Family Group Sheet for the Solomon William ARMSTRONG Family *********************************************** Copyright © Gina Heffernan. All rights reserved. http://www.fgs-project.com/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: Gina Heffernan Email address: ================================================================================ Husband: Solomon William ARMSTRONG (1) ================================================================================ Born: 1790 - Virginia Or Kentucky (2) Died: 26 Jul 1879 - Rogers, Benton Co, Arkansas (3) Buried: 1879 - Grimes Cemetery, Benton Co, Arkansas (3) Father: William ARMSTRONG (1759-1841) Mother: Sarah Ann HUSTON (1762-1859) Marriage: 1814 Place: Cumberland Co, Kentucky -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Events -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Occupation, Farmer 2. Armed Forces, War of 1812, Pension File SC 17027, 1812 3. Census, Callaway Co, Missouri, 1830 4. Census, Callaway Co, Missouri p 200, 1840 5. Census, Smith Co, Texas, 24 Sep 1850 ================================================================================ Wife: Ann DOSS (2) ================================================================================ Born: 1793 - Kentucky (2) Died: Bef 1879 - Bentonville, Benton Co, Arkansas Father: Ambrose DOSS (Abt 1765- ) Mother: Sarah THURMAN (1770- ) ================================================================================ Children ================================================================================ 1 M Elijah William ARMSTRONG (4, 5) Born: 1 Dec 1824 - Callaway Co, Missouri (6, 7) Died: 10 Aug 1907 - War Eagle, Benton Co, Arkansas Buried: Aug 1907 - Grimes Cemetery, Benton Co, Arkansas Spouse: Sarah Elizabeth MORGAN (1830-1844) Marr. Date: Abt 1841 Spouse: Sarah Adorcas MAHURIN (1826-1902) (5) Marr. Date: Abt 1850 - Benton Co, Arkansas (8) Spouse: Nancy Ann MORGAN (1836- ) (7) Marr. Date: 28 Oct 1875 - Benton Co, Arkansas (9) Spouse: Mary Jane McQUISTION (1846-1923) (6, 10) Marr. Date: 1888 - Benton Co, Arkansas (6) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 M Solomon ARMSTRONG (1) Born: Abt 1816 - Kentucky Died: Deceased -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 M William Warfield ARMSTRONG (1, 11) Born: 1820 - Fayette Co, Kentucky (12, 13) Died: 30 May 1879 - Smith Co, Texas (14) Buried: May 1879 - Dean Cemetery, Smith Co, Texas Spouse: Lydia EDGE (1824-1884) (14) Marr. Date: Abt 1839 - Kentucky -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 M Robert ARMSTRONG (1) Born: 1820 - Missouri Died: Deceased -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 F Sarah ARMSTRONG (1, 15) Born: 7 Aug 1823 - Callaway Co, Missouri (15) Died: 23 Sep 1900 - Seligman, Barry Co, Missouri Buried: Sep 1900 - Rock Springs Cemetery, Seligman, Missouri Spouse: William Cephus TUCK (1816-1896) (16) Marr. Date: 1840 - Benton Co, Arkansas -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 F Elizabeth ARMSTRONG (2) Born: 1832 - Missouri (2) Died: 16 Jan 1883 - Smith Co, Texas (14) Buried: Jan 1883 - Dean Cemetery, Smith Co, Texas -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 M James ARMSTRONG (2) Born: 1834 - Missouri (2) Died: After 1850 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 F Etta ARMSTRONG (2) Born: 1836 - Missouri (2) Died: After 1850 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 M Jackson ARMSTRONG (2) Born: 1838 - Missouri (2) Died: After 5 Sep 1860 Spouse: Ann ??? (1843-Aft 1860) (17) Marr. Date: Abt 1860 - Texas -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 M Edmond ARMSTRONG (2) Born: 1842 - Benton Co, Arkansas (2, 18) Died: After 12 Jun 1880 Spouse: Elisabeth ??? (1844- ) (18) Marr. Date: Abt 1868 - Arkansas -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 M John Floyd ARMSTRONG (2, 19) Born: 1844 - Benton Co, Arkansas (2, 19) Died: After 17 Jun 1880 Spouse: Nancy J FRIEND (1852-Aft 1880) (19) Marr. Date: Abt 1866 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ General Notes (Husband) ================================================================================ 1850 Smith Co Census 9/24/1850 page 49 9 97 97 Armstrong Solomon 60 M Virginia 10 97 97 Armstrong Anna 57 F Kentucky 11 97 97 Armstrong Elizabeth 18 F Missouri REMARKS: Idiotic 12 97 97 Armstrong James 16 M Farmer Missouri 13 97 97 Armstrong Eda 14 F Missouri 14 97 97 Armstrong Jackson 12 M Missouri 15 97 97 Armstrong Edmund 8 M Arkansas 16 97 97 Armstrong John F 6 M Arkansas Who is this? ARMSTRONG WILLIAM C 36 19N 32W 0 1875/01/13 ARMSTRONG WILLIAM C 31 19N 31W 0 1875/01/13 ARMSTRONG WILLIAM C 36 19N 32W 168.64 1875/01/13 Solomon went to Smith Co., Texas, just south of present day Tyler, sometime before 1850 and claimed land as his pension right for service in the War of 1812. A family tale has it that his son, Jackson Calvin, went to work for a man there who refused to pay him. In an altercation over this, Solomon struck the man with a fireplace tool. Fearing reprisal, he left his lands to his mentally retarded daughter, Elizabeth, asked her brother, William, to care for her and returned to Arkansas where he settled and raised the younger children. Solomon died in Rogers from injuries suffered in a fall. His son, Elijah, in claiming his veteran's burial costs explained it as "fell, brained hisself, and was insane til he died." According to the 1850 census of Smith County, Solomon was born in Virginia. He enlisted in the War of 1812 at Adair Co, KY and served as a private in Captain Adkisson's Company. He was honorably discharged at Columbia, Adair Co, KY in 1814. He married Ann at Cumberland, Harlan Co, KY in 1814. They had a son, Solomon, born in 1816 and a son, William, born in 1818, both births in KY. Another son, Elijah, was born in Missouri. The 1850 Census has the family living in Tyler, Smith Co, TX. Six children living with them : Elizabeth, b. 1832, MO; James, b. 1834, MO; Etta, b. 1836, MO; Jackson, b. 1838, MO; Edmund, b. 1842, AR; and John, b. 1844, AR. In 1857, Solomon and Ann left their children in Tyler and went by horseback to Bentonville, Benton Co, AR, where they lived with their son, William, until their deaths. Ann died first. Solomon died at age 89 on July 26, 1879 following injuries received in a fall. Solomon and Anna are listed from 1852-1855 in the Roll Books of the Seven Leagues Church. "Seven Leagues, Texas and the Baptist Church of Christ at Seven Leagues. Located near present-day Noonday not far from the Neches River in southwestern Smith County. This article submitted by Wilma Thedford comes from a book belonging to Lois Cambern Marsh, 2200 Evergreen, Pampa, TX 79065, entitled "They Came to Stay." Lois March, the author of this book, was a descendant of the Kutch and Cambern families. The Seven Leagues Society was a member of the Jacksonville Circuit, Tyler District, Methodist Episcopal Church South, East Texas Conference. All names copied according to the clerk's spelling." ================================================================================ General Notes (Wife) ================================================================================ According to the 1850 census of Smith Co, Ann was Anna and was 57 years old. Last Modified: 29 Jul 2008 ================================================================================ Source Citations ================================================================================ 1. Gilman, Mildred Armstrong. 2. 1850 Benton Co, AR Census, 49. 3. Family History Library Catalog, IGI. 4. 1880 Benton Co, AR Census (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp), ED 13, Sh28. 5. Armstrong, Harold P. Jr. 6. 1900 Benton Co, AR Census (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/), E 10 S 13. 7. 1880 Benton Co, AR Census (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp), 430c. 8. Little Flock Primitive Baptist Church Records. 9. Benton Co, Arkansas Marriage Book, book A, page 472. 10. McCuistion, Gloria D. 11. 1870 Smith Co, TX Census, 272. 12. 1850 Callaway Co, MO Census (http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/callaway/census/1850/), 294b. 13. 1870 Smith Co, TX Census, 207. 14. Cemetery, Dean, Smith Co, Texas. 15. 1880 Barry Co, MO Census (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp), 344c. 16. 1900 Barry Co, MO Census (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/), 344c. 17. 1860 Smith Co, TX Census, 272. 18. 1880 Dallas Co, TX Census (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp), 312d. 19. Ibid, 248a. ================================================================================ My Notes ================================================================================ If there is no SOURCE, I have no PROOF! If the source is an INDIVIDUAL, the information is HEARSAY!