John E. Armstrong

1848 - 1921  (73 years)

• Name	John E. Armstrong
  Born	5 Jun 1848	Doe Hill, Highland, Virginia, United States
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Jun 1921
  Buried	Headwaters Cemetery, Bethel, Highland, VA, United States
  Person ID	I1581	My Family Tree | Armstrong-Bird
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	Samuel Eli Armstrong,   b. 5 Dec 1804, Doe Hill, Highland, Virginia, United States ,   d. 29 Aug 1878, Shaws Fork, Highland, Virginia, United States  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Mary (Polly) Taylor,   b. Abt 1810, Pendleton County, Virginia, USA ,   d. 17 Jan 1886, Highland, Virginia, United States  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Married	21 Nov 1830	Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
  	Rev. Abner West Killpatrick
  Family ID	F521	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara Ann Crummett,   b. 7 May 1844, Palo Alto, Highland, Virginia, United States ,   d. 20 Mar 1921  (Age 76 years)
  Married	7 Jun 1868	South Fork, Highland, Virginia, USA
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F563	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Jun 1848 - Doe Hill, Highland, Virginia, United States Married - 7 Jun 1868 - South Fork, Highland, Virginia, USA Buried - - Headwaters Cemetery, Bethel, Highland, VA, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  John and Barbara Crummett Armstrong Family 1900

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		1860 United States Federal Census-Doe Hill, Highland, Virginia Samuel Eli Armstrong, family #490 Household as listed: Samuel E Armstrong 55 Polly Armstrong 50 Eli Armstrong 25 Facy Armstrong 21 Palmira Armstrong 19 Hudson Armstrong 16 William Armstrong 14 John Armstrong 11 George Armstrong 8
  		1850 United States Federal Census 25th District, Highland Co., Virginia enumerated: 27 August 1850, page 194, family: #509, Armstrong Samuel Eli Household listed: Saml E Armstrong 45 Mary Armstrong 40 Benami Armstrong 19 Jared Armstrong 16 Eli Armstrong 13 Margaret Armstrong 11 Teracy Armstrong 9 Palmira Armstrong 7 Hudson Armstrong 5 Wm Armstrong 3 John Armstrong 1
  		1880 United States Federal Census for Stonewall district, Highland County, West Virginia. This census shows Benami and wife Mary C. and family. This includes Robert A Armstrong and his wife Margarett A and son George Burns age 2 living in same home. Benani Armstrong 49 Mary C. Armstrong 45 Robt. A. Armstrong 22 son -married Geo. H. Armstrong 17 son Eliza J. Armstrong 14 dau Rachel A. Armstrong 10 dau John H. Armstrong 7 son William P. Armstrong 5 son Geo. Burns Armstrong 2 grandson Margarett A. Armstrong 19 daughter-in-law -married Benami's sister Palmyra F. and husband Peter F. Lamb and son living next door. Two doors away John E Armstrong (brother to Benami) and wife Barbara A and family are living. On next page of Census Benami's mother Polly (Mary Taylor)is living as widow with grand children Barbara, 19 and Jared M. 13, grandson who appear to be helping take care of farm.
  		Killed by Lightening Strike 6/24/1921 Charlottesville,VA The Daily Progress Charlottesville,VA Article on the death of John E Armstrong

  
  

  Headstones

  John E Armstrong and Barbara Ann Crummett

  
  

• Notes

  Buried: Headwaters Virginia. Killed by lighting on Shenandoah Mt. John along with his brothers were deeded 286 acres of land on Bull Pasture Mountain by his parents (for which he paid $1.00) and signed the bill of sale when the land was sold to Samuel C. Eagle. John was deeded his fathers land on Shaws Fork by his brothers and sisters on 1/10/1880. From the files of Janice L. (Armstrong) Nicholas