A widower with two very young children, Benjamin Remington ARMSTRONG I married Elizabeth M. FERGUSON of Charleston (the daughter of Hugh FERGUSON & Elizabeth ENGLAND). By her, he was the father of five additional children, born 1854-1868:
• Leander G. ARMSTRONG (1854-1927, born in Charleston),
• John R. ARMSTRONG, (about 1858-1866),
• Marion ARMSTRONG CLARK (1860-1913),
• Florence ARMSTRONG (1864-1936), the wife of William Albert DAVIS, and
• George Ferguson ARMSTRONG (1868-1924), the husband of Lucy CAMP (couple buried at Bonaventure Cemetery).
Lucy CAMP ARMSTRONG MOLTZ, the remarried widow of the youngest son, and her daughter, Lucy Camp ARMSTRONG JOHNSON, presented their home to the City of Savannah, and in that home was established what is today called Armstrong Atlantic State University. From pages 75-76 of Volume I of GEORGIA - Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form, in three volumes (Edited by Ex-governor Allen D. Candler and General Clement A. Evans, State Historical Association, Atlanta 1906), in a sketch concerning this youngest son, is this information about his parentage:
Armstrong, George Ferguson, is identified with the office management of Strachan & Co., of Savannah, and is one of the popular business men of that historic old city. He was born at Guyton, Effingham county, Ga., Sept. 25, 1868, a son of Benjamin Remington and Elizabeth (Ferguson) Armstrong, the former born in Jamestown, R. I., and the latter in Charleston, S. C. Benjamin R. Armstrong was a son of George and Sarah (Remington) Armstrong, who lived in Providence, R. I., and later at Jamestown, the father of the former having come from England to America and settled in Providence about 1750. Elizabeth (Ferguson) Armstrong was a daughter of Hugh and Elizabeth (England) Ferguson, whose home was in Charleston, and the latter of whom was a daughter of Alexander England, a prominent business man of Charleston at the time of the war of 1812. The lineage of the Ferguson family traces back to staunch Scotch origin, and the founder of the American branch here considered located in Charleston about 1780. The father of the subject of this review located in Savannah in 1836 and was a contracting mason by vocation. During the Civil war he was conductor on the "Shoo Fly" train running between Savannah and Oliver. Prior to the war he was captain of one of the old volunteer fire companies of Savannah and in later years served as city tax assessor. He held the high esteem of all who knew him, and continued a resident of Savannah until his death, in 1901, his widow passing away in 1903.
Abstract from Laurel Grove Cemetery Keepers Book: Mrs. Eliza M. ARMSTRONG died the 19th of August, 1902, and was buried the following day in Lot 1128. She was a native of America, aged 77 years, and was a resident of Guyton, Ga.
• Leander G. ARMSTRONG (1854-1927, born in Charleston),
• John R. ARMSTRONG, (about 1858-1866),
• Marion ARMSTRONG CLARK (1860-1913),
• Florence ARMSTRONG (1864-1936), the wife of William Albert DAVIS, and
• George Ferguson ARMSTRONG (1868-1924), the husband of Lucy CAMP (couple buried at Bonaventure Cemetery).
Lucy CAMP ARMSTRONG MOLTZ, the remarried widow of the youngest son, and her daughter, Lucy Camp ARMSTRONG JOHNSON, presented their home to the City of Savannah, and in that home was established what is today called Armstrong Atlantic State University. From pages 75-76 of Volume I of GEORGIA - Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form, in three volumes (Edited by Ex-governor Allen D. Candler and General Clement A. Evans, State Historical Association, Atlanta 1906), in a sketch concerning this youngest son, is this information about his parentage:
Armstrong, George Ferguson, is identified with the office management of Strachan & Co., of Savannah, and is one of the popular business men of that historic old city. He was born at Guyton, Effingham county, Ga., Sept. 25, 1868, a son of Benjamin Remington and Elizabeth (Ferguson) Armstrong, the former born in Jamestown, R. I., and the latter in Charleston, S. C. Benjamin R. Armstrong was a son of George and Sarah (Remington) Armstrong, who lived in Providence, R. I., and later at Jamestown, the father of the former having come from England to America and settled in Providence about 1750. Elizabeth (Ferguson) Armstrong was a daughter of Hugh and Elizabeth (England) Ferguson, whose home was in Charleston, and the latter of whom was a daughter of Alexander England, a prominent business man of Charleston at the time of the war of 1812. The lineage of the Ferguson family traces back to staunch Scotch origin, and the founder of the American branch here considered located in Charleston about 1780. The father of the subject of this review located in Savannah in 1836 and was a contracting mason by vocation. During the Civil war he was conductor on the "Shoo Fly" train running between Savannah and Oliver. Prior to the war he was captain of one of the old volunteer fire companies of Savannah and in later years served as city tax assessor. He held the high esteem of all who knew him, and continued a resident of Savannah until his death, in 1901, his widow passing away in 1903.
Abstract from Laurel Grove Cemetery Keepers Book: Mrs. Eliza M. ARMSTRONG died the 19th of August, 1902, and was buried the following day in Lot 1128. She was a native of America, aged 77 years, and was a resident of Guyton, Ga.
A widower with two very young children, Benjamin Remington ARMSTRONG I married Elizabeth M. FERGUSON of Charleston (the daughter of Hugh FERGUSON & Elizabeth ENGLAND). By her, he was the father of five additional children, born 1854-1868:
• Leander G. ARMSTRONG (1854-1927, born in Charleston),
• John R. ARMSTRONG, (about 1858-1866),
• Marion ARMSTRONG CLARK (1860-1913),
• Florence ARMSTRONG (1864-1936), the wife of William Albert DAVIS, and
• George Ferguson ARMSTRONG (1868-1924), the husband of Lucy CAMP (couple buried at Bonaventure Cemetery).
Lucy CAMP ARMSTRONG MOLTZ, the remarried widow of the youngest son, and her daughter, Lucy Camp ARMSTRONG JOHNSON, presented their home to the City of Savannah, and in that home was established what is today called Armstrong Atlantic State University. From pages 75-76 of Volume I of GEORGIA - Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form, in three volumes (Edited by Ex-governor Allen D. Candler and General Clement A. Evans, State Historical Association, Atlanta 1906), in a sketch concerning this youngest son, is this information about his parentage:
Armstrong, George Ferguson, is identified with the office management of Strachan & Co., of Savannah, and is one of the popular business men of that historic old city. He was born at Guyton, Effingham county, Ga., Sept. 25, 1868, a son of Benjamin Remington and Elizabeth (Ferguson) Armstrong, the former born in Jamestown, R. I., and the latter in Charleston, S. C. Benjamin R. Armstrong was a son of George and Sarah (Remington) Armstrong, who lived in Providence, R. I., and later at Jamestown, the father of the former having come from England to America and settled in Providence about 1750. Elizabeth (Ferguson) Armstrong was a daughter of Hugh and Elizabeth (England) Ferguson, whose home was in Charleston, and the latter of whom was a daughter of Alexander England, a prominent business man of Charleston at the time of the war of 1812. The lineage of the Ferguson family traces back to staunch Scotch origin, and the founder of the American branch here considered located in Charleston about 1780. The father of the subject of this review located in Savannah in 1836 and was a contracting mason by vocation. During the Civil war he was conductor on the "Shoo Fly" train running between Savannah and Oliver. Prior to the war he was captain of one of the old volunteer fire companies of Savannah and in later years served as city tax assessor. He held the high esteem of all who knew him, and continued a resident of Savannah until his death, in 1901, his widow passing away in 1903.
Abstract from Laurel Grove Cemetery Keepers Book: Mrs. Eliza M. ARMSTRONG died the 19th of August, 1902, and was buried the following day in Lot 1128. She was a native of America, aged 77 years, and was a resident of Guyton, Ga.
• Leander G. ARMSTRONG (1854-1927, born in Charleston),
• John R. ARMSTRONG, (about 1858-1866),
• Marion ARMSTRONG CLARK (1860-1913),
• Florence ARMSTRONG (1864-1936), the wife of William Albert DAVIS, and
• George Ferguson ARMSTRONG (1868-1924), the husband of Lucy CAMP (couple buried at Bonaventure Cemetery).
Lucy CAMP ARMSTRONG MOLTZ, the remarried widow of the youngest son, and her daughter, Lucy Camp ARMSTRONG JOHNSON, presented their home to the City of Savannah, and in that home was established what is today called Armstrong Atlantic State University. From pages 75-76 of Volume I of GEORGIA - Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form, in three volumes (Edited by Ex-governor Allen D. Candler and General Clement A. Evans, State Historical Association, Atlanta 1906), in a sketch concerning this youngest son, is this information about his parentage:
Armstrong, George Ferguson, is identified with the office management of Strachan & Co., of Savannah, and is one of the popular business men of that historic old city. He was born at Guyton, Effingham county, Ga., Sept. 25, 1868, a son of Benjamin Remington and Elizabeth (Ferguson) Armstrong, the former born in Jamestown, R. I., and the latter in Charleston, S. C. Benjamin R. Armstrong was a son of George and Sarah (Remington) Armstrong, who lived in Providence, R. I., and later at Jamestown, the father of the former having come from England to America and settled in Providence about 1750. Elizabeth (Ferguson) Armstrong was a daughter of Hugh and Elizabeth (England) Ferguson, whose home was in Charleston, and the latter of whom was a daughter of Alexander England, a prominent business man of Charleston at the time of the war of 1812. The lineage of the Ferguson family traces back to staunch Scotch origin, and the founder of the American branch here considered located in Charleston about 1780. The father of the subject of this review located in Savannah in 1836 and was a contracting mason by vocation. During the Civil war he was conductor on the "Shoo Fly" train running between Savannah and Oliver. Prior to the war he was captain of one of the old volunteer fire companies of Savannah and in later years served as city tax assessor. He held the high esteem of all who knew him, and continued a resident of Savannah until his death, in 1901, his widow passing away in 1903.
Abstract from Laurel Grove Cemetery Keepers Book: Mrs. Eliza M. ARMSTRONG died the 19th of August, 1902, and was buried the following day in Lot 1128. She was a native of America, aged 77 years, and was a resident of Guyton, Ga.
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