Andrew was born in Maghadone, Derry County, Ireland and baptism took place in Moneymore, Derry, Ireland. Maghadone is no longer a village. Andrew Armstrong the son of Francis Armstrong had the occupation of a weaver in Ireland per the Registry Book of the Parish of Desertlyn.
Andrew Armstrong served in the Civil War as indicated by GAR marker by his stone and Indian Wars, Co. B, 17th US Infantry. He left three small children (Esther "Hattie", Francis and Elizabeth Armstrong) in Long Island, New York and took his oldest son, William Armstrong with him. His first wife Margaret Lenox Armstrong died September 15, 1865. He served in Richmond, Virginia (where he met his second wife Sarah Willix), was in Texas in 1869, then Kansas and Wyoming. In 1870 he was in the Cheyenne Agency in Dakota Territory. He was discharged at the Cheyenne Agency on November 18, 1870.
Andrew and Sarah's children are Mattie, Andrew, Robert, Joseph, Sarah, Thomas, Benjamin, John, George, Margaret "Ella" and a baby died in infancy.
Andrew was born in Maghadone, Derry County, Ireland and baptism took place in Moneymore, Derry, Ireland. Maghadone is no longer a village. Andrew Armstrong the son of Francis Armstrong had the occupation of a weaver in Ireland per the Registry Book of the Parish of Desertlyn.
Andrew Armstrong served in the Civil War as indicated by GAR marker by his stone and Indian Wars, Co. B, 17th US Infantry. He left three small children (Esther "Hattie", Francis and Elizabeth Armstrong) in Long Island, New York and took his oldest son, William Armstrong with him. His first wife Margaret Lenox Armstrong died September 15, 1865. He served in Richmond, Virginia (where he met his second wife Sarah Willix), was in Texas in 1869, then Kansas and Wyoming. In 1870 he was in the Cheyenne Agency in Dakota Territory. He was discharged at the Cheyenne Agency on November 18, 1870.
Andrew and Sarah's children are Mattie, Andrew, Robert, Joseph, Sarah, Thomas, Benjamin, John, George, Margaret "Ella" and a baby died in infancy.
Gravesite Details
Grave location from 1930s WPA Graves Registration Survey:
Family Members
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William C. Armstrong
1857–1953
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Hattie Armstrong Moore
1860–1942
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Francis John Armstrong
1862–1936
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Elizabeth Armstrong Darmstadt
1864–1971
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Andrew Jackson Armstrong
1873–1953
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Robert Armstrong
1874–1958
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Joseph Armstrong
1876–1961
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Sarah Ann Armstrong Bothwell
1880–1967
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John Armstrong
1886–1974
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George Calvin Armstrong
1889–1944
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Margaret Ellen "Ella" Armstrong Little
1891–1991
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