Robert Houston Armstrong

1825 - 1896  (71 years)

• Name	Robert Houston Armstrong
  Born	16 Mar 1825	Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 May 1896	Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
  Buried	Old Gray Cemetery Knoxville Knox County Tennessee, USA
  Person ID	I4390	My Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	Drury Paine Armstrong,   b. 7 Nov 1799, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States ,   d. 24 Sep 1856, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States  (Age 56 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Amelia Houston,   b. 1799, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States ,   d. 14 Sep 1836, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States  (Age 37 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	18 Feb 1823	Knox, Tennessee, United States
  Family ID	F1400	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Louise Franklin,   b. 1837,   d. 1910  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2015
  Family ID	F1401	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Mar 1825 - Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States Died - 13 May 1896 - Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  1860 United States Federal Census for 12 District, Knox, Tennessee R H Armstrong 31 Low F Armstrong 21 Adele A Armstrong 10/12 Lizzie R Armstrong 10/12 M M Armstrong 25 Jos Glance 45 Wilhelmine Glance 30 Michael Glance 12 Drury Glance 2

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstones Robert Houston Armstrong 1825-1896 A Loving Husband, Father and Faithful Friend Louise Franklin Armstrong 1837-1910

  
  

• Notes

  Robert H. Armstrong was a member of the HOUSE both 31st and 33rd Genereal Assemblies from 1855-57 and again in 1859-61 representing Knox and Sevier counties the American or Know-Nothing Party. Born on March 16, 1825 his parents were Drury Paine and Amelia(Houston) Armstrong. A law graduate of University Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee he married Louisa Franklin Armstrong. He and Louisa had the following children-Robert Franklin and Amelia Franklin Armstrong. Robert and Louisa made their home in Knoxville where he practiced law and was a farmer. Robert was appointed a trustee of East Tennessee University in 1865 and appointed to building commission for East Tennessee Hospital for the Insane 1883, and served as secretary-treasurer for that commission many years Robert was the grandson of Robert Houston.