Joseph Littleton Armstrong.4, (John Armstrong Jr.3, John Armstrong Sr.2, Robert Armstrong.1) born: 4 July 1821, Maury County Tennessee, died: 4 October 1901, Willis, Brown County Kansas, buried: Kimberlin Cemetery, Brown County Kansas, son of; John Armstrong Jr. and Mary Ann "Polley" Dudley, married: 16 June 1841, Reno Bond County Illinois, Sarah Catherine Herndon, born: 29 January 1819, Spencer County Kentucky, died: 5 August 1874, Willis, Brown County Kansas, buried: Kimberlin Cemetery, Brown County Kansas, daughter of: Jeremiah Herndon and Rebecca Oliver, Children: John "Haywood" Armstrong, Elizabeth Jane (Armstrong) Covert (Mrs. James Lewis Covert), Andrew Allen Armstrong, Augusta Melissa (Armstrong) May (Mrs. Joseph Finley May), Thomas Milton Armstrong, James Elman Armstrong, Susan Melinda (Armstrong) Tinsley (Mrs. John Wittington Tinsley), William Orlando Armstrong, Sarah Anna (Armstrong) Pettigrew (Mrs. John Mack Pettigrew), Charles Herndon Armstrong.

Source Brown County World, Friday October 11 1901, page 9, Armstrong Obituary
Joseph L Armstrong was born in Tennessee 4 July 1821 and died October 4,1901, at the good old age of 80 years and 3 Months, the deceased was married to Sarah C Herdnon July 16,1842, from his native state he went to Illinois, where he passed a few years of his early life in 1857, he concluded to try his fortune in the far west. He homesteaded a Quarter section in the County 3 1/2 miles west of Willis. In 1874 the wife and mother was taken from his side, after a lengthily illness from Cancer, and so preceded the deceased, by 27 years. His life arduous enough up to this time, became inconsequential a terrific struggle for the maintenance of his large family, some of whom were quite small in years, but being a resolute man and strong in purpose he successfully weathered the unfavorable conditions - cleared the farm of all encumbrances and sent forth into the world a fine family of men and women, six sons and four daughters, ,whom mourn his loss yet. As one whose years have been years of honor and usefulness.

Early in manhood he professed conversion and united with the Presbyterian Church, Late he transferred the relation in the Wesleyan Methodist with them he remained an acceptable member and remained a conscientious follower of the blessed master to the end. In his civic relations he was no less true, and will be remembered by all who knew him. as the soul of honor, upright and steadfast to every conviction of duty .

The funeral service by Rev Mr Hill officiating were held from the late home, the only true earthly home of the deceased. Whence the remains were taken to the Kimberlin Cemetery as their final resting place. Separated from his beloved wife by death also, he has been reunited with her Side by Side they will lie in the little cemetery on the hill.side by side may they be in the realms beyond the river,until the dawning of the resurrection morning when again be rehabilitated in their more glorious bodies which in death were laid aside for a season they shall side by side walk the golden streets of the eternal city.