After further research, I believe Margaret to be the daughter of William E. Willis and Rachel Spears. Her brothers Milton K. and John S. Willis are named on the probate records of her first husband dated Aug 29, 1853 and she can be found in the same locations as her parents and siblings. My first clue was the maiden name of her daughter Josephine was Armstrong not Hughes and that she was born in Arkansas, not Texas. I believe the marriage record in Burnet County, Texas in 1855 should read Margaret Armstrong, NOT Margaret Ann Strong. DNA from a descendant would prove this. (09/07/2021)
Husband (1): Joseph Q. Armstrong (1823-1853)
Marriage: August 6, 1850 • Ashley County, Arkansas
Daughters: Rachel C. Armstrong and Josephine Armstrong Bain
Husband (2): Nimrod S. Hughes
Marriage: March 14, 1855, Burnet County, Texas
Children:
1. Mary Frances Ervin
2. William Bradford
3. Margaret Harriet Mitchell
1860 Williamson County, Texas
District: Georgetown, Page 292
Household# 629, Family# 637
Nimrod Hughes, 30, Stock Raiser, b. AL
Mag Hughes, 32, b. MS
Martha Hughes, 9, b. TX
Rachel Hughes, 9, b. TX
Rhoda Hughes, 7, b. TX
Josephine Hughes, 6, b. TX
William B. Hughes, 3, b. TX
Mary H. Hughes, 3, b. TX
Margaret H. Hughes, 1, b. TX
Husband (1): Joseph Q. Armstrong (1823-1853)
Marriage: August 6, 1850 • Ashley County, Arkansas
Daughters: Rachel C. Armstrong and Josephine Armstrong Bain
Husband (2): Nimrod S. Hughes
Marriage: March 14, 1855, Burnet County, Texas
Children:
1. Mary Frances Ervin
2. William Bradford
3. Margaret Harriet Mitchell
1860 Williamson County, Texas
District: Georgetown, Page 292
Household# 629, Family# 637
Nimrod Hughes, 30, Stock Raiser, b. AL
Mag Hughes, 32, b. MS
Martha Hughes, 9, b. TX
Rachel Hughes, 9, b. TX
Rhoda Hughes, 7, b. TX
Josephine Hughes, 6, b. TX
William B. Hughes, 3, b. TX
Mary H. Hughes, 3, b. TX
Margaret H. Hughes, 1, b. TX
After further research, I believe Margaret to be the daughter of William E. Willis and Rachel Spears. Her brothers Milton K. and John S. Willis are named on the probate records of her first husband dated Aug 29, 1853 and she can be found in the same locations as her parents and siblings. My first clue was the maiden name of her daughter Josephine was Armstrong not Hughes and that she was born in Arkansas, not Texas. I believe the marriage record in Burnet County, Texas in 1855 should read Margaret Armstrong, NOT Margaret Ann Strong. DNA from a descendant would prove this. (09/07/2021)
Husband (1): Joseph Q. Armstrong (1823-1853)
Marriage: August 6, 1850 • Ashley County, Arkansas
Daughters: Rachel C. Armstrong and Josephine Armstrong Bain
Husband (2): Nimrod S. Hughes
Marriage: March 14, 1855, Burnet County, Texas
Children:
1. Mary Frances Ervin
2. William Bradford
3. Margaret Harriet Mitchell
1860 Williamson County, Texas
District: Georgetown, Page 292
Household# 629, Family# 637
Nimrod Hughes, 30, Stock Raiser, b. AL
Mag Hughes, 32, b. MS
Martha Hughes, 9, b. TX
Rachel Hughes, 9, b. TX
Rhoda Hughes, 7, b. TX
Josephine Hughes, 6, b. TX
William B. Hughes, 3, b. TX
Mary H. Hughes, 3, b. TX
Margaret H. Hughes, 1, b. TX
Husband (1): Joseph Q. Armstrong (1823-1853)
Marriage: August 6, 1850 • Ashley County, Arkansas
Daughters: Rachel C. Armstrong and Josephine Armstrong Bain
Husband (2): Nimrod S. Hughes
Marriage: March 14, 1855, Burnet County, Texas
Children:
1. Mary Frances Ervin
2. William Bradford
3. Margaret Harriet Mitchell
1860 Williamson County, Texas
District: Georgetown, Page 292
Household# 629, Family# 637
Nimrod Hughes, 30, Stock Raiser, b. AL
Mag Hughes, 32, b. MS
Martha Hughes, 9, b. TX
Rachel Hughes, 9, b. TX
Rhoda Hughes, 7, b. TX
Josephine Hughes, 6, b. TX
William B. Hughes, 3, b. TX
Mary H. Hughes, 3, b. TX
Margaret H. Hughes, 1, b. TX
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