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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.