Able H Armstrong

Male 1814 - 1883  (69 years)


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  • Name Able H Armstrong 
    Born 1814  Pendleton County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 19 Oct 1883  Highland County Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Abel Armstrong Family Cemetery McDowell Highland County Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3609  My Family Tree
    Last Modified 23 Nov 2015 

    Father Jared Armstrong,   b. 1785 (1850 ae 65), Doe Hill, Pendleton, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1865, Doe Hill, Pendleton, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Agnes Hiner,   b. 1792 (1850 ae 58}, Pendleton, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1867, Pendleton, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married Abt 1810 
    Family ID F1450  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Wilson,   b. Jan 1817, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1894, Highland County Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Married 12 Jan 1837  Pendleton, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Gideon Armstrong,   b. Jun 1839, Highland, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1862, Highland County Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 22 years)  [Birth]
     2. William H Armstrong,   b. Jul 1841, Highland, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1862, at the Battle of Port of Republic, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 20 years)  [Birth]
    +3. Jared M Armstrong,   b. 22 Jun 1843, Highland, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1915, Fauquier County Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)  [Birth]
     4. Mary Agnes Armstrong,   b. 27 Dec 1844, Highland, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1919, Pendleton County, West Virginia, Unites States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)  [Birth]
     5. Hulda J Armstrong,   b. 1 Oct 1846, Highland, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1928, Highland County Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)  [Birth]
     6. Margaret Armstrong,   b. 10 Apr 1848, Highland, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1918, Doe Hill Highland County Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)  [Birth]
     7. Joseph Ephraim Armstrong,   b. 1851, Highland, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jun 1931, Highland County Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)  [Birth]
     8. Martha Armstrong,   b. 1855, Highland, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     9. Henry S Armstrong,   b. 5 Jun 1855, Highland, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1932, Highland County Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)  [Birth]
     10. Abel H Armstrong,   b. 5 Apr 1858, Highland, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1923, Highland County, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)  [Birth]
    Last Modified 19 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F1332  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1814 - Pendleton County, West Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Jan 1837 - Pendleton, West Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 Oct 1883 - Highland County Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Abel Armstrong Family Cemetery McDowell Highland County Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Marriage Register for Pendleton County, West Virginia.
    Marriage Register for Pendleton County, West Virginia.
    Armstrong, Able and Mary Ann Wilson married January 12, 1837.
    1850 United States Federal Census Highland, Virginia
    1850 United States Federal Census Highland, Virginia
    Name Able H Armstrong
    Age 36
    Birth Year 1814
    Birthplace Pendleton
    Home in 1850 District 25, Highland, Virginia
    Gender Male
    Family Number 511
    Able H Armstrong 36
    Mary A Armstrong 34
    Gideon Armstrong 11
    Wm H Armstrong 9
    Jared M Armstrong 6
    Mary A Armstrong 5
    Huldy J Armstrong 4
    Margaret Armstrong 3
    1860 United States Federal Census Highland, Virginia
    1860 United States Federal Census Highland, Virginia
    Name Abel H Armstrong
    Age 46
    Birth Year 1814
    Gender Male
    Birth Place Virginia
    Home in 1860 Highland, Virginia
    Post Office McDowell
    Family Number 1
    Abel H Armstrong 46
    Mary A Armstrong 40
    George Armstrong 21
    William H Armstrong 18
    Jared M Armstrong 15
    Mary A Armstrong 14
    Huldah J Armstrong 13
    Margaret Armstrong 11
    Joseph E Armstrong 9
    Henry S Armstrong 7
    Martha Armstrong 5
    Abel H Armstrong 2
    1870 United States Federal Census Highland, Virginia
    1870 United States Federal Census Highland, Virginia
    Name Abel H Armstrong
    Age in 1870 56
    Birth Year 1814
    Birthplace Virginia
    Home in 1870 Stonewall, Highland, Virginia
    Race White
    Gender Male
    Post Office Monterey
    Name Age
    Abel H Armstrong 56
    Mary A Armstrong 51
    Mary A Armstrong 34
    Huldah J Armstrong 22
    Margaret Armstrong 20
    Joseph E Armstrong 18
    Martha Armstrong 15
    Henry S Armstrong 14
    Abel H Armstrong 12
    1880 United States Federal Census
    1880 United States Federal Census
    Name Abel H., Sr. Armstrong
    Age 66
    Birth Year 1814
    Birthplace Virginia
    Home in 1880 Stonewall, Highland, Virginia
    Race White
    Gender Male
    Relation to Head of House Self
    Marital Status Married
    Spouse's Name Mary A. Armstrong
    Father's Birthplace Virginia
    Occupation Farmer
    Abel H., Sr. Armstrong 66
    Mary A. Armstrong 63
    Jos. E. Armstrong 29
    Henry S. Armstrong 25
    Abel H. Armstrong 22
    Pendleton County, West Virginia Marriages
    Pendleton County, West Virginia Marriages

    Headstones
    Head Stone for Able H Armstrong
    Head Stone for Able H Armstrong
    A.H. Armstrong
    DIED
    OCT. 19, 1883
    AGED 69 YRS. & 7 MOS.

  • Notes 
    • Alternate birth and death information is b. 1821, d. 1903 For Abel Armstrong. In process of confirming actual date.
    • Death Records of Highland list him as dying of cancer of the neck on Bull Pasture Mountain. Born in Pendleton County, Va.(Doe Hill vicinity) son of Jared & Agnes (Hiner) Armstrong.

      Abel & Mary's son William H. Armstrong (July 1841- June 1862) died at the Battle of Port Republic, Virginia.
      Williams death was reported by his mother Mary Armstrong. P. 51 Death Records of Highland.
    • Marriage, offspring, parentage. [History of Highland Co., p.260] Was one of the first justices when county formed in 1847

      Birth and marriage dates in Vital Records of Highland County (Matheny) and in New History of Highland Co (1983, Highland Co Hist. Soc.) (via Ronda Redden email 5/97)