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William Louis Armstrong

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William Louis Armstrong Veteran

Birth
Jackson County, Alabama, USA
Death
9 Feb 1924 (aged 78)
Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Burial
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA GPS-Latitude: 32.7690727, Longitude: -97.3494189
Plot
Block 36, Lot 64, Space 6
Memorial ID
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Company I, 55th Alabama Infantry, Confederate States Army. Enlisted in 1863, Jackson, Mississippi. Served with Johnson and Hood during Georgia campaign. Battles: New Hope Church, Kennesaw Mountain, Franklin and Nashville, Tenn. Captured at Nashville and was a prisoner of war when Lee surrendered. Joined Robert E Lee Camp #158 in February 1906. Awarded Southern Cross of Honor 1908.

Son of William C Armstrong (d 1864 Jackson County, Alabama) and Hannah Denton (Lucas) Armstrong (d 1862 Jackson County, Alabama.) His sister, Julie Armstrong, is buried in this cemetery, as well.

1860 US Census, Bellefonte, Jackson County, Alabama
Name, Age
William C Armstrong, 57
Hannah Armstrong, 57
Julia Armstrong, 27
Nancy Jane Armstrong, 17
Wm Lewis Armstrong, 14
Information regarding his parents, etc. were provided by Find A Grave contributor Naoma Pledger Horney #47962618

William married Mary Frances Osborn in 1876
Company I, 55th Alabama Infantry, Confederate States Army. Enlisted in 1863, Jackson, Mississippi. Served with Johnson and Hood during Georgia campaign. Battles: New Hope Church, Kennesaw Mountain, Franklin and Nashville, Tenn. Captured at Nashville and was a prisoner of war when Lee surrendered. Joined Robert E Lee Camp #158 in February 1906. Awarded Southern Cross of Honor 1908.

Son of William C Armstrong (d 1864 Jackson County, Alabama) and Hannah Denton (Lucas) Armstrong (d 1862 Jackson County, Alabama.) His sister, Julie Armstrong, is buried in this cemetery, as well.

1860 US Census, Bellefonte, Jackson County, Alabama
Name, Age
William C Armstrong, 57
Hannah Armstrong, 57
Julia Armstrong, 27
Nancy Jane Armstrong, 17
Wm Lewis Armstrong, 14
Information regarding his parents, etc. were provided by Find A Grave contributor Naoma Pledger Horney #47962618

William married Mary Frances Osborn in 1876



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