Andrew Benjamin ArmstrongAge: 79 years1848–1927
- Name
- Andrew Benjamin Armstrong
- Given names
- Andrew Benjamin
- Surname
- Armstrong
 Birth | April 5, 1848 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 8 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 12 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 18 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 18 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 20 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Marriage | Mary Jane Cheek — View this family March 6, 1876 (Age 27 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Andrew R Armstrong November 1, 1876 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a son | Andrew R Armstrong January 5, 1877 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Benjamin Everett Armstrong December 31, 1877 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 29 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 8, 1880 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mary A Armstrong July 7, 1880 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mary A Armstrong September 13, 1880 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Henry Franklin Armstrong August 27, 1881 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Mary Edna Armstrong February 9, 1884 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Andrew L Armstrong September 12, 1886 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a son | Andrew L Armstrong October 22, 1886 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Nora M Armstrong February 21, 1888 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Emmett Clinton Armstrong October 13, 1890 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | William Wayne Armstrong September 9, 1893 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Nora M Armstrong January 16, 1896 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a son #10 | Charles M Armstrong April 9, 1897 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a son | Charles M Armstrong May 6, 1897 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a son #11 | Archie F Armstrong July 29, 1898 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 49 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a son | Archie F Armstrong September 19, 1898 (Age 50 years) |
| Census | June 27, 1900 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Monroe Porter — Mary Edna Armstrong — View this family April 10, 1904 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a son | Benjamin Everett Armstrong October 15, 1904 (Age 56 years) Cause: Ginning accident |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Ila Mae Porter July 19, 1908 (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Emmett Clinton Armstrong — Mattie Pearl Harkins — View this family December 19, 1909 (Age 61 years) |
| Census | April 27, 1910 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Iland Noel Porter October 6, 1910 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Forest Clinton Armstrong March 25, 1914 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Wanda Lee Porter June 2, 1914 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 67 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Nina Margaret Porter December 24, 1917 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Forest Clinton Armstrong July 3, 1918 (Age 70 years) Cause: Acute ileo-colitis |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Vernon Everett Armstrong November 17, 1918 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 68 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 69 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
 Death | April 15, 1927 (Age 79 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hylton Cemetery |
| Family with Mary Jane Cheek |
| himself |
Andrew Benjamin Armstrong Birth: April 5, 1848 — Arkansas, United States Death: April 15, 1927 — Hylton, Nolan, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Mary Jane Cheek Birth: January 8, 1855 36 28 — Missouri, United States Death: February 24, 1928 — Hylton, Nolan, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: March 6, 1876 — Williamson, Texas, United States |
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8 months son |
Andrew R Armstrong Birth: November 1, 1876 28 21 — Texas, United States Death: January 5, 1877 — Texas, United States |
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14 months son |
Benjamin Everett Armstrong Birth: December 31, 1877 29 22 — Washington, Texas, United States Death: October 15, 1904 — Hylton, Nolan, Texas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Mary A Armstrong Birth: July 7, 1880 32 25 — Texas, United States Death: September 13, 1880 — Texas, United States |
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14 months son |
Henry Franklin Armstrong Birth: August 27, 1881 33 26 — Brenham, Washington, Texas, United States Death: May 30, 1964 — Merkel, Taylor, Texas, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Mary Edna Armstrong Birth: February 9, 1884 35 29 — Coryell, Coryell, Texas, United States Death: July 7, 1973 — Nolan, Texas, United States |
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3 years son |
Andrew L Armstrong Birth: September 12, 1886 38 31 — Texas, United States Death: October 22, 1886 — Texas, United States |
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17 months daughter |
Nora M Armstrong Birth: February 21, 1888 39 33 — Nolan, Texas, United States Death: January 16, 1896 — Nolan, Texas, United States |
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3 years son |
Emmett Clinton Armstrong Birth: October 13, 1890 42 35 — Taylor, Texas, United States Death: May 26, 1963 — Abilene, Taylor, Texas, United States |
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3 years son |
William Wayne Armstrong Birth: September 9, 1893 45 38 — Hylton, Nolan, Texas, United States Death: September 19, 1983 — Erath, Texas, United States |
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4 years son |
Charles M Armstrong Birth: April 9, 1897 49 42 — Nolan, Texas, United States Death: May 6, 1897 — Nolan, Texas, United States |
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16 months son |
Archie F Armstrong Birth: July 29, 1898 50 43 — Nolan, Texas, United States Death: September 19, 1898 — Nolan, Texas, United States |
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Andrew Benjamin Armstrong - Household
ED 149 Washington, Texas, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Andrew Benjamin Armstrong - Household
ED 118 Nolan, Texas, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Andrew Benjamin Armstrong - Household
ED 177 Nolan, Texas, United States
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