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James Preston Armstrong 1929–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 August 1929

Birth Location: Fountain Inn, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 22 November 2015

Death Location: Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Ray Armstrong

Mother: Flora Armstrong

Spouse(s): Jeanette Hyler, Clyda Kell

Children(s):

James Preston Armstrong was born in 1929 in Fountain Inn, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Ray Sampson Armstrong And Flora Armstrong. In 1930, James Preston Armstrong resided in Dials, Laurens, South Carolina, USA. In 1935, James Preston Armstrong resided in Dials, Laurens, South Carolina. James Preston Armstrong married Clyda Armstrong Kell, Jeanette Cheryl Hyler, and had children including Alan Armstrong, Bonnie Austin, Clyda Annette Armstrong. James Preston Armstrong passed away in 2015 in Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Preston Armstrong was born in 1929 in Fountain Inn, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Ray Sampson Armstrong And Flora Armstrong.
  • In 1930, James Preston Armstrong resided in Dials, Laurens, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1935, James Preston Armstrong resided in Dials, Laurens, South Carolina.
  • James Preston Armstrong married Clyda Armstrong Kell, Jeanette Cheryl Hyler, and had children including Alan Armstrong, Bonnie Austin, Clyda Annette Armstrong.
  • James Preston Armstrong passed away in 2015 in Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Armstrong's Ancestors

Self
James Armstrong
1929–2015
Birth Place: Fountain Inn, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Ray Sampson Armstrong
1904–1990
South Carolina
Flora Armstrong
1907–1972
South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Armstrong's Timeline

7 Records

1929
31 August 1929
Birth of James Preston Armstrong in Fountain Inn, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Fountain Inn, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 1
James Preston Armstrong resided here in Dials, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Dials, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 6
James Preston Armstrong resided here in Dials, Laurens, South Carolina
Dials, Laurens, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 11
James Preston Armstrong resided here in Dials, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Dials, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
1948
Abt 1948
Age 19
James Preston Armstrong resided here in Columbia
Columbia
1953
1953
Age 24
James Preston Armstrong resided here in Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Columbia, South Carolina, USA
2015
22 November 2015
Age 86
Death of James Preston Armstrong in South Carolina, United States of America
South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 August 1929
    Event Place: Fountain Inn, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Dials, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Dials, Laurens, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Dials, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1948
    Event Place: Columbia
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Columbia, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chapin
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Columbia, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 November 2015
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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