Bullpasture River was laid off for him. The time frame is right, so is the geographical area.

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Another reference to the Robert Armstrong Ordinary
Journal of the Braxton Historical Society, Vol. 11 #3, September 25, 1983, pages 57 & 58. An account of "The Traveller", appeared in the May issue of the Southern Literary Messenger, 1838, and reprinted in Southern Historical Magazine, June 1892.

Page 57, ".... pursing my way through the continuous meadows to the little Youghl, I found myself at sunset in comfortable quarters at old Armstrong with a good fire, which the cool evenings made agreeable; and strong coffee, good tea, exquisite venison and fine trout to regale me. Next morning I resumed my march with little hope of such another inn. In a dozen miles I left the glade, and ascended Briary or Cheat Mountain,....."
Page 58, ".... evening brought me to Gandy's far famed as being the worst house on the road. But unfortunately there is no missing it. He who luxuriates one night at Armstrong's, was always destined inevitably to all sorts of discomfort at Gandy's ....."
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Copied from "A History of the Valley of Virginia", by Samuel Kercheval. Page 371:

"A man by the name of Robert Armstrong, in those troublesome times had removed his family across the mountain to a place of safety. He was on a visit to his family, accompanied by a young man. Seven Indians approached his house, and were in the yard before discovered. Armstrong told the young man to jump into bed and threw a blanket over him. The indians pushed into the house and Armstrong went to the bed, raised the blanket, and asked the man if he were better. He replied in the negative. An indian immediately asked, "Man very sick?" "Yes, small pox, very bad." They cried "Wough." and ran off, crying as they ran, "Small pox! Small pox!" as far as they could be heard. It is said the Indians were dreadfully afraid of the disorder. Armstrong, by this stratagem, saved himself and property from being touched by the enemy.
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 ARMSTRONG PROGENITORS

IMMIGRANT
ROBERT ARMSTRONG, the progenitor of at least two branches of the Armstrong Clan immigrated from Northern Ireland about 1735. Information has been found in old research papers for a DAR application, which says Robert was the son of Robert. He was a Sgt. in the French and Indian War, owned 112 acres of land on the Bullpasture River in the vicinity of Blackthorn Creek, married Jane VanArsdale in 1746, and had at least three sons: John, William and Amos. John and William came from Loudoun County, married sisters and raised large families in the Pendleton/Highland County area of Virginia. The only information found on Amos is his death date, 1799.

PIONEERS
JOHN ARMSTRONG, (17591821)
John Armstrong was a member of the Virginia Militia during the Revolutionary War. He must have been highly regarded by his peers for he was appointed Lieutenant in 1793. He married Agnes "Nancy" Ervine (17641827), the daughter of Jared and Elizabeth Ervine, and they settled near Doe Hill. In John's will recorded at Franklin, Pendleton County, West Virginia, Will Book #4, page 56, it says his "plantation" was in Pendleton County, Virginia, is dated June 9, 1820 and was recorded August 11, 1827. After reading his will, I have surmised John was a christian man and very well off for a gentleman of his time. John and Agnes had twelve children.

1-1 ELIZATBETH, b. 1780, Single.
1-2 WILLIAM, b. 1783, m. 1805, Mary Punt and moved away.
1-3 JARED, 17851865, m. 1820, Agnes Hiner 17891867.
1-4 JANE, 17871857, m. 1808, Joseph Hiner 17781865.
1-5 JOHN, b. 1790, m. 1812, Margaret Jones.
According to his fathers will, moved to Ohio.
1-6 MARGARET, b. 1792, m. George Crummett b. 1787.
1-7 MARY, 17921867, m. 1826, John Bodkin, III.
1-8 JAMES, b. 1795, m. #11819 Elizabeth Hiner,
#21836 Sarah (?) Smith.
First moved to W.Va., then to Indiana.
1-9 GEORGE, 17971870, m. 1824, Sarah Hiner 18051869.
1-10 THOMAS B., 17991874, m. 1822, Sarah H. Pullin 18031881.
Moved to Lewis Co. in 1835.
1-11 NANCY ANN, 18021858, m. 1827, John Kniceley 18071891.
They moved to Braxton Co. (now W. Va.) in 1846.
1-12 SAMUEL ELI, 18041878, m. 1830, Mary Taylor 18101886.
More information on the descentants of John Armstrong can be found in Chapter Two, along with a copy of his will.


WILLIAM ARMSTRONG, SR., (b. , d. 1814)

On page 388, in the Family History section of W. B. Cutright's "History of Upshur County West Virginia", is a report on David Neeson Armstrong, a great great grandson of William Armstrong, Sr.. Cutright says, "... William Armstrong, Sr., immigrated to the U.S.A. from Wales in an early day." According to my findings, this is misinformation and should be noted by others interested in the history and genealogy of the Armstrong Family. William Armstrong, Sr. was the son of Robert and the brother of John. Early recorded land sales show that William bought a tract of 200 acres near Doe Hill in 1794 from Robert Duffield, for which he paid $1000.00. He married Elizabeth J. (Jane) Ervine, the daughter of Jared and Elizabeth Ervine. They raised eight children, of which at least three of whom married and moved their young families to the Lewis/Upshur County area of (now) West Virginia. Many descendants of there early settlers still live in that area.

2-1 Elizabeth, b. 1787, m. 1823, John Douglas. Moved to
Lewis (now Upshur) County in 1845.
2-2 William, Jr., m. 1829, Eleanor Wilson. Their son Harvey
moved to Upshur County in 1862.
2-3 Jared, m. 1820, Martha Wilson.
2-4 Jane, m. 1819, Samuel Wilson.
2-5 John Friel, 17911871, m. 1812, Mary Wilson, b. 1790.
They moved to Lewis (now Upshur) County in the
early 1840's.
2-6 George, b.1805, m. Eunice Christine Propst b.1809.
They moved to Lewis County in late 1830's.
2-7 James, m. Maria Hiner 18191857.
They may have moved to Indiana.
2-8 Nancy J., m. 1831, Godlove Hinegarner, d. 1895.

More information on the descendants of William Armstrong can be found in Chapter Seven.
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THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION COMES FROM THE PEDIGREE RESOURCE FILE-Compact Disc # 39 and was submitted by JAMES C. WALLS, 3 Spring Rd. N. Paradise, Tx. 76073 phone # 1-940-433-8850. James H. Armstrong, 21 Jan. 2003.

All information on Lt. Robert Armstrong and his two wives from Bill Armstrong.

Notes for ROBERT RN-9077 J. (LT.) ARMSTRONG:
When Robert was four years old he emigrated to America with his father, mother, and at least one brother, John Armstrong, in the year 1735, landed in Phildelphia, and settled with them in an interior County of Pennsylvania on the Susquehanna River. Some time previous to the year 1760, the exact date not being given, they followed the Calhouns to Abbeyville District South Carolina, where the Calhouns had established a settlement.

Robert served in the Revolution, and probably before that time, in the Colonial Army. It is of him that the Family Bible speaks in the quotation already given: "He was of patriotic spirit." He was prominent in the military affairs of the state(South Carolina) for many years. Robert Armstrong's name appears as First Lieutenant of the First South Carolina regiment. This was the regiment made famous by such Officers as Colonel Charles Pinckney and General Francis Marion.
Source-Heitman's Historical Records, p. 66

Robert Armstrongs "Will" dated 15 June 1796, Probated 28 Feb. 1798 in
Knoxville, Tn. Ref: Marriage recorded in Knox Co., Tn. , "Will Book".
Source-Roster of the Arkansas DAR and Register of Ancestors. Ancestor # 1078
name of decendent, Lula Henrietta Watkins Doyle.
Source-Notable Southern Families by: Zella Armstrong(1918)
Source-Roster of soldiers & patriots buried in Tn.
Source-Armstrong/Branyon/Bryson & Allied families of the South by Ethel S. Updike
James 'Will' dated 15 June 1796, Probated 28 Feb. 1798 in Knoxville Tn.
Ref: Marriage recorded in Knox Co., Tn. 'Will Book'
Source-Roster of Arkansas DAR & Register of Ancestors. Ancestor # 1078 names decendent Lula Henrietta Watkins Doyle.
Source-Notable Southern Families by Zella Armstrong(1918)

Served as Lt. in S.C. Regt. under Col. Pinckney
Source-Roster of Soldiers & Patriots buried in Tn.
Source-DAR # 449482
In James fathers 'Will', he left him the other 1/2 of the Mill Tract in S.C., which
he sold to John Moore in 1767, in 1768 he bought 100 acres from Aaron Alexander in the Long Cane Creek section of Abbeville Co., S.C., and sold it in 1770 to John Houston.
Buried at Armstrong Cemetery in East Knox Co., Tn.
Source-White: KMM, p. 144; Heitman; 2nd Ed., p. 75;
Source-DAR # 449482
Source-In 1993 Clan #2207 Christopher R. Armstrong 3427 Hills Church Rd.
Export, Pa. 15632
Compiled by W.L.A.(Az.)
Source-American Ancestry, giving the name and descent in the male line, of Americans whose ancestors settled in the United States previous to the Declaration of Independence A.D. 1776, vol. 3
Source-DAR Patriot Index, part 1

Notes for MARGARET CUNNINGHAM:
Source-Notable Southern Families by Zella Armstrong(1918)
Source-Armstrong Clan
Compiled by W.L.A.(Az.)

Robert married Jane Van Arsdale Abt 1746, Loudon, Virginia Or New Jersey. Jane was born Abt 1730, Loudoun, Virginia, United States; died Abt 1760, Loudoun, Virginia, United States. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Cannot verify spelling of last name.JHA2005.