William Warfield Armstrong and Lydia Edge

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Husband William Warfield ARMSTRONG ^{1 2}

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         Born: 1820 - Fayette Co, Kentucky 3 4
         Died: 30 May 1879 - Smith Co, Texas 5
       Buried: May 1879 - Dean Cemetery, Smith Co, Texas

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       Father: Solomon William ARMSTRONG (1790-1879) 1
       Mother: Ann DOSS (1793-Bef 1879) 6

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     Marriage: Abt 1839 - Kentucky

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Events in his life were:

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• Occupation, Farmer

• Census, Callaway Co, Missouri, 12th Dist, 25 Oct 1850

• Census, Osage Twnship, Benton Co, Missouri, 1860

• Census, Etna Beat, Smith Co, Texas, p 272 - see folder, 19 Jul 1870

• Religion, Dean Baptist Church, 1879

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Wife Lydia EDGE ⁵

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         Born: 1824 - Kentucky 2 3 5 7
         Died: 26 Sep 1884 - Smith Co, Texas 5
       Buried: Sep 1884 - Dean Baptist Church

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       Father: Samuel EDGE (1800-      ) 8
       Mother: Lucy ??? (1801-      ) 8

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Events in her life were:

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• Census, Etna Beat, Smith Co, Texas, p 207 - see file, 18 Jun 1880

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Children

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1 F Lucy A ARMSTRONG ^{3 7}

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         Born: 24 Mar 1840 - Callaway Co, Missouri 3 5 7 9
         Died: 1 Aug 1902 - Smith Co, Texas 5
       Buried: Aug 1902 - Dean Cemetery, Smith Co, Texas

       Spouse: Haywood McCARLEY (1832-1883) 7
         Marr: 5 Mar 1863 - Smith Co, Texas 10

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2 M James Thomas ARMSTRONG ^{3 5}

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         Born: 15 Dec 1845 - Callaway Co, Missouri 3 5
         Died: 25 Jun 1878 - Smith Co, Texas 5
       Buried: Jun 1878 - Dean Cemetery, Smith Co, Texas

       Spouse: Ellen L GARRETT (1846-1876) 5
         Marr: 27 May 1869 - Smith Co, Texas 11

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3 F Sarah ARMSTRONG

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         Born: Abt 1848 - Callaway Co, Missouri
         Died: Bef 1850
       Buried: 

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4 F Ann ARMSTRONG

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         Born: Abt 1851 - Callaway Co, Missouri
         Died: Deceased
       Buried: 

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5 M Sylvester A ARMSTRONG ²

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         Born: 12 Apr 1855 - Callaway Co, Missouri 2 5
         Died: 27 Jun 1874 - Smith Co, Texas 5
       Buried: Jun 1874 - Dean Cemetery, Smith Co, Texas

       Spouse: Jennie RITTER (Abt 1853-      )
         Marr: 18 Jul 1872 - Smith Co, Texas 12

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6 F Susan ARMSTRONG ²

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         Born: 1858 - Benton Co, Arkansas 2
         Died: Deceased
       Buried: 

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7 F Virginia ARMSTRONG ^{2 7}

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         Born: 1864 - Smith Co, Texas 2
         Died: Deceased
       Buried: 

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8 M Benjamin Franklin ARMSTRONG ^{2 7}

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         Born: 1867 - Smith Co, Texas 2 7
         Died: Deceased
       Buried: 

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General Notes (Husband)

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1850 Calaway Co, MO Census 12th dist p. 294b, 1375/1375
Saml Edge 50 M Farmer VA Deaf
Lucy Edge 49 F KY
Mary Edge 20 F KY
Ann Edge 18 F KY
Martin B Edge 14 M KY
Eliza Edge 9 F MO
Wm Armstrong 30 M KY
Lydia Armstrong 26 F KY
Lucy A Armstrong 8 F MO
James T Armstrong 6 M MO

1870 Smith Co Census Etna Beat, p. 272
ARMSTRONG, Warfield head 57 farmer 726/198 MO
Lydia 45 k.h. KY
Sylvester 17 farm labor MO
Susan 12 AR
Virginia 6 TX
Benjamin 3 TX
Elizabeth 46 MO

William moved to Texas from Benton Co, Arkansas, between the summer of 1860 and 1864 when his daughter Virginia was born.
William Warfield petitioned the court for guardianship of his sister, Elizabeth, who was of unsound mind. Solomon had left her his land when he returned to Arkansas. The original petition was filed on January 8, 1869 and granted on January 25th. An inventory filed with the court by William on January 26, 1869 shows 272 acres valued at $500. William received several disbursements for building 'cribs and smokehouses' in 1870 and later. He sold the land in parcels and the last was sold by January 23, 1875. By 1880 Lydia, his wife, is counted as a widow in the Smith County census.

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General Notes (Wife)

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1880 Smith County Census page 207 fam # 209
ARMSTRONG, Lidia head 60 MO MO MO keeping house
Elizabeth 48
Luvinia dau 16 TX MO MO
Frank son 17 TX MO MO
Henry? (m) g-son 8 TX MO MO

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1 Gilman, Mildred Armstrong.

2 1870 Smith Co, TX Census, 272.

3 1850 Callaway Co, MO Census (http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/callaway/census/1850/), 294b.

4 1870 Smith Co, TX Census, 207.

5 Cemetery, Dean, Smith Co, Texas.

6 1850 Benton Co, AR Census, 49.

7 1880 Smith Co, TX Census (http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/smith/census/1880/), 207.

8 1850 Callaway Co, MO Census (http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/callaway/census/1850/).

9 1900 Smith Co, TX Census (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/), ED 106 Sh 6.

10 Smith Co, Texas Marriage Book, Book B Page 206.

11 Ibid, Book F Page 10.

12 Ibid, Book G, page 140.