Samuel Robert Armstrong was
born on January 24, 1849 in Louisville, Jefferson County Kentucky. He was the son of John Armstrong and Mary
Anne Sheridan.
Samuel
married Charlotte Ann Morgan on December 20, 1876 in Jefferson
County, Kentucky. Both were 28 years old
at their marriage. Charlotte was born on
September 5, 1849 in Woods, Jefferson County, Kentucky. She was the daughter of Elias Graham Morgan
and Martha Jane Williams.
Samuel
and Charlotte were the parents of nine children:
Walter Morgan Armstrong born January 24, 1878
Mary Elizabeth Sheridan Armstrong born
August 24, 1880
Martha Charlotte Armstrong born
April 9, 1883
Jennie Lindsay Armstrong born
January 30, 1885
Samuel Robert Armstrong born
September 8, 1886
Elise Margaret Armstrong born
January 30, 1888
AbigailFrancis “Fannie” Armstrong born
October 11, 1890
Minnie Armstrong born
September 30, 1891
John Armstrong born
October 2, 1893
After
their marriage, Samuel and Charlotte settled on a farm in Woods, Jefferson
County, Kentucky, where they stayed and raised their children. Samuel worked as a school teacher until he
retired sometime between 1920 and 1930.
The
Armstrong family endured several tragedies as they raised their family. They had nine children, but only four lived
to adulthood.
Charlotte
Ann Morgan Armstrong died on July 20, 1921 in Jefferson County, Kentucky. The cause of death was attributed to “acute
indigestion.” She was buried in the
Mount Holly Cemetery in Fairdale, Jefferson County, Kentucky. Charlotte was 71 years old at her death.
After
the death of his wife, Samuel moved in with his son, Walter, and his wife and
daughter. Also living in the household
was Samuel’s daughter, Fannie.
Samuel
Robert Armstrong died in Jefferson County, Kentucky on December 26, 1935. He had suffered from “cancer of the neck” for
nine months preceding his death. Samuel was
buried next to his wife in the Mount Holly Cemetery in Fairdale, Jefferson
County, Kentucky. He was 86 years old at
his death.
Notes
for Samuel Robert Armstrong
Birth & Death: Ancestry.com. Kentucky,
Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 2007.
Residence in 1850: Year: 1850; Census Place:
Louisville District 3, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: M432_207; Page: 327B; Image:
196
Residence in 1860: Year: 1860; Census Place:
Louisville Ward 6, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: M653_376; Page: 373; Image: 373;
Family History Library Film: 803376. Ancestry.com.
1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Residence in 1870: Year: 1870; Census Place: Shepherdsville,
Bullitt, Kentucky; Roll: M593_450; Page: 260B; Image: 524; Family History
Library Film: 545949. Ancestry.com. 1870
United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Marriage: "Kentucky
Marriages, 1785-1979," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4QC-YYZ
: accessed 21 February 2015), Saml. R. Armstrong and Charlotte A. Morgan, 20
Dec 1876; citing Old Deposit, Jefferson, Kentucky, reference Bk11, P290, L11;
FHL microfilm 482,712.
Residence in 1920: Year: 1910; Census Place:
Albermarle, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: T624_483; Page: 8A; Enumeration
District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 1374496. Ancestry.com.
1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Residence in 1930: Year: 1930; Census Place:
District 3, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: 752; Page: 3B; Enumeration District:
0203; Image: 758.0; FHL microfilm: 2340487.
Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line].
Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
Notes
for Charlotte Ann Morgan
Birth & Death: Ancestry.com. Kentucky,
Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 2007.
Residence in 1850: Year: 1850; Census Place:
District 2, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: M432_205; Page: 257A; Image: 520. Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal
Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
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