Thomas Armstrong, general farmer and stock-raiser on section 34, Bowling Township, was born in County Fermanagh, Ireland, April 4, 1835. His father, Christopher Armstrong, also a native of the same county, married there Miss Mary A. Foster. For several generations back the ancestry have been members of the farming community. Three of Christopher Armstrong's sons—Robert, Archibald and Christopher, Jr., served in the United States Army during the late Rebellion, and Robert died from the hardship incident to camp life. They all belonged to Co. A, 37th 111. Vol. Inf. They took part in some of the leading battles of the war. Archibald is now living near Grinnell, Iowa, where he is a large farmer; Christopher is a merchant in Sutton, Neb.
The gentleman whose name heads this biographical outline is the eldest in a family of nine children, and was 15 years of age when he emigrated, alone, to this country, locating for a short time in the Province of Ontario, Can., whence he afterward came, as well as the rest of the family from the old country, to the United States, settling upon a farm of 125 acres in Bowling Township, this county. They are still living here, both very aged. Thomas was educated in his native country, and in this county he resided with his father, laboring upon the farm, which comprised 455 acres.
Feb. 21, 1862, is the date of Mr. Armstrong's marriage, in the township of Bowling, this county, to Miss Sarah, daughter of James and Jane (Lester) Clark, natives of Ireland and of Irish ancestry. She was born in Ireland in 1834, and when she was four years old her mother died, and at the age of seven years she came to America with her father, who located in Bowling Township, where he spent the remainder of his days, acquiring a large amount of property.
After marriage, Mr. Armstrong settled upon an 80-acre farm deeded to him by his father some time before, and on this he has since resided, and prospered as a farmer. He is now the proprietor of 440 acres in this county and five acres in Mercer County. The whole is fenced, and most of it cultivated. His buildings and other improvements are firstclass.
The children of Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong are: Mary A., who was born July 9, 1863; Margaret J., March 19, 1865; Sarah A., June 1, 1869, and Elizabeth F., Jan. 30, 1874. The deceased are: Robert N., who was born March 26, 1867, and died July 29, 1877, and Christopher C, born July 1, 1872, and died Feb. 10, 1873.
The parents and three of the children are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which religious body Mr. A. is now Steward, Trustee and Sunday-school Superintendent. In the latter capacity he has been an efficient worker for two years.
He has been School Director for 25 years, Assessor for three years, and has held most of the minor offices of the township. In his principles concerning the nation's welfare he is a reliable Republican. Aged: 68 yrs. 6 mos. 9 das.
The gentleman whose name heads this biographical outline is the eldest in a family of nine children, and was 15 years of age when he emigrated, alone, to this country, locating for a short time in the Province of Ontario, Can., whence he afterward came, as well as the rest of the family from the old country, to the United States, settling upon a farm of 125 acres in Bowling Township, this county. They are still living here, both very aged. Thomas was educated in his native country, and in this county he resided with his father, laboring upon the farm, which comprised 455 acres.
Feb. 21, 1862, is the date of Mr. Armstrong's marriage, in the township of Bowling, this county, to Miss Sarah, daughter of James and Jane (Lester) Clark, natives of Ireland and of Irish ancestry. She was born in Ireland in 1834, and when she was four years old her mother died, and at the age of seven years she came to America with her father, who located in Bowling Township, where he spent the remainder of his days, acquiring a large amount of property.
After marriage, Mr. Armstrong settled upon an 80-acre farm deeded to him by his father some time before, and on this he has since resided, and prospered as a farmer. He is now the proprietor of 440 acres in this county and five acres in Mercer County. The whole is fenced, and most of it cultivated. His buildings and other improvements are firstclass.
The children of Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong are: Mary A., who was born July 9, 1863; Margaret J., March 19, 1865; Sarah A., June 1, 1869, and Elizabeth F., Jan. 30, 1874. The deceased are: Robert N., who was born March 26, 1867, and died July 29, 1877, and Christopher C, born July 1, 1872, and died Feb. 10, 1873.
The parents and three of the children are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which religious body Mr. A. is now Steward, Trustee and Sunday-school Superintendent. In the latter capacity he has been an efficient worker for two years.
He has been School Director for 25 years, Assessor for three years, and has held most of the minor offices of the township. In his principles concerning the nation's welfare he is a reliable Republican. Aged: 68 yrs. 6 mos. 9 das.
Thomas Armstrong, general farmer and stock-raiser on section 34, Bowling Township, was born in County Fermanagh, Ireland, April 4, 1835. His father, Christopher Armstrong, also a native of the same county, married there Miss Mary A. Foster. For several generations back the ancestry have been members of the farming community. Three of Christopher Armstrong's sons—Robert, Archibald and Christopher, Jr., served in the United States Army during the late Rebellion, and Robert died from the hardship incident to camp life. They all belonged to Co. A, 37th 111. Vol. Inf. They took part in some of the leading battles of the war. Archibald is now living near Grinnell, Iowa, where he is a large farmer; Christopher is a merchant in Sutton, Neb.
The gentleman whose name heads this biographical outline is the eldest in a family of nine children, and was 15 years of age when he emigrated, alone, to this country, locating for a short time in the Province of Ontario, Can., whence he afterward came, as well as the rest of the family from the old country, to the United States, settling upon a farm of 125 acres in Bowling Township, this county. They are still living here, both very aged. Thomas was educated in his native country, and in this county he resided with his father, laboring upon the farm, which comprised 455 acres.
Feb. 21, 1862, is the date of Mr. Armstrong's marriage, in the township of Bowling, this county, to Miss Sarah, daughter of James and Jane (Lester) Clark, natives of Ireland and of Irish ancestry. She was born in Ireland in 1834, and when she was four years old her mother died, and at the age of seven years she came to America with her father, who located in Bowling Township, where he spent the remainder of his days, acquiring a large amount of property.
After marriage, Mr. Armstrong settled upon an 80-acre farm deeded to him by his father some time before, and on this he has since resided, and prospered as a farmer. He is now the proprietor of 440 acres in this county and five acres in Mercer County. The whole is fenced, and most of it cultivated. His buildings and other improvements are firstclass.
The children of Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong are: Mary A., who was born July 9, 1863; Margaret J., March 19, 1865; Sarah A., June 1, 1869, and Elizabeth F., Jan. 30, 1874. The deceased are: Robert N., who was born March 26, 1867, and died July 29, 1877, and Christopher C, born July 1, 1872, and died Feb. 10, 1873.
The parents and three of the children are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which religious body Mr. A. is now Steward, Trustee and Sunday-school Superintendent. In the latter capacity he has been an efficient worker for two years.
He has been School Director for 25 years, Assessor for three years, and has held most of the minor offices of the township. In his principles concerning the nation's welfare he is a reliable Republican. Aged: 68 yrs. 6 mos. 9 das.
The gentleman whose name heads this biographical outline is the eldest in a family of nine children, and was 15 years of age when he emigrated, alone, to this country, locating for a short time in the Province of Ontario, Can., whence he afterward came, as well as the rest of the family from the old country, to the United States, settling upon a farm of 125 acres in Bowling Township, this county. They are still living here, both very aged. Thomas was educated in his native country, and in this county he resided with his father, laboring upon the farm, which comprised 455 acres.
Feb. 21, 1862, is the date of Mr. Armstrong's marriage, in the township of Bowling, this county, to Miss Sarah, daughter of James and Jane (Lester) Clark, natives of Ireland and of Irish ancestry. She was born in Ireland in 1834, and when she was four years old her mother died, and at the age of seven years she came to America with her father, who located in Bowling Township, where he spent the remainder of his days, acquiring a large amount of property.
After marriage, Mr. Armstrong settled upon an 80-acre farm deeded to him by his father some time before, and on this he has since resided, and prospered as a farmer. He is now the proprietor of 440 acres in this county and five acres in Mercer County. The whole is fenced, and most of it cultivated. His buildings and other improvements are firstclass.
The children of Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong are: Mary A., who was born July 9, 1863; Margaret J., March 19, 1865; Sarah A., June 1, 1869, and Elizabeth F., Jan. 30, 1874. The deceased are: Robert N., who was born March 26, 1867, and died July 29, 1877, and Christopher C, born July 1, 1872, and died Feb. 10, 1873.
The parents and three of the children are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which religious body Mr. A. is now Steward, Trustee and Sunday-school Superintendent. In the latter capacity he has been an efficient worker for two years.
He has been School Director for 25 years, Assessor for three years, and has held most of the minor offices of the township. In his principles concerning the nation's welfare he is a reliable Republican. Aged: 68 yrs. 6 mos. 9 das.
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