Emmeline "Emma" Dean (Walker) Armstrong was the daughter of George and Harriet (Hull) Walker. After the death of her parents she was raised by Daniel and Frances "Aunt Fanny" (Walker) Williams. Emmeline was the 1st wife of Samuel Chapman Armstrong. They were married Stockbridge, Massachusetts October 10, 1869. Samuel died May 11, 1893.

Williams College Archives & Special Collections
Samuel Chapman Armstrong Collection, 1826-1947
Series II
Emma Walker Armstrong
Her papers, 1858-1878, comprise chiefly correspondence from her husband, sister, and a few close personal friends and relatives. Schoolgirl compositions, personal journals and accounts are included here, as well as biographical materials. Smauel's letters to Emma are primarily love letters and include brief details of his travels, fundraising activities and Hampton events. (Emma's letters to Samuel may be found among the Personal Papers of Samuel Chapman Armstrong). Emma's other correspondence includes news of family and friends' health, travel and financial matters, as well as news of Hampton and Stockbridge affairs.

Engs, Robert Francis
Educating The Disinfranchised And Disinherited--Pgs. 90-97
Samuel and Emma
Emma and the missionary ladies, 1868-1878
"Samuel finally found his treasure. He first met her during one of his visits to Stockbridge, the hometown of his great-uncle, Reuben Chapman."

Ohies, John F.
Talbot, Edith Armstrong
Samuel Chapman Armstrong: A Biographical Study
"His deepest expressions of thought and feeling are to be found in his letters to her."

HSP Manuscript Guide: 1-99
Longstreth, Mary Anna: Collection, 1876-1878
A collection of biographical information about Emma Dean Walker Armstrong, wife of Samuel Chapman Armstrong, founder of the Hampton (VA) Normal and Agricultural Institute (now Hampton University) - includes letters from Emma's female acquaintances, testifying to her exemplary character.