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(8) william armstrong (1765)Ireland - (1834)SC anderson
......+ sarah barr (17??) - (183?)SC
.......(7) william armstrong (1786)SC anderson - (1856)AL randolph
............+ harriet rachel robinson (1785)SC - (1854)AL randolph
.............(6) james barr armstrong (1816)SC pendleton - (1883)TX somervell
..................+ elizabeth jane porter (1821)TN mcminn - (1878)TX somervell
.....................(5) william hamilton armstrong (1840)AL randolph - (1921)TX somervell
..........................+ lucy penelope stephens (1845)GA - (1929)TX somervell
............................(4) algernon lee armstrong (1876)TX somervell - (19??)TX howard
..................................+ kate belle norton (1883)TX - (19??)TX howard
...................................(3) woodrow wilson "army" armstrong (1912)TX somervell - (1976)NM sierra
........................................+ ida mae hart (1914)NM - (1988)AR logan
..........................................(2) ida kate armstrong (1940)NM roosevelt co., portalis
................................................+ freedie ray raggio (1938)AR logan
..................................................(1) janice sue raggio (1957)TX
........................................................+ stephens edward (midland) tyler (1956)AZ
............................................................i. gaberielle nichole tyler
.................................................................+ jeffrey olen dodd
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Armstrong ....SC pendelton ... AL randolph ... TX somervell ... NM roosevelt ... AR logan
8) william armstrong (1765)Ireland - (1834)SC anderson
....+ sarah barr (17??) - (183?)SC
........sarah is the dau. of ... james + jane barr
.......(7) amanda armstrong (17??)
.......(7) armstrong (17??)SC
.......(7) james reed armstrong (1792)SC
.......(7) william armstrong (1786)SC anderson - (1856)AL randolph
............+ harriet rachel robinson (1785)SC - (1854)AL randolph
...............harriet is the dau. of ... john + jane (barr) robinson
.............(6) jane armstrong (1808)SC
.............(6) louisa narcissa armstrong (1810)SC
.............(6) john robinson armstrong (1812)SC
.............(6) rebecca ann armstrong (1819)SC pendleton
.............(6) melissa ann armstrong (1824)SC pendleton
.............(6) ann emeline armstrong (1827)SC pendelton
.............(6) sarah adeline armstrong (1829)GA gwinnett
.............(6) mary minerva armstrong (1830)GA gwinnett
.............(6) james barr armstrong (1816)SC pendleton - (1883)TX somervell
..................+ elizabeth jane porter (1821)TN mcminn - (1878)TX somervell
.....................elizabeth , is the dau. of ... henry + sarah (scorborough) porter
.....................(5) armstrong (1839)AL randolph
.....................(5) marion t armstrong (1842)AL randolph
.....................(5) john franklin armstrong (1843)AL randolph
.....................(5) isabella narcissa armstrong (1844)AL randolph
.....................(5) james jasper armstrong (1846)AL randolph
.....................(5) andrew jackson armstrong (1849)AL randolph
.....................(5) samuel barr armstrong (1850)AL randolph
.....................(5) sarah jane armstrong (1852)AL randolph
.....................(5) henry thomas armstrong (1853)AL randolph
.....................(5) rachael parthenia armstrong (1854)AL randolph
.....................(5) francis marion armstrong (1858)AL randolph
.....................(5) dama adaline armstrong (1859)AL randolph
.....................(5) jefferson davis armstrong (1861)AL randolph
.....................(5) william "billy" hamilton armstrong (1840)AL randolph - (1921)TX somervell
.......................... CSA 1st sgt. 13th AL infantry co. D
..........................+1 leanna camp (18??) - (1866)AL randolph
.................................(3) rhoda leanna armstrong (1866)AL randolph
..........................+2 lucy penelope stephens (1845)GA - (1929)TX somervell
.............................married 1868 AL randolph
............................(4) john dyer armstrong (1871)TX somervell
............................(4) henry hamilton armstrong (1873)TX somervell
............................(4) william franklin armstrong (1879)TX somervell
............................(4) gaston polonius armstrong (1881)TX somervell
............................(4) frances cicero armstrong (1883)TX hood
............................(4) algernon lee armstrong (1876)TX somervell - (19??)TX howard co., coahoma
..................................+ kate belle norton (1883)TX - (19??)TX howard
.....................................married 1904 TX somerville
.....................................kate is the dau. of ... william + louise (hall) norton
...................................(3) tommy lee armstrong (1906)TX somervell
...................................(3) mattie belle armstrong (1908)TX somervell
...................................(3) woodrow wilson "army" armstrong (1912)TX somervell - (1973)NM valencia
........................................+ ida mae hart (1914)NM - (1988)AR logan
...........................................ida is the dau. of .... charles + flora ( ramsey ) hart
..........................................(2) bonnie armstrong (194?)NM roosevelt
..........................................(2) ida kate armstrong (1940)NM roosevelt co., portalis
................................................+ freddie ray raggio (1938)AR logan
...................................................freddie is the son of ... william + eula ( hicks ) raggio
..................................................(1) william ray raggio
..................................................(1) bobby raggio
..................................................(1) janice sue raggio (1957)TX
........................................................+ stephen edward (midland) tyler (1956)AZ
...........................................................stephens is the son of ... edward + ruby midland
............................................................i. gaberielle nichole tyler
.................................................................+ jeffrey olen dodd
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1840 census AL randolph
armstrong william ( 50 - 60 ) 00000001 - 00210001
armstrong james ( 20 - 30 ) 10001 - 00001
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1850 census AL randolph
armstrong james b
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1860 census AL randolph co., rockdale
armstrong j b ......... 44 SC
.............. eliza ...... 37 TN ................( porter )
*............. W H ...... 21 AL ................( + lucy penelope stephens )
.............. john f ..... 17 AL
.............. sarah j ... 16 AL
.............. james j ... 13 AL
.............. a j ......... 11 AL
.............. samuel .... 10 AL
.............. henry t ..... 7 AL
.............. rachael p ... 6 AL
.............. f m ............ 4 AL
.............. dama a ...... 1 AL
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1870 census TX hill co.
armstrong james b ........ 54 SC farmer
.............. jane .............. 50 TN
.............. andrew j ........ 22 AL
.............. samuel b ....... 21 AL
.............. henry f .......... 18 AL
.............. francis m ....... 13 AL
.............. jeff davis ......... 9 AL
.............. sarah j ........... 25 AL
.............. rachel f .......... 16 AL
.............. dama a .......... 11 AL
*............. William H ....... 30 AL ..............( + lucy penelope stephens )
.............. Lucy P ........... 26 GA .............( stephens )
.............. leanna ............. 4 AL
.............. james j ........... 23 AL
.............. susan f ........... 17 TN
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1880 census TX somervell co.
Wm. ARMSTRONG Self M Male W 40 AL SC TN Works In Grist Mill
Lucy ARMSTRONG Wife M Female W 35 GA Keeping House --- --- ( stephens )
John ARMSTRONG Son S Male W 8 TX AL GA
Henry ARMSTRONG Son S Male W 6 TX AL GA
* Lee ARMSTRONG Son S Male W 4 TX AL GA ..............( + kate belle norton )
William ARMSTRONG Son S Male W 2 TX AL GA
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1900 census TX somervell
armstrong w h ( william ) ..... 60 AL may 1840 SC TN
.............. l p ( lucy ) ............ 57 GA april 1843 GA GA .....( stephens )
*............. A L ( algernon ) .... 24 TX mar 1876 ..................( + kate belle norton )
.............. w f ( william ) ........ 22 TX aug 1878
.............. g p ( gaston ) ........ 19 TX feb 1881
.............. f c ( francis ) ......... 17 TX july 1883
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1910 census TX somervell co., glenn rose
* armstrong algeron ....... 34 TX AL AL blacksmith
................ kate b ......... 27 TX AL AL ( norton )
................ tommie l ...... 4 TX
................ mattie b ....... 1 TX
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1920 census TX somerville
armstrong algernon l ....... 42 TX AL GA general store
.............. katie b ............ 37 TX AL TX ( norton )
.............. tommie l ......... 13 TX
.............. mattie b .......... 11 TX
*............. Woodrow W .... 7 TX ..................................( + ida mae hart )
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1930 census TX howard co., coahoma
armstrong a lee ......... 54 TX AL AL
.............. kate ........... 47 TX AL TX ( norton )
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1930 census TX dallas co.
( boarding house )
armstrong woodrow ...... 17 TX TX TX construction ........( + ida mae hart )
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william armstrong (1765)Ireland
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Notes on William Armstrong, Jr.(1786)SC , by donald hayworth
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Notes for JAMES BARR ARMSTRONG by Donald Hayworth
Notes for JAMES BARR ARMSTRONG by Donald Hayworth:
James Barr Armstrong, known as Jim Armstrong, was born in South Carolina, probably in that part of Pendleton District that later became part of present day Anderson County. In 1828, when he was 12 years old, he moved with his family to Georgia. The family lived in Georgia for about six years then moved on to Alabama in 1834. The entire family made the move except for a sister that married in Georgia and she and her family followed later. The Armstrong family settled in Randolph County in that portion later to become part of Cleburne County.
James Barr Armstrong married Elizabeth Jane Porter in 1839 and chose to remain in Randolph County. James Barr was a slave owner, like his father and grandfather before him, with large tracts of land to work. His family had grown to 12 surviving children by the time the Civil War broke out. The lives of James Barr Armstrong and all other slave owners of the South and, in fact, all Americans from both the North and South were forever changed by the outbreak of the Civil War. James Barr's eldest son, William Hamilton, enlisted in the Confederate Service in June of 1861. His second son, John Franklin, enlisted one month later and his third son, James Jasper, enlisted in November 1863 when he reached the age of 17.
It is possible that a fourth son, Andrew Jackson Armstrong, also served the Conferderate Army as a messenger for General Lee beginning when he was only 13 years old. The family of Samuel Barr Armstrong, son of James Barr Armstrong, has handed down the following story of his service. After his three older brothers entered the Confederate Army, Andrew Jackson Armstrong, was anxious to also help with the Confederate cause even though he was too young to enlist. He finally convinced his father to buy him a horse. He traveled to Virginia and served as a non-combatant messager for Lee, or at least for Lee's forces. While it is not proven that Andrew Jackson Armstrong served in this capacity, messengers of his age were used. With three brothers serving under Lee, Andrew Jackson Armstrong would have had strong advocates for his ability to fulfill such a role.
I also have copies of the Company Muster Roll for a Pvt. J. B. Armstrong of Wade's 8th Cavalry - Company C, 2nd Regiment Mississippi and Alabama Cavalry for periods from January 1862 through February 1864. These records show that J. B. Armstrong enlisted on 14 November 1861. This company was formerly Company A, 4th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry and Company A, 2nd (Brewer's) Battalion Mississippi and Alabama Cavalry.
The 8th (Wade's) Regiment Confederate Cavalry (also known as the 2nd Regiment Mississippi and Alabama Cavalry) was formed in May 1862, by the addition of three companies, which had formerly served in the 1st (Beall's) Battalion Alabama Cavalry, to the 2nd (Brewer's) Battalion Mississippi and Alabama Cavalry.
While I do not have proof that this J. B. Armstrong is our James Barr Armstrong, I believe they are the same. If so, this means that at the age of 45, when his youngest child was only four months old, James Barr Armstrong enlisted as a Private in the Confederate Cavalry while three of his sons served in the Confederate Infantry. I do not have a record of the battles in which J. B. Armstrong fought, but do have that information for the three sons of James Barr Armstrong who served in the Civil War.
His second son, John Franklin, was wounded twice only to recover and return to battle. He did not recover, however, the third time he was wounded. He died in a hospital/prisoner of war camp at the age of 22. James Barr's other two sons in the Infantry were captured at the Battle of the Wilderness. William Hamilton Armstrong remained a prisoner of war until the war ended and James Jasper Armstrong remained a prisoner until he was exchanged in November 1864. The Armstrong family certainly did their part in a losing cause, just as their ancestors did during the Revolutionary War.
Following the end of the Civil War, James Barr Armstrong and his surviving sons returned to Randolph County, Alabama. With their slaves now freed and the turmoil that followed the Civil War, their lives were never the same. In 1869, James Barr pulled up stakes and headed for Texas. His wife's brothers, John and Kit Porter, also came with them to Texas. This move was made in Covered Wagons, the best method of moving overland for long distances in those days. They settled first in Hill County, Texas, then moved on to the area that is now Somervell County in 1872. This was to be his last move. James Barr Armstong died in 1883, shortly before his 67th birthday and both he and his wife are buried at George's Creek Cemetery in Somervell County, Texas.
I have wondered why James Barr Armstrong chose to move to Texas at the time he did - - - several years after the Civil War was over. Another story handed down by the family of Samuel Barr Armstrong may provide the answer. According to family tradition, a Union "carpet-bagger" was making a speech and one of the the sons (believed by the family to be James Jasper Armstrong) of James Barr Armstrong became so upset that he shot the man as he was speaking. Family tradition does not reveal if the speaker was killed or only wounded, but it is said that James Barr Armstrong moved the family to Texas to avoid possible identification and prosecution of his son.
Both of the story about Andrew Jackson Armstrong during and James Jasper Armstrong after the Civil War were related to me by Barbara (Armstrong) Williams, daughter of William Draton Armstrong and great-granddaughter of Samuel Barr Armstrong. In an effort to verify these family stories, Barbara located the following report of an assassination that occurred in Alabama at about the time of the Armstrong's move to Texas. "Thomas Haughey was assassinated on July 31, 1869 in Courtland, Alabama while making a political (campaign) speech. He served in the Union Army in Tennessee. After the Civil War he was a Doctor with his practice in Decatur, Alabama."
While this does not prove the traditional family story, the similarity and timing of this assassination lends it a degree of credibilty. Courtland is near enough to Randolph County that some of the Armstrong family could well have been there to listen to or protest the speech. The candidacy of a former Union soldier for political office in Alabama so soon after the end of the Civil War would no doubt have drawn protestors from a wide area.
Donald Hayworth writes:
I now have strong evidence (although, perhaps, not absolute proof) that both
James Barr Armstrong and his son, Andrew Jackson Armstrong, were members of
the Randolph County, Alabama, "Home Guard" in Captain O. W. Shepard's
Company of "Mounted Men", also known as the "Randolph County Reserves,
Shepard's Company". Shepard's company was entirely made up of men over 45
and boys under 16 and their role during most of the war was to "guard the
home front" and help to train new recruits for the regular service.
It is almost certain, however, that Shepard's Company was called into active
duty at some time, because his company and the roster of men in his company
(including a J. B. Armstrong and an A. J. Armstrong) are listed in the
records maintained and available at the Manassas Battlefield. A fellow
researcher has seen those records although I have not. This seems to verify
the family story handed down over the years that Andrew Jackson Armstrong
served in the Civil War even though he was only 13 years old.
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Notes for WILLIAM HAMILTON ARMSTRONG by Donald Hayworth:
William Hamilton "Billy" Armstrong was born in Randolph County, Alabama, in 1840.
He grew up on the Tallapoosa River just south of the town of Arbacoochee
in the area that became part of Cleburne County in 1866.
As a young, single man Billy Armstrong went to Mississippi to work as a carpenter.
While he was in Mississippi the Civil War broke out. On 15 June 1861,
at the age of 22, William Hamilton Armstrong enlisted as a Private in Captain John A. Cason's
Company, known as the "12th Regiment Mississippi Volunteers". This company was
successively known as Captain Cason's Company, Mississippi Volunteers, and as
Captain Cason's Company (Old) Company F and (New) Company I, 12th
Regiment Mississippi Infantry. Company F was mustered in at Durant, Mississippi on
16 March 1961. The 12th Regiment Mississippi Infantry (Durant Rifles) was organized in
May 1861 of companies which had previously been in the state service and was mustered
into the Confederate Service for a period of 12 months. On 9 May 1861, the 12th Mississippi
Regiment departed for Camp Clark, Corinth, Mississippi.
On 16 July 1861, one month after Billy Armstrong enlisted, Captain Cason's Company
was dispatched to Northern Virginia to serve under General Robert E. Lee. They did not
arrive in Virginia until after the "First Battle of Manassas". I have a copy of some of William's
medical records while he was in Captain Cason's Company that show he was admitted to
different hospitals on three separate occasions - none related to battlefield injuries.
On 02 August 1861, shortly after the company arrived in Virginia, Billy Armstrong was
admitted to the General hospital, Orange Court House, Virginia. He was diagnosed as
having "measles" and was released and returned to duty on 26 August 1861.
The 12th Mississippi Regiment went into winter quarters for the winter of 1861/62
at Centreville, Virginia, apparently without having engaged in battle. On 04 May 1862,
after the long winter, Billy Armstrong was again admitted to the hospital - - -
this time to Chimborazo Hospital No. 3, Richmond, Virginia with an illness diagnosed as
"Debilitas". I have never heard of "Debilitas" and can only guess at the nature of this illness.
It sounds as if it might be an archaic medical term for "being in a weakened, and run-down condition".
In any event, William Hamilton Armstrong soon recovered and on 08 May 1862 was transferred
to Camp Winder.
The 12th Mississippi Regiment engaged in a series of battles beginning on 31 May and 01 June 1862,
when they fought in the "Battle of Seven Pines". On 27 June 1862, they fought in the "Battle of Gaine's Mill",
also known as the"Battle of Cold Harbor". Then on 30 June they were in the "Battle of Glendale",
also known as the "Battle of Frasier’s Farm".
On 10 August 1862, William Hamilton Armstrong was admitted to General Hospital No. 21,
Richmond, Virginia, suffering from "Diarrhea". During his confinement, the 12th Mississippi Regiment
fought in the "Battle of Kelly’s Ford" on the Rappahanock. On 30 August 1862, Billy Armstrong
was released from the hospital and transferred to Mays Island.
His regiment fought in the "Second Battle of Manassas", engaged near the Stone house, on the day
of his transfer to Mays Island. It is not known if Billy Armstrong participated in this battle.
The 12th Mississippi Regiment was next engaged in the battles leading to the "Capture of Harper’s Ferry"
on 15 September 1862. Then on 17 September 1862, they were in the "Battle of Sharpsburg".
This was the last battle in which Billy Armstrong participated as a member of the 12th Mississippi Regiment
.
William Hamilton Armstrong was transferred to "Company D, 13th Alabama Regulars" by
Special Order 224/6, issued by the "Department and Army Northern Virginia - Lee" on 20 October 1862.
At some point, Private William Hamilton Armstrong was promoted to Sergeant William Hamilton Armstrong
in Company D, 13th Alabama Regulars. Perhaps, he was promoted at the time of his transfer
and this was the reason for the transfer. It is my guess, however, that the transfer was made at
William's request. With this transfer, William was now in the same company as his younger brother,
John Franklin Armstrong, who enlisted on 06 July 1861. They would be joined about a year later
by another brother, James Jasper Armstrong, who enlisted on 07 November 1863 when he turned 17.
I do not have a complete record of the battles in which William Hamilton Armstrong participated
following his transfer. In 1998, however, a Confederate Marker was placed at his gravesite listing
some of the battles in which he participated. His two brothers, John Franklin and James Jasper Armstrong,
were also honored at the dedication ceremony. These markers were placed as a result of the research
and efforts of Alfred Harrison Hewlett, assisted by his brother James Randall Hewlett, great-grandsons
of William Hamilton Armstrong. Alfred Harrison Hewlett died before the markers were placed, but his efforts
were recognized at the dedication ceremony. The citation for William Hamilton Armstrong read at the
dedication ceremony was as follows:
"1st Sgt. William Hamilton (Billy) Armstrong - Company D, 13th Alabama Infantry - was born in Cleburne
County, Alabama. He came to Texas in 1869 and settled in George's Creek, Texas in 1872.
William fought in the battles of Yorktown, Williamsburg, Seven Pines and the Wilderness.
At the Battle of the Wilderness he was captured and remained a prisoner until the end of the war.
" Of these battles, only the "Battle of Seven Pines" took place prior to Billy Armstrong’s transfer
to the 13th Alabama Infantry.
After the Civil War, William was released and returned to Randolph County, Alabama. In 1865
he married Leanna Camp, who died in October 1866 at the birth of their daughter. William's mother
and father took on the responsibility of rearing his daughter as if she were their child, rather than their
grandchild. William's sister, Rachel Parthenia Armstrong, was 12 years old when William's daughter,
Rhoda Leanna Armstrong, was born and came to live with her parents. Much of the rearing of William's daughter fell on her willing shoulders.
On 12 April 1868, William married Lucy Penelope Stephens. His daughter by his first wife continued to be
reared by his parents and sister, however. On the 1880 Texas census, she is listed living with her grandfather
and his two youngest sons - - - two years after the death of her grandmother.
Soon after their marriage, William and Lucy Armstrong left Alabama and headed for Texas along with
William's parents and most of his siblings. They settled for a few years in Hill County before moving on to
Somervell County in 1872. William and Lucy reared six sons in Hood and Somervell County.
William was a farmer for most of the time he lived in Texas. He was also a County Commissioner
for Precinct Four in Somervell County in 1886. Earlier he served as Justice of Peace in Hood County
and was a member of the Masonic Lodge for 60 years. He joined the church in 1874, when he was
34 years old. William died in 1921, shortly after his 81st birthday. He and his wife, Lucy, are buried in the
George's Creek Cemetery in Somervell County, Texas.
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Notes for ALGERNON LEE ARMSTRONG by Donald Hayworth:
Algernon Lee Armstrong was known as Lee Armstrong throughout his life.
He married in Somervell County and his three children were born there.
For many years Lee lived in the Nemo community where he owned an operated a store.
Sometime after 1912 he moved his family to west Texas.
He settled his family in Coahoma, where he remained until his death.
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