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William Wesley Armstrong 1784–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jan 1784

Birth Location: Cumberland Co., North Carolina

Death Date: 9 Dec 1864

Death Location: Haleburg, Henry County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Thomas Armstrong

Mother: Janet Campbell

Spouse(s): Mary King

Children(s): Jeanette Armstrong, George Armstrong, Thomas Armstrong, Augustus Armstrong, William Armstrong, Andrew Armstrong, Farquard Armstrong

The story of William Wesley Armstrong began in 1784 in Cumberland Co., North Carolina. William Wesley Armstrong married Mary Ann King, and had children including Andrew Jackson Armstrong, Augustus Marion Armstrong, Farquard Campbell Armstrong, George Washington Armstrong, Jeanette Armstrong, Thomas Armstrong, William James Armstrong. William Wesley Armstrong passed away in 1864 in Haleburg, Henry County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Wesley Armstrong began in 1784 in Cumberland Co., North Carolina.
  • William Wesley Armstrong married Mary Ann King, and had children including Andrew Jackson Armstrong, Augustus Marion Armstrong, Farquard Campbell Armstrong, George Washington Armstrong, Jeanette Armstrong, Thomas Armstrong, William James Armstrong.
  • William Wesley Armstrong passed away in 1864 in Haleburg, Henry County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William Armstrong's Ancestors

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William Armstrong
1784–1864
Birth Place: Cumberland Co., North Carolina
Parents
Thomas Armstrong
1748–1802
Cumberland Co, North Carolina, USA
Janet Campbell
1763–1842
Cumberland Co., North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Armstrong) Sr
1701–1765
Hightree, Argylshire, Scotland
Margaret Campbell
1700–1765
Johnstone, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Armstrong
1677–1743
Anne Erskine
1683–1712
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Armstrong's Descendants

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William (Wesley) Armstrong (18 Jan 1784–9 Dec 1864) m. Mary (Ann) King (28 December 1798–6 May 1870)
  1. 1. Jeanette Armstrong 1824–1866 m. John (J) Anderson 1806–1859
    1. 1. Mary Anderson 1848–1900 m. Myrus (Beatty) Singleton 1841–1912
      1. 1. Alice (Corinne) Singleton 1870–1932 m. William (James "Will") DURHAM 1861–1938
        1. 1. Mary (Lou) DURHAM 1884–1954 m. Franklin (James "Frank") BROWN 1885–1956
  2. 2. George (Washington) Armstrong 1831–1862
  3. 3. Thomas Armstrong 1817–1891
  4. 4. Augustus (Marion) Armstrong 1837–1862
  5. 5. William (James) Armstrong 1819–1846
  6. 6. Andrew (Jackson) Armstrong 1835–1912
  7. 7. Farquard (Campbell) Armstrong 1841–1862

William Armstrong's Timeline

3 Records

1784
18 Jan 1784
Birth of William Wesley Armstrong in Cumberland Co., North Carolina
Cumberland Co., North Carolina
1815
30 Mar 1815
Age 31
William Wesley Armstrong was married In Cumberland Co., North Carolina
Cumberland Co., North Carolina
1864
9 Dec 1864
Age 80
Death of William Wesley Armstrong in Columbia, Henry Co., Alabama
Columbia, Henry Co., Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1784
    Event Place: Cumberland Co., North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1815
    Event Place: Cumberland Co., North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1864
    Event Place: Columbia, Henry Co., Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Haleburg, Henry County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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