Texas Family Group Sheet for the Solomon William Armstrong Family

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Husband: Solomon William ARMSTRONG (1)
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   Birthdate: 1790 (2)
  Death date: 26 Jul 1879 - Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, USA (3)
      Buried: 27 Jul 1879 - , Benton, Arkansas, USA (3)
     Address: Grimes Cemetery, Benton County, Arkansas
      Father: William ARMSTRONG (1759-1841)
      Mother: Sarah Ann HUSTON (1762-1859)
    Marriage: 1814                           Place: , Cumberland, Kentucky, USA
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   Wife: Ann DOSS (4)
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   Birthdate: 1793 - , , Kentucky, USA (5)
  Death date: Bef 1870 - Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, USA
      Buried:
      Father: Ambrose DOSS (Abt 1765-    )
      Mother: Sarah THURMAN (1770-    )
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Children
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1  M  Solomon ARMSTRONG (15)
   Birthdate: Abt 1816 - , , Kentucky, USA
  Death date: Deceased
      Buried:
      Spouse:
  Marr. Date:
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2  M  William Warfield ARMSTRONG (15,16)
   Birthdate: 1820 - , Fayette, Kentucky, USA (17,18)
  Death date: 30 May 1879 - , Smith, Texas, USA (19)
      Buried: May 1879 - , Smith, Texas, USA
     Address: Dean Cemetery, Smith County, Texas
      Spouse: Lydia EDGE (1824-1884) (19)
  Marr. Date: Abt 1839 - , , Kentucky, USA
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3  M  Robert ARMSTRONG (15)
   Birthdate: 1820 - , , Missouri, USA
  Death date: Deceased
      Buried:
      Spouse:
  Marr. Date:
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4  F  Sarah ARMSTRONG (15,20)
   Birthdate: 7 Aug 1823 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA (20)
  Death date: 23 Sep 1900 - Seligman, Barry, Missouri, USA
      Buried: Sep 1900 - Seligman, Barry, Missouri, USA
     Address: Rock Springs Cemetery, Barry County, Missouri
      Spouse: William Cephus TUCK (1816-1896) (21)
  Marr. Date: 4 May 1840 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA
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5  M  Elijah William ARMSTRONG (6,7)
   Birthdate: 1 Dec 1824 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA (8,9)
  Death date: 10 Aug 1907 - , Benton, Arkansas, USA
     Address: War Eagle Township, Benton County, Arkansas
      Buried: 11 Aug 1907 - , Benton, Arkansas, USA
     Address: Grimes Cemetery, Benton County, Arkansas
      Spouse: Sarah Elizabeth MORGAN (1830-1844)
  Marr. Date: Abt 1841
      Spouse: Sarah Adorcas MAHURIN (Abt 1823-    ) (7)
  Marr. Date: Abt 1850 - , Benton, Arkansas, USA (10)
      Spouse: Nancy Ann MORGAN (1836-    ) (9,11)
  Marr. Date: 28 Oct 1875 - , Benton, Arkansas, USA (12)
      Spouse: Mary Jane McQUISTION (1846-1923) (8,13)
  Marr. Date: 1 Apr 1888 - , Benton, Arkansas, USA (8,14)
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6  F  Elizabeth ARMSTRONG (22)
   Birthdate: 1832 - , , Missouri, USA (22)
  Death date: 16 Jan 1883 - , Smith, Texas, USA (19)
      Buried: Jan 1883 - , Smith, Texas, USA
     Address: Dean Cemetery, Smith County, Texas
      Spouse:
  Marr. Date:
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7  M  James ARMSTRONG (22)
   Birthdate: 1834 - , , Missouri, USA (22)
  Death date: Aft 1850
      Buried:
      Spouse:
  Marr. Date:
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8  F  Etta ARMSTRONG (22)
   Birthdate: 1836 - , , Missouri, USA (22)
  Death date: Aft 1850
      Buried:
      Spouse:
  Marr. Date:
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9  M  Jackson ARMSTRONG (22)
   Birthdate: 1838 - , , Missouri, USA (22)
  Death date: Aft 5 Sep 1860
      Buried:
      Spouse: Ann ??? (1843-After 1860) (23)
  Marr. Date: Abt 1860 - , , Texas, USA
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10  M  Edmond ARMSTRONG (22)
   Birthdate: 1842 - , Benton, Arkansas, USA (22,24)
  Death date: Aft 12 Jun 1880
      Buried:
      Spouse: Elisabeth ??? (1844-    ) (24)
  Marr. Date: Abt 1868 - , , Arkansas, USA
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11  M  John Floyd ARMSTRONG (22,25)
   Birthdate: 1844 - , Benton, Arkansas, USA (22,25)
  Death date: Aft 17 Jun 1880
      Buried:
      Spouse: Nancy J FRIEND (1852-After 1880) (25)
  Marr. Date: Abt 1866
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General Notes: Husband - Solomon William ARMSTRONG
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I have no proof that OUR Solomon is the son of this William.

He was probably born in Virginia or Kentucky.

   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."

Last Modified: 19 Oct 2015

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Sources
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    1. Gilman, Mildred Armstrong, Solomon Armstrong. Mildred gifted my uncle, Robert
         Armstrong with a copy of her work.
    2. 1850 Federal Census, Texas, Smith, pg 49.
    3. Family History Library Catalog, IGI.
    4. 1850 Federal Census, Arkansas, Benton, pg 49.  "Anna."
    5. 1850 Federal Census, Arkansas, Benton, pg 49.  "age 57."
    6. 1880 Federal Census, Arkansas, Benton, ED 13, Sh28.
    7. Armstrong, Harold P. Jr.
    8. 1900 Federal Census, Arkansas, Benton, E 10 S 13.
    9. 1880 Federal Census, Arkansas, Benton, 430c.
    10. Little Flock Primitive Baptist Church Records, Records of Little Flock Primitive
         Baptist Church, Rogers, Benton Co, Ar.
    11. 1860 Federal Census, Arkansas, Benton, 126.
    12. Benton Co, Arkansas Marriage Book, book A, page 472.  see copy.
    13. McCuistion, Gloria D.
    14. Benton Co, Arkansas Marriage Book, pg 156.
    15. Gilman, Mildred Armstrong.
    16. 1870 Federal Census, Texas, Smith, 272.
    17. 1850 Federal Census, Missouri, Callaway, 294b.
    18. 1870 Federal Census, Texas, Smith, 207.
    19. Dean Cemetery, Smith County, Texas.
    20. 1880 Federal Census, Missouri, Barry, 344c.
    21. 1900 Federal Census, Missouri, Barry, 344c.
    22. 1850 Federal Census, Arkansas, Benton, 49.
    23. 1860 Federal Census, Texas, Smith, 272.
    24. 1880 Federal Census, Texas, Dallas, 312d.
    25. 1880 Federal Census, Texas, Dallas, 248a.

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My Notes
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If there is no SOURCE - I have no PROOF. If the source is a PERSON, the information is HEARSAY.

 

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