Drury Paine Armstrong

Drury Paine Armstrong

Male 1799 - 1856  (56 years)

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  • Name Drury Paine Armstrong 
    Born 7 Nov 1799  Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 24 Sep 1856  Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried First Presbyterian Church Cemetery Knoxville Knox County Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4365  My Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2015 

    Father Robert Armstrong,   b. 13 Dec 1774, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1849, West Bank Holston River, Knox, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Elizabeth Wear,   b. 4 Oct 1780, Little Pigeon, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1820, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 19 Oct 1798  Knox, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1486  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Amelia Houston,   b. 1799, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1836, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
    Married 18 Feb 1823  Knox, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Robert Houston Armstrong,   b. 16 Mar 1825, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 May 1896, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)  [Birth]
     2. Leonidas B Armstrong,   b. 1829, Knox, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     3. Marcellus M Armstrong,   b. 1832, Knox, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2015 
    Family ID F1400  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Nov 1799 - Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Feb 1823 - Knox, Tennessee, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Sep 1856 - Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Presbyterian Church Cemetery Knoxville Knox County Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Crescent Bend home of Drury & Amelia Houston Armstrong
    Crescent Bend home of Drury & Amelia Houston Armstrong
    2728 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919 Still standing today 2012 and used for many social events and weddings.
    Crescent Bend home of Drury & Amelia Houston Armstrong
    Crescent Bend home of Drury & Amelia Houston Armstrong
    2728 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919 Still standing today 2012
    Drury Armstrong 1799-1856
    Drury Armstrong 1799-1856
    Drury at an earlier age.

    Documents
    Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
Marriage license Record, Knox County
    Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Marriage license Record, Knox County
    Marriage License issued February 17, 1823
    Marriage performed 18 February 1823 to wed Drury P. Armstrong to Amelia Houston by James McMillan, J.P.
    1850 United States Federal Census Knox, Tennessee
    1850 United States Federal Census Knox, Tennessee
    Drury P Armstrong
    Age: 49
    Birth Year: abt 1801
    Birthplace: Tennessee
    Home in 1850: Subdivision 15, Knox, Tennessee, United States
    Gender: Male
    Family Number: 462
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Drury P Armstrong 49
    Leonidas B Armstrong 21
    Marcellus M Armstrong 18
    North Carolina and Tennessee, Early Land Records, 1753-1931
    North Carolina and Tennessee, Early Land Records, 1753-1931
    East Tennessee Land Grants
    Roll 86: Book 29
    The State of Tennessee20th June 1853 by Marcellus M. Armstrong the flat of survey being assigned by said M. M. Armstrong to Drury P. Armstrong
    The tract of land contains 3600 acres lying in the said County on the water of Jakes Creek above the forks amd including part of the Blanket Mountain beginning....
    Notable Southern Families, Volume I page 10
    Notable Southern Families, Volume I page 10
    Explains where information for the children of Robert Armstrong the First was found.

    Headstones
    Headstone
    Headstone
    Drury P. Armstrong
    born November 7 (looks like it might be 8) 1799
    Died September 21, 1856
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    HE DID HIS DUTY AND FEARED NO MAN.
    HE WRONGED NO MAN AND HE WAS BELOVED.