Son of: Alexander & Catherine (Mutchler) Armstrong.

He married twice. His first wife:Sarah "Sallie" Stonerock

Alexander Miller Armstrong born Jan 23, 1845 Crawford Co., OH. He died Jan. 19, 1926 Stuart Co., IA. He was the son of Alexander & Catherine (Mutchler) Armstrong. He married 1st Sarah "Sallie" Stonerock. She was the daughter of David & May Stonerock born 1853. They married on Nov. 3, 1864 in Patterson, Darke Co., OH.. They had 6 children: Allen, Christena, Sarah, Amanda, Ida & Rosa Armstrong. He married 2nd, Orrilla (Aurilla) Jane Kuns. She was born Feb 28, 1863 in Brooke Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada and died 1956 in Guthrie Co., IA. She was the daughter of Benjamin & Elizabeth (Nelson) Kuns. They married in Lincoln, Adair Co., IA. April 10, 1881. They had 8 Children: Edna, Irma, Gracie, Edith, Harry, Iola, Henry & Orrilla Armstrong

Obituary of Alexander M. Armstrong: He died at the age of 80 years 11 months and 25 days. His obituary was in the Stuart Herald Jan 29 1926 (Stuart, Guthrie Co. Iowa):
Alexander Miller Armstrong was born in Darke Co. Ohio Jan 23, 1845, and died the 19th of January 1926 at the age of 80 years,11 months and 25 days. " He came to Iowa and settled at Stuart in 1880. He was married twice and leaves two daughters, Mrs. H. C. Tanner of Lander, Wyoming, and Mrs. Frank Morgan of Stuart by the first marriage, and a widow and six children by the 2nd wife. The chldren are Mrs. C. L. McCollum, Orange, California; Mrs. Walter Chase of Winterset; Harry B., Iola and Belle Armstrong of Des Moines and henry of Ft. Dodge, (Iowa.) He also leaves one brother, John Armstrong of Winterset, and a sister, Mrs. Sarah Kuntz, of Dayton, Ohio.
The greater part of his life he was in the implement business. A part of the time was spent in Stuart and Menlo. For a number of years he was with the International Harvester Co., of Chicago, Illinois. For the past 12 years he has been engaged in the coal business here in Stuart. Shortly beore his death, he sold his coal business to his son-in-law, Mr. Frank Morgan. Funeral services were held at the M. E.(Methodist Episcopal) church last Thursday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Harvey."

Cheri Gerrish has a newspaper ad--dated May 17 1895--Stuart Locomotive page 6, for A. M. Armstrong, salesman for the New Champion-Binder (mower) with a picture of the mower.

His will listed Lizze Tanner, daughter, Rose Morgan, daughter, Edith Chase daughter, and Mary E. daughter.
Contributor: SKnott