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James Anderson Armistead

Birth: 23 Oct 1807
Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
Death: 22 Nov 1891 (aged 84)
Conyers, Rockdale County, Georgia, USA
Burial: Armistead Family Cemetery

Alcovy, Newton County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 60598567 View Source

Son of John and Keziah (Anderson) Armistead. Born in Oglethorpe Co., GA. He was a farmer and built a home on Alcovy Trestle Rd near Alcovy GA. Married Emily Strong Colley, daughter of Elder Joel Colley on 2 Jan 1835. According to some reports, they had twelve children. But, I believe only 10 were raised to adulthood. Lived initially in Walton County. But, moved to Newton County by 1860. Died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. H. L. Shipley, in Rockdale Co. Buried in the family graveyard across from his home near Alcovy, GA according to his obituary in the "Sunny South".

Son of John and Keziah (Anderson) Armistead. Born in Oglethorpe Co., GA. He was a farmer and built a home on Alcovy Trestle Rd near Alcovy GA. Married Emily Strong Colley, daughter of Elder Joel Colley on 2 Jan 1835. According to some reports, they had twelve children. But, I believe only 10 were raised to adulthood. Lived initially in Walton County. But, moved to Newton County by 1860. Died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. H. L. Shipley, in Rockdale Co. Buried in the family graveyard across from his home near Alcovy, GA according to his obituary in the "Sunny South".

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John Armistead

1774–1856

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Mrs Emily Strong Colley Armistead

1814–1884 (m. 1835)

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Created by: John Davis
Added: Oct 24, 2010
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60598567/james_anderson-armistead: accessed ), memorial page for James Anderson Armistead (23 Oct 1807–22 Nov 1891), Find a Grave Memorial ID 60598567, citing Armistead Family Cemetery, Alcovy, Newton County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by John Davis (contributor 47270222).

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