KY Family Group Sheet for Solomon William ARMSTRONG *********************************************** Copyright © by the submitter All rights reserved. http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/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 (2) Buried: 1879 - Grimes Cem, Benton Co, Arkansas (2) Father: William ARMSTRONG (1759-1841) Mother: Sarah Ann HUSTON (1762-1859) Married: 1814 Place: Cumberland Co, Kentucky ====================================================================== Wife: Ann DOSS ====================================================================== Born: 1796 - Kentucky Died: Aft 1850 - Bentonville, Benton Co, Arkansas Father: Ambrose DOSS (Abt 1765- ) Mother: Sarah THURMAN (1770- ) ====================================================================== Children ====================================================================== 1 M Solomon ARMSTRONG Born: Abt 1816 - Kentucky Died: Deceased ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 M William Warfield ARMSTRONG Born: Abt 1818 - Fayette Co, Kentucky Died: Bef 1880 - Smith Or Cherokee Co, Texas Spouse: Lydia ??? (Abt 1822-Aft 1880) Marr. Date: Abt 1841 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 M Robert ARMSTRONG Born: 1820 - Missouri Died: Deceased ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 F Sarah ARMSTRONG Born: 7 Aug 1823 - Callaway Co, Missouri Died: 23 Sep 1900 - Seligman, Barry Co, Missouri Buried: Sep 1900 - Rock Springs Cemetery, Seligman, Missouri Spouse: William Cephus TUCK (1816-1896) Marr. Date: 1840 - Benton Co, Arkansas ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 M Elijah William ARMSTRONG (3, 4) Born: 1 Dec 1825 - Callaway Co, Missouri Died: 10 Aug 1907 - War Eagle, Benton Co, Arkansas Spouse: Sarah Elizabeth MORGAN (1830-1844) Marr. Date: Abt 1841 Spouse: Sarah Adorcas MAHURIN (1826-1902) (4) Marr. Date: Abt 1850 - Benton Co, Arkansas (5) Spouse: Nancy Ann MORGAN (1836- ) Marr. Date: 28 Oct 1875 - Benton Co, Arkansas (6) Spouse: Mary Jane McQUISTION (1846-Aft 1920) Marr. Date: Abt 1888 - Benton Co, Arkansas ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 F Elizabeth ARMSTRONG Born: 1832 - Missouri Died: Aft 18 Jun 1880 - Texas ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 M James ARMSTRONG Born: 1834 - Missouri Died: Aft 1850 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 F Etta ARMSTRONG Born: 1836 - Missouri Died: Aft 1850 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 M Jackson ARMSTRONG Born: 1838 - Missouri Died: Aft 5 Sep 1860 Spouse: Ann ??? (Abt 1843-Aft 1860) Marr. Date: Bef 1860 - Arkansas Or Texas ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 M Edmond ARMSTRONG Born: 1842 - Benton Co, Arkansas Died: Aft 12 Jun 1880 Spouse: Elisabeth ??? (Abt 1844- ) Marr. Date: Abt 1868 - Arkansas ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 M John Floyd ARMSTRONG Born: 1844 - Benton Co, Arkansas Died: Aft 17 Jun 1880 Spouse: Nancy J. FRIEND (Abt 1851-Aft 1880) Marr. Date: Abt 1866 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== Husband's General Notes ====================================================================== 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 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. ====================================================================== Wife's General Notes ====================================================================== According to the 1850 census of Smith Co, Ann was Anna and was 57 years old. ====================================================================== Source Citations ====================================================================== 1. Gilman, Mildred Armstrong, 2nd great granddaughter of Solomon. 2. Family History Library Catalog, IGI. 3. 1880 Benton Co, AR Census, ED 13, Sh28. 4. Armstrong, Harold P. Jr., 3rd great grandson of Solomon. 5. Little Flock Primitive Baptist Church Records. 6. Benton Co, Arkansas Marriage Book, book A, page 472. ====================================================================== My Notes ====================================================================== Most of the Smith County Armstrongs moved on to Navarro County and settled in the Corsicana area. Elizabeth was deaf and dumb and might have been retarded but her mental state was typical of deaf children who were never able to learn in the normal fashion. In 1860, she is living with Jackson and his wife. In 1870, she is with William Warfield and family. In 1880, Elizabeth is living with Haywood McCarley and her niece Lucy, daughter of William. I found no death record for her This is my weak link in the Armstrong line. I have no proof that Solomon is the son of this William.