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William Armstrong

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William Armstrong Veteran

Birth
Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USA
Death
12 Jun 1847
Fort Towson, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Spiro, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
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Soldier for United States War of 1812 against Great Britain
Mayor of Nashville, TN, from 1828 to 1832.
U.S. Indian Agent for the Choctaws 1835-1847
Originally buried at Ft Towson, Choctaw Territory, re-interred here in 1850.

from Presbyterian Record, Nashville, 20 April 1850:
"Many of our readers, especially such of them as reside in this city, will learn with much sensibility, that the remains of William Armstrong, have at length been removed to Fort Coffee, and interred near those of his dear departed wife…"
Soldier for United States War of 1812 against Great Britain
Mayor of Nashville, TN, from 1828 to 1832.
U.S. Indian Agent for the Choctaws 1835-1847
Originally buried at Ft Towson, Choctaw Territory, re-interred here in 1850.

from Presbyterian Record, Nashville, 20 April 1850:
"Many of our readers, especially such of them as reside in this city, will learn with much sensibility, that the remains of William Armstrong, have at length been removed to Fort Coffee, and interred near those of his dear departed wife…"

Gravesite Details

Originally buried at Fort Towson military fort, Choctaw Territory; re-interred at Fort Coffee Cemetery in 1850 near his wife Nancy.



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