Leah Elizabeth Armstrong

1885 - 1977  (91 years)

• Name	Leah Elizabeth Armstrong  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	12 Oct 1885	Moyers, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
  Gender	Female
  AFN	2473-W3Q
  Died	14 Aug 1977
  Buried	St. Paul Cemetery, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
  	14 May 2013--Not found on findagrave.com
  Person ID	I1490	My Family Tree | Armstrong-Bird
  Last Modified	29 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	Jacob Riley Armstrong,   b. 10 Feb 1861, Sugar Grove, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 17 Feb 1929, Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Hannah Catherine Simmons,   b. 20 Jan 1860, Sugar Grove, Pendleton, Virginia, United States ,   d. 6 Jul 1945, Bridgewater, Rockingham, Virginia, United States  (Age 85 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1881	Sugar Grove, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
  	They were married by Rev. A. H. Kahn.JHA7//1/2004.
  Family ID	F501	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Oct 1885 - Moyers, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA Buried - - St. Paul Cemetery, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Leah Elizabeth Armstrong.jpg
  		Leah Elizabeth Armstrong
  		Hannah Catherine Simmons Armstrong with her Children in the 1920s Leah Elizabeth Armstrong, Dice Samuel Armstrong, Phoebe Jane Armstrong Toderoff, and Luther Riley Armstrong Probably in the Shenandoah Valley at or near the town of Bridgewater, Virginia, the home of Phoebe and Nicholas Toderoff
  		Siblings: Luther, Leah, Dice, Berlin, Mattie, Phoebe Armstrong in the 1950s Back: Luther Riley Armstrong, Leah Elizabeth Armstrong, Dice Samuel Armstrong Front: Berlin Lewis Armstrong, Mattie Armstrong, Phoebe Armstrong
  		Armstrong Siblings: Leah, Berlin, Aunt Ethel?, Dice, Viola? (background), Nina Heltzel, Phoebe Probably a reunion in West Virginia or the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia
  		Armstrong Siblings: Phoebe, Berlin, Leah, Dice and Viola
  		Hannah Simmons Armstrong with her Children Berlin, Leah, Dice, Phoebe and Luther
  		Leah Elizabeth Armstrong
  		Leah and Lula Berlin Armstrong
  		Leah Elizabeth Armstrong
  		Leah, Lula and Ann Armstrong

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Register of Births Leah Armstrong born 8 October 1885 Place: Pendleton County, West Virginia Father: Riley J. Armstrong Mother: Hannah C Armstrong
  		1910 United States Census of Pendleton County, West Virgina Household as listed: Jacob R Armstrong 50 Hannah C Armstrong 50 Mary A Armstrong 26 Leah E Armstrong 24 David Armstrong 22 Viola F Armstrong 20 Mattie Armstrong 19 Phoebe M Armstrong 17 Berlin L Armstrong 15 Louie J Armstrong 14 Luther R Armstrong 10 Clara M Armstrong 8 Dice S Armstrong 5
  		1900 United States Federal Census for Sugar Grove, Pendleton County, West Virginia Household listed: Jacob R Armstrong 40 Hannah C Armstrong 40 Mary A Armstrong 16 Leah E Armstrong 14 David E Armstrong 12 Viola F Armstrong 10 Mattie Armstrong 9 Phoebe M Armstrong 7 Berlin L Armstrong 5 Louie J Armstrong 4 Fannie B Armstrong 2 Luther R Armstrong 4
  		1920 United States Federal Census Washington City, District of Columbia Household # 19, family 38 Armstrong, Elizabeth, head, white, age 33, single, Trained Nurse Viola, sister, white age 26, single, Secretary for Lawson Lane Mattie, sister, white, 24, single, Stenographer, for Lawson Lane Louie, sister, white, age 22, single, Trained Nurse Atkinson, Samuel, roomer, male, white, age 19, single, born in Oregon, Clerk, War Department
  		1930 United States Federal Census Sugar Grove, Pendleton, West Virginia Enumerated April 17, 1930 Sugar Grove District Sheet 9 A # 147 Armstrong, L E, Head, Renter, Female, age 44, single( living alone)
  		1940 United States Federal Census Sugar Grove, Pendleton, West Virginia Sheet 12 A Household # 180 Armstrong, L Elizabeth, head, female, white, age 54, single
  		List of United States Citizens Traveling Armstrong, Leah Elizabeth age 35 sails from San Francisco July 6 1921, arriving in Honolulu July 12, 1921. Sailing aboard the S. S. Wilhelmina.
  		Commonwealth of Virginia--Certificate of Death #77 025823 Leah Elizabeth Armstrong, died 8/14/1977 at the age of 91 at the Campus View Home, New Market, Shenandoah, Virginia. Her parents Jacob Riley Armstrong and Hannah Simmons, occupation was nursing. Cause of death Cardio pulmonary failure and arterio selerotic diease.

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of L. Elizabeth Armstrong

  
  

• Notes

  LEAH ELIZABETH ARMSTRONG 112313 LEAH ELIZABETH ARMSTRONG b. 10/12/1885 Moyers, Pendleton Co., WV d. 8/14/1977 Bur: St. Paul Luthern Church Cemetery Moyers, Pendleton Co. WV m. Single Elizabeth was a Registered Nurse. She was a lady of good judgment and the provider when she and her sister (sisters) lived and worked in Washington, D.C.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Fausett/McKee Family History, Robert Bruce Dunbar, Jr. [S6] New World Immigrants, Tepper, Michael H, ( Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Pub. Co., c1979). [S3] Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825, Dobson, David, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co.) (Reliability: 0). Aunt Leah nursed the rich and famous as a private nurse in N.Y. She loved books and poetry and was instrumental in giving me my love of learning. [S7] The sailing of the Ship "Submission" in the year 1682, with a true copy of the vessel's log, L. Taylor Dickson, (In Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania) (Reliability: 0). Aunt Leah nursed the rich and famous as a private nurse in N.Y. She loved books and poetry and was instrumental in giving me my love of learning.