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Elizabeth “Betty” <I>Sims</I> Armstrong

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Elizabeth “Betty” Sims Armstrong

Birth
Kentucky, USA
Death
25 Nov 1880 (aged 75)
Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Per obituary from the Primitive Baptist Church: Elizabeth Sims was born 29 June 1805 near Lexington KY. Her parents died when she was young; she and her twin brother, Austin, were raised by Elder Thomas Ray and moved at an early age to Madison Co., IL, where she married Maurice Armstrong on 3 Jan. 1822. The couple lived for years in Greene and Jersey Counties before moving to Montgomery Cnty. and, finally, to Macoupin Cnty. IL. Betty died 25 Nov. 1880 and was buried 26 Nov. in Girard Cemetery.

Children: Ahola, James Milton, Evaline, Mary Adeline, William, Thomas, Andrew Stice, Affa Jane, Christopher Columbus, Benjamin Franklin, Leonard Maurice Armstrong.
Per obituary from the Primitive Baptist Church: Elizabeth Sims was born 29 June 1805 near Lexington KY. Her parents died when she was young; she and her twin brother, Austin, were raised by Elder Thomas Ray and moved at an early age to Madison Co., IL, where she married Maurice Armstrong on 3 Jan. 1822. The couple lived for years in Greene and Jersey Counties before moving to Montgomery Cnty. and, finally, to Macoupin Cnty. IL. Betty died 25 Nov. 1880 and was buried 26 Nov. in Girard Cemetery.

Children: Ahola, James Milton, Evaline, Mary Adeline, William, Thomas, Andrew Stice, Affa Jane, Christopher Columbus, Benjamin Franklin, Leonard Maurice Armstrong.

Inscription

ELIZABETH
???
[M?] ARMSTRONG
DIED
NOV. 25. 1880
AGED
75 Y 4 MO 21 D



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  • Created by: Anonymous
  • Added: Nov 21, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31599735/elizabeth-armstrong: accessed ), memorial page for Elizabeth “Betty” Sims Armstrong (Jun 1805–25 Nov 1880), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31599735, citing Girard Township Cemetery, Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 46869406).